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Thursday, 28 June 2018

BBC News

• Govia Thameslink 'failed taxi system' causes train woesGovia Thameslink services were delayed or cancelled after train drivers were not in the right place.
• High temperatures spark Glasgow Central train cancellationsScotRail said no trains are running in and out of Glasgow Central station's high level after multiple points failures.

The Herald

• Passengers stranded on trains for hours as points fail in searing heatPassengers were left stranded on trains in searing heat for six hours and more yesterday as the rail service buckled on the hottest June day in Scotland for 20 years.

The Independent

• Shift transport spending from London to more deprived regions, say MPsChair of Commons committee tells government to be 'more honest with Parliament and the public'

Times Online

• Climbdown on electric trains ‘will make air pollution worse’ [Subscription]A government decision to cut back on electric trains in favour of hybrids that run partly on diesel is likely to worsen air quality, MPs have warned.
• China in driving seat to control HS2 trains [subscription]Guangshen Railway Co, an arm of the Chinese state rail company, and MTR, which runs Hong Kong’s rail network, are on course to win the contract, sources said.

Reuters News

• Stagecoach cuts dividend, hit by East Coast rail costsLONDON (Reuters) - British transport company Stagecoach (SGC.L) cut its dividend after annual profits fell, and the company took an 85.6 million pound ($112 million) hit from the failure of the East Coast rail contract.

City AM

• Stagecoach reports near £86m hit from East Coast franchise as it promises 'disciplined approach' to future rail bidsStagecoach this morning reported a near £86m hit from the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise that went off track this year.
• Disruption through Gatwick Airport station to hit morning rush hour as broken rail is resulting in cancelled and delayed trainsNational Rail said fewer trains are being able to run as a result, so train services running through the station could be cancelled or delayed.
• Government should have been more 'candid' over derailed rail electrification plans, says reportThe government should have been more "candid" about its decision to cancel the electrification of railway lines in Wales, the Midlands and the North, the Transport Committee has said.

Bolton News

• No trains for nine days as railway upgrades set to finish THERE will be no trains running through Bolton for a nine-day period later this year as the final railway infrastructure work is completed.

Liverpool Echo

• Campaigners to re-start talks with transport bosses over dropped servicesTalks will resume about links between Southport, Wigan and Manchester Piccadilly

London Evening Standard

• Great Western Railway delays: Commuters stranded as rail firm admits to 'critical' train shortage as chaos continues at WaterlooCommuters suffered more travel woe today after Great Western Railway admitted it was
• London Waterloo delays: South Western Railway passengers braced for another heatwave transport meltdownRail commuters were braced for another transport meltdown today as a heatwave that sparked speed restrictions on trains showed no signs of letting up.
• C2C delays: Fenchurch Street commuters complain of 'third world services' on third day of rail chaos in LondonCommuters complained of

Wales Online

• The London bias at the heart of railway funding allocation exposedRail spending decisions are inherently - and wrongly - biased towards London and the south east argue MPs
• The London bias at the heart of railway funding allocation exposedRail spending decisions are inherently - and wrongly - biased towards London and the south east argue MPs

Yorkshire Evening Post

• North still being short-changed on rail spending by Government, says damning report by MPs The Government’s intention to tackle the North-South divide is being undermined by the flawed methods it use to decide which schemes to fund, a critical report by MPs has claimed today.

Yorkshire Post

• The Yorkshire Post says: Chris Grayling wrong all along – MPs. North has received unfair funding TODAY’S hard-hitting report on the appalling state of the rail infrastructure is even more damning because it’s been produced by an all-party Parliamentary committee. Given this, and the very timely intervention of Heidi Allen, a Yorkshire-born Tory MP at Prime Minister’s Questions, it makes it even harder for Theresa May, or the Transport Secretary, to dismiss the findings.

Carlisle News & Star

• The Mail joins Tim Farron in taking our campaign 'Get our Railways Back on Track' all the way to Downing StreetTHE fight for better rail services for Cumbrian travellers was taken all the way to Number 10 Downing Street. The Mail reporter Jonathan Rees outside Downing Street with Lakes Line rail users chairman Robert Talbot and Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and LonsdaleTim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale outside Downing Street with his aide Megan Merion-Jones and Lakes Line rail users chairman Robert Talbot outside Number 10 Downing Street

Other Regional Press

• MPs back housing on St Albans rail freight siteMPs have thrown their backing behind calls for housing on Green Belt land earmarked for a rail freight depot.
• MPs back housing on St Albans rail freight siteMPs have thrown their backing behind calls for housing on Green Belt land earmarked for a rail freight depot.
• Rail passengers hit with disruption across Thames ValleyGREAT Western Railway services have experienced disruption across its whole network today due to a shortage of trains.

Other News Sources

• £116M BRISTOL RAIL PROJECT POISED TO GET NOD FROM CABINETBristol Council's cabinet is set to approve the first phase of the MetroWest Rail project, which forms part of ambitious plans to bring 105,000 new homes and 82,500 new jobs to the West of England by 2036.
• Trains delayed again because drivers held up... in taxisDELAYS getting train drivers to work by taxi caused fresh disruption on Wednesday, continuing a week of misery for rail passengers.