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Monday, 24 April 2017

BBC News

• 'I fell asleep while driving a tram'Four drivers and ex-drivers have admitted falling asleep while in control of a tram on the Croydon line.
• Croydon tram crash: Drivers 'fell asleep' on fatal lineFour drivers have admitted falling asleep while operating trams in Croydon, where seven people were killed after a tram derailed in November 2016.
• Talks due in bid to resolve Southern rail row with RMTThe dispute over driver-only operated trains started nearly a year ago.

ITV News

• Flying Scotsman among four trains involved in historic railway event in YorkWorld famous locomotive Flying Scotsman travelled alongside three modern trains to celebrate the "past, present and future" of Britain's railway this morning.

The Telegraph

• British railway first as four generations of trains, including the Flying Scotsman, arrive at the same station

Times Online

• Past, present and future go head to head [Subscription]It wasn’t a race but according to the National Railway Museum in York it was a world first. Four locomotives spanning what will be nearly 100 years of service on the east coast main line came together for the first time in one of the great compare-and-contrasts for trainspotters.

The Mirror

• Choo choo-se your favourite: Train spotters' delight as four iconic trains travel side by side The Flying Scotsman the Virgin Trains' new Azuma and the Intercity 225 and HST travelled 25 miles together in a celebration of railway heritage

Bolton News

• Why i think the Tories are the answer to our transport needsTHE excellent news on the front page of the Bolton News' 'sister' paper-the Leigh Journal, concerning TfGM's decision to finally consider developing a rail station for Leigh (at Kenyon Junction) illustrates yet again that once Conservatives are elected they 'get things done' with local Conservative Cllr. James Grundy supporting local residents in a five year campaign to persuade those in authority.

Manchester Evening News

• Tories refuse to deny reports that high-speed rail to Manchester could be axed... to pay for Brexit "This would be the final nail in the coffin of the Northern Powerhouse."

Other Regional Press

• HS2 threat to ancient woodlands branded ‘a disgrace’The planned construction of the HS2 high-speed rail line will pose a threat to ancient woodland between Worksop and Sheffield, according to a new report.

Railnews

• RMT urges no interference as Southern DCO talks restart Talks are set to take place today (Monday) and tomorrow between the RMT and Govia Thameslink Railway in the long-running dispute over the introduction of driver-controlled working on Southern. The union has called for no interference with the negotiations. The dispute has been running for a year, and has caused 31 strikes by the RMT alone.

Railway Gazette

• Chinese locomotive arrives in SerbiaSERBIA: The first of two CRRC Zhuzhou locomotives ordered by state electricity generator...

Other News Sources

• Cheap £30 fares lead to record numbers on Glasgow to London trainsWe're choosing train over plane when it comes to visits to the UK capital, according to Virgin.
• MP Wants Emergency Debate On HS2Before Parliament is dissolved ahead of the election, Amersham's MP is trying to get an emergency debate on HS2