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Lindsay Hoyle says rail minister misinformed on ticket office closures

Commons speaker intervenes as MPs and unions challenge government plans to close offices across England

The Guardian - UK

Speaker warns rail minister: you’re not being told truth over ticket office closures

Ministers are not being told the truth about the extent of ticket office closures at railway stations, the Commons speaker said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Mapped: Proposed train ticket office closures in Greater Manchester and across UK

Up to 1,000 train station ticket offices are set to close down permanently under new plans announced this week

Manchester Evening News

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Newcastle MP calls on Government to mark Robert Stephenson anniversary

Chi Onwurah clashed with the Rail Minister after calling for celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the founding of Robert Stephenson and Company

Chronicle Live

Rail ticket office closures in England will lead to job losses, minister says

During Commons debate, Huw Merriman says RMT union, in rejecting offer, should take some responsibility

The Guardian - UK

Train station ticket offices closing - see if yours is shutting down on interactive map

With our new interactive map, you can find out if your local train station ticket office is at risk of being closed down. To use it, simply put in your postcode and click 'search'

Daily Mirror

EU transport chief signals support for train company competition against Eurostar

Adina Vălean, the EU’s Transport Commissioner, has joined UK Rail minister Huw Merriman in expressing support for rival train companies to use the cross-Channel route

Evening Standard

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More than 50 stations across South-East to go contactless

More than 50 rail stations across the South-East will be converted to Pay As You Go ticketing by the end of the year, the Government announced on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Train line which serves Lockerbie "worse rather than better" after TransPennine stripped of franchise

The comments were made by rail minister Huw Merriman at last week’s transport committee as he delivered an update on rail services and infrastructure

Daily Record

Eurostar could face competition to drive down fares, government says

Rail minister says government is ‘working on’ bringing competition to channel tunnel

The Independent UK

TransPennine Express services ‘worse’ under state-owned OLR

Operator, which covers trains across north of England and southern Scotland, cancelled more than 90 trains in a day this month

The Guardian - UK

Options for new railway station in Bradford to be unveiled

Rail minister Huw Merriman told MPs the Government will soon set out its initial proposals for how a new station could be opened in the city.

The Independent UK

Proposed Oxford to Cambridge railway line compared with Britain’s bendiest road

The proposed track between Bedford and Cambridge was criticised for being ‘full of twists and turns’.

The Independent UK

Tory Rail Minister Huw Merriman 'embarrassed' by 18-month wait for Leeds HS2 report

He says the report is coming soon...or should that be 'very soon'?

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Manchester Evening News

Former rail boss says new Piccadilly platforms must be built

The long-held platforms 15 and 16 plans have been pulled

Insider UK

Impact of nationalising TransPennine services ‘down to unions’

Services are now running under the TransPennine Trains brand, part of the Department for Transport’s Operator of Last Resort

The Independent UK

Impact of nationalising TransPennine services ‘down to unions’ – rail minister

Huw Merriman said bringing the operation of services under Government control was a ‘reset moment’.

Wales Online

TransPennine nationalisation is 'reset moment' for travellers, says rail minister

The rail minister said it's “down to the unions” whether nationalising train services would improve performance

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Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A coherent plan, please

Platform potential PLUS school taxi bills AND strike action

Manchester Evening News

The new, cut-price plan to deal with Manchester's rail chaos

Platforms could now be removed as part of the 'new approach'

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Too Good at Goodbyes

£72m in funding PLUS mushy peas AND Piccadilly Radio

Evening Standard

Aslef: London commuters faced with delays and cancellations amid train drivers’ industrial action

The Independent UK

Minister defends rail disputes strategy despite financial hit

Huw Merriman said that while he ‘would not deny’ there has been financial damage caused by strikes, the Government stance was the right one.

The Guardian - UK

Britons face another day of disruptions as train crews stage strike

Most networks will have limited service as RMT members at 14 companies in England walk out

Evening Standard

Warning of more rail strikes as walkout by train drivers causes travel chaos for passengers

Union boss says ‘we are in this for the long haul’ after day of misery for passengers - with another strike to grind railways to a halt on Saturday

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