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- Talyllyn Railway train guard triplets qualify on same dayThe three 16-year-old brothers become train guards at the Talyllyn Railway.
- Rail passengers warned of bank holiday travel disruptionBank holiday engineering work closes stations and disrupt lines in parts of Britain,
- Bolton train station reopening delayed due to bridge collapseNetwork Rail say station would close for another week for safety works.
- Six London rail terminals closed or disrupted over weekendMajor engineering work will take place across the Bank Holiday weekend, causing disruptions for commuters.
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Times Online
- Fare rises drive commuters to buy in London [Subscription]Rail strikes and fare increases have contributed to a record number of people abandoning the daily commute to move into the capital.
Mail Online
- Corbyn slaps down close ally over women-only trains Chris Williamson (pictured), the shadow fire minister and a vocal supporter of Mr Corbyn, backed a consultation into women-only carriages this week. He was slammed by senior female MPs.
- Bank Holiday weekend: Rail passengers told to stay at home Commuter pain continues as only 25 per cent of trains are running for the Friday holiday getaway and passengers were seen crammed in a London's Waterloo station (pictured)
Birmingham Post
- Disruption facing Birmingham's bank holiday rail travellers Reminder that London station will be closed for entire weekend to allow for HS2 works
The York Press
- Network Rail growth plan brings jobs hope for York + Carriageworks gallery NEW rail jobs may be created at the former York Carriageworks site after it emerged that Network Rail wants to expand its maintenance operation there.
Other Regional Press
- REVEALED: Plans for direct rail access between Southampton and Heathrow PLANS have been unveiled for a £1 billion rail project to link Hampshire with the UK's biggest airport.
- Upgrade works to disrupt rail services between Newport and Cardiff this bank holiday weekend RAIL commuters are being urged to check before they travel this weekend ahead of works that will disrupt services between Newport and Cardiff for several weeks.
Rail Technology Magazine
- New Arriva Trains Wales boss named ahead of franchise refreshThe current passenger services director for London Midland has been selected to head up Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) as its managing director from 2 October, taking over from Ian Bullock. Tom Joyner is leaving his former organisation just a few days after the operator lost its control of the West...
- Trains will not run through Bolton 'until further notice' after bridge collapseNorthern Rail will not be running trains through Bolton “until further notice” after a burst water pipe caused a section of Moses Gate bridge to collapse onto the railway. As well as debris falling on the railway, the damage created a hole in the road above. Network Rail has now...
- Electrification 'very unlikely' to come back into EWR schemePlans to electrify the East West Rail (EWR) link between Oxford and Cambridge are “very unlikely” to come back into the scheme after the DfT instructed Network Rail to remove electrification from the scope of the Western Section, RTM has been told. The DfT directive was included in...
Railnews
- Corbyn confirms opposition to ˜Ladies only™ areas on trains Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has firmly rejected the idea of reviving ˜Ladies only™ accommodation on trains, after the possibility was raised by one of his shadow ministers during a radio interview. Mr Corbyn did consider the idea briefly two years ago during the election campaign, but he now says it was a ˜discussion item which was taken out of context™. The latest senior Labour figure to mention it has been shadow fire minister Chris Williamson, who was reacting to new figures from British Transport Police which show that the number of sexual offences reported on trains has more than doubled...
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