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Wednesday, 05 June 2024

BBC News

• Road to rail incentive for port customers extendedThe owner of Southampton’s container terminal is aiming to increase rail’s market share to 40% by 2026.

The Independent

• Across France for £1.35 per day: A new deal for young rail travellersTrain Talk: Summer promotion emulates Germany’s post-pandemic transport offer – but with an age limit

The Telegraph

• Axing paper rail tickets may make travel impossible for millions, campaigners warn. [subscription]Northern Rail causes uproar among age and disability groups by predicting death of orange ’magstripes’

i News

• The picturesque seaside towns reconnected by Scotland’s new £116m railwayScotland’s first new railway in almost a decade has reconnected coastal communities that have been without a rail link for more than 50 years

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Horton Railway station's new cafe bar set to open this weekendA NEW cafe-bar is set to open at Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station on Saturday - and is set to become a firm favourite with both railway enthusiasts and walkers of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.

Doncaster Free Press

• 4,000 sign petition calling for Doncaster Sheffield Airport airspace to be reinstatedDoncaster businessman Mark Chadwick, who has led the public fight to re-open Doncaster Sheffield Airport, launched the fresh petition as moves to return planes to the skies above the city continue.

Rail Magazine

• Mainline train runs under in-cab signalling in UK firstA digitally signalled train has successfully run on an intercity mainline route for the first time in the UK.

Railway Gazette

• Haigh confirms open access operators’ role in Labour’s rail plansUK: ’Open access operators like these will play a role in the future of our railways under Labour’, Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said when she officially opened Hull Trains’ Learning & Development Academy.
• National Rail ticket buying options added to Google search resultsUK: Google has worked with B2B ticket retailing technology company SilverRail to make it easier for people planning journeys in the UK to buy train tickets from search results.

Other News Sources

• Driving change: Hull Trains celebrates new era in training tomorrow’s talentUK open access operator Hull Trains have started a new era with training schemes, garnering talent from local communities.
• DP World aims for 40 per cent rail freight at Southampton PortDP World is encouraging freight owners to transport their goods via rail in a bid to lower its carbon footprint
• Transport for Wales removes Penarth service from Rhymney lineTRANSPORT for Wales has removed new trains from the Penarth line after a year in service.