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Tuesday, 02 September 2014

BBC News

• New Dwyryd estuary rail bridge opensA new Pont Briwet bridge carrying the Cambrian Coast railway line over the Dwyryd estuary finally opens after being hit by delays.
• Tube bomb threat a 'hoax' say police

Financial Times

• Rail delays knock north US grain pricesSilos are offering farmers $2.70 a bushel for corn – about $1 less than benchmark prices – due to the costs of securing capacity on adjacent tracks

The Guardian

• And so the Great British Railway Rake-Off rolls onNetwork Rail’s £34bn debt has helped private companies to make huge profits. And now we’re ordered to pick up the bill

The Independent

• London 'terror threat': Metropolitan police deny tube attack hoax The Metropolitan Police have been forced to deny rumours of a terror attack on the London underground after a hoax text message was widely shared on social media.

Network Rail

• Timelapse and pictures: Thameslink Programme on track as new platforms arrive on time at London Bridge stationNetwork Rail opened two new platforms at London Bridge station this morning (Monday) as a nine-day part closure of the railway was successfully completed on time.
• Investment delivers a better railway between Barnt Green and RedditchThe railway between Barnt Green and Redditch reopened this morning (1 September) after an eight-week closure to improve services and facilities for passengers.
• Chorley Tunnel reopens after upgrade as part of £1bn+ railway investmentThe railway between Chorley and Leyland reopened today (1 September) following a six-week closure to carry out improvements as part of Network Rail’s investment in the railway.
• Robert Jenrick MP opens new Collingham station car park

Daily Post (North Wales)

• WATCH: First train crosses the new Pont Briwet rail bridge See the first passenger carrying trains travelling from Pwllheli to Machynlleth

Manchester Evening News

• Couple launch video campaign to get dogs allowed on Metrolink trams Pippa, seven, an Affenpinscher, is the star of a video filmed by owners Wayne and Mandy Smedly to support the Campaign to Allow Dogs on Trams

Sheffield Star

• VIDEO: Mystery hole halts Sheffield tramsTram users in Sheffield face further disruption after a mysterious hole led to two services being suspended.

This Is Local London Network

• Brothers visit all 270 tube stations in record time to fund holiday for sick children Brothers determined to give their cousin's poorly children a luxury holiday raised almost £3,000 after visiting all 270 London Underground stations in one day.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Ipswich/Claydon: Door on a Greater Anglia train travelling at speed opens mid-journey to the shock of passengersA Suffolk man has described the “shocking” moment when a set of doors in the driver’s cabin of a train blew open – turning the carriage into an “air tunnel”.

Railnews

• Unions demonstrate as Network Rail passes to public sectorUNIONS and transport campaigners have been staging a demonstration today outside the London headquarters of Network Rail at King's Cross as the company passed wholly into the public sector.

Other News Sources

• Freight Group and Unions Comment on Change of Network Rail StatusAs Track Returns to Public Ownership (Sort Of) Trains Remain Very Much a Private Affair
• Transport for Edinburgh launches pre-paid cardBus and tram passengers in Edinburgh now have a new way of paying for their journeys, through the new pre-paid smartcard, ‘citysmart’.