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Sunday, 10 November 2019

The Independent

• How Crossrail delays risk holding up other vital infrastructure Besides the short-term detriment the delay has caused, a bigger danger is that future projects will be scuppered by scepticism, writes Simon Calder

The Telegraph

• Veterans to receive a third off train travel under Tory election pledge [Subscription]All veterans and their families will be eligible to a third off the cost of train travel, under a new Conservative election pledge.
• CrossRail signals a new era of profligate politics – and voters will pay the price Europe’s largest infrastructure project is becoming an embarrassment. Crossrail, the new East-West London rail link, which has just been delayed again and which will cost another few hundred million on top of the billions that have already been lavished on it, was meant to be only the start of a wave of exciting investments in the capital.
• Letters: Fuming into BristolSIR – Simon Davison wonders in his excellent letter (November 7) whether diesel trains as well as cars will be banned from Bristol. Thanks to Chris Grayling as transport secretary and his department a couple of years back, the electrification of the section of the Great Western mainline railway from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads was deferred indefinitely.

Bolton News

• Hole in Bolton railway station roof causing misery for commuters RAIL users have been forced to weather woes at the town's station owing to a gaping hole in the roof.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• West Midlands trains disruption 'could boost support for nationalisation'Recent disruption on the railway could fuel the desire for nationalisation in the run-up to the election, it has been claimed.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Hundreds flock to model trains in Ipswich as hobby becomes popularIpswich’s annual model railway exhibition brought hundreds of visitors to the town’s Rushmere Hall Primary School on Saturday as the growing popularity of the hobby became clear.

Other Regional Press

• The lost Essex town 'left behind' since its London Underground station was closedThose who live there feel it's never been the same since it closed
• The lost Essex town 'left behind' since its London Underground station was closedThose who live there feel it's never been the same since it closed
• Island Line Disruption Expected To Continue Into Next Week Island Line is expected to run a reduced hourly timetable until at least 17th November, it has been announced.
• Welwyn Garden City station footbridge to receive £1million Welwyn Garden City footbridge plans given green light

Rail Advent

• Northern calls for goodwill in Manchester this ChristmasNorthern is calling on its passengers to show goodwill to everyone this Christmas.

Other News Sources

• Scotland to allow smartcard use across multiple transport modes and operatorsIn a joint project between public transport operators, the National Entitlement Card Programme Office, Young Scot and Transport Scotland, all 16 types of public transport smartcards can now be used between transport modes.