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Adwick, Fitzwilliam and Swinton (South Yorkshire) were originally closed in 1967 but new stations were opened on adjacent sites. Horden closed in 1964 was reopened in 2020 on a different site. Passenger service from Bradford to Huddersfield withdrawn in 1970 was reinstated in 2000 with reopening of Brighouse station.
1972 (to all traffic) Higham Ferrers branch line. Midland Railway (LMS) Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers (via Rushden) 1959 (to passengers) Closed in 1971 (to all traffic) A section of the branch now preserved, as part of the Rushden Transport Museum. Highworth branch line. Great Western Railway.
t. e. The 2022–2024 United Kingdom railway strikes were an industrial dispute between rail workers and companies, with the latter supported by the UK government. The rail workers are represented by several unions including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and ...
The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the year of closure if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to be included in this list and some have been linked. Stations listed are those being available to the public thus excluding some private unadvertised stations, military use, railway staff only use or for other ...
Rail transport. The railway system in Great Britain is the oldest railway system in the world. The first locomotive-hauled public railway opened in 1825, which was followed by an era of rapid expansion. Most of the track is managed by Network Rail, which in 2017 had a network of 9,824 miles (15,811 km) of standard-gauge lines, of which 3,339 ...
A nineteenth-century railway bridge over the River Spey, closed in 1965 and now part of the Moray Coast trail. Part of the former Chippenham and Calne line, now a cycleway. The Beeching cuts, also colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, were a major series of route closures and service changes made as part of the restructuring of the ...
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] The line from London to the Channel Tunnel is the only line designated ' high speed ...
List of closed railway stations in London lists closed heavy rail passenger stations within the Greater London area. Stations served only by London Underground or its predecessors, by Tramlink , and by the Docklands Light Railway are not included.