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1950s 70000 Britannia to pass through Bromley and Beckenham (www.newsshopper.co.uk)

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Heritage railway offers chance to drive a Jubilee class locomotive (www.railadvent.co.uk)

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Barrow Hill: Plan to reopen freight line to passengers in doubt (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Great British Railways: Call for new HQ to be built at Becketwell (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Waterside Line: End of the line for return of passenger train [Hampshire] (www.bbc.com)

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Ely Junction: Government pledges to revisit stalled railway plans (www.bbc.co.uk)

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‘We're not closing - but need to raise £30m’ [RH&D] (www.kentonline.co.uk)

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See the hidden parts of Holborn tube station with a new Hidden London tour (www.ianvisits.co.uk)

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TfL intensifies crackdown on fare evasion with new campaigns and prosecutions (www.ianvisits.co.uk)

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Ivanhoe Line reopening halted as railways scheme scrapped (www.bbc.com)

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Rare metal stolen from East Somerset railway (www.bbc.co.uk)

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HS2 reveals £2bn in costs linked to Sunak’s downgrade of line (www.theguardian.com)

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No HS2 Crewe to Manchester leg properties sold - minister (www.bbc.com)

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Transport secretary to discuss future of under-threat Hitachi - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

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HS2 | Billions of pounds and significant benefits squandered by cancellation, NAO reports | New Civil Engineer (www.newcivilengineer.com)

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Network Rail bridge expert urges industry to challenge standards around design | New Civil Engineer (www.newcivilengineer.com)

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German World War I locomotive on display in Welsh narrow gauge railway museum (www.railadvent.co.uk)

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Tortoise causes train delays after slowly climbing on to tracks between Ascot and Bagshot (news.sky.com)

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A tortoise miraculously managed to escape its home and climb on to train tracks, sparking delays for commuters.

After a global IT outage caused havoc for many trying to travel on Britain's trains on Friday morning, more delays were reported between Ascot and Bagshot later that evening.

South Western Railway told Sky News a train driver spotted the culprit - a tortoise named Solomon - on the track near Ascot station just after 6pm.

The reptile was moving "at pace" towards Bagshot, they jokingly added.

Engineers carried Solomon off the tracks - and staff "moved the tortoise to a position of safety on the platform at Ascot, which included a short ride on the train itself".

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Midland Mainline: Electrification of railway dubbed 'a big milestone' (www.bbc.co.uk)

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HS2: Fewer seats could force passengers not to travel (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Network Rail tenders £45M track bed investigation framework opportunity | New Civil Engineer (www.newcivilengineer.com)

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Council loses battle over Worlaby railway crossing closure (www.bbc.com)

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Stratford station redevelopment on track with design contract award (www.ianvisits.co.uk)

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A Taste of Yorkshire - Food and Drink Festival [At a heritage railway] (facebook.com)

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Unions hail UK’s rail renationalisation bills as a return to ‘public service’ (www.theguardian.com)

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