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Sunday, 18 March 2018

The Telegraph

• Work begins on 10 year programme to modernise the famous Snowdon Mountain Railway

London Evening Standard

• Tube map redesign reveals how London Underground network could look in 2040A London Underground enthusiast has designed an unofficial tube map that reveals how the capital's famous transport network could look in 2040.

Manchester Evening News

• Tram disruption on Sunday between Bury, East Didsbury and the city centre Replacement buses will replace services from 11.30pm on Saturday night

Other Regional Press

• Boost for Dorset rail travellers as £3bn rail projects unveiled PLANS have been unveiled for a £1 billion rail project to link Dorset with the UK’s biggest airport.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Mayor of London announces TfL fares will apply to Elizabeth line The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TfL) have announced that Elizabeth line pay as you go fares within Zones 1-6 will be the same as the fares on existing TfL services, ensuring affordable travel for millions of Londoners when the railway opens through central London in December this year. All customer service and travel information on the line will be fully integrated with TfL’s other services, with daily fare capping for Oyster and contactless applying. The announcement means that journeys on the brand-new railway from east London stations such as Whitechapel...

Other News Sources

• Surrey rail strikes: South Western Railway industrial action to go ahead over Easter The ongoing dispute revolves around the future role of guards and "driver-only operated" trains on the network