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Friday, 12 December 2014

Network Rail

• Passengers thanked for allowing extra time at Birmingham New Street stationPassengers using Birmingham New Street station are being thanked for allowing extra time to catch their trains in the build up to Christmas.
• Weather update: Rail passengers advised to check before travelling on Friday morningPassengers in south Wales and southern England are advised to check before travelling by train on Friday morning as forecast high winds and heavy rain may lead to disruption to some services.

London Evening Standard

• Diane Abbott: Freeze London fares for four years Labour MP Diane Abbott today called for a four-year freeze in Tube, rail and bus fares for Londoners.

The York Press

• York wins bid to keep East Coast headquarters THE new operator of the East Coast Mainline has confirmed the headquarters for the operation will remain in York.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Chaos warning as derby day fans and Christmas shoppers flood BirminghamThere are warnings of a weekend of chaos on the railway as bumper Christmas shopping crowds cram on to services with football fans attending a premiership derby.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail services cancelled between Ipswich and FelixstoweA signalling fault has cancelled two rail services between Ipswich and Felixstowe.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Werrington and Peakirk residents’ plea on rail plansTwo petitions signed by 752 people in Peterborough opposed to plans to increase freight services on the railway have been presented to Parliament.

Railnews

• Passenger figures rise again Statistics published today by the Office of Rail Regulation say that the number of passenger journeys on franchised rail services reached 407.7 million between July and September this year, a 4.4 per cent increase on the same quarter last year. The ORR said it was the highest number of journeys recorded in a quarter since the present series of data collection began in 2002-03.

Other News Sources

• Thetrainline.com pilots mobile ticketing serviceSite trialling the purchase of tickets via its app