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Saturday, 12 April 2014

BBC News

• Settle-Carlisle 25 year anniversary celebratedCelebrations have been held to mark 25 years since the Settle-Carlisle railway line was saved from closure.
• RMT rail union protests over East Coast privatisationA demonstration against rail privatisation has taken place at an event being held by bidders for the East Coast line.

Network Rail

• Work to start on Redditch line improvements as part of £100m investmentWork will start later this year to increase the frequency of trains between Barnt Green and Redditch and redevelop the station at Alvechurch to provide a better railway for passengers.

Birmingham Post

• Rebel MPs in motion to block HS2 Compensation also set to increase for people affected by HS2.

London Evening Standard

• Easter travel misery on the trains as works hit linesTrain passengers face misery this Easter after rail bosses announced  line diversions, closures and bus replacement services over the Bank Holiday weekend.

The York Press

• Political backing for rail college bid CROSS party support has been added to calls to bring the proposed High Speed Rail College to the city as the York Central site is officially put forward for the bid.
• New head curator appointed at National Railway Museum HE first visited the National Railway Museum as a five-year-old on the day after it opened in 1975 - now Andrew McLean has returned to the York museum as head curator.

Yorkshire Post

• High-speed rail debate could drag on into wee small hours, Speaker warnsSpeaker John Bercow says he is willing for MPs to sit until the early hours to debate the £50bn HS2 rail link – which will connect London with Yorkshire – amid concerns there is not enough time scheduled.

Sleaford Standard

• VIDEO - new footbridge design for Southgate level crossing in SleafordA new footbridge design for crossing the railway at Sleaford’s Southgate once the level crossing is closed has been revealed by partners and a short video demonstrating the design has been released.

Other Regional Press

• M4 plan could spell "death knell" for valleys electrification, say environmental campaigners ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners said the Welsh Government’s preferred M4 plan across the Gwent Levels could spell the “death knellâ€� for valleys railways electrification.

Campaign for Better Transport

• Is this the beginning of the Concessionary Bus/Train pass?10 April 2014: Yesterday the Department for Transport released results of a yearlong trial which allowed senior and disabled concessionary bus pass holders to receive discounted rail fares on selected routes, without a railcard. read more

Railnews

• McLoughlin issues 'keep calm' message over HS2 The transport secretary has called for the railway industry to 'keep calm' over the continued criticism of HS2 which is coming from various opponents. Speaking at the Derby & Derbyshire Rail Forum's annual conference today, Patrick McLoughlin said it was not his place to 'castigate' opponents, but the fact remained that HS2 was vital to deal with the railway capacity crunch.

Other News Sources

• 3M graphic films refresh interior décor on Virgin Trains Virgin Trains completes interior makeover using anti-graffiti graphic films.