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Sunday, 26 February 2012

BBC News

• Heathrow Express drivers walk outHeathrow Express rail services face disruption on Sunday and Monday as drivers and other staff go on strike.

The Guardian

• Underground ghost station explorers spook the security services Legal battle over crackdown on friends found in disused Aldwych tube tunnel days before royal wedding

The Observer

• Why Bombardier's bid for Crossrail means so much to Litchurch LaneThe Bombardier train factory in Derby is an unlikely symbol of Britain's manufacturing revival. The blackened brickwork of its 172-year-old worksheds is a symbol of the area's proud rail heritage, while the Canadian flag outside its entrance signifies that, like other major UK manufacturers, it is under foreign ownership.

The Scotsman

• On-board wi-fi boost for rail commutersCOMMUTERS travelling on Scotland’s busiest railway line will finally be able to start accessing on-board wi-fi – five years after the first studies were carried out.

Mail Online

• Who said trainspotting was for anoraks? Meet the urban explorers hunting London's ghost stations (and they sparked a terror alert before the Royal wedding)Urban explorers sneak into abandoned underground stations at the dead of night across the capital in a search for disused platforms and tracks.

Bolton News

• Graduate designs train ˜crash table™ for wheelchair users A UNIVERSITY of Bolton PhD graduate has helped design a œcrashworthy table� that could save the lives of wheelchair users in a train crash.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Bombardier plant will operate for many years to come, predicts...THE boss of Bombardier in the UK says he is confident that Litchurch Lane will continue operating for many years to come.

Journal Live

• Plan to restore Aln Valley rail link steams aheadA LONG-RUNNING project to restart a historic rail link in Northumberland has taken a major step forward.

Sheffield Star

• Quiz rail bosses via Twitter siteTRAIN passengers with a gripe, grumble or suggestion on how services can be improved have a chance to put their comments to bosses at one of the main rail firms serving Sheffield.
• Yellow lines blunder is branded waste of cashOOPS! Council workers had to remove new double yellow lines on a stretch of Sheffield road - just two days after they had been laid.

Other Regional Press

• Rail franchise snub as city 'excluded' from meetings The credibility of the new deal to run Westcountry rail services has been questioned after much of the region was shunned in negotiations.
• High speed rail both good and bad for passengers in Kent Councillors in Canterbury have come up with a number of recommendations to help more passengers benefit from the introduction of high speed rail
• Update: New group set up to consider airport plansA new group has been set up to challenge the