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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

BBC News

• Douglas railway station: £1.4m scheme outlinedA £1.4m scheme to "preserve the integrity" of Douglas's 124-year-old railway station has been proposed by the Department of Infrastructure.
• Car crashes into train at crossingA driver escapes injury after her car collides with a train on a level crossing in Berkshire.

The Telegraph

• Cyclist turned away from train after 220 mile charity bike rideCharity cyclist is forced to ride 12 miles home after being removed from the train on the journey back home
• Commuter races London Underground train - and winsCommuters cheer as man gets off Tube at Mansion House and races overground to next station and catches the same train

London Evening Standard

• Blind commuters welcome U-turn on silencing Tannoy at Waterloo station Plans to scrap Tannoy announcements at Waterloo station have been abandoned following objections from disability campaigners.
• Tube launches 'replacement for Oyster card' Thousands of Tube passengers today began using their bank and credit cards to “touch inâ€� as a new payment system was launched on the Underground as the long-term replacement for Oyster. 

Doncaster Free Press

• Fare dodgers given a rough ride in DoncasterThose who attempted to dodge fares on public transport had a tough ride when the latest Gateway operation took place in Doncaster.

Other Regional Press

• Action taken to reduce the number of deaths on the railway tracks near Cambridge Action is being taken to reduce deaths on rail tracks in the Cambridge area.
• Durham could have a railway station by 2016