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Wednesday, 16 July 2014

The Guardian

• Model railways: how to make co-operative train travel a realityThe Co-operative Party's transport expert suggests a co-operative rail model could end high ticket prices and bad service
• Seoul by subway: 25 stations, 25 neighbourhoods in picturesSeoul's underground system is a great way to see firsthand the city's remarkable urbanist legacy, from royal tombs to markets and 'moon villages'. Join Seoul Suburban, whose book about Seoul's neighbourhoods is out now, for a tour by tube Why Seoul shows us the future of cities Continue reading...

Mail Online

• Euro cash machines installed in 70 London Underground stations Travellers will soon find they can't buy a ticket from a manned ticket office on the Tube - but they will be able to get some foreign currency.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Yobs who threw furniture, a brick and a bike from Bradford railway bridges 'put lives at risk' POLICE have warned that rail passengers could have been killed by a spate of incidents that included a three piece suite being thrown onto a rail line in Bradford.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• New North Wales to Manchester train services launched in £1.2m deal Passengers and local businesses on the popular routes between Llandudno and Holyhead to Manchester and Birmingham to benefit

Sheffield Star

• Rethink on plan to run new Sheffield to Manchester railway line through woodPlans to build a new railway track through woodland to provide more Sheffield to Manchester services have been put on hold.

The York Press

• New £5 billion East Coast rail vision unveiled AMBITIOUS plans to boost York's economy by improving the East Coast Main Line will today be unveiled.

Blackpool Gazette

• Tram safety warning as teen taken to hospitalTransport bosses today stressed the importance of taking care around tram tracks after a teenager became trapped beneath a moving tram.

Doncaster Free Press

• High speed rail college bid is given another boostThe bid to base a High Speed Rail College in Doncaster has been given another vote of confidence.

Railnews

• Railfreight terminal decision greeted with dismay Planning permission for a new railfreight terminal on the Midland Main Line near St Albans has been granted by the Government after an appeal, but the news has been greeted with dismay in the local area. Communities and local government secretary Eric Pickles has allowed the appeal by developers Helioslough, who wish to build on the former Radlett airfield site. One local councillor said it was a 'terrible day for St Albans', while the city's MP has forecast a possible judicial review. However, the grant of planning permission at Radlett has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association....

Other News Sources

• MPs get a taste of life on the trains TWO MPs took to the train yesterday morning to try out the London commute.