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Friday, 29 January 2016

The Guardian

• Planes? Trains? Apart from the wings, who can tell the difference?The blogger who flew from Sheffield to Essex via Berlin to save on the rail fare was behaving logically. Trains are as much hassle as planes and can be more expensive
• Planes? Trains? Apart from the wings, who can tell the difference?The blogger who flew from Sheffield to Essex via Berlin to save on the rail fare was behaving logically. Trains are as much hassle as planes and can be more expensive

The Scotsman

• Alastair Dalton: Young should be shown delights of transport British Transport Police officers were talking to pupils at a Glasgow primary school, minutes away from a busy railway station in the city. They were surprised to learn – as was the class teacher – that few of the six-year-olds had ever been on a train.

Birmingham Post

• New Birmingham HS2 college set for green light 'City fully endorses' government's decision to locate new college on city science park as planners expected to give scheme the go ahead

London Evening Standard

• Tube workers vote for more strikes... just days after walkout avertedMaintenance workers on the Tube have voted in favour of strike action in the long-running dispute over plans for an all-night service.
• Virgin Trains to guarantee a seat to all pregnant womenVirgin Trains has said all pregnant women will get a seat on its services.
• Crossrail row deepens over plan for station in ChelseaThe row over a proposed train station in Chelsea deepened today as campaigners against the plan claimed many of its high-profile supporters did not represent the local area.
• c2c delays: late night crush on trains so busy 'businessmen wet themselves'Driver shortage and smaller trains led to rush-hour 'carnage' up to 11pm

Northern Echo

• Smart transport ticketing a step closer after Act of Parliament passedSMART ticketing using microchips rather than paper tickets is a step closer to being introduced across the North of England after new laws were passed.

Wales Online

• Passengers made a record number of rail journeys to and from Wales last year Concerns over overcrowding, punctuality and value for money remain but growing numbers go back to railways
• Pregnant women to be guaranteed seats on select Welsh train services - and some will be in first classVirgin Trains says if no seats are available in standard class, mums-to-be will be seated in first class

Bucks Free Press

• MP 'concerned' over removal of direct London trains The Maidenhead MP has slammed the decision to stop direct trains to London from Marlow in anticipation of the introduction of Crossrail.

Doncaster Free Press

• Doncaster rail operator tops passenger satisfaction surveyHull Trains, which operates rail services between Doncaster and London, has topped the National Passenger Rail Survey for satisfaction for the second year running.

Western Daily Press

• Peter Clough of Osborne Clarke - Smarter transport can drive West Transport is rarely out of the headlines in the South West, so when George Osborne announced changes to the South West's rail system in November's Autumn Statement businesses across the region breathed a sigh of relief, writes Peter Clough of Osborne Clarke.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Network Rail to assess damage to Cumbrian coast lineNetwork Rail has closed its railway between Whitehaven and Workington where the sea wall has been breached in three places. The sea wall that protects the railway and the heavy stone, which provides the foundations for the railway track have been heavily damaged by the high tides caused by Storm Jonas. Representative from Network Rail Ian Joslin said:

Rail Magazine

• Engineers save Lamington Viaduct from total collapseLamington Viaduct was “in a total state of collapse” before being rescued from the waters of the River Clyde, reports the leader of the repair project.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Supeo Denmark Announces New CEO Former Regionstog A/S CFO Benny Esmann Jensen has been selected as the CEO of Supeo Denmark, a subsidiary of the Supeo Group.