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Network Rail fined £3.75m after deaths of two track workers

Gareth Delbridge, 64, and Michael Lewis, 58, were hit by a train while working for Network Rail near Margam, Port Talbot, in July 2019.

The Independent UK

Network Rail fined £3.75m for health and safety breaches that led to death of track workers

Gareth Delbridge and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis died after being hit by a train near Port Talbot in July 2019

The Guardian - UK

TfL 'wants to double' number of Elizabeth line trains serving Heathrow airport Terminal 5

At present, only two ‘Lizzie line’ trains an hour arrive at and depart from the biggest of Heathrow’s terminals

Evening Standard

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Trains restart after suspected drink-driver crashes on to tracks in Salford

National Rail says incident will continue to cause major disruption to services between Manchester and Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool-Manchester train line closed after car plummets onto rail track

Affected train services include Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales

The Independent UK

OPINION - Is King's Cross trying to make me cry? This departure board plan is frankly sadistic

One of the countless ways in which humanity is divided is evident at any railway station, viz, between those who turn up for their journey nice and early and those who, try as they may, end up running for the train. I am one of the bad ‘uns; try as…

Evening Standard

Anger at King’s Cross plan to remove trains from departure boards earlier – here’s how you can beat it

Network Rail is trialling final boarding calls for long-distance trains ‘so people don’t rush’

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Commuter anger as trains vanish from London King's Cross departure boards early

A trial has been launched at King’s Cross in a bid to ease the last-minute rush of passengers running to reach their trains

Evening Standard

‘So patronising’: rail bosses spark anger by hiding train departure times

Scheme aimed at stopping platform dashes sees schedules deleted from boards three minutes before departure

The Guardian - UK

Network Rail tells staff to stop saying passenger in bid to 'speak customer's language’

Switching ‘passenger’ to ‘you’ makes for more conversational communication, Network Rail says

The Independent UK

Railway fully reopened across Scotland following Storm Eowyn

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop praised Network Rail staff for working in ‘difficult circumstances’ to clear all routes.

Evening Standard

Inquiry into Stonehaven derailment which killed three could last 12 weeks

The incident occurred during torrential rain in August 2020.

Evening Standard

Elizabeth line train speeding 20mph over limit due to 'dirty' sign left passengers shaken

Travelling at almost double the speed limit caused the train to ‘jolt sideways’

The Independent UK

Thousands still without power after damage caused by Storm Eowyn

More than 180,000 Scottish homes had lost power at the peak of the storm at the weekend.

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The National (Scotland)

A quarter of rail services to be shut on Tuesday amid Storm Eowyn disruption

Around a quarter of rail services will be suspended on Tuesday as Scotland continues to feel the impact of Storm Eowyn.

Evening Standard

Elizabeth line passenger thrown to floor when 'confused' driver went through points too fast

Rail watchdog issues safety alert after train went through junction at 20mph faster than safe speed

The National (Scotland)

Storm Eowyn is a warning ‘climate change is with us’, says John Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister has said reconnecting power in Scotland following Storm Eowyn has been a “colossal” task and the impact is a…

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Storm Eowyn is a warning ‘climate change is with us’, says First Minister

John Swinney said restoring power across Scotland after the storm has been a ‘colossal’ task.

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Power and transport disruption continues after Storm Eowyn batters Scotland

Disruption is continuing after Storm Eowyn battered Scotland, claiming one life and leaving thousands without power.

Evening Standard

Disruption continues after Storm Eowyn batters Scotland

Some schools will remain closed on Monday.

Evening Standard

Thousands still without power in Scotland as Storm Eowyn clean-up continues

Scottish Power warned it could take ‘several days’ to restore power in some areas.

The National (Scotland)

Nearly 20,000 Scots still without power as Storm Eowyn disruption continues

THE aftermath of Storm Eowyn is continuing to cause disruption to travel and power supplies in Scotland ...

The Independent UK

Rail: ‘This is where we are, but it is definitely not where anybody wants to be’

The Man Who Pays His Way: Could this be the end of buck-passing and the start of taking responsibility?

The National (Scotland)

No trains to run until noon on Saturday, ScotRail says

SCOTRAIL has said people should not expect any trains to run before 12pm on Saturday as Storm Eowyn continues to wreak havoc.

The National (Scotland)

Cross-Border train services to be cancelled as Scotland braces for Storm Eowyn

CROSS-BORDER train services will be cancelled on Friday as Scotland braces itself for some of the strongest winds seen in a decade.

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