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MYSTERIOUS: Lner - What They Never Told You

Rail operator launches £12 early-bird train tickets from London to Leeds

Customers with a railcard can access £8 fares

The Independent UK · Sep 21

London travel news LIVE: King's Cross train cancellations as electricity supply failure sparks chaos

Great Northern, LNER, Lumo and Thameslink trains are among those disrupted on Friday morning

Evening Standard · Sep 18

Tiny urn containing ‘human ashes’ lost on train between London and Aberdeen

Police are trying to find the rightful owners of the small red urn.

Evening Standard · Sep 11

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Appeal after tiny urn containing ‘human ashes’ left on train

The small red urn is held in the arms of a teddy bear toy

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Andy Burnham gives train drivers pay rise to avoid embarrassing strikes on 'London to No10 North' line

The PM has averted strikes which could have caused delays for thousands of commuters

Evening Standard · Aug 31

Major rail disruption as overhead wire damage causes chaos at London King’s Cross

LNER advised customers to defer travel where possible due to the incident

The Independent UK · Aug 16

Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes

East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballot

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17

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LNER train drivers threaten strike action in long-running pay row

Potential strikes could impact services to and from London King’s Cross

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Huntingdon train attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murders

Several people were stabbed on an LNER train from Doncaster to London on November 1 last year

Evening Standard · Jul 9

'Do not travel' warning as Scottish rail services face historic heatwave

Passengers travelling on a key cross-border train line have been warned to avoid travelling while parts of the UK grapple with intense heat

The National (Scotland) · Jun 23

Trains cancelled as passengers warned to only travel ‘if necessary’ during extreme weather

Britain is bracing for a record-breaking heatwave this week

The Independent UK · Jun 23

Train services disrupted across UK amid soaring temperatures – here are the affected lines

Some networks have imposed a series of speed restrictions on tracks to keep trains safe in the hot weather

The Independent UK · May 26

King's Cross chaos LIVE: Major disruption to services until end of the day after person hit by train

Trains from major central London station hub facing cancellations and delays of up to 30 minutes

Evening Standard · May 20

Brighton Belle? Royal Scot? Why its time to restart naming British trains

Train Talk: Unlike most transport decisions, the practice is relatively cheap (and restores romance to the rails)

The Independent UK · May 13

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The Independent UK · May 6

UK first as wind turbines set up next to high speed trains to generate power

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The Independent UK · May 6

High speed trains spin wind turbines to generate power in first UK trial

Generating electricity from passing trains could help make rail travel 'even greener choice'

The Independent UK · May 5

Flying Scotsman to make historic return to London for first time in years

The service will move closer to its traditional timetabling from 18 May

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Why two MPs were seen begging on their knees in the House of Commons

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The Independent UK · Mar 26

MPs drop to their knees to beg for 230-mile London train link

The MP said he had been campaigning for a direct London service ‘for years’

The Independent UK · Mar 9

Glasgow Central station fire: Will my train be delayed or cancelled?

Major travel disruption is expected until the end of Monday

The Independent UK · Feb 5

This UK rail company has revealed brand new trains with water refill stations and reclining seats

The decades-old carriages will be replaced as part of the Great British Railways nationalisation process

The Independent UK · Jan 9

Rail passengers facing ‘epidemic of violence’ as police admit staff cuts mean emergency response is too slow

British Transport Police have fewer frontline officers to deal with crime – despite a rise in the number of offences

Euronews · Jan 8

Ferries, airports and trains: Travel chaos continues as UK and France are buffeted by Storm Goretti

Airports and rail operators are taking precautions, with closures and widespread cancellations continuing on Friday.

The Independent UK · Jan 7

What are your rights if your train is cancelled or delayed?

You could get all your money back from most rail firms for a one-hour delay – but on Grand Central and Eurostar payouts are a lot less generous

The Independent UK · Jan 6

These are the best discounts in the Great British Rail Sale – but not all passengers are impressed

Exclusive: One of the top deals available is a £7 fare between Manchester and London

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