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Thursday, 21 August 2014

BBC News

• Borders railway opening date setFirst Minister Alex Salmond announces trains will run on the Borders to Edinburgh railway from 6 September 2015.
• 21% rise in sex offences on railwaysThe number of sexual offences reported on Britain's railways has risen by a fifth in a year, the British Transport Police says.

The Guardian

• What the distance from the station does to the price of your houseSurvey by Nationwide of London, Manchester and Glasgow puts numbers on the value of living close to public transportA nearby tube station adds £42,000 to the price of a London house, a Manchester Metrolink stop adds £12,000, while proximity to a Glasgow rail station is worth £9,400, according to analysis by Nationwide building society.Researchers found that buyers in London will pay an average of 10.5% more for a home that is within 500 metres of a tube station, equal to £42,000 on a typical property. If the walk to the station is just another 250 metres...
• Rise in sexual offences reported on Britain's rail network, figures showPolice say increase partly attributed to rail travellers' growing confidence in coming forward about harrassmentThe number of sexual offences recorded on British railways has risen by 20%, although overall crime on the rail network has fallen, according to the British Transport police.Officers recorded 1,117 sexual offences in the 12 months to March 2014 up from 925 the previous year. Most of the increase was incidents of sexual crime against women or girls, which rose from 485 to 624. Sexual crime against males rose from 27 to 42, while cases of exposure increased from 141 to 148, and other ...

The Herald

• Date unveiled for launch of new Borders railway serviceTRAINS will start running on the new Borders railway in September next year, almost 50 years after the last passenger journeys ended.
• Rise in sex attacks on railways reported to policeTHERE has been a big rise in the number of sex offences reported on the railways, with high-profile celebrity prosecutions for sex attacks being one of the reasons given for the increase.

The Telegraph

• Huge rise in sex offences on trains, official figures showBritish Transport Police say the 20 per cent rise to 1,117 incidents of sexual offences is higher seen by other police forces

The Mirror

• Big rise in sex crimes reported on Britain's railways as 'Yewtree arrests encourage victims to come forward'Offences recorded by British Transport Police have jumped by more than 20% compared to a year ago

Liverpool Echo

• Merseytravel chairman critical of Northern Rail run service for lacking qualityRail chief wants greater coherency between Merseyrail and Northern Rail run networks

London Evening Standard

• Central Line Tube strike: Union backs walkout on Friday in dispute over working conditions The Central Line is set to be affected by strike action on Friday after union members overwhelmingly backed a walkout in a dispute over working conditions.
• Video shows mother pulling child to safety after buggy rolls onto train track in Surrey Shocking images have emerged showing the moment a baby in a pushchair rolls off a train platform and onto live tracks.

Northern Echo

• Train travellers' pick of the pubs TRAIN passengers have been picking the region’s best pubs.

Other Regional Press

• Southeastern trains cancelled after fire near railway line at MargateSoutheastern passengers have been enduring major problems after a line-side fire led to widespread disruption across the county.

Other News Sources

• Heathrow Express suspended over Bank Holiday weekendService to stop for 36 hours from August 23