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Tuesday, 29 October 2024

BBC News

• Hourly rail service between Belfast and Dublin beginsFifteen services will operate in each direction between Belfast and Dublin from Mondays to Saturdays.
• Rail operator wins award for suicide preventionThe operator says its staff have made over 200 life-saving interventions over seven months.
• Rail crossing closures will 'cut town in two'Residents do not want to see their town "cut in two" by proposed longer closures of a busy level crossing, an MP has said.
• Train smoke is making us sick, say residentsFamilies living above a tourist railway believe thick acrid smoke from trains is making them ill.

The Independent

• November tube strikes: When are they and which lines are affected? Two unions are taking action next month

Times Online

• Trainline upgrades forecast for second month in a row [subscription]The online ticket seller?s shares rise nearly 10 per cent after sales grow more than expected
• Infamous ?Euston rush? to end as Network Rail allows early boarding [subscription]Passengers at the central London station are joining services up to 20 minutes early in a trial aimed at reducing stampedes

Daily Express

• Canary Islands' new £670m train line that will cut down traffic between two Tenerife townsTenerife's new £670m South Railway set to slash travel times and ease traffic congestion between Costa Adeje and San Isidro by 2031.
• The incredible plan to link UK to four major European cities by high speed trainsThe project is aiming to expand Europe's rail network and provide a faster and more sustainable way to travel between the UK and the continent.

Birmingham Post

• Surge in digital rail ticket sales prompts Trainline to increase financial forecasts, shares jump 10.6%The British ticket seller also revised revenue guidance upwards to between 11 and 13 per cent, compared to a range of seven to 11 per cent growth before

Liverpool Echo

• Northern apologises as it's branded 'incompetent' for cancelling all trains from Merseyside stationThe train operator did not run a single service from the station on Sunday

Cambridge News

• Work continues at Cambridge South as station on track for openingIt is hoped the station will have direct trains to a number of UK destinations

Other Regional Press

• Warning issued to customers over fewer trains running this weekFewer trains will be running between Oxford and London today and tomorrow.

Other News Sources

• Plans for transport interchange at Milford Haven railway stationPembrokeshire County Council?s Cabinet has agreed an additional ?1.4m of capital funding, alongside grant funding, to support a Milford Haven Public Transport Interchange.