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- 'Lucky escape' Felixstowe rail crossing driver jailedA man drove his car over the Felixstowe to Ipswich line despite lights warning of an approaching train.
- Landslip at Holmwood disrupts Southern rail servicesAll lines between Dorking and Horsham have been blocked since Thursday evening.
- London Underground staff go on strike amid driver rowDistrict Line staff strike after a driver who
The Guardian
- Woman told to speak English in London tube attackPolice search for two women after racially motivated assault on Spanish-speaking passengerPolice in London are searching for two women after another female who was speaking Spanish on the night tube was viciously attacked.The 24-year-old victim was talking to friends on the Central line between Liverpool Street and Stratford when she was set upon at around 3.45am last Saturday. Continue reading...
Mail Online
- Tube strike: London Underground staff walkout on District Line The 24 hour walkout on the District Line, one of the busiest London Underground lines, was organised by the Aslef Union, and is causing severe delays across the capital.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Cops investigate possible criminal drone footage of train crossing Britannia Bridge It is a crime to fly a drone on, over or within 50 metres of a railway line
London Evening Standard
- TfL Tube strike: District line walkout for driver 'who went through three red lights' set to cause travel chaosHundreds of thousands of Tube commuters suffered massive disruption today as a 24-hour strike by train drivers halted services on the District line.
- Female thugs told Spanish woman 'talk in English' in shocking racist attack on Central line TubeA Spanish woman was grabbed by her hair and racially abused in a shocking attack on a Central line Tube train.
- London Tube strike 2018 live: District line walkout set to cause travel chaos during 24-hour walk outA Tube strike in support of a driver who allegedly passed through three red signals while on duty caused travel chaos for commuters.
Northern Echo
- Refurbishment is on track for historic tramwayA PIECE of history has been uncovered as a major programme of refurbishment is carried out on the Saltburn Cliff Tramway.
Wales Online
- Repairs planned for 128-year-old Cardiff bridge Repairs planned for 128-year-old bridge
- Arriva Trains Wales threatens parody Facebook account with legal action The man behind Arriva Trains Fails is refusing to change his logo, which comes up when you search for the rail operator in Google
Rail Technology Magazine
- Services disrupted after landslip throws up 100 tonnes of debris on Surrey trackSouthern Rail services have been disrupted following a major landslip last night. The landslip, between Horsham and Dorking, has resulted in all lines between these statins being blocked, and so trains have been cancelled in all directions, with replacement buses in operation. The incident has...
- Blackpool to Preston route to reopen after major 5-month transformationTrain services between Blackpool North and Preston are to be reintroduced at the start of next week following completion of the route upgrade. Lasting 22 weeks, the works, carried out as part of the multibillion-pound Great North Rail Project, saw upgrades to the tracks, station platforms and...
Railnews
- ˜No talks for two months™ claim as Underground drivers strike A strike by ASLEF drivers on the District Line of London Underground was mostly disrupting trains in east London on Friday morning, with only 'minor delays' reported on the other District Line routes. The strike is in protest at the treatment of a new driver who has been suspended for alleged safety breaches.
Other News Sources
- PHOTOS: Vision for 200mph railway line in county within five yearsA 200mph railway could be operating in Hampshire in as little as five years, a councillor has revealed.
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