Inside The Engine Of The Flying Scotsman | World’s Most Famous Steam Train | Spark

For almost 40 years the ‘Big Four’ railway companies and British Rail turned out hundreds of powerful locomotives. This programme looks at those which have survived and have found a new lease of life on preserved railways across Britain. These include The Flying Scotsman and Sir Nigel Gresley. Subscribe to>>>

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Groups linked to oil companies funded Facebook ads denouncing the rail blockades | CBC News

Oil and gas business, as well as teams linked to them, have actually been investing large on Facebook advertisements that denounce the Initial Nations-led demonstrations that have targetted rail transport in Canada in the previous month. These groups, a few of which position themselves as grassroots activities, have actually spent>>>

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BREAKING: VIA Rail to lay off 1,000 employees during railway blockades

The Premier of Quebec has expressed his concern of Prime Minister Trudeau’s handling of the anti-pipeline protestors at the National Assembly, Tuesday.Blockades across the country continue to put a stop on the Canadian economy as goods can not be transported to where they require to be. Prime Minister Trudeau has>>>

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Germany brings in 10% price decrease for rail travel…while UK sees 2.7% increase

Fares for long-distance rail travel in Germany have dropped up to 10 per cent as climate protection measures aimed at making train travel more attractive came into effect with the new year. Travellers taking trips of more than 50km (31 miles) on Deutsche Bahn’s Intercity Express trains can look forward to fare>>>

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