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Saturday, 01 October 2016

BBC News

• Londoners launch anti-Tube Chat campaignLondon commuters attempt to prove they are insular and unfriendly by wearing badges discouraging fellow passengers from talking to them.

The Guardian

• Virgin Trains East Coast workers to go ahead with 24-hour strikeTalks fail to resolve dispute with members of RMT union threatening walkout on 3 October over jobs and conditionsA 24-hour strike on Virgin Trains East Coast is to go ahead after talks failed to resolve a dispute over jobs and conditions.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) will walk out on Monday. Virgin has said that services will not be affected. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Virgin Trains East Coast strike to go aheadA 24-hour strike on Virgin Trains East Coast is to go ahead after talks failed to resolve a dispute over jobs and conditions.

The Scotsman

• East Coast Virgin Train workers to strike on MondayPassengers on the East Coast Mainline service face potential disruption to services after strike action was confirmed.

The Telegraph

• As a nattering Northerner, I'm horrified by these Tube Chat badges – you can't force conversation

Mail Online

• Tube Chat badge launched on the London Underground ridiculed on Twitter Jonathan Dunne, originally from Colorado, handed out 500 badges encouraging Londoners to talk to each other on the tube but his efforts have been met with mockery across social media.

Network Rail

• Passengers urged to plan ahead before major improvement works at Waterloo station next AugustNetwork Rail and South West Trains are asking rail passengers to plan their journeys ahead of a major phase of works taking place at London’s Waterloo station on 5-28 August 2017.

London Evening Standard

• Waterloo Station works next summer to cause travel chaos for commutersCommuters have been warned they face travel chaos during redevelopment work at Waterloo station next summer.
• British Transport Police officer could face sack over video of man hit with baton at St Pancras stationA police officer could face the sack after video footage emerged of a man being struck repeatedly with a baton during an arrest at St Pancras station.

The York Press

• 18 photos: York Railway Station in the 1970s, inside & out Join us on a trip down memory lane...

West Sussex Gazette

• COUNTY NEWS: Protest by Southern Rail commuters in London backed by MPsA protest was staged by Southern Rail commuters last night at London Victoria station, with vocal support from MPs in the South East.

Other Regional Press

• POLL: Direct rail link between St Albans and Watford could be ripped up and converted into busway A direct rail link between Watford and St Albans could be ripped up and converted into a concrete
• More say over TransWilts line handed to community by rail minister RAIL passengers can expect more of a say on how their services are run after the TransWilts line was designated as a community rail service.
• Westbury depot under scrutiny after investigation into train driver fatigue THREE recommendations covering shift planning at DB Cargo's Westbury�depot have been made by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) following an investigation.

Rail Technology Magazine

• DfT confirms CrossCountry franchise extension for ArrivaArriva has promised an extensive programme of improvements on the CrossCountry franchise, as the government formally announced today that it has extended the contract until October 2019. The extension was expected, and was listed as 'anticipated' on franchise charts issued by the DfT. As part...
• Passengers warned to 'start planning ahead' for major Waterloo works next summerPassengers can expect significant disruptions at London Waterloo from 5 to 28 August 2017 to allow for major upgrade work, Network Rail and South West Trains (SWT) have warned. Platforms 1-9 at the station will be closed while work is carried out to extend platforms 1-4. This is intended to...
• Milestone moment as Metrolink's final M5000 tram leaves Vienna depotTransport for Greater Manchester has celebrated the successful upgrade of the Metrolink tram fleet as the 120th vehicle left Bombardier’s Vienna depot. Tram 3120, the final tram in the fleet, left the manufacturer’s depot on 27 September and is due to arrive in the UK this...
• Could this be the station of the future?New images have brought to life a future where stations will be places to shop and socialise and not simply catch a train. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has released the images from bpr architects, which illustrate Station Place, a concept based on the ‘Vision for Stations’ the RDG...

EIN News Subscription

• German Rail Company to Cut Service to Belgium if Passenger Registration Enforced … newspaper, The Community of�European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) … Jambon, and Minister of�Transport Francois Bellot, to�question … �the registration for�the railways and its negative effect … station located near�the EU institutions in�the center …
• The EU is planning to give free Interrail passes to every 18-year-old in Europe on their birthday … the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker called for greater cooperation within the EU … use to travel the vast railway network connecting most major cities … to use other modes of transport free of charge under the …