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Some 5,000 passengers who made claims against the airline between January and September are still waiting to be paid.

To cut congestion on Friday evenings, the rail firm removes restrictions on trains from London Euston.

Stranraer rail service back in service after two monthsTrains between Stranraer and Ayr were cancelled after a building next to Ayr station was deemed unsafe.
Virgin Trains scraps Friday afternoon peak faresTo cut congestion on Friday evenings, the rail firm removes restrictions on trains from London Euston.

Living near tram stop costs tenants €3,600 more rent a year [Subscription]Living within 1km of a Luas stop costs 16 per cent more than living in a similar property elsewhere, a report suggests.
Rail firms urged to cut peak fares to ease overcrowding after Virgin trial [Subscription]Train operators have come under pressure to scrap restrictions on services at peak times on Friday evening to ease overcrowding and let passengers make early weekend getaways.

TfL Tube strike threat over Christmas in dispute over driver safetyTube drivers today threatened industrial action in the run-up to Christmas in a row over train security.
Virgin scraps Friday peak tickets to ease overcrowdingVirgin Trains has scrapped its Friday afternoon peak restrictions from Euston to ease overcrowding and enable weekend getaways to start earlier.
TfL Tube and London Overground stations transform to mark WWI centenary Tube and Overground stations across London have been transformed today to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

Virgin Trains scraps Friday afternoon peak restrictions from London Euston to ManchesterThe huge difference in many peak and off-peak fares previously led to huge demand for the first Friday night off-peak trains

Bid to trial shuttle link from Taunton to West Somerset Railway IT was standing room only at Minehead Old Hospital on Tuesday night as residents packed in to the first public meeting of the Minehead Rail Link Group (MRLG).
REVEALED: Multi-million pound revamp to transform Taunton Station RAIL travellers arriving at Taunton Station will get a better first impression of the town under planned multi-million pound improvement proposals.

EU Commission sends out antitrust warning over Siemens-Alstom mergerThe EU Commission has sent a series of objections to Siemens and Alstom over their plans for a European railway merger, increasing the possibility of substantial asset sales needed to secure EU approval. The move by the European Union’s antitrust regulator follows the opening of a...
Council launches campaign to extend Crossrail to Southend-on-SeaA council campaign to get Crossrail extended to Southend and for a further river crossing east of the Lower Thames crossing has been kick-started. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has unveiled its five-year draft plan outlining its ambitions for the region, featuring the launch of a campaign to...
Virgin Trains abandons Friday afternoon peak restrictions to reduce mass overcrowdingVirgin Trains has scrapped Friday afternoon peak-hour restrictions after the company found it reduced congestion on key services during a 13-week trial. It said restrictions on train travel leaving London after 15:00 and before 18:45 will be removed permanently from 2 November. The train...