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Monday, 18 March 2019

BBC News

• Hong Kong subway trains collide amid new signal system trialsTwo subway trains have collided during a new signal system test in Hong Kong, halting services and threatening travel disruption for millions of commuters.
• Birmingham Moor Street Station regeneration plans revealedDesigns which aim to "future-proof" a Birmingham railway station have been revealed.
• Eurostar tells customers 'don't travel'Paris to London services are severely disrupted by industrial action by French customs officers.

The Guardian

• How can Southern Rail charge two prices for the same journey?For some time Southern Railway has offered off-peak day-return tickets from Christ’s Hospital (near Horsham, West Sussex) to London Victoria for £23.10, alongside a super off-peak for just £16.20, on Saturdays and Sundays with no time restrictions on either
• London railway station to be renamed Tottenham HotspurTfL says change is subject to public consultation but football club appears to be telling partners decision is made

The Telegraph

• Stop Grayling meddling with the railways, say train industry leaders [Subscription]ail leaders will this week call for a new independent watchdog that will allow Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, to take a back seat from meddling with the country’s ­beleaguered train network.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Furious ScotRail passengers slam ‘appalling’ Borders Railway cancellationsAngry ScotRail passengers condemned the cancellation of ten trains on the Borders Railway today as among the worst disruption since it re-opened.

London Evening Standard

• Eurostar delays: Another day of travel woe as French customs workers strikeEurostar services were delayed again today amid ongoing industrial action by French customs staff.
• White Hart Lane station 'set to be renamed Tottenham Hotspur'White Hart Lane station is reportedly set to be renamed after Tottenham Hotspur FC.

Bucks Free Press

• ‘HS2 project is not yet inevitable’Travellers on the A413 cannot fail to notice the latest addition to the Chiltern Hills - a bare, angular pyramid of clay and chalk beside the roundabout at Great Missenden.

Other Regional Press

• Passengers making fewer journeys with troubled train operator NorthernNew figures show fall in number of journeys made on Northern franchise

The Business Desk

• Moor Street’s ‘once-in-a-generation’ transformation unveiledNew images of plans to transform of Birmingham Moor Street station have been revealed by West Midlands Rail Executive.

Other News Sources

• HS2 plans waste heat recovery schemeEngineers for HS2 Ltd are looking at tapping heat from the brakes and engines of high speed trains for a district heating scheme.
• Historic Ironbridge railway crossing gates work approvedThe final step in the replacement of historic Ironbridge railway level crossing gates has been taken after a planning application was granted.