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InTheNews: The latest rail news on Friday, 14th April 2023
Trains at London Waterloo are operating with a good service after passengers were urged to avoid the station on Thursday due to signalling problems.
The article on the BBC website says the rail disruption lasted all day with over half of platforms closed.
Network Rail, responsible for signalling, confirmed a “major power failure” to cabling equipment controlling the Waterloo area.
It confirmed the problem has since been resolved.
A new rail bridge has been hailed as a “legacy” for the Motherwell area after marking a major milestone.
An article on the Glasgow Times says the 5,000-tonne bridge and support structures made history after being one of the largest concrete bridge lifts in Europe.
The move marks the regeneration of the former steelworks site at Ravenscraig and was delivered through a £16.9 million agreement between North Lanarkshire Council and Network Rail.
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has launched a £1.5 million Survival Fund appeal to enable it to overcome the current financial crisis and to implement longer-term plans for its future.
It’s appealing to supporters to step in and donate, issuing a stark warning that a viable future for the railway will be at risk unless there is an urgent injection of cash.
The SVR has written to more than 25,000 shareholders, members and donors to explain its current predicament, explaining that the past three years have seen it profoundly affected by changes in the financial climate.
These have come about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, post-Brexit supply chain issues and the cost-of-living crisis.
It’s 8pm on a mild spring evening and at Carmarthen railway station the cleaning team are setting up ready to get to work.
Amongst them is stalwart William Gwyn Thomas who has just reached the landmark age of 80.
Despite his age, Gwyn, as he prefers to be known, is still working hard as ever. With broom and mop in hand he and the team will get anywhere between 18 and 26 carriages hygienically cleaned and back to their best ready for the next morning.
Photo credit: Transport for Wales
