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The move is not related to Brexit, but means UK rail journeys will no longer be covered by Interrail passes.
Rail firms could seek costs after government scraps franchise bidding
The Department for Transport (DfT) insists there is no recourse for the rail firms as they enter into the bidding process at their own risk.
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Thursday, 08 August 2019
BBC News
- Paddington station: Commuter gets £27k for 'possible pigeon poo slip'Figures reveal details of nearly £1m worth of compensation payouts by Network Rail over five years.
- UK pushed out of Interrail scheme after disputeThe move is not related to Brexit, but means UK rail journeys will no longer be covered by Interrail passes.
The Guardian
- UK train operators to pull out of InterrailIndustry will also leave Eurail scheme for non-EU visitors in move described as shocking
The Independent
- UK to leave European Interrail scheme at the end of 2019'This is not linked to our membership of the EU'
The Telegraph
- Scrapping bids for Southeastern rail franchise costs train companies £50m [subscription]rain companies are facing a near-£50m bill after the Government ripped up the bidding process for one of the UK's biggest rail franchises, amid suggestions that the “ghost of Grayling” continues to loom over the beleaguered sector.
Times Online
- The Times view on the privatised rail network: National Fail [subscription]A contest to run a busy rail service has been axed. The new government must prove to sceptical passengers why a privatised network still makes sense
- ScotRail accused of failing elderly passengers by charging for toilets [subscription]A pensioners’ charity has criticised rail bosses for backtracking on plans to stop charging the public to use station lavatories.
- Railway changes signalled after minister scraps Southeastern franchise contest [subscription]The future of the privatised rail system has been thrown into doubt after the government scrapped a competition to run one of the busiest commuter lines.
- UK pulls out of Interrail scheme in dispute over money [subscription]Passengers with a European-wide Interrail ticket will be barred from using it in the UK after British rail companies pulled out of the 47-year-old scheme.
City AM
- Rail firms could seek costs after government scraps franchise bidding The Department for Transport (DfT) insists there is no recourse for the rail firms as they enter into the bidding process at their own risk.
Labour Party
- Shapps continues Grayling’s disastrous rail policy: DfT cancels Southeastern franchise competition – Rachael Maskell respondsRachael Maskell MP, Labour’s Shadow Rail Minister, commenting on the DfT cancelling the Southeastern franchise competition and directly awarding the franchise to incumbent operator Govia, said:
London Evening Standard
- Interrail latest: Britain to withdraw from train scheme which lets tourists traverse Europe with one ticketBritish train companies will no longer be part of the Interrail and Eurail ticket schemes which let tourists traverse Europe with just one pass.
Sheffield Star
- Platform announcement mix-up means rail users get incorrect warning when fast trains zoom through Meadowhall station in Sheffield: ‘It’s not safe for passengers’Rail passengers in Sheffield say their safety is at risk – because of incorrect loudspeaker announcements at Meadowhall station.
North Wales Live
- The UK's being kicked out of the Interrail scheme - but they say it's nothing to do with BrexitThe decision comes following a dispute between the Rail Delivery Group, who represent UK train operations, and the Eurail Group
Other Regional Press
- Full steam ahead for Luton Station Action Group as campaign to save train services steps up its gameMomentum is building around a campaign group aiming to stop train services being pulled from Luton station in favour of Harpenden. Luton Borough Council’s deputy leader Cllr Sian Timoney set up the group after Govia Thameslink (GTR) launched a consultation to increase services at Harpenden Station by removing stops at Luton.
- Renton is 'least safe station' in Dumbarton and the ValeAccording to statistics obtained by the Reporter through a Freedom of Information request, by the end of June seven violent crimes and two sexual assaults had been recorded at the station during 2018/19.
- Plans for new rail station back on trackA new planning application for a railway station at Marsh Barton will be submitted at the start of 2020, Devon County Council has announced.
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