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Friday, 17 October 2014

BBC News

• Railways 'dead zones' for mobilesA comprehensive study of mobile connectivity on railways reveals much of the network is a dead zone for commuters

The Guardian

• Are you spooked by the National Rail holograms?‘Virtual assistants’ - hologram-like figures with pre-recorded messages - have become an increasingly familiar sight across the country. What do you think of them?

The Independent

• Tomatoes found 'growing in human waste dumped on railway tracks from passing trains' Tomatoes have been found growing in human waste dumped from trains on tracks in Essex, a rail union has said.

The Telegraph

• City Diary: Taxi! Leeds transport boss shuns the train after top-tier HS2 dinnerKeith Wakefield, the leader of Leeds City Council, is not quite up to speed with the HS2 camp's message of "connected cities".

Network Rail

• Public meetings to discuss level crossing closuresPeople in Newark and Claypole are invited to share their views as part of a second round public consultation into Network Rail’s plans to close level crossings at the south end of the East Coast Main Line.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Little hope for Bradford commuters facing fare hikes LABOUR has refused to rule out higher rail fares or keeping decrepit trains, in a bleak message for the North's passengers.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Flooding fears delay Ilkeston railway station again THE construction of a new railway station has been delayed until next spring over flooding concerns.

Yorkshire Post

• Rail delays mean no end for PacersUNLOVED PACER trains could still be rattling along Yorkshire lines in five years, the shadow transport secretary has admitted.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Transport Police survey: Have say on train crimeRail passengers and staff across Cambridgeshire are being given the chance to have their say on the county’s railways are policed.

Other Regional Press

• Letter: Thanks for boost to signal box fight[Copy of letter sent to Deepings MP John Hayes] Dear Mr Hayes, First of all, thank you very much for attending our Public Meeting in Deeping St James on the evening of Tuesday, September 2nd, to support us in our campaign to save our 19th century signal box, which is threatened by improvements being carried out along the line by Network Rail.

Railnews

• Manchester Airport tram line to open next month Services on the new Metrolink line to Manchester Airport will open to passengers on Monday 3 November – more than 12 months ahead of schedule. The final stage of testing will start on 20 October when trams will run without passengers between Cornbrook and the airport every 12 minutes – reflecting the actual headways after the launch. The line will be the first not to serve the city centre, because there is no more capacity through the critical delta triangle at Piccadilly Gardens. However, the airport service will be extended through the centre when the second line between St Peter's Square a...
• Stoke on Trent mounts bid to be on HS2 route A business case prepared by the city of Stoke on Trent has been presented to the Government today, which urges the inclusion of Stoke and north Staffordshire on the route of HS2. The document has been produced by various specialists including economic consultants Volterra, who sit on HS2 Ltd™s Economics Advisory Committee. Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership chair David Frost said that the business case 'makes solid financial sense for UK plc', while Volterra chief executive Bridget Rosewell said the Government and HS2 Ltd could not ignore their findings, which concl...

Other News Sources

• Heathrow Express to accept Euros and Dollars for ticketsMulti-currency purchasing service available from October 23