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It is pretty quiet inside the train station here this evening. already this week, just over 5% of trains have been cancelled across the uk. lner, which runs services on the east coast main line including newcastle has cancelled 16 services a day. thats not surprising. the rail delivery group which represents the rail delivery group which represents the uk train companies says nearly 9% of staff are off sick, due to covid. to put that into context, one train driver can do ten services per day, so...

Advance because a significant number of trains are being cancelled because mostly of staff shortage, although there is also actually on one of the train operators, greater anglia, serving east abingdon, they say, we are running fewer trains because people are staying at home. they are working from home rather than commuting. —— serving east anglia. and really not the sorts of numbers you would expect to see on one of the busiest days of the winter. i one of the busiest days of the winter. . ...

An inter-city train driver in Pakistan has been suspended after he made an unscheduled stop to pick up some yoghurt.

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Are still in the tunnel where they came to rest. as the investigation continues, we have had the latest preliminary findings. this is the picture of events that we know. the great western train from portsmouth approached the tunnel on a curve from the south. approaching from the east, the south western train from london. it passed two signals at danger, one yellow, one red. now, as the great western train crossed the junction in front of the tunnel, it was struck by the south western train in th...

Why the southwestern service failed to stop at the red light signal. initial evidence indicates that the southwestern train driver applied the brakes as it approached the junction, but the train was unable to stop before passing the signal. this evidence also suggests that the most likely because of this was wheel slide, almost a result between the adhesion of the train wheels and the adhesion of the train wheels and the track. we are continuing to pursue this line of investigation amongst a num...

But its 2070, not 2050, the target set by the uk, the united states and the european union. a train driver is said to have life—changing injuries after yesterdays collision between two trains near salisbury, in wiltshire. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres mark. good evening, how are you? very well. england s cricketers are on the brink of the semi finals at the t—20 world cup, after maintaining their 100% record. they beat sri lanka by 26 runs to make it 4 wins ...

More than a dozen people were taken to hospital, including one train driver who had to be cut free. its not yet clear what caused the first train to partially derail or why the second train wasnt given an emergency stop signal, but continued apparently unaware a stationary train was waiting along the line. im very thankful there were no fatalities. there were some injuries to customers and our driver so they have all been looked after, our customes, we are giving support to those affected and to...

Together in common cause, there is always room for hope. but theres disappointment as india, the worlds third biggest greenhouse gas emitter, says its projected date for achieving net zero emissions is 20 years later than the summit�*s target. in other news, a train driver is said to have life—changing injuries after yesterdays collision between two trains near salisbury in wiltshire. talks continue in the row over post—brexit fishing rights, as the uk says its prepared to take legal actio...

And the past seven years are on course to be the hottest on record. in other news: a train driver is said to have life—changing injuries after yesterdays collision between two trains near salisbury in wiltshire. the uk says its prepared to take legal action against france in relation to the ongoing row about post—brexit fishing rights, tottenham have sacked their manager, nuno espirito santo, after only four months in charge. more on that story later and more in the sports news, as well. let...