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Saturday, 13 February 2016

BBC News

• Rail chaos blamed on engineering worksOvernight engineering works are blamed for train cancellations that caused chaos south of London.

Daily Express

• WATCH: Moment pregnant woman shames ‘uncaring London commuters’ who refuse to give up seatTHIS is the moment a pregnant woman who took a hidden camera on to the London Underground publicly humiliates commuters who refuse to give up designated priority seats.

Mail Online

• UK Weathyer causes commuter misery as arctic blast causes slippery railway tracks Thousands of commuters continue to be left in the lurch as trains into London and across the south east are running up to an hour late after ice on the tracks made conditions slippery and dangerous.
• Pregnant woman uses hidden camera to shame London Underground commuters Miri Michaeli Schwartz, who is a journalist for Israeli TV news service Channel 10 was stunned at the amount of people who ignored her, despite wearing a 'Baby on Board' badge.

Birmingham Mail

• Look: The vision of Victoria Square in 2019 - with trams running through heart of Birmingham Image evokes memories of when cars were allowed in city centre

London Evening Standard

• Heavily pregnant journalist takes hidden camera on Tube to shame commuters for not giving up seatsA heavily pregnant journalist took a hidden camera onto the Tube to shame commuters for not giving up their seats.
• Passengers evacuated after packed Southeastern commuter train 'shot at'A London commuter train was evacuated after reportedly being "shot at" this evening.
• Southeastern delays: Commuters forced to stand in toilets after 'omnishambles' at St PancrasPassengers faced rush hour chaos this evening as rail services failed to recover following frosty tracks in the morning.

Northern Echo

• Metro line closed this weekend A KEY junction on the Tyne and Wear Metro will be replaced this weekend, causing a 54-hour line closure.

Sleaford Standard

• Minister hears of rail line noiseThe MP for Sleaford has challenged the rail minister to compensate residents whose lives have been affected by increased rail freight traffic.

West Sussex Gazette

• RAIL UPDATE: MP has ‘lost faith’ with serviceA Sussex MP has ‘lost faith’ with a rail service provider after ‘chaos’ was reported on the line this morning (Friday February 12).

Other Regional Press

• Part of Settle to Carlisle line is shut after major landslipA stretch of the picturesque Settle to Carlisle rail line will be closed for several months after a major landslip made it unsafe.
• Train window smashed as carriage 'shot' near Dunton Green, SevenoaksA carriage was evacuated this evening after a train was 'shot at'.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Construction begins on viaduct and bridges in CheshireNetwork Rail is set to begin construction on a project to protect iconic railways bridges in Cheshire that will cost �17 million. The refurbishment aims to preserve the bridges, but it will also make the railway safer and more reliable for passengers who use the service. While the changes are being made the line will be closed from Crewe to Manchester and Sandwich to Northwich between 13th and 24th February. As part of this upgrade plan, the Grade II-listed viaducts at Holmes Chapel and Peover will be benefitting from a makeover. This will include the removal of water stains on the walls, repa...

Railnews

• Major landslip will close Settle line for months A landslip involving half a million tonnes of earth on the Settle & Carlisle line will close the route for several months 'at least', Network Rail has warned. The slip at Eden Brows, some 3km north of Armathwaite, is currently accelerating after its base was eroded by a fast-flowing river. The line had been closed three days ago after aerial surveys and ground monitoring had revealed that the embankment had moved. The area of land affected is more than 130m long and 70m wide.
• Heathrow Crossrail levy plan sparks clash with DfT A plan to charge Transport for London for running Crossrail trains into Heathrow Airport has been provisionally rejected by the Office of Rail and Road, and its stance is being supported by the Department for Transport. Heathrow Airport Limited has proposed that each Crossrail train should pay a levy or toll, reported to be around �600, for the use of its 8.6km of track and stations serving the airport, and the annual bill for Crossrail manager Transport for London would be in the region of �40 million.

Other News Sources

• South West Trains and Southern rail delays misery due to 'poor weather conditions' Trains unable to run on tracks combined with other broken down services led to havoc on Friday morning
• Commuter train takes 132 minutes to complete 18 minute journey because of ice A COMMUTER train heading to London was delayed by more than two hours after becoming stuck by ice on the line.