8 d. ago Inside the eerie Brit ghost town in the jungle where clocks stop at same time & dead bride’s ‘veil’ blankets the village

DEEP in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil lies a British-built railway village where clocks freeze at 11:47, and thick fog smothers the streets. Paranapiacaba was founded in 1860 as a model of Victorian precision - brick houses in regimented rows, a funicular engineered to haul coffee down the coast, and a clock tower shipped from...

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9 d. ago Elizabeth line and London Overground face 'existential' threat from Great British Railways, warns TfL

The Elizabeth line and Overground share tracks on parts of their routes

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2 w. ago PETER HITCHENS: Why our railways are a crass mess. I predict it's about to become a national joke

From time to time a futile gesture is needed. The latest is to pretend to renationalise the railways. The resulting shambles is to be called 'Great British Railways' (GBR) as if it is a TV baking contest.

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3 w. ago Will Great British Railways actually make any difference to my journey?

Train Talk: As the government reveals the new train designs and branding, minister Lord Hendy offers his solutions to common passenger problems

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3 w. ago Just fix the trains! Ministers boast about new paint job for Great British Railways despite chaos on network

State-owned company Great British Railways on Tuesday unveiled its red, white and blue branding, before it is rolled out to trains, websites and stations from next spring.

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3 w. ago Great British Railways unveils new ‘striking’ branding under nationalisation plans

The train design will gradually be rolled out across a number of publicly owned train operators

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3 w. ago Great British Railways unveils new ‘striking’ design under nationalisation plans

The branding will gradually be rolled out across a number of publicly owned train operators

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3 w. ago Great British Railways flies the flag as logo goes back to the future

Livery for renationalised railway features red, white and blue alongside familiar double arrow symbolNo matter how much train fares cost under Great British Railways, no one can accuse the government of wasting money on an expensive redesign.The logo, branding and livery for the impending renationalised and reformed railway will be unveiled by ministers at London Bridge on Tuesday. It is red, white and, yes, blue. Continue reading...

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