What's in the news lately?
~Tree trespasses on railway line (
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp4pqpgx0pxo/)
~Legislation needed to form Great British Railways won't happen before next year's General Election (
independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-reforms-uk-trains-general-election-b2448496.html)
~Plans to close ticket offices in England have been scrapped following massive response to consultation (
theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/31/rail-ticket-office-closures-in-england-train-operators/)
~...and off the back of this, the long-running strike-action saga may soon be coming to a close (
theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/08/rmt-and-train-operators-reach-breakthrough-in-national-rail-row/)
~Virgin plan to challenge Eurostar's monopoly on Channel Tunnel trains (
railtech.com/all/2023/11/13/virgin-tunnel-richard-branson-could-challenge-eurostar-monopoly/)
~...as does the Dutch startup Heuro (
railtech.com/all/2023/11/14/new-dutch-player-heuro-to-compete-with-eurostar-to-lower-prices/)
~Timetables change next month (
nationalrail.co.uk/travel-information/timetable-changes/)
Cool stuff to do? (suggestions welcome!)
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lner.co.uk/our-destinations/popular-destinations/trains-to-york/things-to-do-in-york/ - take a trip at 125mph from King's Cross to York. Make sure to spend an hour or two in the National Railway Museum near York station, and take in York Castle and the city's Viking history exhibits afterward.
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avantiwestcoast.co.uk/where-we-go/destination-guides/lake-district/ - journey through the Dales into Oxenholme, and go mountain biking through the gorgeous natural scenery of the Lake District national park.
~sleeper.scot/destination/ftw/ - take the Caledonian Sleeper from London to Fort William, then change onto the
westcoastrailways.co.uk/jacobite/steam-train-trip/ Jacobite steam train that'll take you over the famous Glenfinnan 'Harry Potter viaduct'.
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scenicrailbritain.com/lines/st-ives-bay-line/ - the St Ives Bay Line will take you to the sandy beaches of Cornwall.
