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New proposals comprise two return journeys a day from London Kings Cross, calling at Retford, Worksop, Woodhouse and Sheffield.
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The Government has announced £48 million in funding to upgrade the Penistone line from Huddersfield to Sheffield.
(Permalink) Huddersfield Penistone Penistone Line Sheffield |
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South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard has lauded plans to restore parts of the region's abandoned rail network and said they provide an opportunity to help level-up disadvantaged communities.
(Permalink) Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway Askern Line Don Valley Line Doncaster Knottingley Knottingley to Askern Junction Line (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) Sheffield Sheffield Stocksbridge |
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Business case being drawn up to reopen freight-only Barrow Hill line between Chesterfield and Sheffield to passengers.
(Permalink) Barrow Hill Chesterfield Sheffield  Barrow Hill: 'Peak' 46179 passes through Barrow Hill on 20 September 1971 with a special fully-fitted train of sheeted tube wagons, possibly originating from the Stanton Ironworks near Ilkeston.  Barrow Hill: In 1971 Northamptonshire iron ore was still being supplied to steelworks on Teesside and this train heading north through the closed station at Barrow Hill, hauled by a pair of Brush Type 2s, is presu ...  Barrow Hill: MGR trains sit in the sidings at Barrow Hill. View looks south. The line to the left is the recently closed line to Creswell, Oxcroft, Seymour Junction and Bolsover all of which have closed. That in t ... |
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RAIB has today released its report into a freight train derailment at Sheffield station, 11 November 2020.
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Figures show increase in freight train movements in Network Rails Eastern Region over corresponding period in 2019/20. New scrap metal service introduced from Ilkeston to Immingham. Sunderland Docks branch scrap metal service recommenced to cope with rising demand. New contract to move 350,000 tonnes of waste from Barking to Scunthorpe. New intermodal cargo terminal constructed in Sheffield.
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Investigation into a freight train derailment at Sheffield station, South Yorkshire, 11 November 2020.
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Statement from the Office of Rail and Road's HM Chief Inspector of Railways Ian Prosser CBE.
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Customers are being advised not to travel from Sheffield station after a freight train came off the track overnight.
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