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Sunday, 24 May 2015

BBC News

• China's Amazon railway plan advancesA Chinese scheme to build a railway across South America, crossing the Amazon rain forest, moves a step closer as Peru agrees to study the plan.

The Herald

• Service for country's worst rail disaster which claimed lives of Scots soldiers bound for GallipoliAbout 1,000 people, including descendants of those who died, have attended a service to commemorate Britain's worst rail disaster.

The Independent

• SNP fury as HS2 finds 'no business case' for taking fast train service to Scotland The £50bn High Speed Two rail link will not be extended to Scotland, as the team behind the project has found there is “no business caseâ€� for the undertaking.

The Telegraph

• First Great Western forced to apologise for comments over person under a trainAn employee twice told passengers their train was delayed because someone

Mail Online

• Fury of SNP as HS2 team says there's 'no business case' for high speed line to extend to Scotland  The Scottish National Party is reportedly furious at the news that HS2 will not extend to Scotland because those behind the project believe there is 'no business case' for the move.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Better signs needed for Derby railway station drop-off point for...HAVING followed the Telegraph's articles and letters on parking at Derby Midland Station and illegal use of bus lanes, I've no quarrel with the city council imposing fines for motorists using bus lanes (which I think is fully justified) but am less happy about the fines imposed on drivers dropping off passengers at the railway station.As someone accustomed to reaching the station by bus nowadays, I'm well aware bus passengers have it easy accessing the place but was less familiar with the...

London Evening Standard

• Bank Holiday travel: Great getaway gets off to a slow start as passengers are hit by station closures and cancellations The great Bank Holiday getaway got off to a chaotic start today as service cancellations and engineering works hit the transport network.
• Brixton arches: Campaigners gather for community action day in opposition to Network Rail evictions Campaigners are hosting a community action day in south London to highlight the plight of traders being pushed out of the area by railway development.
• Rail firm apologises over train manager's 'shocking' announcement that 'delays are due to someone who couldn't be bothered to live anymore' Passengers held up by a line fatality last night have spoken of their disgust at a rail worker's announcement over loudspeaker that someone "couldn't be bothered to live anymore".
• Jeremy Clarkson on Eurostar security checks: If I wanted to cause trouble I'd fly a plane into the Shard Jeremy Clarkson has criticised Eurostar's beefed up security checks, saying if he wanted to cause trouble he'd fly a plane into the Shard or blow up his car on the Hammersmith flyover.

The York Press

• Moors ablaze near steam railway line NINE thousand square metres of undergrowth has been on fire alongside the North Yorkshire Moors Railway line near Levisham Station.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Nene Valley Railway hosts Steampunk eventScience fiction and fantasy will descend on Nene Valley Railway this weekend with a free family event organised by Steampunk Stamford.