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Wednesday, 17 April 2019

BBC News

• Rail fault causes severe travel disruption on LNER trainsTrain services on a major route were disrupted when 10 electric locomotives were damaged by faulty electric cables.
• Funding secured to finish Llangollen railway steam projectMoney needed to complete 45-year project to build a railway line between two Denbighshire towns has been raised, volunteers have said.
• London Underground strike action threatened by RMT unionTransport for London say it is continuing to talk with trade unions in disputes over pay and jobs.

The Guardian

• Extinction Rebellion vows to disrupt London rail and tube linesClimate protesters warn they will escalate action despite almost 300 arrests in capital

The Herald

• Rail Review adviser backs wholesale devolution of networkAN adviser to the biggest overhaul of UK rail services in a generation has backed the wholesale devolution of the Scottish rail network.

Times Online

• Bus and train protests damage climate change fight, says London mayor Sadiq Khan [subscription]Sadiq Khan has condemned plans to severely disrupt the London Underground today as part of protests that have caused 500,000 bus passengers’ journeys to be cancelled.

Sky News

• Climate change protesters to target London Tube servicesCampaigners are to target the London Underground system as demonstrations continue in the capital aimed at forcing action on climate change.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• The mistake which led to a train crashing through a level crossing has been revealedInvestigators said it was lucky that no vehicles were passing at the time of the crash

London Evening Standard

• Extinction Rebellion activists set to cause Tube chaos for millions of commutersExtinction Rebellion climate protesters have confirmed plans to cause Tube chaos for millions of commuters on the London Underground.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• LNER tells customers NOT to travel at all today (Tuesday) - including from Leeds stationLondon North Eastern Railway (LNER), which runs trains between Leeds and London, is advising customers not to travel today - due to faulty trains.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Stagecoach and MPs demand answers in dispute over 'staggering' pensions fund deficit and rail franchise controversy MPs have asked The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to reveal the extent of the “substantial” deficit in the Railways Pensions Scheme and provide an “urgent solution” after Stagecoach threatened legal action over its three spurned franchise bids. Stagecoach’s lawyers have...

Other News Sources

• ScotRail's disgrace: 14 services cancelled today on Fife CircleA DISGRACEFUL 14 services from the capital to Fife have been cancelled today (Tuesday).
• Vandals and thieves at Leeds stations cause almost TWO DAYS worth of delaysVandalism and theft at Leeds stations caused considerable disruption for passengers within 12 months