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Wednesday, 17 December 2014

BBC News

• VIDEO: Erasure fan prompts Tube singalongA fan of Erasure sparked an impromptu singalong on the London Underground with his own version of the band's A Little Respect.

Financial Times

• MPs condemn £10.5bn train dealsContracts transferred all the risk to UK taxpayers, says damning Commons report

The Guardian

• French rail firm gives staff makeup tipsSNCF rejects accusations of discrimination, pointing out that document contains advice for men as well as women. The French rail operator SNCF has been accused of sexism after advising staff on how to use discreet lipstick and perfume and what mascara to wear.
• Order for new trains could have left taxpayers ˜badly ripped offPublic accounts committee says Department for Transport put public money at risk and sowed confusion in rail industry. Two fleets of trains ordered for £10.5bn by inexperienced officials at the Department for Transport have put taxpayers money at risk, sown confusion in the rail industry and could mean higher fares, a report from MPs claims.

Network Rail

• Christmas warning for passengers planning to use the West Coast main line over the festive periodPassengers are being advised to avoid the West Coast main line and to check before they travel over the Christmas period as Network Rail continues its programme of investment and improvements.

Manchester Evening News

• Car stuck on tram tracks in Chorlton triggers more Metrolink misery Trams on the Metrolink Manchester Airport line grounded to a halt due to a car being stranded on the tracks this evening

The York Press

• Rail electrification project work could be three years lateThe challenge to complete the Government's rail electrification programme on time is very large, MPs have been told.

Other Regional Press

• Westbury to Swindon route a huge success RAIL campaigners celebrated the first anniversary of the TransWilts train line with the service doubling the predicted number of journeys made by passengers in its inaugural year.