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Tuesday, 13 October 2015

The Scotsman

• Glasgow Crossrail: Will the 'missing link' be built?IT'S long been a source of frustration for passengers who face walking across town in order to change trains.

The Telegraph

• Villagers forced to take seven mile detour after listed level crossing closes over safety fearsA scheme to repair and renew a Grade II-listed level crossing in Sussex has been rejected, closing the crossing and forcing locals to take a 7-mile detour

London Evening Standard

• Camden Town station could get a new entrance to ease crowdsTransport bosses today unveiled ambitious new plans to transform one of north London's busiest Tube stations.

Wales Online

• This shed is one of the last surviving examples of a Brunel-style Goods Shed left in Wales The Llanelli Railway Goods Shed Trust is making a bid to rejuvenate the building as a community hub and storage centre

Blackpool Gazette

• Train toilets bring most complaintsToilets on trains run by First TransPennine Express have generated a greater volume of complaints than any other rail company in the UK.

Railnews

• Level crossing upgrade hits deadlock A bid to upgrade the gates at a 'high risk' level crossing in Sussex has fallen foul of planning laws, and Network Rail has written a letter of apology to local residents who have been protesting that the road has now been closed for several weeks. Although Network Rail sought planning permission to upgrade the crossing in June and then closed the road on 25 September, Lewes District Council refused permission a few days later, saying that the modernisation would cause 'substantial harm to the significance of the signal box'.