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Saturday, 23 March 2019

BBC News

• London Waterloo: South Western Railway delays as works overrunPassengers into London Waterloo are being disrupted after engineering works overran.
• Men 'riding freight train' found dead on Hackney Wick lineTwo men found dead on the train tracks in east London suffered serious electrical burns, police say.

ITV News

• £4m safety project keeps trains online in west Cumbria A £4 million project is underway above the coastal railway line, near Whitehaven in west Cumbria.

The Guardian

• Tottenham Hotspur station? Some hate it, but branding the railways is nothing newFrom Daimler Halt to Singer station, corporate giants of the past left their imprint on the transport network

City AM

• Brexit march London 2019: Londoners warned to avoid key Tube stationsTransport for London (TfL) has warned commuters to avoid 13 key Tube stations across the capital ahead of People's Vote Brexit march.

Daily Record

• Plan to move railway station sparks worry as potential shift is branded ‘crazy’Concerns were raised this week after plans surfaced on moving Bridge of Allan’s historic railway station to the Cornton area.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Leader comment: Better late than never for ScotRail ScotRail has promised to invest around £18 million to help deliver “significant improvements” to its service - well it couldn’t get much worse.

London Evening Standard

• Two men electrocuted and killed while on top of moving freight train, police sayTwo men who were electrocuted and died on a railway in east London were likely on top of a moving freight train wagon before they died, police have said.
• Brexit March London travel: TfL warns commuters to avoid 13 key Tube stops ahead of rallyPeople travelling to central London on Saturday have been warned to avoid 13 Tube stations ahead of the People's Vote Brexit march.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Government gives ‘hugely important’ £208m Belfast Transport Hub the green lightA new £208m Belfast Transport Hub with major rail and bus connections has been granted planning permission by the Department of Infrastructure.
• New to-the-minute measures for train punctuality introduced to tackle delaysNew measures of train punctuality are to be released by train operators and Network Rail next month in a bid to improve performance. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) announced the new ‘on time’ standards which will record train times to the minute at every stop, and called them the...