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  2. Rail delays warning due to overhead lines damage - AOL

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    The delays are separate to the "nationwide fault" affecting rail services across the network, which relates to the communication system used by train drivers and signallers, according to National ...

  3. Railways blocked and roads flooded by storm - AOL

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    All railway lines between Tonbridge, in Kent, and Redhill, in Surrey, are blocked because of heavy rains flooding the tracks. It means Nutfield, Godstone, Edenbridge, Penshurt and Leigh have no ...

  4. List of railway lines in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Railway lines in England and Wales, as of 2010 This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region . There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London . [ 1 ]

  5. Three rail firms to be renationalised next year - AOL

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    Under the existing system, Britain's railway lines are run by train operating companies as franchises for a fixed length of time. Northern Ireland's rail system has remained nationalised since 1948.

  6. Transport in England - Wikipedia

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    Current railway lines in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Isle of Man are shown in black and metro lines in red. Two cities in England have rapid transit systems. The most well known is the London Underground (commonly known as the Tube), the oldest rapid transit system in the world which opened 1863.

  7. Rapid transit in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    1886 (Mersey Railway) 121 km (official lines) 2 official (and one unofficial line) 68 third-rail 750 V DC A commuter rail network, in the Liverpool City Region, England. The network has 68 stations running on 75 miles of route, of which 6.5 miles are underground, forming one of the most heavily used railway networks in the UK outside London.

  8. Rail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Current railway lines in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man are shown in black, metro lines in red, and former routes in green Rail passengers in Great Britain from 1829 to 2023, showing the early era of small railway companies, the amalgamation into the "Big Four", nationalisation and finally the current era of privatisation

  9. South Western Railway to become first rail operator to return ...

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    South Western Railway will be the first rail operator to return to public ownership next year, marking a pivotal moment in the long-awaited overhaul of Britain’s railways, the government has ...