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Sunday, 27 August 2017

BBC News

• Wales bank holiday rail passengers urged to 'plan head'Services between Cardiff and Newport will be replaced by buses at the weekend due to
• Rail passengers warned of bank holiday travel disruptionBank holiday engineering work closes stations and disrupt lines in parts of Britain.

The Guardian

• All aboard the north’s rail powerhouseThe region has lofty ambitions, despite the furore about London’s stranglehold on fundingThe call to arms from northern leaders, led by Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, was clear: “The disparity between transport in the north of England and London must now be addressed.â€� Commitments must be honoured, rail lines built, and the cities of the north showered with the kind of money London had enjoyed.Last week’s transport summit in Leeds attracted unprecedented attention, fuelled by popular indignation over Crossrail 2, another expensive scheme for the pampered south, apparently being given the go-ah...
• This is how to keep women safe on trains… | Jess PhillipsSegregated carriages are not the answer to rising crimeBeing in France means that I am surrounded by examples of nationalised services that work. While I think that few Brits would consider subsidised cinema tickets (my sister-in-law genuinely works in a state cinema) a priority, I think, for many, the argument of nationalised transport is won.The Labour party is good on trains. It is a bit baffling to me, then, why last week’s Labour train stories seem to have been for the few, not the many. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Forget HS2 and build northern hyperloop, ministers told [Subscription]The government has been urged to scrap HS2 and instead invest billions in futuristic “hyperloop” transport technology to boost the economy of northern England.

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

• Commuters could save thousands by moving from Oxford to LondonCOMMUTERS could actually save money by moving out of Oxford and into London, it has been revealed.