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Sunday, 12 January 2020

BBC News

• South Wales Metro: What happens until it is up and running?A congestion charge and better bus services are suggested as solutions until the Metro launches.
• 'Split ticket' rail fares to go mainstream say expertsBuying individual tickets for portions of the same journey can be cheaper, but has been

The Scotsman

• Emergency exit windows locked on SleeperPassengers who have suffered an ever-lengthening catalogue of problems on the months-old new Caledonian Sleeper fleet have been hit with yet another – emergency exit windows being locked shut.

Mail Online

• Top adviser to Boris Johnson urges him to axe HS2 in the SouthBoris Johnson is under intense pressure from one of his most influential advisers to scrap the southern leg of HS2 and instead plough the money into rail services in the new Tory ‘heartlands’ of the North.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Extending Edinburgh's tram and transforming George Street 'uncosted and reheated ideas'Politicians and campaigners have been mixed in their reaction to Edinburgh City Council's plans to encourage more people to use public transport in a 10-year vision.

Manchester Evening News

• Train conductor catches fare-dodger using the most genius logicA fare dodger who reportedly told a train conductor porkies to get out of paying for his full journey was caught out by his own SANDWICH.

Yorkshire Post

• Why Siemens boss Finbarr Dowling believes East Yorkshire can become a global railway epicentreThe business leader behind plans for a multi-million pound railway factory in Yorkshire has claimed he wants to replicate the success of one of the region’s pioneering engineering developments.

Cambridge News

• Rail travellers to get cheaper tickets with nifty new Trainline toolThe company said the new feature could save UK rail travellers millions of pounds

Wirral Globe

• State-of-the-art trains and grand leisure centre promised for WirralSTATE-of-the-art trains and a grand leisure centre are promised to accommodate the tens of thousands of people set to arrive in Wirral over the next 15 years.

Other Regional Press

• Old Hill tunnel to undergo £2 million upgradeA HISTORIC rail tunnel in Old Hill is to undergo a £2 million repair programme in a bid to secure its future for years to come.
• Weymouth-Waterloo line trains refurbished after South Western Railway investmentPassengers on the Weymouth-Waterloo line can now enjoy a more stylish and comfortable journey with access to 'state-of-the-art' features after trains were refurbished.

British Trams Online

• Ian Longworth back in charge at Isle of Man TransportAt the end of 2018 it was announced that Isle of Man Director of Transport Ian Longworth would be stepping down from his role as he started to prepare for retirement with a reduced hours job to manage Department of Infrastructure major capital projects. But fast forward 12 months and Mr Longworth is heading back to his old role – retirement seemingly put on the back burner!
• Heaton Park Tramway win Tramway of the Year as Isle of Man also wins big in Tram of the YearThere can be no denying that 2019 was a challenging year for the volunteers at the Heaton Park Tramway with the theft of overhead wires in September bringing a temporary halt to operations but following on from industry help and a resumption in services just a month later they have now been rewarded by readers of British Trams Online with the accolade of Tramway of the Year in the annual Tram of the Year contest.

Other News Sources

• Network Rail blames climate change for five Surrey landslips in two weeks Landslips have taken place at Epsom, Guildford, Godstone and over the border in Liss and East Grinstead
• Tales of Surrey's abandoned railway stations — and where to find them Much of the county's rich railway heritage once used by thousands of passengers has been left behind