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Caledonian Sleeper: Passengers stranded in Preston after train breaks down
Passengers using the troubled Caledonian Sleeper connecting Scotland with London have suffered another train breakdown that has left them stranded. The overnight service from Edinburgh and Glasgow to London Euston came to an abrupt halt at Preston “due to a technical fault” – with travellers told they must spend a further £179.50 to reach the English capital by train.
North must show united front over high speed rail
HIGH speed rail is absolutely essential for our region if it is to realise its economic potential in the years and decades ahead.
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- Serco criticised after Caledonian Sleeper passengers strandedA union has called for Serco to be stripped of the Caledonian Sleeper contract after stranded passengers were told to buy new tickets to London.
- UK power cut: Ofgem demands answers over blackout chaosOfgem says National Grid must provide an urgent report, as train disruption goes into a second day.
- Major power failure affects homes and transportHundreds of people remain stranded in London after faulty generators caused power cuts in England and Wales.
The Guardian
- Transport chaos across England and Wales after major power cutsEnergy watchdog Ofgem warns it could take ‘enforcement action’ over the outage
The Herald
- No aspiration on transportWHAT Colin C Maclean writes anent Transport Scotland and its failings over the creation of a Dalmeny chord to obviate the continuing problems of Winchburgh Tunnel (Letters, August 9) should come as no surprise to those of us determined that Scotland requires a rail system fit for the 21st century.
- Station protests planned for Edinburgh next week amid rail fare increaseThe biggest rail workers' union is planning a series of protests on the day higher rail fares are set to be announced.
The Independent
- Caledonian Sleeper: Passengers stranded in Preston after train breaks downPassengers using the troubled Caledonian Sleeper connecting Scotland with London have suffered another train breakdown that has left them stranded. The overnight service from Edinburgh and Glasgow to London Euston came to an abrupt halt at Preston “due to a technical fault” – with travellers told they must spend a further £179.50 to reach the English capital by train.
The Scotsman
- Outraged passengers told to buy new tickets after Caledonian Sleeper service from Scotland cancelledThe overhauled Caledonian Sleeper service has been hit by another breakdown, with the Glasgow/Edinburgh to London service cancelled this morning.
Birmingham Mail
- These train stations will now charge £15-a-week for commuters to parkWest Midlands Railway is introducing car parking fees as of August 18 amid a £1billion investment scheme
London Evening Standard
- UK power cuts: Generator meltdown sparks travel chaos as mass power outage affects London, south east, midlands and the north west+++ Nearly 1,000,000 people lost power +++ Trains in and out of London hit by cancellations +++ British Transport Police sent to London hubs to help with
- Rail workers set for series of protests across the UK as higher train fares are announcedThe biggest rail workers' union is planning a series of protests on the day higher rail fares are set to be announced.
- Kings Cross closure: 'Mayhem' at London rail station as power outage prompts it to shutMajor power outage sparks travel chaos across the UK
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor's bid for £6bn underground station could delay arrival of high speed rail in the NorthGreater Manchester metro mayor Andy Burnham has refused to support plans for the £39bn Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) scheme connecting the great cities of the North because it includes a surface extension to Piccadilly station to accommodate high speed rail rather than an underground station.
Yorkshire Post
- North must show united front over high speed rail HIGH speed rail is absolutely essential for our region if it is to realise its economic potential in the years and decades ahead.
Other Regional Press
- New Hanborough station building 'will reduce A40 congestion'A KEY rail station is now staffed for the first time in 53 years after a new £315,000 building opened yesterday.
- Call for north-east rail line to be reopenedA north-east MSP has written to the Transport Secretary calling on him to consider reopening a rail line in the region.
- Take a trip to the past on a vintage train travelling through the Metropolitan line.Passengers can re-live the 1950s thanks to the London Transport Museum, with the opportunity to commute the Metropolitan line route on a 1950s ex British Rail 4TC coaches.
- New trains won't come to all East Anglia's rural services until next yearNew trains are unlikely to be introduced to all Greater Anglia's rural and regional lines until next year - despite growing complaints about overcrowding and services that are too short.
Other News Sources
- Hammersmith's abandoned London Underground station which wasn't ever neededMany of the oddities on the London Underground have very sensible explanations as to why they were built.
- Serco should be stripped of Sleeper service after stranded passengers forced to pay for tickets to LondonTSSA has called for Serco to be stripped of the Caledonian Sleeper service after stranded passengers were told they would need buy new tickets to London.
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