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Thursday, 05 March 2015

BBC News

• Translink 'could go out of business'The chief executive of transport firm Translink warns it could go out of existence unless it increases fares again or makes cuts to services.
• Think tank backs £15bn transport planA think tank says the government should invest £15bn in a Transport for London-style body for the north of England to revitalise transport links.
• 'Lives threatened' at London Bridge

Financial Times

• State tipped to run trains across northTransport for the North should bid for rail franchises, says think-tank

The Independent

• Transport for the North: Why the north of England needs its own transport authority The North of England is in desperate need of a transport revolution to modernise its creaking road and rail network, George Osborne will be warned today.

The Telegraph

• Commuters dive under ticket barriers at London Bridge station in rush hour travel 'chaos'Travel nightmare at London Bridge as commuters clamber over ticket barriers during rush hour

Daily Express

• Train bosses warned after rush-hour crush disaster at London BridgeCAMPAIGNERS have called for urgent action to avoid a repeat of the “horrificâ€� chaos at one of ­Britain’s ­busiest railway stations.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Plans unveiled to upgrade North Wales coast railway and reduce journey times More trains between Wrexham and Chester and a new station in Shotton could also also on the cards as part of Network Rail proposals

London Evening Standard

• City Hall transport chief among thousands of passengers caught up in London Bridge chaos A City Hall transport chief today called for the Government to tackle transport chaos at London Bridge station after being caught in the latest rush hour meltdown there.
• Mayor and MPs tell rail bosses: London Bridge chaos must end now Rail chiefs were today warned to sort out “dangerousâ€� overcrowding at one of London’s busiest stations before commuters are seriously injured during a rush-hour crush.
• London Bridge: Network Rail says trains will run as normal after Tuesday's rush hour 'chaos' Trains are expected to run without severe problems on Wednesday evening after commuters faced travel misery last night, Network Rail has said.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• North East needs a Transport Commissioner and power over £15bn for roads and railIPPR North calls for Chancellor George Osborne to devolve transport spending to the North in his final Budget on March 18

Northern Echo

• Transport experts call for North of England 'Oyster card' THE Government should appoint a North of England transport commissioner and introduce an Oyster-style travel card for the region, says an influential think-tank.

Carlisle News & Star

• Drunken yobs in ‘near riot’ on Carlisle-west Cumbria train Train passengers returning late at night to west Cumbria from Carlisle at the weekend witnessed a “near riotâ€�, says a rail union boss.

Other Regional Press

• Next phase of Tube office closures announcedThe ticket office at South Woodford station will close on March 16, it has been announced.
• Gwent could benefit from rail plans GWENT could benefit from plans to improve the railway network in Wales that were revealed today.
• Coventry wants new London train route as part of HS2 plansCouncil pledges to fight for new services and tram links to HS2 interchange as it pursues

Rail Magazine

• Rail fleets must increase by up to 99% by 2045Passenger demand means massive increase in size of fleet is needed, says rail industry.

Railnews

• Harbury landslip line to reopen three weeks early Network Rail has revealed that the Harbury Tunnel landslip between Leamington Spa and Banbury will have been stablised and cleared by 13 March, which is three weeks earlier than originally expected. The line had been closed since 31 January after a 350,000 tonne landslip threatened to block the line. The steeply-sided cutting had posed problems before.

RMT

• Plan to jam passengers into clapped-out tube trainsDetail in tender documents confirms green light to Jam passengers into half the normal space in clapped-out tube trains on Northern Rail Services