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Monday, 28 August 2017

ITV News

• 'Northern patience runs out at slow-coach trains'Trains connecting Britain's major towns and cities are up to four times slower outside the South East, according to new research.

The Guardian

• This is how to keep women safe on trains…eing 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 Scotsman

• Rail passenger numbers slump at £41 million 'white elephant'Edinburgh’s new £41 million Gateway rail station has attracted just a third of the expected number of passengers.

Mail Online

• Your next adventure: Enjoy a pampered travel experience on-board one of these luxury spa trainsPassengers aboard the Belmond Royal Scotsman can unwind in the Bamford Haybarn spa carriage, with a menu including bespoke facials and detox massages. Bliss.
• Rail services in the North are four times slower Press Association analysis of the quickest possible trains on 19 routes found that services from London travel at average speeds of 65-93mph, compared with just 20-60mph elsewhere.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Trains in the North lag way behind London and the South East for speedResearch by the Press Association found that services leaving London are considerably faster than comparable journeys in the North East

Wales Online

• Hyperloop could get you from Cardiff to London in just 20 minutes - and someone wants to develop itThe Government is being urged to abandon high speed trains in favour of a new transport system that could potentially cut the journey time from Cardiff to London to just 20 minutes.
• Welsh trains are up to four times slower than those in the south-east of EnglandPress Association studied scores of services across the UK and found all were outpaced by the south-east

Yorkshire Post

• Grayling faces new calls to invest in Yorkshire’s under-funded railways TRAINS connecting many of the North’s major towns and cities are up to four times slower than commuter services in London and the South East.

Other Regional Press

• Mind the snores! Snail's-pace trains four times slower outside South East Trains connecting Britain's major towns and cities are up to four times slower outside the South East, according to new research.

Other News Sources

• Why I remain opposed to HS2 – response to Ian WalmsleyThe thrust of the article by Ian Walmsley in Modern Railways last month was that no one should challenge the validity of the HS2 Project because it is so patently obvious that it is the best thing to happen to the railways since the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.