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Saturday, 06 February 2016

BBC News

• Tram plan to replace Isle of Wight rail lineTrams could be the answer to saving a dilapidated Isle of Wight rail line, a council-commissioned report has stated.
• Tube station workers' strike suspendedA 48-hour Tube strike by station staff that was due to start on Saturday has been suspended, the RMT announces.

The Telegraph

• Have Tube unions finally realised strikes do more harm than good?The RMT's decision to call off its latest strike action suggests sense may be prevailing over the effects of industrial action
• Hundreds of ticket machines still keeping passengers in dark about cheaper fares despite minister's pledgeOne in eight machines still failing to flag danger of rip-off train fares despite minister promising change would be rolled out by March 2015

London Evening Standard

• Dodging train fares is now normal claims watchdogDodging fares on trains is now "normal" because people have learnt to "play the system", a watchdog has claimed.
• Bemused Southern rail passengers receive 13 emails in three minutes in marketing blunderPuzzled Southern rail passengers received 13 emails from the train operator within the space of three minutes early this morning.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 agree to pay council �500k for road works HS2 Ltd have agreed to invest almost half a million pounds to in road safety work for south Bucks after months of negotiations with a campaign group.

Daventry Express

• Train line south of Long Buckby reopens six days after landslipThe West Coast main line fully reopened at Leighton Buzzard at 4am today (Friday) after engineers successfully repaired a bank slip in six days.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Hundred-strong fleet of buses starts to keep the passengers moving as work starts on Greater Anglia line upgradeA 100-strong fleet of buses was rolling into action today to keep passengers moving between East Anglia and London as the first weekend rail line closure takes effect.

Lancashire Telegraph

• Fylde’s trains of the future revealedRail passengers got the first hint of what train travel could look like under the new Northern Rail franchise.

Other Regional Press

• Government 'as slow as the trains' on delivering rail funding for Devon and Cornwall The Government is accused of being “as late as the trains” on delivering rail funding, amid assurances from MPs that the money is “being found”.
• Under-fire transport minister defends rail planA TRANSPORT minister was forced to defend a lack of investment in North East Lincolnshire's railways, saying he couldn't "deliver everything at once".
• Misery for Mirfield rail commuters as parking time limit brought inThree-hour limit to be imposed on Station Road car park

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• HS2 opens Birmingham headquartersTransport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has officially opened the Birmingham headquarters of HS2, signalling the transport system's move towards further construction. As this section of the system is at the heart of the HS2 network, it expects to employ as many as 1,000 staff, according to the Department for Transport. Government also heard the final petitions to request changes to HS2 Phase One hybrid Bill, which will see HS2 come much closer to construction. The staff employed at the HS2 offices in Birmingham will range from engineers who will design the railway and procurement specialists fo...

Rail Magazine

• Mail Rail to open two years early in 2017London’s secret railway reaches a milestone with breaking ground event to start construction