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Saturday, 27 November 2021

BBC News

• Tube strike: 60% of London Underground services runningDrivers on six lines are taking part in a 24-hour walkout which means only 60% of services can run.

The Independent

• London Tube strike - latest: Victoria and Jubilee among lines disrupted during Friday rush hourFollow our blog for updates

Times Online

• ScotRail ‘needs bums on seats’ as revenue dips [Subscription]ScotRail needs to get “bums back on seats” after the train operator’s revenue fell by more than £100 million a year during the Covid pandemic, its managing director has said.
• ScotRail ‘needs bums on seats’ as revenue dips [Subscription]ScotRail needs to get “bums back on seats” after the train operator’s revenue fell by more than £100 million a year during the Covid pandemic, its managing director has said.

Daily Record

• Train hits trampoline during Storm Arwen as Scots told to tie down garden itemsScotrail are urging residents to check their garden furniture is tied down after the trampoline was blown onto the tracks in Fife.

Mail Online

• Southern Rail operator could be forced to pay £73million in compensation over boundary faresCampaigners claim more than 3million Govia Thameslink Railway passengers have 'double paid' for parts of their travel and are taking their case to the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

The York Press

• Plan to revamp York railway station moves forwardPLANS to transform the front of York railway station have taken another step forward.
• I HOPE Julian Sturdy's suggestion that York is 'oven ready' for the proposed Great British Railways HQ does better than the Prime Minister's promises of an oven-ready Brexit deal and social care plan.

Leeds Live

• LNER issues urgent warning advising train passengers not to travel all weekend as Storm Arwen sweeps inStorm Arwen's gale force winds have led to major disruption across the entire rail network

Other Regional Press

• Storm Arwen: Travel chaos as part of East Coast mainline to close and passengers advised not to travelTickets for services over the weekend will be valid on trains early next week

Other News Sources

• Southern Rail faces claims of up to £73m after millions allegedly overchargedA RAIL giant is facing a multi-million pound legal case amid claims passengers were routinely overcharged for train fares.