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Saturday, 17 September 2016

BBC News

• Derailment to cause hours of disruptionA train derailment will cause hours of disruption, says London Midland trains.
• Tube strike ends on Hammersmith and City LineLondon Tube drivers on two underground lines end 24-hour strike.
• Two hurt as train derailed in flood landslide near Watford JunctionTwo people are injured as a train derails near Watford Junction in a landslide caused by heavy rain.

Financial Times

• Flash floods bring London commuter chaosDerailment near Watford and Tube strikes add to transport disruption

The Guardian

• Train derails after landslide as heavy rain causes UK travel chaosHalf a month’s rain falls in a few hours, flooding roads, homes and stations and leading to derailment near WatfordHave you been affected? Share your photos, videos and storiesA landslide resulting from torrential rain has caused a train to derail injuring two people, after half a month’s rain fell in a few hours and caused travel chaos across the UK.The heatwave that the UK had experienced for much of the week ended spectacularly on Friday morning, with the east, south and south-east of England worst affected. They all had amber weather warnings in place, the second-highest alert level, accor...

The Telegraph

• UK weather: Train derails after striking landslip as flash flooding washes away heatwave

Mail Online

• Passengers stuck in a tunnel after a London midland train is derailed Four people were injured when the 6.19am London Midland train from Milton Keynes hit a landslip and derailed just north of Watford Junction, before being struck by an oncoming train.
• Great Western Rail bosses tell commuters to give up their Friday after train delays Commuters have been asked to try to make their journeys tomorrow instead of getting home for the weekend tonight as rail companies try to reinstate the usual timetable after a day of delays

London Evening Standard

• London Euston chaos: Severe disruption after Watford Junction train derails in landslide and clips oncoming trainUp to 400 people were stranded on a train for over five hours after it hit a landslip, derailed and was "lightly struck" by an oncoming train following torrential downpours.
• Tube strike: Passengers' frustration as walk-out over toilet breaks coincides with heavy downpoursFrustrated commuters vented their anger today as heavy downpours coincided with a Tube strike and sparked fears of journeys from "hell".
• London weather: Hundreds face missing flights after lightning strikes Stansted Express rail lineHundreds of passengers faced missing their flights amid severe rail disruption sparked by lightning striking the Stansted Express line.
• Travel chaos: Major signalling problems and landslide spark rush-hour 'carnage' at Paddington and EustonMajor signalling problems have sparked a "meltdown" at Paddington station as commuters face "carnage" at Euston following a landslide.

Daventry Express

• Disruption to London services to last over the weekend following Watford landslipLondon Midland is warning passengers to expect delays and disruption to services for the rest of the day and into the weekend.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Actress’s death at Suffolk rail crossing ‘a crime against humanity’, court toldNetwork Rail could face a fine of up to £6million over safety failures after an 82-year-old former TV and film actress was killed on a Suffolk railway foot crossing.

Other Regional Press

• Hundreds rescued and four injured after train derails near Watford Junction All trains are delayed after a train derailed near Watford Junction station this morning.
• Delay-hit Southern Rail in running for service award 'beyond satire' Unions have reacted with disbelief to news that the owners of Southern Railway have been shortlisted for a community award.
• Hit by the train chaos? Here’s how to get a refund for your ticket if your train is cancelled or delayed Commuters faced travel chaos this morning after a train derailed at Watford Junction and a landslide trapped passengers inside a tunnel on a London Midland service.
• Rails to fall silent over the weekend PASSENGERS hoping to travel by train this weekend will be disappointed as many services will be replaced by buses.
• Steam railway at top Hampshire attraction set to be extended THE QUEEN will be chuffed – and so will the thousands of passengers who use it every year.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Bi-mode fleet needed by 2020, says major East Midlands rail strategyA new fleet of intercity-style bi-mode trains is needed to deliver a greater level of service as part of the upcoming 2018 East Midlands franchise, according to the results of a consultation into the future of the region's rail network. The vision for rail travel in the East Midlands, set out...