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Sunday, 15 September 2024

BBC News

• Farewell tour marks end of the line for 1970s trainsOne of Merseyrails 1970s trains is set to begin a farewell tour ahead of the fleet being retired.

Financial Times

• Delayed Transpennine rail upgrade reviewed again ahead of BudgetElectrification of Manchester-Leeds route being studied for potential cost savings

The Independent

• Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta leaving 2 dead, 29 injuredTwo passenger trains have collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta, killing at least two people

i News

• Greater Anglia and West Midlands on course to be first nationalised under LabourRail bosses say 'rushing' to nationalisation 'is a political decision that offers few practical benefits for passengers'

Mail Online

• At least three people are killed - including two children - and more than 40 injured as passenger trains collide in Egypt's Nile DeltaThe horror crash happened in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country's railway authority said in a statement.

Sheffield Star

• Sheffield trains: New Sheffield-London King's Cross train service could launch next year, says Hull TrainsA new direct train service from Sheffield to London King?s Cross could launch by the end of next year, the operator says.

EIN News Subscription

• These are officially the 'best' European cities British tourists can visit by trainThe top selection of European city breaks which British ferrying yourself to the airport several hours early to catch a more convenient mode of transport for your next getaway. Geneva, Switzerland. The best European cities by train Bruges, Belgium