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Monday, 14 August 2017

BBC News

• £1bn funding row puts new rail franchise 'in jeopardy'The dispute between the Welsh and UK governments centres on money collected for rail improvements.
• London Waterloo's £800m revamp 'well under way'Major engineering works at the UK's busiest rail station have begun.
• Waterloo station works: Compensation and other questionsFrom compensation to carriages, here are some of the things you asked about work at Waterloo station.

Financial Times

• Rail union plans protest as fares set for biggest rise in 5 yearsTicket prices forecast to increase 3.5% in line with July retail prices index

The Guardian

• I’ve reached the end of the line with Great Western Railway refundI got caught up in huge delays on Great Western Railway services between London and Chippenham at the end of April that resulted in a hold-up of four hours, making me eligible for a full refund. The tickets were London to Chippenham returns for two people at a total of £104.

The Independent

• Rail fares have increased 'twice as much as wages since 2010,' according to new researchRegulated fares are expected to see their biggest increase since 2012 when next year's price rises are announced on 15 August

The Telegraph

• Rail fares have increased twice as much as pay since 2010, according to new research 

Times Online

• Action stations on Crossrail howler [Subscription]Study the route map of the Elizabeth Line — Crossrail as currently is — and gaze in wonder at one of the biggest cock-ups in recent transport infrastructure history.
• The regions can be our road to revival, but only if transport links are improved [Subscription]Earlier this month, Daniel Hewitt, a journalist at ITV, decided to put the public transport links at his base in Manchester to the test. His plan was to head to a science park in Ellesmere Port, part of the Cheshire science corridor that sits at the heart of government ambitions for economic revival in the region. It was a 35-mile journey that Mr Hewitt normally covers in less than an hour by car. On public transport, it took 2 hr 25min. In that time, he could have made the near-200 mile journey to London on the train with a quarter of an hour to spare.

City AM

• Train fare rise 2018: Prices for season ticket commuters are set to rise most in three yearsThe cost of commuting is set to rise - and this week we find out by exactly how much.
• Train fare rise 2018: Prices for season ticket commuters are set to rise most in three yearsThe cost of commuting is set to rise - and this week we find out by exactly how much.

Mail Online

• Rail fares rise twice as fast as pay over past seven years An annual season ticket for a passenger travelling from Chelmsford to London now costs £4,000 – a fifth of a new nurse or police officer’s salary, the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union claim.
• Paris station evacuated after Eurostar bomb scare Eurostar said the Gare du Nord station in Paris (pictured) was evacuated after a 'suspect package' was found on Saturday afternoon when a passenger tried to 'take through a military relic'.

Bolton News

• Mum’s fears over rail work wagonsA MUM says she is ‘frightened to death’ that large wagons connected with rail electrification work at Moses Gate could cause a serious accident.

London Evening Standard

• Paris Gare du Nord Eurostar station evacuated after tourist tries to board London-bound train with World War II relicA Eurostar passenger sparked an evacuation from a station in Paris after allegedly trying to take a fragment from a Second World War bomb on a London-bound train.
• Stansted Airport delays: Air passengers face travel chaos after 'hole' closes runwayAir passengers faced travel chaos after reports a hole was found in the runway at one of the UK's busiest airports.
• Revealed: Rail fares have 'increased twice as much as wages since 2010'Rail fares have increased twice as much as pay since 2010, new research has revealed.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Rail fares have gone up twice as fast as wages since 2010, RMT says ahead of latest price hikeThe RMT rail union released its research as the Government is expected to announce a 3.5% hike on Tuesday, August 15

Wales Online

• New high-speed Japanese train will shave 20 minutes off journey times between South Wales and London It made a late-night appearance in Carmarthen earlier this week
• 'Damning' leaked letter reveals the huge obstacles to delivering Wales' rail revolutionA dispute between the governments in Cardiff Bay and Westminster risks throwing into jeopardy plans to bring in a new rail operator in Wales next year, we have learned.

Yorkshire Post

• Andy McDonald: Broken promises on rail are betrayal of the NorthAS Parliament broke for the recess last month and MPs left for their constituencies for the summer, the Government snuck out dozens of important announcements in a bid to bury bad news, including pulling the plug on plans to upgrade Yorkshire’s transport network by electrifying the trans-Pennine and Midland Mainline railway routes.
• Rail fares rise at twice the rate of wages, claim campaignersRAIL fares have increased twice as much as pay since 2010, according to new research ahead of news on how much prices will go up next year.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail supporters from east Suffolk nominated for community awardsCommunity rail groups supporting the East Suffolk Line are in the running for national awards to mark their contribution to local services.

Other Regional Press

• Report criticises Welsh Government failings to hold post-Brexit transport talks with IrelandA REPORT into the impact of Brexit on Welsh ports has criticised Welsh Government ministers for failing to meet their Irish counterparts to discuss the matter.

Railway Gazette

• World rail freight news round-upThe Russian government has allocated 5·1bn roubles to buy three new train ferries for the route...

Other News Sources

• A new study has suggested the Chiltern rail line should be connected to the up and coming Old Oak Common area in London.A new study has suggested the Chiltern rail line should be connected to the up and coming Old Oak Common area in London.