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Tuesday, 30 September 2014

BBC News

• Fines for nuisance railway parkingFines of £100 are introduced at railway car parks after Centro records 80 complaints in a year about incorrectly-parked vehicles.
• Who was the world's first trainspotter?Was this image drawn by the first member of an exclusive and much misunderstood club? Back in September 1825, Jonathan Backhouse watched the inaugural journey of the Stockton to Darlington railway.

The Guardian

• Keeping east coast mainline in state hands ‘like letting RMT call the shots’Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin condemns Labour plan to allow state in franchise contests as Ed Miliband ‘obeying paymasters’

The Herald

• Chieftain train delayed by dampTHE only train that runs directly from Inverness to London Kings Cross was delayed for two hours due to

The Telegraph

• Man races the tube in a wheelchair to bring attention to accessibility problemsThis video highlights the often overlooked problem of public transport accessibility for disabled commuters in London

London Evening Standard

• Driverless Tube trains on London Underground 'won't run until 2030' Driverless Tube trains will not be introduced for at least another 14 years and are unlikely to be in operation until 2030, according to an internal Transport for London document seen by the Standard.
• Train firms get £167m for delays ... but give commuters just £50m in compensation Train companies were accused today of “ripping-offâ€� passengers by tens of millions of pounds a year over compensation for late and cancelled trains.

Manchester Evening News

• Watch: New video shows driver's eye view of Metrolink route to Wythenshawe and Manchester AirportThe 14.5km route should be ready for passengers this December - a year ahead of initial plans.

Newcastle Journal

• Conservative Party defend East Coast Main Line privatisationEd Miliband is a prisoner of the rail unions, claims Conservative Party Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

Wales Online

• Key Welsh train routes falling behind on investment despite soaring demand, Railfuture campaigners warnPassenger campaign group claims some of Wales' fastest growing services have seen the least investment

Yorkshire Post

• Transport Secretary defies calls for publicly owned East Coast Main LineFAILING to sell the East Coast Trains service would be akin to handing control to the RMT, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has told the Conservative Party conference.

North Wales Live

• Liverpool Mayor bangs the drum for HS2 at Conservative party conference in Birmingham A packed fringe session saw Joe Anderson call for the 20-mile fast connection to be considered

Other Regional Press

• Crosscountry is worst timekeeperONLY four in ten trains operated by Crosscountry, which run through Oxfordshire, were on time last year, making them the worst in the country.
• Deeping St James signal box campaigners stage red ribbon protestPassionate protestors who tied red ribbons on a threatened signal box in Deeping St James are back on track with some good news – because their petition is on the fast train to the railway minister.

Other News Sources

• McLoughlin briefed on National Express' German rail successesNational Express briefed Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin on the company’s plans for further expansion in the German rail market at the InnoTrans conference in Berlin.
• Tory candidate under fire over suicide tweet A COUNCIL candidate has come under fire for saying rail commuters “are regularly and severely inconveniencedâ€� by people committing suicide.