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Sunday, 23 December 2018

BBC News

• Christmas: Rail passengers face disruption entering or leaving WalesTravellers between Wales and London, Cheltenham or England's south coast affected.

The Scotsman

• Rail chiefs defend pay rise for ScotRail boss amid performance criticismRail chiefs have defended a 2 per cent pay increase for the head of the ScotRail Alliance with Network Rail despite its poor performance.

Bristol Live

• 'Christmas ruined' for people living by train station as 24 hour works start"I have complained about the noise 70 times."

Kent Online

• Look around the eerie and abandoned Lydd Town Railway Station decades after it closedThe graffiti-ridden station is silent and surrounded by overgrowth

Rail Advent

• Northern gains backing for independent inquiry over RMT Guard disputeOn Wednesday, 19th December 2018, Northern announced that it had formally written to ACAS, asking for it to use its powers to launch an independent inquiry into the issues at the heart of the RMT Union’s long-running dispute with Northern, over the role of the on-train Guard.

The Business Desk

• Early warning on disruption for rail passengersPassengers travelling between Crewe and Manchester are being advised to plan ahead as work to replace a bridge over the West Coast main line will ramp up in early 2019.

Other News Sources

• Work on a 600km walking and cycling network in Liverpool beginsMetro Mayor Steve Rotheram and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority have approved the £8.3 million funding for the first 55km phase of the network.
• Elland Railway Station could provide Grand Central link to LondonIt is expected 400,000 passengers a year will use the new £18m Elland Railway Station
• St Rollox: Fears over future of rail works after jobs advertised at sister siteFURTHER concerns have been raised about the proposed closure of a Glasgow railway works aftersimilar roles were advertised at a sister site.
• New Govia train timetable met with mixed responseSome commuters in North Herts have given a “hesitant thumbs up”, while others remain disappointed in further rail timetable changes which were implemented last Monday.