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Monday, 02 May 2016

The Guardian

• Freight train leaks hazardous material after derailing near Washington DCMore than 10 cars reportedly left tracks, with at least three of them leaking dangerous material, but official says danger is ‘pretty well contained’A freight train derailed close to Washington DC early Sunday and is leaking hazardous material and causing disruption in the area of the capital.More than 10 cars are understood to have left the tracks, a small portion of the long, 175-car southbound train. No injuries have been reported. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Scotrail figures reveal 'unacceptable' delaysStatistics on punctuality, performance and cancellations show more than 40 per cent of trains arrive late at Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley.

The Scotsman

• ScotRail passengers could be in line for refunds for shorter delaysDelayed ScotRail passengers would receive refunds if their trains are as little as 15 minutes late compared to the current 30-minute threshold under plans to follow the lead of new train franchises in England.

Times Online

• ScotRail pledges to act on ‘unacceptable’ delays [Subscription]The head of ScotRail has pledged to improve the performance of train services after admitting to “unacceptable” delays for thousands of passengers.
• Hopes for Luas pay deal dashed by drivers [Subscription]A Luas strike planned for Wednesday is set to go ahead despite hopes for a compromise between bosses and the unions.

London Evening Standard

• Quiz: Can you guess the Tube station from its unique wall mosaic?We recently learned that most Tube stations have a unique tile pattern or mosaic created decades ago to help illiterate people find their way around the London Underground.
• Hedgehogs could derail HS2 scheme, London Zoo warnsA small group of hedgehogs living in London Zoo's car park have become the latest problem threatening to derail the High Speed Two scheme.

The York Press

• When trams ruled the roads: 7 great photos from 100 years ago ON January 20th, 1910 the then Lord Mayor of York, Alderman James Birch, took a ride on a new-fangled electric tram to celebrate the dawn of a new era for transport in York.