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- Rail review head Keith Williams hints at compensation role for regulatorThe former British Airways chief executive tasked with a full-scale review of the railways has hinted that the industry regulator could be tasked with handling compensation claims.
The National
- ScotRail in sports partnership to promote rail safety messageSCOTRAIL and basketballscotland have teamed up to promote rail safety in a scheme which will benefit more than 500 children.
Liverpool Echo
- New high-speed rail station for Liverpool city centre takes step forward - and Everton chief executive is on boardTransport leaders want to build a new high-speed line into Liverpool to connect with HS2 to London and the planned Northern Powerhouse rail line across the north
London Evening Standard
- Train services to be halved on troubled 'Goblin' Barking to Gospel Oak lineDelayed upgrades to a busy London commuter line will leave passengers
- Eurostar Brexit chaos: French customs staff 'humiliated' London studentEurostar has called for an investigation after French officials
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Better train service and faster broadband - the wish list the North of Tyne leaders want to deliverDreams of a rejuvenated train service and faster broadband in the North of Tyne have been given a boost, as the region’s leaders pledged new cash to make their ambitious wish list a reality.
Northern Echo
- New Darlington pedestrian link to station officially opensA NEW 36-metre bridge providing a vital pedestrian link from Darlington rail station was officially opened yesterday.
Other Regional Press
- £150k grant awarded to help fund Stow station house refurbPLANS to bring the former Stow rail station house back into community use have taken a step forward.
- Basingstoke MP backs plan to overhaul 'outdated and unfair' rail fare systemRADICAL plans to overhaul the UK's rail fares system have been praised by Basingstoke's MP.
- Stirling MP condemns prolonged toilet closures at stationSTIRLING MP Stephen Kerr has written to Scotrail for a second time asking for details as to why the main toilets at the city's train station have been closed for months.
Train Operators
- Rail passengers across Coventry and Warwickshire to benefit from new services and faster journey times this MayRail passengers across Coventry and Warwickshire will benefit from new services, quicker journey times, more carriages and enhanced timetables from May.
New Civil Engineer
- Spring Statement | Industry awaits rail, road and energy decisionsIndustry leaders are waiting for rail, road and energy decisions in today’s Spring Statement.
- Metro-style service mooted to connect Leeds and BradfordImplementing Northern Powerhouse Rail could unlock the potential for a metro-style service between Leeds and Bradford by upgrading existing lines, according to Bradford District Council.
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- Train companies promise improved servicesPassengers across the West Midlands will benefit from extra services, and direct trains to a range of new destinations, when West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway introduce new timetables this May.
- Shaun Bailey on Crossrail, housing and crime in Bexley and BromleyThe Tory hopeful looking to oust Sadiq Khan from City Hall next year has thrown his weight behind an extension of Crossrail through Bexley and out to Ebbsfleet.
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