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UK rail faces fight to stay on track as climate crisis erodes routes

Britain’s railways are spending billions on bolstering the tracks against geological movements caused by extreme weather. But technology and new infrastructure will not save every service

The Guardian - UK

Train strikes and traffic jams: UK travellers face delays in coming days

Planned works by Network Rail will force more people on to the roads to join bank holiday getaway, with rail strikes to follow the week after

The Guardian - UK

South Western trains via London Waterloo disrupted as engineering works overrun

Services are likely to be delayed, cancelled or revised

Evening Standard

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Starmer’s rail plans must only be the start. It’s full renationalisation that Britain needs

The Labour leader needs to stop counting the cost of investing in railways – and see the costs of not doing so, says Dr Tom Haines-Doran, author of Derailed

The Guardian - UK

Only 40 LNER intercity rail services to run on Saturday as train drivers strike

Almost three in four services between London, Edinburgh and York will be cut in Aslef members’ stoppage

The Guardian - UK

London Overground and Liverpool Street trains to grind to halt for 16 days

A 150-year-old railway bridge will be replaced in Hackney

Evening Standard

Thames Water funding crisis: the key players in the row over its future

In latest twist to finger-pointing standoff, debt-stricken supplier’s parent company has defaulted on loan

The Guardian - UK

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Coroner wants east London railway safety review after top lawyer falls to her death

Vanessa Ford had just helped clinch a big deal when she jumped in front of a train after a drinking binge

Evening Standard

Network Rail to spend £2.8bn to cope with effects of climate crisis

Funding for drains, embankments and other measures is part £45.4bn five-year investment plan

The Guardian - UK

Easter travel: Holidaymakers face more delays after ‘horrendous’ traffic queues

The roads, trains and airports are expected to be extremely busy as millions of Brits head away for the long Easter weekend

Evening Standard

Easter travel delays forecast for UK due to poor weather and rail disruption

Line closures and strikes coinciding with school holidays and turbulent weather are expected to hit travel plans

The Guardian - UK

Easter travellers face train disruption across London with Euston station only open for Overground

Travellers are facing severe train disruption over the Easter weekend with extensive engineering works planned.

Evening Standard

2,100 objections to Liverpool Street Station £1.5bn redevelopment plans

Plans to redevelop Liverpool Street Station have received more than 2,100 objections, with local authorities also among those to air concerns about the scheme.

Evening Standard

‘Carmageddon’: Motorists face double normal journey time as 14 million Easter getaways planned

The RAC said journeys on some popular routes could take twice as long as normal

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At least 14m Easter car journeys could take twice as long as usual, RAC says

Bank holiday weekend and start of school holidays take place at same time, with high traffic volumes expected

Evening Standard

Network Rail removes King's Cross Ramadan message after complaints

Network Rail has removed an Islamic hadith that was displayed on the departure board at London King’s Cross after the message sparked a backlash, particularly from right-wing groups.

Evening Standard

Network Rail defends Islamic display board message for Ramadan at King's Cross

The station also celebrates other religious festivals including Easter, Christmas, Passover and Diwali

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Travellers complain of chaos at Euston after signalling problems shut down train lines

Footage posted online showed huge crowds waiting at the station

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All change at Waterloo! Bright new station to emerge from under the arches as masterplan revealed

Masterplan puts forward 10-15 year vision of new entrances, wider concourses and conversion of unused underground arches into shops and restaurants

Evening Standard

South Western Railway launches campaign to illuminate impact of verbal abuse

Nine out of 10 employees of Network Rail in its southern region have experienced verbal and physical harassment

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers look to install highly paid boss to spearhead rail reform plan

Salary of new senior post could dwarf DfT pay scales in effort to speed up troubled Great British Railways project

The Guardian - UK

£140m rail plan to tackle Elizabeth line and Great Western problems

Network Rail vows to restore order in 18 months with action including devices to identify faults and new overhead wires

Evening Standard

Network Rail reveals £140million plan to tackle Elizabeth line disruption west of Paddington

Plan follows meeting with Sadiq Khan, who said the issues over the past six months were ‘not acceptable’

The Guardian - UK

Could ‘Great British Railways’ finally build up a head of steam?

The government is again trying to create a ‘guiding mind’ for UK train travel – and despite the delays and inertia, almost everyone wants it

The Guardian - UK

Profits of UK’s private train-leasing firms treble in a year

More than £400m paid in dividends in 2022-23 while rest of railway faced cuts and salary freezes

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