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Wednesday, 24 June 2015

BBC News

• VIDEO: Eurostar passenger: 'It's a shambles'Eurostar passengers at St Pancras describe their frustration as trains are cancelled following a strike at the port of Calais.
• Council to serve rail noise noticeStirling Council is to pursue

The Guardian

• Calais chaos: Eurostar, Eurotunnel and ferry services return to normalCross-channel services resume after wildcat strike caused closure of northern French port, but lorries still backed up on Kents M20Cross-channel ferry and train services are returning to normal, after a wildcat strike at Calais by French ferry workers forced the cancellation of services between France and the UK on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, Eurostar trains were resuming a “full and normal service”, although customers were advised to allow at least 45 minutes to check in. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Council in legal bid to cut noise pollution from freight lineA LONG-RUNNING battle by householders to cut noise pollution from a neighbouring freight railway line has taken a step closer as the local council prepare to issue an

The Scotsman

• Channel Tunnel closed as immigrants board lorriesTHE CHANNEL Tunnel has been shut and services through it suspended after migrants caused chaos in Calais by attempting to board UK-bound trucks.
• Notice served to noisy Central Belt freight trainsSTEPS to reduce the noise of freight trains operating through the Central Belt of Scotland during the night that were found to be disrupting residents and breaching the guidelines of the World Health Organisation have been taken further, with an abatement notice to be enforced.

London Evening Standard

• Eurostar services cancelled as protesters breach terminal amid chaotic scenes in northern France Eurostar passengers were today facing chaos as all services were cancelled after protesters got into its terminal in France.
• Eurostar delays: Thousands stranded last night as all trains cancelled due to French industrial action Stranded travellers bedded down in London St Pancras station last night as a day of chaos in Calais brought Eurostar trains to a halt.

Nottingham Evening Post

• AlexBritton commented Passenger numbers at East Midlands Parkway grow - but still below...Passenger numbers for a multi-million-pound railway station are still falling way short of projections – six years after it opened.Figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) show East Midlands Parkway, on the A453 near Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, had 328,446 passengers in 2013/14.This is a 15 per cent increase on the previous year – as the station was used as an interchange when improvement work took place at Nottingham station in the summer of 2013.But the passenger numbers...

Wales Online

• Will rail electrification reach Swansea by the planned target date of 2018?Network Rail said it was aiming to see rail electrification reaching Swansea by 2018, despite concerns over rising project costs

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Ex-worker appeal ahead of event to mark world famous Hunslet rail firm’s 150th anniversaryFormer workers from the Hunslet Engine Company, a world famous producer of locomotives, are being invited to mark its 150th anniversary.

Yorkshire Post

• New HS2 timetable agreement welcomedA NEW TIMETABLE for the HS2 railway project agreed by MPs has been welcomed by a Yorkshire politician.

Carlisle News & Star

• CUMBRIAN FIRM WINS NATIONAL RAIL AWARDCumbrian firm Story Contracting has won a prestigious title at the Rail Partnership Awards.

Other Regional Press

• Schoolchildren refused tickets by train companyA group of 56 schoolchildren have been left devastated after a day trip was cancelled because a railway company refused to sell them tickets.

Rail Magazine

• Docklands Light Railway marks LGBT Pride in London Rainbow-wrapped train celebrates LGBT community
• Work to begin in July on additional tram platform for Wimbledon station Tramlink work will help increase services by 50%
• First HST in Virgin Trains East Coast livery enters service Vinyl wrap was applied at Craigentinny depot.

Other News Sources

• Striking port workers force Eurostar to cancel servicesFire causes cancellation of train services through the Channel Tunnel