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In 2025 Railway 200 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Nationwide celebrations are planned.

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Train tracks triumph – new findings show that trains are up to 80% cheaper than planes for domestic travel

19 April, 2024

Travelling by rail can be up to 80% cheaper on similar routes than flying, eliminating the burden of baggage fees, seat selection charges and airport transfer fees, a new report by Rail Delivery Group has found.

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Jo Whiley teams up with the rail industry to inspire trips rooted in musical history

7 March, 202428 March, 2024

Jo Whiley teams up with the rail industry to inspire trips rooted in musical history – with one in five not knowing the Beatles are from Liverpool.

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Freight growth target

4 March, 20245 April, 2024

Freight operators ready to partner with government to get lorries off roads and support green economic growth.

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Greener travel

28 February, 202428 March, 2024

Rail travel is almost nine times greener than by car on the Top 100 business routes new figures show.

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Committed to improving the UK’s trains

22 February, 202428 March, 2024

Over the last decade, more than half of all passenger trains have been replaced or refurbished to make journeys more accessible, reliable and comfortable. That’s equivalent to 132-miles placed back-to-back, further than Newcastle to Sheffield, Cardiff to Coventry or 2,300 football pitches.

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