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Saturday, 29 August 2015

BBC News

• Rail boss 'disappointed' by strikeThe managing director of First Great Western says he is
• Cancellations as rail strike beginsA number of rail services are cancelled as First Great Western staff begin a three-day walkout.

The Scotsman

• Extra trams for Edinburgh to meet demand consideredEXTRA rush-hour trams are being considered by Edinburgh transport chiefs to ease the pressure on packed carriages, The Scotsman can reveal.

The Telegraph

• Find cheapest rail fares yourself, passengers toldMinisters threaten to intervene after First Great Western says it presumes customers have researched the best deals 'by the time they approach the booking office'

Mail Online

• Miserable start to bank holiday weekend as rail workers strike and 14 MILLION take to the roads – and it'll probably be raining when you get there Millions of motorists faced travel misery after yesterday's Bank Holiday getaway was marred by strikes on the railways and gridlock on the roads - and to make matters, the forecast is for downpours.

The Mirror

• 'Find your own cheapest fares' rail giant First Great Western tells passengersFirst Great Western has claimed train companies are under "no obligation" to help people look for the best value money deals

London Evening Standard

• Bank Tube station closed after faulty sprinkler system causes floodingCommuters faced disruption this morning after Bank Underground station was flooded by a faulty sprinkler which went off in a control room.
• Top 10 Tube stops for homebuyers in Zone 4More buyers are expanding their property search to the outer areas of the city as the capital's housing prices continue to rise

Daventry Express

• Rail disruption to hit bank holiday weekend travelRevellers attending Reading Festival are set to be hit by rail strike action from Saturday to Monday by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union as First Great Western passengers travelling towards the South West will face reduced services.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Extra train carriages and staff for crowds leaving Foo Fighters gigMusic fans are being warned not to get left behind after the Foo Fighters concerts at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes next weekend.

Other Regional Press

• Rail disruption to hit bank holiday weekend travelRevellers attending Reading Festival are set to be hit by rail strike action from Saturday to Monday by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union as First Great Western passengers travelling towards the South West will face reduced services.
• Extra train carriages and staff for crowds leaving Foo Fighters gigMusic fans are being warned not to get left behind after the Foo Fighters concerts at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes next weekend.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TramForward Congratulates Nottingham Tramlink on its 150% expansionWith only 15 hours notice Nottingham Express Transit (NET) opened two new lines and doubled its length of route on 25 August 2015.  This followed a 44 month £580m Private Finance Initiative build project by Vinci Construction, partners, alongside Alstom, in the Nottingham Tramlink Consortium Andrew Braddock, Chairman of the Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA), said:

Rail Magazine

• Crossrail supports sustainabilityMore than 4,000 people from London are now working on Crossrail, and the project has exceeded its target of creating 400 apprenticeships.
• Crossrail cores placed in deep storageSoil and rock cores from underneath London are being stored at DeepStore salt mine in Cheshire
• VIDEO: Crossrail completed tunnelsA 360 degree view of the completed Crossrail tunnels from Stepney Green cavern to Farringdon
• Rail Minister tours GWML improvementsClaire Perry visits Bath, Box Tunnel and Bathampton Junction

Other News Sources

• London Bridge redevelopment means bank holiday rail changes Charing Cross, Waterloo East and Cannon Street stations will all be closed this over the August bank holiday weekend, while London Bridge will be partially shut