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The Yorkshire Post says: Rail fare increase should be put on hold as MPs lose patience with Chris Grayling over failures
NOT for the first time, Chris Grayling stands accused by Yorkshire MPs of having ‘a tin ear’ when it comes to the unacceptable state of the North’s railways after Wakefield’s Mary Creagh suggested that it would be quicker to cycle from her constituency to Scarborough than rely upon the trains.
Friday, 23 November 2018
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- South Lakes MP calls for plans to hike rail fares to be scrappedSouth Lakes MP Tim Farron will table a motion in the House of Commons this week, calling on the Government to shelve plans for a 3.2% rise in rail ticket prices in the New Year.
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The Independent
- Rail chaos: train firms need to make proper payouts when things go wrong‘I am no fan of “compensation culture”. But in this context it just might help’
Daily Record
- Rail commuters face longer journeys with changes to Scotrail timetableCommuters hit out this week over changes to the Dunblane-Stirling-Edinburgh rail service, claiming journeys will generally take longer.
The Mirror
- Railway company plans to close station - then it discovers who only customer isRailway bosses wanted to shut the station as it was hardly being used, until they made an important discovery
Bolton News
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London Evening Standard
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Morning Star
- Transport secretary accused of suffering from ‘tin ear’ over rail in NorthBUNGLING Transport Secretary Chris Grayling was accused of suffering from “tin ear” and “memory loss” today when he told the Commons that rail services in northern England were improving.
Northern Echo
- Multi-million pound investment in Darlington and Middlesbrough stations is on track By Graeme Hetherington graemeecho Chief Reporter (Tees Valley) STATION INVESTMENT: Plans redevelop Darlington railway station moving forward STATION INVESTMENT: Plans rTees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is looking to approve a request that will provide £25 million for Darlington station and £20 million to fully fund the redevelopment of Middlesbrough station.
Yorkshire Post
- The Yorkshire Post says: Rail fare increase should be put on hold as MPs lose patience with Chris Grayling over failuresNOT for the first time, Chris Grayling stands accused by Yorkshire MPs of having ‘a tin ear’ when it comes to the unacceptable state of the North’s railways after Wakefield’s Mary Creagh suggested that it would be quicker to cycle from her constituency to Scarborough than rely upon the trains.
Other Regional Press
- Welwyn Hatfield’s MP joins forces to demand rail fare freezeWelwyn Hatfield’s MP has joined a chorus of Conservative MPs aiming to stop a hike in rail fares next year.
- Hull to be centre of trial that could see big changes to north's rail networkThe scheme plans to replace traditional paper train tickets with smartcards, allowing passengers to buy season tickets on the new cards
Rail Technology Magazine
- Crossrail could need even more bailout cash as Khan lashes out at 'unfit' governanceThe capital’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has revealed that the delayed and financially troubled Crossrail project will need even more cash injections in a move the London Assembly claim could have “calamitous” consequences. In a letter sent to the head of the National Audit Office...
- Council voices several 'critical' objections to East West Rail Phase 2 plansA county council has expressed a number of issues deemed “unacceptable” and “critical” relating to Network Rail’s application for a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) to build East West Rail (EWR) Phase 2 – stretching from Bicester to Bedford. In a report...
- Transport spending in London double that of the north since launch of Northern PowerhouseGovernment spending on transport in London has risen to twice as much per person compared to the north since the launch of the Northern Powerhouse, new analysis has found. Statistics analysed by influential think tank IPPR North found that while the capital has seen a £326-per-person surge...
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