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Thousands of stranded London commuters offered free taxis for up to 170 miles amid rail chaos

South Western Railway says passengers can claim for journeys as far as Exeter

Evening Standard · Oct 23

Mysore Dasara: Best Spots for Jamboo Savari and When the Palace Lights On

The Route, the Crowd, and Why Your Position MattersThe Jamboo Savari covers roughly five kilometres, from the Mysore Palace to Bannimantap grounds, and the procession moves at the pace of a decorated elephant carrying a 750-kilogram golden howdah. That slowness is both the gift and the trap. The procession is…

Times Life · Oct 19

Are London's nationalised train services actually any more reliable?

Are commuters benefiting from rail nationalisation? The Standard examines what the data tells us so far

Evening Standard · Oct 18

Mangaluru railway region now under Mysuru: What changes for passengers, trains and Vande Bharat services

The Mangaluru railway region has officially shifted from the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway to the Mysuru Division of South Western Railway after decades under Palakkad. Operational control changed from Thursday, while administrative and financial separation is expected to take another 30 to 45 days. Meanwhile, railway users have raised…

The Economic Times · Oct 2

Andy Burnham orders flagship public London rail company to up game after summer of disruption

‘We've had a difficult summer across the railway network, across all of England and the UK, to be honest. It isn't good enough,’ says the Prime Minister

Evening Standard · Sep 25

Chiltern Railways brought into public ownership

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The Independent UK · Sep 21

South Western Railway launches crackdown on 'short faring' at two major London stations

SWR has launched a crackdown on ‘short faring’ where customers deliberately buy a ticket that covers only part of a journey

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Major UK train operator launches crackdown on fare dodging loophole at London stations

The trial has identified 153 short-faring offences, compared with seven during the same period last year

The Independent UK · Aug 3

South Western Railway to introduce new temporary timetable – here’s why

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The Independent UK · Jul 29

More rail services in England set to slow as heatwave shrinks soil

Connections between Waterloo and Exeter St Davids will take up to 24 minutes longer

The Independent UK · Jul 29