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Sunday, 14 February 2016

London Evening Standard

• Circle line closed: TfL to shut route for entire weekendThe Circle line will shut completely for the entire weekend, TfL has confirmed.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Tebay rail accident to be commemorated by union for last time The four workers killed in 2004 by a runaway wagon at Tebay will be remembered today

Wales Online

• New transport plans put to the test as thousands of rugby fans flood Cardiff for Six Nations So, how did the new Central Square queuing system measure up?

Blackpool Gazette

• Campaigners’ delight at tram pass U-turnTram campaigners have hailed a win-win deal after funding was found to allow pensioners to use the service for free – and to maintain the Fylde coast’s tracks.

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 WARNING: London Victoria trains diverted due to worksNo trains will be running to or from London Victoria tomorrow (Sunday February 14), Southern Rail has announced.

Other Regional Press

• Proposals revealed for £275m development to create a ‘world class’ railway link HANBOROUGH station could be connected to Oxford by three trains every hour if a masterplan for the future development of the Cotswold Line rail route between Oxford and Worcester becomes a reality.
• Landslide closes railway lineA STRETCH of the picturesque Settle to Carlisle rail line will be closed for several months after a major landslip made it unsafe.