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Demand for HS2 to start from Scotland
Calls are growing for the UK government to begin its £43bn high speed railway not just from England but from Scotland too.
Map: where cheap property prices meet cheap train lines
Train prices are based We combine three key variables for commuters,.
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Rail services at around 20 of the region's ālittle-usedā stations are under threat, under new Government plans.
Saturday, 26 July 2014
The Herald
- Edinburgh trams halted after trouble at HaymarketEdinburgh controversial trams system has ground to a halt after one of its fleet broke down.
- Demand for HS2 to start from Scotland Calls are growing for the UK government to begin its £43bn high speed railway not just from England but from Scotland too.
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh trams halted by power faultsEDINBURGHS tram system was halted by power faults for the second time in five days today.
The Telegraph
- Map: where cheap property prices meet cheap train linesTrain prices are based We combine three key variables for commuters,.
Mail Online
- Faces like thunder: Great getaway chaos for thousands as trains are delayed after lightning disrupts lines Sudden storms and lightning strikes have left thousands stranded at railway stations on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
- Rail operators axe quiet zones because they 'cause rows between passengers' Railway staff are said to be finding it difficult to mediate between customers when the tranquil haven is spoiled by those using noisy gadgets.
Network Rail
- Travelling to or from London this August? Passengers urged to plan ahead as vital improvements at London Bridge rail station and on the London Euston line will affect journeys to and from the capitalWith a month to go until the nine-day part-closure of London Bridge rail station and two weeks to go until a series of weekend and Monday closures of the line between Euston and Milton Keynes, the rail industry is urging passengers to know their alternative routes into London.
London Evening Standard
- The end of Oyster? Tube to adopt contactless payment cards Millions of Tube passengers will soon be able to pay for their journeys by ātouching inā with a debit or credit card, it was announced today.
Northern Echo
- Services at region's Rail services at around 20 of the region's ālittle-usedā stations are under threat, under new Government plans.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Leeds rail staff to down tools for four days amid pay rowA four-day strike by staff from East Midlands Trains (EMT) in both Leeds and the Midlands is due to take place from tomorrow in a dispute over pay.
Sunderland Echo
- Rare railway poster of Sunderland attractions goes under the hammer in New YorkA RARE railway poster advertising Roker and Seaburn as ideal holiday destinations is set to fetch about £500 at an auction in America.
The Shields Gazette
- Thameslink contract is a āGodsendā for workersA LONG-SERVING Siemens worker says the electric train contract is a godsend for the firm.
- Train contract is just the job for Siemens worker JonathanA MAN who started as a young apprentice is now in the drivers seat to witness a rail revolution take shape in South Tyneside.
Other Regional Press
- Youngsters warned of trespass dangerA CRACKDOWN on railway trespassing has been launched by British Transport Police (BTP) in a bid to save young lives.
Other News Sources
- Lightning strike causes major disruption for South West Train passengers TRAIN passengers face major disruption travelling to and from London after lightning struck the tracks at Surbiton.
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