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Wednesday, 22 May 2024

BBC News

• South Western Railway increases Island Line summer servicesRail services on the Isle of Wight are set to increase for the summer. South Western Railway has announced temporary timetable changes, which will remain in place until the autumn.
• More trains could stop after £3m station upgradeA £3m upgrade to a town’s railway station could help get more trains to stop there "and not just pass [through]", a district council said.

The Scotsman

• Warning over trains on new Levenmouth line in Fife after Scottish Borders opening fiascoScotRail has been warned it would be “unforgiveable” if trains on the new Levenmouth line in Fife are insufficient to cope with passenger demand following overcrowding when the Borders Railway re-opened in 2015.

City AM

• Grand Central: Bid for 550,000 more seats on routes between London Kings Cross and the NorthArriva Group has submitted an application to the rail regulator to significantly expand capacity for its services connecting London Kings Cross to the North.

Birmingham Post

• Key West Midlands commuter route to close for repairsViaduct over the Aston Expressway is being repaired meaning part of Cross City line will close next week

The York Press

• Grand Central to run more journeys from York to LondonGrand Central has announced more train journeys from York to London as part of a northern expansion plan.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• 'Virgin were brilliant!' – Rail passengers react to news that 'far better' train service could soon return to regionCommuters across the region have jumped for the joy at plans to bring back a well-liked train service to our railway stations.

Yorkshire Post

• Queensbury Tunnel: Future of one of the country’s longest disused railway tunnels remains in doubtBradford and Halifax are barely eight miles apart – but linking the city and town was far from routine.

Cambridge News

• Barely-used railway station to get £3million upgrade The leader of Fenland District Council said he hoped the improvements would encourage more people to use the railway station

Rail Advent

• Virgin Trains Ticketing report calls for improvements in train ticket salesVirgin Trains Ticketing has issued a report calling on politicians to give passengers a better deal by reforming the retail side of rail travel.

Railway Technology

• TfL contracts Thales and Nokia for communications system renewalTransport for London (TfL) has contracted Thales and Nokia to renew its multi-services network (MSN) that supports the communications system on the London Underground.

Other News Sources

• Wales calls for the UK Government to be more ambitious with rail reformIn his first appearance at the UK Parliament Transport Committee as Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport, Ken Skates set out his three asks of the UK Government as well as his ambition for a fully integrated, efficient system which meets the needs of Welsh passengers.
• Full list of London Underground stations to receive phone signal this summer Nearly 50 London underground stations are set to have phone signal by the end of the summer as part of ongoing plans to roll out 4G and 5G across the network.
• Test tube: The tube stations experimenting with AIWe don’t yet know how AI is going to impact us but experiments in two suburban tube stations are revealing the potential, both good and bad, reports James O’Malley. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall