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Saturday, 03 October 2015

BBC News

• Virgin Trains starts automatic refundsVirgin becomes the first train company to automatically compensate some passengers if they are delayed, with other operators urged to follow suit

Financial Times

• Virgin automatically pays for late trainsSystem ends the need to fill in forms but is available only on advance tickets

The Guardian

• Passengers on delayed trains to get automated refunds for first timeVirgin to introduce automatic refunds for delays of more than half an hour on West Coast trains in first for national rail network A system to automatically compensate passengers whose train is delayed is to be introduced for the first time on the national rail network. Virgin Trains will automatically refund part or all of the fare to passengers who experience delays of more than half an hour on pre-booked West Coast trains in a move that the government hopes will be replicated across the industry. Continue reading...
• Eurotunnel suspends services after 'massive invasion' at Calais terminalPassengers warned of lengthy delays after more than 100 refugees and migrants storm the terminal in a ‘co-ordinated’ encroachment, officials sayEurotunnel services were suspended overnight on Friday after a “massive invasionâ€� of more than 100 refugees and migrants in the French terminal. A “large and co-ordinatedâ€� group stormed the tracks at Calais at around 12.30am local time, Eurotunnel said. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Eurotunnel services suspended as migrants storm channel tunnelEurotunnel services are suspended after a
• Passengers to get automatic compensation for Virgin train delays.PASSENGERS will automatically receive compensation if they are hit by delays on a major rail line.

Reuters News

• Migrants try to enter Channel Tunnel, disrupt cross-channel trainsLONDON (Reuters) - Around 200 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in France overnight, clashing with staff and police and forcing the suspension of rail services, a spokesman for Eurotunnel said.

London Evening Standard

• Thousands of commuters at Waterloo and London Bridge station caught in rush-hour train chaosCommuters were hit by major delays today after a body was found on tracks near Waterloo East station and part of the Jubilee line was closed due to a signal failure.

Manchester Evening News

• Passengers will get automatic compensation if they're delayed on London-Manchester Virgin Trains serviceDelayed by over 30 minutes? Virgin Trains will put money directly back into your bank account - but only if you book with them

Wales Online

• Did we learn anything new from Question Time on electrification in Wales?Stephen Crabb reassured Stephen Kinnock that he is committed to electrifying the train line to Swansea - but is that still the big question?

Railnews

• Passenger growth continues – and North/South gap widens THE number of passengers travelling by train has continued to rise – but growth in London and the South East has been two-and-a-half times greater than in the rest of the country.

Other News Sources

• ORR finds 'series of issues' with Network Rail capabilityThe rail regulator has raised questions about Network Rail’s ability to hit its control period 5 targets.
• Calderdale campaigners want rail electrification and improvement promises keptCampaigners are calling for promises to be kept after plans for the electrification of the Calder Valley line were left hanging in the balance.
• Villagers battle to save historic railway crossing set to run and run VILLAGERS face an extra seven mile journey to their homes for months because of a planning dispute over a historic railway crossing.