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Wednesday, 19 January 2011
BBC News
- Tube leaves with driver door openAn automated Tube set off with passengers as the driver opened his cab door to let another staff member in.
The Guardian
- Waterloo underpass poem to be restored Eurydice by Sue Hubbard, which was painted over by Network Rail contractors, is being replaced after Facebook campaign
- London Underground: advertising and morality [blog]Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy (Lab) has received a letter from London Mayor Boris Johnson (Con) about those Wonga ads on the Tube system. You'll recall that just before Christmas Creasy and others took issue with LU and TfL for accepting the company that deals in high interest short term loans as its sponsor for free travel on New Year's Eve.
The Mirror
- Eurotunnel profits jumped a quarter last year to £617million A RECORD number of Britons went on holiday to Europe in their cars last year.
Derby Telegraph
- Independent tramway would serve us better THE fact that a company is seeking European grant money to reopen the disused railway line from Derby to Ripley through Little Eaton is good news but seems a bit late in the day.
Journal Live
- What's the big secret? Ministers keep secret most overcrowded trains [blog]Hard-pressed commuters would doubtless like to know given they having to fork out for soaring fares. And taxpayers might like to know as well given the bill they are footing for the railways.
Nottingham Evening Post
- 'Cheapskate' revamp of station ignores real issues say councillorsA £250,000 revamp of the area outside Beeston railway station is
Sheffield Star
- Trains could run between city centre and Deepcar RESTORING passenger train services between Sheffield and Deepcar "would not require a great deal of work" according to a report commissioned by enthusiasts campaigning to reopen the line.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Bid to prevent 10 per cent West Yorkshire rail fare increaseTransport bosses in West Yorkshire are locked in talks with the government to avert a crippling 10 per cent rail fare hike next year.
Yorkshire Post
- Campaign to keep Yorkshire moving must drive forward as times change EVERY time Ray Wilkes steps out of the front door of his Saltaire home and looks down towards the lush walls of the Aire Valley, he can see the fruits of his labour.
- Report paves way for villagers to commute by steam COMMUTERS in part of Yorkshire could soon have the option of travelling to work on a famous steam railway. The Worth Valley Joint Transport Committee (JTC) has published a marketing study concerning the viability of returning daily passenger services on the internationally-famous steam heritage Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (K&WVR) in West Yorkshire.
Railnews
- News: Network Rail launches review of signallers’ training Network Rail is reviewing the way new signallers are trained, because it believes the present arrangements are inflexible and unnecessarily time-consuming.
Other News Sources
- Heathrow Express launches iPhone ticket app Travellers using the Heathrow Express can now have tickets sent directly to their iPhone, via a new app which also includes live service updates.
- Crossrail funding moves a step closer Mayor of London Boris Johnson today published proposals for consultation that would, through the planning system, seek contributions from most new developments in the capital towards the costs of delivering Crossrail.
- Atkins wins Danish high speed rail contractAtkins has been chosen as part of a consortium to design the first stretch of high speed enabled rail line in Denmark.
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