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Sunday, 24 August 2014

BBC News

• Passengers warned of rail disruptionRail passengers are warned of severe disruption over the weekend between Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton, Stafford and Telford.
• London Bridge rail station closesLondon Bridge rail station partially closes for nine days for building work.

The Independent

• Continued rail disruption certain without urgent action, says reportBritain's crumbling rail network is not built to "modern standards" and is at risk of a repeat of the severe disruption of last winter unless urgent action is taken, according to a major new report being considered by ministers.

The Observer

• As fares go up again, what do Britain's rail users get for their money?Before commuters have kissed summer goodbye, the chill winds of January's fare rises are blowing down the tracks. The latest inflation figures mean ticket prices will rise by 3.5% in 2015, more than double the rate of consumer price inflation and nearly six times as fast as growth in wages. It has once again raised the question of whether travellers and taxpayers get value for money on the railways. Just what are Britain's passengers paying for?
• Stop picking passengers' pockets and bring trains back under publc controlFor 30 years, privatisation of public assets has been portrayed as an easy win-win. The state gets a much-needed one-off boost to its revenues and the now privatised business gets all the dynamic benefits of private ownership. It will be more efficient, prices will be lower, subsidies reduced and a regulator will act as a long stop to ensure that the public interest is protected. What could be better than that?

This is Money

• How to beat a rail fare rip-off Commuters and travellers have just four months to work out how to pay for train fare rises due to take effect from next January. Student Matt Evans has a 16-25 Railcard.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds nostalgia: Station with rhubarb special came full circleIn the concluding part of his look at the history of Bramley Railway Station, Denis Angood tells how the station fell foul of Beeching’s cuts and how, years later, it was revived…

Other News Sources

• Railway bridge work put back by six months to relief of residents Work to replace a railway bridge on the Farncombe/Compton border - which would involve closing a major road - has been put back by six months