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Mark Harper says he intends to make a decision about the organisation’s future ‘at pace’

Conservationists hope spirit of late poet laureate’s 1970s protest will protect the Victorian station from ‘serious harm’

The UK’s most active period of privatisation saw health and safety disasters and fatalities increase dramatically. In recently published research, we identified 27 multifatality disasters between 1979 and 1997 leading to 763 deaths. These figures were the highest compared with three other European countries.

Kieran says he's been threatened with various acts of violence on the job

The collection includes photos of Manchester Piccadilly, Oxford Road, Wigan North Western and Navigation Road

These are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix years ago

These are the brands we turned to for a fast-food fix years ago

Former British Rail worker Michael Patterson has captured life at Lime Street Station between 1979 and 1991

Incredible images filed away for decades show former British Rail worker's nostalgic scenes of yesterday

Starting in the late 1970s, former British Rail worker Michael Patterson spent more than a decade recording scenes in railway stations around the UK - including Edinburgh's two main terminals.

Starting in the late 1970s, former British Rail worker Michael Patterson spent more than a decade recording scenes in railway stations around the UK - and he was particularly fond of Glasgow's two main terminals.