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Sunday, 04 March 2018

BBC News

• UK weather: Rail passengers face continued disruptionRail passengers face continued disruption as icy roads remain an issue across much of the UK.
• Northern and Merseyrail hit by RMT strikeThe long-running dispute centres on the introduction of driver-only-operated trains.
• Victims remember wartime Bethnal Green Tube disasterThe crush at Bethnal Green station killed 173 people, including 62 children.
• Carillion 'aggressively managed' accounts, report saysA previously unpublished report, commissioned by Carillion bosses last year, is released by MPs.

The Guardian

• Workers on Northern and Merseyrail launch strike actionOne-day strike action by RMT members leads both companies to reduce services that were already affected by bad weatherWorkers at two rail companies have launched a 24-hour strike in the bitter dispute over the role of guards.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North (Northern) were said to be “united and determinedâ€�. Continue reading...
• Revealed: Carillion lenders alerted to concerns months before collapseFTI Consulting accused government contractor of using aggressive accounting to mask underperformanceDirectors of the collapsed government contractor Carillion masked its financial ill-health with aggressive accounting, according to a secret report written last year for banks that were considering lending the company more money to survive.MPs published the report on Sunday as part of a continuing inquiry into the collapse of a company that provided a host of vital public services, including catering in schools, prison maintenance and construction of new NHS hospitals. Frank Field, chair of the ...

The Huffington Post

• Travellers On Stranded Trains Warned Against Trespassing On The Tracks

The Telegraph

• Rail bosses warn staff to stop 'silent treatment' and bullying as strike feuds turn bitter

Times Online

• Virgin Trains ‘punishes’ travellers as end of rail franchise looms [Subscription]Virgin Trains has been accused of “zero tolerance” towards passengers who make honest mistakes such as boarding the wrong train, forcing them to pay large sums for new tickets.

Daily Record

• Scotrail trains back in motion as Scotland bounces back from Beast from the East chaos Several lines are back up and running following major disruptions and cancellations caused by snow.

The Mirror

• Report into crisis-hit Carillion says bosses more interested in short-term profits than future of firm Carillion, which employed more than 20,000 people in the UK, went into liquidation in January with a £1.5billion hole in its balance sheet

London Evening Standard

• Police plead with desperate train passengers 'please, please' do not walk on tracks after stranded Southeastern passengers flee trainFrustrated travellers stuck in trains delayed by extremely cold weather have been told they must stay put and not get out on the tracks.

East Anglian Daily Times

• ‘Check before you travel’, urge rail operators as trains still threatened by weather disruptionGreater Anglia has urged its customers to check before travelling by train today, as services remain subject to delay, cancellation and alterations.

Railway Gazette

• Channel Tunnel interconnector installation train completedEUROPE: Clayton Equipment Ltd has designed, built and commissioned for Balfour Beatty a 500 m...

Other News Sources

• Gatwick train delays: Services between the airport and Purley to be disrupted all weekend There will be "significant amendments" to journeys on March 3 and 4, Network Rail has warned