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Saturday, 04 February 2012

BBC News

• Bicycle trains 'to boost tourism'Trials are due to take place using a pedal-powered train on a disused rail line in Gwynedd as a way to boost tourism.
• Derailment disruption continuesTravel disruption is continuing following the derailment of a freight train engine on the West Coast mainline in Bletchley.

The Telegraph

• Train services disrupted by derailmentTrain services on one of the country's key routes were disrupted after a freight engine was derailed at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire.

Network Rail

• UPDATE: WEST COAST MAIN LINE DISRUPTION FOLLOWING DERAILMENT

Birmingham Mail

• Owner of eyesore Moseley tram depot given ultimatumTHE owner of a crumbling landmark tram depot has been given a year to put it right or face legal action.
• Midland commuters face delays after freight train derailmentA freight train derailment caused major disruption to travellers on one of Britain's busiest rail lines today.

Liverpool Echo

• Merseyrail guard manslaughter charge over Georgia Varley death at James Street StationA MERSEYRAIL guard was today charged with manslaughter over the death of Wirral teenager Georgia Varley at Liverpool's James Street train station.

London Evening Standard

• MPs denounce rail chiefs over 'reward for failure'Rail bosses came under massive pressure to take zero bonuses, as commuter belt MPs and a transport minister condemned their

Manchester Evening News

• Major rail disruption on West Coast line between Manchester and London after train derailsA derailed train has blocked the West Coast rail line between Manchester and London, causing major disruption for commuters travelling to and from the capital.

Metro

• Network Rail bosses attacked by transport secretary over bonusesBonus packages of up to £340,000 to Network Rail bosses were have been branded 'unacceptable' by transport secretary Justine Greening.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Fear early and late trains could be cutTrain services in the Black Country and Staffordshire could be cut when the deal to run the West Coast Main Line is renewed later this year, it emerged today.
• Replacement trams to be built in SpainNew trams rolling through the Black Country will be built in Spain, it was announced today.

Other Regional Press

• Major delays after train derailsPassengers are facing major delays after a train derailed causing significant damage...

Global Rail News

• Train derailment causes travel chaosUpdate: The Up and Down Slow lines have been re-opened and Network Rail are working to restore full service on the fast lines as ‘soon as possible’. A locomotive derailed at Bletchley on the West Coast Main Line last night. The train caused travel chaos for commuters this morning as no trains can run between [...]
• Eurotunnel revenue up in 2011Groupe Eurotunnel has said its revenue in 2011 increased by 16% to €844.8 million. In the Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel Shuttles sustained a revenue growth of 10%. Eurostar services saw a growth of 2% and carried almost 9.7 million passengers in 2011. A total of almost 19 million people and 17.7 million tonnes of freight were [...]
• Refurbished Marks Tey station opensThe new and upgraded Marks Tey station was opened last week by Essex County Council. National Express East Anglia ‘rebuilt and transformed’ the station with a £2.2m investment as part of the National Stations Improvements Programme. The rebuilt station has a new access ramp and stairs up to the widened London bound platform with new [...]
• Platform promise for PeterboroughMore platforms and a new ticket hall feature in a £43m plan to upgrade Peterborough station. The redevelopment heralds longer, more frequent trains and anticipates a surge in passenger volume. Four million people a year use the station and this number is expected to double over the next 25 years. Says Phil Verster, Network Rail [...]
• Northern Hub plans promotedPeople across the north of England want to see more railways and better services. Network Rail™s biggest ever consultation exercise in the north promoted plans for the Northern Hub and a vision for rail investment across the region. If fully funded the Hub would allow faster, more frequent journeys. It includes the Ordsall Chord, a [...]
• Plans to take high speed rail to Liverpool ˜quiety dropped™The Liverpool Daily Post has claimed that plans to take a high speed rail line to the edge of Liverpool ‘have been quiet dumped, apparently to save money’. High Speed Two was ‘expected to run at its top speed’ to Manchester and then slow down to run through Liverpool Lime Street. The news agency claims that [...]