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Monday, 23 February 2015

BBC News

• Rail renationalisation 'unnecessary'Labour party calls to renationalise some train services are

The Herald

• Bid to save PASSENGERS have launched a last ditch bid to save the popular East Coast loyalty scheme before the franchise is handed back to the private sector.

Mail Online

• The train fare trick that can save railway user MILLIONS: Website uses secret code to find cheaper tickets by splitting a journey into legs while travelling on same train  The website TrainSplit.com allows travellers to break up their journey into legs, offering a lower combined fare while travelling on the same train with the 'split tickets'.

Other Regional Press

• First Great Western trains on track for more standard class seatsReading West MP Alok Sharma's campaign to convert first class seats on Reading to Paddington trains

Railway Gazette

• World rail market February 2015Greece: Masabi has deployed a JustRide mobile ticketing systems across Athens’ rail and bus...
• World rolling stock market February 2015Angola: Johannesburg-based Dominex has refurbished eight sleeping cars, two restaurant cars and a...