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Govia Thameslink Railway introduces third timetable in two months
Govia Thameslink Railway says the interim timetable starting on Sunday will be
Sunday Train Chaos:
Hundreds of Sunday trains across the north-west and west of England, plus South Wales, have been cancelled due to staff shortages.
Austerity cuts to buses mean 'entire communities are isolated' as millions fewer travel by bus
Dr Paul Williams MP has called on the Government to properly fund bus services
Sunday, 15 July 2018
BBC News
- Govia Thameslink Railway introduces third timetable in two monthsGovia Thameslink Railway says the interim timetable starting on Sunday will be
The Independent
- Sunday Train Chaos: Hundreds of Sunday trains across the north-west and west of England, plus South Wales, have been cancelled due to staff shortages.
London Evening Standard
- Overheard on the Tube: Londoners reveal the most bizarre conversations they've heard on the undergroundLondon Tube passengers have revealed some of the most bizarre conversations they have overheard on the capital's underground network.
Manchester Evening News
- Rail delays and cancellations have rocketed again - despite introduction of emergency timetables“It is frankly outrageous that the performance of train services across the north are getting worse again, even when fewer trains are running”
- Northern warns of Sunday train chaos - because so many staff booked the day off for the World Cup finalIt’s thought that many staff booked the day off hoping the England team would be in the final - now Northern are warning that it might have to cancel many services
Wales Online
- The 'locomotives graveyard' where hundreds of old trains were saved from the scrapheapThere wouldn't be a railway heritage business in the UK if it wasn't for this remarkable scrapyard
Other Regional Press
- Council leader demands hourly trains from HS2The controversial high-speed rail line is set to cut through several villages and parishes in Stafford Borough.
- Big new plans for Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway with £250,000 expansion announced at 70th birthday partyThe Number One tourist attraction in North East Lincolnshire is about to get a lot bigger thanks to a £250,000 investment by the directors of Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
Railway Gazette
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- Northern Rail travel CHAOS: Passengers face 170 service cancellations TODAY RAIL passengers face further disruption after Northern announced more than 170 services will be cancelled on Sunday.
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