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Wednesday, 22 July 2015

BBC News

• Tube strike talk delay over 'safety'The RMT union suspends talks aimed at averting another Tube strike after highlighting an

The Guardian

• Chancellor's Northern Powerhouse train broke down three times in four monthsGeorge Osborne renamed the train when he launched his multibillion project to improve transport in the north, which was shelved at the end of JuneA train renamed the Northern Powerhouseâ€� by George Osborne to signal the renewal of transport in northern England has broken down three times in four months.The refurbished Class 319 electric train was named by the chancellor during a ceremony at Manchester Piccadilly railway station in March, as he launched a multibillion project to improve road links and train speeds north of the country. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Eurostar hit by travel chaos in CalaisStrikes have cost the high-speed rail link
• South West trains commuters face rail chaos at both ends of the dayCommuters using the South West network in and out of London's Waterloo have suffered a day of delays due to a man falling onto the track and signal failures

London Evening Standard

• Commuters face long delays at London Bridge after police called to trespasser on railway line Commuters travelling through London Bridge station faced long delays after police were called to a trespasser on the railway line.

Manchester Evening News

• Vandals cause more misery for commuters as thugs smash windows on FOUR Metrolink trams in just one dayThe trams were targeted at the same spot in Failsworth on the Ashton-Rochdale line.

This Is Local London Network

• Late Thameslink train? You could be in line for a cash handout at the station Was your Thameslink train late or disrupted? You could be in line for a cash handout at the station.

Blackpool Gazette

• Railway death toll at all-time highRail safety figures show the number of deaths on the railways reached an all-time high of 332 last year (2014/15).

Peterborough Telegraph

• Railway death toll at all-time highRail safety figures show the number of deaths on the railways reached an all-time high of 332 last year (2014/15).

Other News Sources

• Victorian railway line discovered by workmen A LITTLE piece of Lewes’s industrial past was discovered when a team of workman unearthed a stretch of Victorian railway line.
• Eurostar reports record passenger growthSales revenues down for first half of 2015