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Aslef boss Mick Whelan: ‘There’s no cost to the economy in running rail properly’

Head of train drivers’ union takes pride in calling very few strikes – but enough is enough, he says

The Guardian - UK

Public invited to vote for Great British Railways HQ after shortlist of six contenders revealed

Successor to British Rail will be located in Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne or York

The Independent UK

Grandad exposed to asbestos as a railway worker died of cancer

'Mesothelioma has robbed me of my husband and best friend'

Wales Online

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Old photographs of Parkway and Ride Station as it heralded new era of rail travel

Bristol Parkway is 50 years old this week

Bristol Post

How the Merseyrail network looks completely different to 1960s origins

Merseyrail integrated the region's train services into one network

Liverpool Echo

Remembering the horrific Edinburgh to Glasgow train crash that killed 13 passengers

It was meant to be just another humdrum commute between Scotland's two largest cities, but, tragically, 13 of the passengers would never make it home.

Edinburgh Live

Bid to make Horwich the new HQ for Great British Railways

A competition for the locations of a new railways agency has been announced by the government

Manchester Evening News

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Station to station: a spotter’s guide to prefab design on the railways

As a national conversation is launched about the future of local station design, we explore the wonders of prefab design on the railways

The Guardian - UK

The stunning viaduct that was once the gateway to Cardiff

If you've driven the A470, you'll almost definitely have seen what remains but probably don't know what was there before

Wales Online

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