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Thursday, 07 June 2012

BBC News

• Tube flood disruption to continuePassengers are warned they could face disruption on Thursday morning after the Central Line was suspended due to a burst water main.

Network Rail

• Network Rail debt rises to £27bThe net debt of rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) has soared, latest figures have shown

Journal Live

• North East facing big decision on railway systemRAIL chiefs are putting together plans to create a North East railway system amid concerns their Manchester counterparts may end up controlling trains across the region.
• Transport bosses hit out over Tyne and Wear Metro strikeMETRO drivers gearing up for strike action have been criticised by transport chiefs.

Liverpool Post

• Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson calls for Merseytravel to get its act togetherLIVERPOOL mayor Joe Anderson has called on crisis hit transport authority Merseytravel to “sort itself out”.

London Evening Standard

• Jubilee line double breakdown increases fears of Olympic transport pressures Jubilee line services were suspended twice today, with the second time right through central London.
• More London Underground misery as burst water main cripples Central Line Fears of transport mayhem during the Olympics heightened today as a burst water main brought fresh chaos to London's transport network.

Sheffield Telegraph

• 726 crimes on ˜very safe™ South Yorkshire rail networkHUNDREDS of crimes - from bomb hoaxes and sexual offences to attempted murder - were committed on South Yorkshire railways last year, The Star can reveal.

The York Press

• Thousands flock to Railfest TENS of thousands of rail buffs from all over the country have been making their way to York™s National Railway Museum for Britain™s biggest ever gathering of train record breakers.

This Is Local London Network

• District line commuters set for free Wi-FiDistrict Line commuters in Wimbledon will soon be able to use the internet while waiting for their tube to arrive.

Wales Online

• MP wants all Valley lines to be electrified BLAENAU Gwent MP Nick Smith has called on the government to “seize an opportunity” and electrify all Valley train lines.

Other News Sources

• Wantage could get new station THE drive to reopen a railway station to serve Wantage and Grove has stepped up a gear.