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Sunday, 24 July 2016

BBC News

• Rail police step up Cardiff Central station patrolsBritish Transport Police increase patrols at Cardiff Central station to cut down on
• RMT strike begins in ScotRail driver-only train disputeMembers of the RMT union stage another one-day strike in their ongoing dispute with ScotRail over the extension of driver-only train services.

The Guardian

• 'It's the hope that gets you': commuter diaries of the Southern rail nightmareSouthern, part of Govia Thameslink Railway, is facing calls to be stripped of its franchise over delays, engineering works, staff shortages and industrial disputes. Four passengers describe their weeks trying to get to work on timeMany train passengers have complaints about their local train service but an epidemic of delays and cancellations on Southern trains has driven commuters to despair. Southern, part of the wider franchise operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) since 2015, has seen industrial disputes and staff shortages piled on top of major engineering works – and suffering passe...

The Herald

• Union to ballot Virgin workers over possible industrial actionAnother train company is facing the threat of industrial action after the biggest rail union said it will ballot its members for strikes in a row over jobs and working conditions. Another train company is facing the threat of industrial action after the biggest rail union said it will ballot its members for strikes in a row over jobs and working conditions.
• Labour urge Scottish Government to broker deal in ScotRail driver-only trains rowLabour has urged the Transport Minister to intervene and broker a deal between unions and ScotRail to head off planned industrial action.

The Scotsman

• Transport minister urged to broker deal in driver-only trains rowLABOUR has urged the Transport Minister to intervene and broker a deal between unions and ScotRail to head off planned industrial action.

The Telegraph

• Inquiry launched into 'rip-off' rail ticket machines�

Mail Online

• Southern rail DOES have a service that always runs but it's a 'ghost train' from East Sussex The Mail on Sunday has discovered that the beleaguered operator has at least managed to run one train like clockwork which travels between East Sussex and Brighton.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Campaign against Anglesey nuclear train transporting radioactive waste The People against Wylfa B (PAWB) group leafleted railway stations across North Wales

London Evening Standard

• Dover delays: Londoners describe travel misery amid fears port delays could last until MondayLondoners have told of their hellish journeys after heightened security checks at Dover sparked travel chaos for thousands of motorists.

Northern Echo

• "It's fantastic to see the Flying Scotsman back in the North-East" say rail enthusiasts CROWDS are gathering to see the world’s most famous locomotive at a North-East railway museum.

Wales Online

• This is what it's like dealing with anti social behaviour on a train, according to British Transport Police Officers are cracking down this weekend and next weekend, too

Blackpool Gazette

• �22m tramway dream moves a step closerTransport chiefs have now formally asked the Government to approve a £22m extension to the Blackpool tramway.

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• Vivarail Underground train gets NUCKLE trial Former London Underground District line trains are to be trialled on the railway between Coventry to Nuneaton.A consortium led by the West Midlands Combined Authority has agreed to lease the...