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Monday, 27 July 2015

BBC News

• Train derailed after hitting cowsA passenger train in Kent is derailed when it hits cows that had wandered on to the line.
• Rail campaigner takes front seatA woman who campaigned to bring a railway line back to the Borders becomes one of the first passengers to travel on the new service.

The Mirror

• Southeastern train derails after hitting cows on line and passengers are forced to evacuate Southeastern Trains said the incident happened between the villages of Wye and Chilham in Kent, adding that no passengers had been injured

Bolton News

• Bridge work is "final jigsaw piece" of electrification project but will leave Blackrod road closed for four months WORK starts today on the “final piece of the jigsawâ€� for Bolton’s railway bridge rebuilding project which will leave a Blackrod road closed for four months.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle Central Station in line for Rail Station of the Year awardThe £8.6m transformation of Newcastle's Central Station has seen it shortlisted in the National Transport Awards

Yorkshire Evening Post

• New railway station in east Leeds 'is vital to success of 10,000 jobs village'A NEW railway station in east Leeds is vital to the future success of a major new development which could bring 10,000 jobs to the city, politicians said today.

Other Regional Press

• Government assures region’s MPs of rail commitmentMPs and business leaders who have been campaigning to improve rail services between London and East Anglia have been given a cast-iron guarantee that spending cuts will not delay the work.
• Clarity sought on rail futureCalls for clarification over upgrades to the Calder Valley line have been made by the Liberal Democrat group on Calderdale Council.

Other News Sources

• Southern Rail bans use of electronic cigarettesPassengers using Southern Rail, that runs through Surrey and Hampshire, can no longer use E-cigarettes on its services and at its stations.

News from Europe

• SNCF-DB rail alliance continues with new ICE 3The cross-border SNCF-DB rail alliance between France and Germany has been extended for 5 years following a new fleet of class 407 ICE 3 entering service between Frankfurt and Paris Gare de l’Est.