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Belfast Glider bus service 'fulfilling its aim'
The new £90m Glider bus service is fulfilling its aim of attracting more people to public transport, the head of Translink has said.
Drivers of low emission cars may receive green number plates as a 'badge of honour'
'It is a brilliant way of helping increase awareness of their and might encourage people to think about how one could fit into their own travel routine'
Mind the huge gap on Tube funding [subscription]
Crossrail’s delays and a drop in passenger numbers have left TfL with a growing debt headache
Sunday, 09 September 2018
BBC News
- Northern and South Western rail workers strike over guardsA 24-hour walkout is affecting rail services on the Northern and South Western networks.
The Independent
- Mother and child survive fall on to London Underground tracks after train passes over them'Amazingly, none of them were seriously hurt'
The Scotsman
- Heatwave derails Harry Potter train trips at Christmas Hundreds of passengers booked on Christmas trips aboard the steam train made famous by Harry Potter have had them cancelled because of the summer heatwave.
The Telegraph
- Public would rather spend £56 billion HS2 fund on NHS, Telegraph poll findsublic opposition to the Government's £56 billion high speed rail scheme significantly outweighs support in most areas of the country, according to a new poll.
- It's time to scrap HS2It’s hard to think of a more over-priced, underwhelming project than High Speed 2 (HS2). A new poll finds that a plurality of the public is against it: 38 to 26 per cent, with opposition much higher in some regions.
Times Online
- Family cheat death in Baker Street Tube ‘miracle’ [subscription]A child watched in horror at Baker Street as its mother, father and sibling crouched below an oncoming train
- Mind the huge gap on Tube funding [subscription]Crossrail’s delays and a drop in passenger numbers have left TfL with a growing debt headache
Northern Echo
- 150 years since owner of Walworth Castle and his family died in Britain's worst railway disaster“THERE is ample evidence of the destruction of 10 males and 13 females, and five whose sex cannot be detected,” reported the Darlington & Stockton Times 150 years ago.
Other Regional Press
- Readers letter - Great new Thurrock Council is supporting Thames Gateway TramlinkIt is a positive development that Thurrock Council is discussing/supporting a possible tram or light railway under the river between Grays, Dartford and Gravesend (Thames Gateway Tramlink).
Rail Advent
- New look high speed train unveiled at DerbyEast Midlands Trains have unveiled the first of three newly refurbished High-Speed Trains has been unveiled in Derby this week.
Other News Sources
- Go-Ahead Rail boss David Brown given £600k bonus despite timetable blunderFATCAT train boss David Brown has seen his pay soar past £1million this year – despite being in charge of the “worst” railway firm in Britain.
- RMT workers at two rail firms striking over guards disputeRail workers at two companies are said to be solidly supporting a fresh strike in the long-running dispute over guards on trains.
- Bombardier opens high-tech rail labBombardier Transportation has opened a new 1 million-euro 1,140m2 high-tech laboratory in Mannheim, where the company will develop and test pioneering electronics systems for train control and signalling control systems.
- The misery continues for rail commuters in DorsetIt's another frustrating Saturday for rail commuters across Dorset.
- ScotRail causes anger with confusion over reusable coffee cup rulesA popular Scottish food blogger has reacted in anger after ScotRail staff refused to fill her reusable coffee cup on one of their services.
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