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Wednesday, 26 August 2015

BBC News

• Worcestershire Parkway rail station given go aheadWork can begin on a £22m rail station in Worcestershire after planning permission was granted.
• France Thalys train attack provokes rail security rowAn argument over spot checks at French railway stations is one sign of how complicated it will be to increase security on trains following last Friday's foiled attack on the Amsterdam-Paris Thalys.
• Rail link campaigners take offA group seeking to reopen a rail link between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen takes its campaign to the skies.
• Corbyn would consider women's carriagesLabour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn says he would consider women-only rail carriages to help solve a rise in assaults on public transport.

Financial Times

• Terror suspect played jihad tape on trainMovement of Moroccan-born man throughout Europe renews questions over open borders

The Guardian

• Rail network to be disrupted over bank holiday weekendImprovement works and strike action will affect services from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and GlasgowThe bank holiday weekend getaway is set to be hit by serious disruption to the rail network due to planned engineering work and strike action. Improvement work is taking place on the west coast mainline, which will affect services from a number of key locations, including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow. Many passengers will be forced to make multiple changes, use replacement buses and suffer extended journey times. Continue reading...
• Coventry Arena train station to open – but football fans warned not to use itStation beside the Ricoh arena, home to Coventry City and Wasps, will be kept closed for an hour after matches while train can take just 75 of up to 32,600 fansA new railway station serving Coventry City football club’s stadium is to finally open – with just one tiny flaw: trains will not be able to carry fans to and from matches.The delayed Coventry Arena station, built beside the Ricoh arena, which is shared by City and rugby union premiership club Wasps, will remain closed for an hour after the final whistle. The train operator has advised the travelling public to stick to the roads on matc...

The Herald

• Rail disruption to hit bank holiday weekend travelThe bank holiday weekend getaway is set to be hit by serious disruption to the rail network due to planned engineering work and strike action.

The Independent

• 'Women only' train carriages: Jeremy Corbyn unveils radical move to tackle public harassment “Women onlyâ€� carriages should be introduced on trains at night, Jeremy Corbyn will say today, to tackle the growing problem of sexist harassment in public places.
• Jeremy Corbyn proposes 'women only' train carriages: Segregation will make things worse Jeremy Corbyn has made some sensible and laudable suggestions on tackling the scourge of sexual harassment. The extension of a scheme tested in Bradford to register the number plates of men who shout at women in the street, and the creation of a police hotline for reporting harassment and assault staffed exclusively by women, are especially encouraging. But a women-only train carriages after 10pm? Not so much.

The Telegraph

• Jeremy Corbyn to consult on 'women-only' train carriages at nightLabour leadership front-runner suggests women-only train carriages could be introduced to try and reduce sex attacks

Mail Online

• British train users may face airport-style security The plans are being discussed by officials in Brussels as they look at the possibility of drawing up EU-wide rules on railway security for the first time after an attack on a Paris-bound train.

Birmingham Post

• Vow over Sparkbrook tram depot renovation despite council rejection Made Architecture plans to push ahead with major regeneration project after city planners knock it back due to issues over parking and the loss of industrial buildings

London Evening Standard

• Tube strike: Londoners want curb on public sector walkouts, exclusive poll revealsYouGov ballot for the Standard: People from range of backgrounds back tougher laws
• Hawk recruited in bid to keep King's Cross pigeon-freeBosses at King’s Cross have recruited a hawk to scare off pigeons. Aria, a one-year-old Harris hawk, patrols the station for a contractor employed by Network Rail. 
• Evening Standard Comment: No surprise that we now back strike curbsThere shouldn’t be much surprise that a poll published today suggests that more than half of Londoners now support legislation making it more difficult for workers in crucial sectors to go on

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Morning news headlines: Jeremy Corbyn to consult on 'women-only' train carriages at night, Pair sought after car crash leaves two dead near Doncaster Latest news headlines from around the world

Blackpool Gazette

• Calls for answers after rail setbackRail bosses are coming under pressure to ensure upgrades to the line between Blackpool and Preston are not affected after the contractor working on the project pulled out.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail campaigners putting their case to potential rail franchisesMembers of the taskforce hoping to improve rail services between London and East Anglia are to meet bidders for the new franchise in Ipswich today.

Other Regional Press

• Network Rail criticised for cutting down tree NETWORK Rail has been criticised by Newport residents for cutting down an apple tree as part of the electrification of the railway lines.
• Northampton railway station evacuated after people spotted near tracks with ‘air weapons’An evacuation of Northampton train station was triggered this afternoon after a group of people were spotted firing air weapons in a nearby park.
• Morning news headlines: Jeremy Corbyn to consult on 'women-only' train carriages at night, Pair sought after car crash leaves two dead near Doncaster Latest news headlines from around the world
• Disruption to the rail network to affect bank holiday weekend travel Improvement work is taking place on the West Coast Main Line which will affect services from a number of key locations, including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Rail Magazine

• Borders Railway from start to finishVideo shows the history of the Borders Railway.
• Nottingham's new tram lines openedNew lines to Chilwell and Clifton open
• Likely removal of North West ‘323s’ angers user groupSeventeen three-car Class 323 electric multiple units that currently operate on Northern Rail services could be moving to the Midlands
• DLR adds more Stratford-Lewisham trainsExtra trains added to a number of Docklands Light Railway routes.
• Bank Holiday London station closuresSeveral London stations will close for work over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
• South West Trains gets green light for more servicesAdditional West of England services approved for SWT

Other News Sources

• Council launches petition against moving Heathrow Express train depot to LangleyA petition against government plans to build a depot for Heathrow Express trains in Langley has been submitted by Slough Borough Council.
• Reckless Blackburn thieves cause major delays after risking their lives by targeting railway cables RECKLESS cable thieves targeted Blackburn’s railway network twice in 24 hours causing massive disruption and putting their own lives at risk.
• Rail disruption to hit bank holiday weekend travel THE bank holiday weekend getaway is set to be hit by serious disruption to the rail network due to planned engineering work and strike action.