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Storm Eowyn transport chaos extends into the weekend with more flights cancelled and railways closed

Exclusive: Flight disruption continues on Saturday and ScotRail warns no trains will run until the afternoon

The Independent UK

Train operator warns ‘sly vapers’ could be kicked off

‘Give it up or get off the train’ says Northern after vaping complaints

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to make Sunday trains as reliable as weekday services

Government plans to renationalise railways will establish new public body to improve the network

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UK rail firms urged to issue ‘yellow card’ warnings instead of penalty

People should not be punished for honest mistakes, says watchdog, amid concern at fare evasion measures

The Guardian - UK

Calls for yellow card system for train passengers after ticket prosecutions

It comes in the wake of cases where passengers were being prosecuted over small amounts of money

The Independent UK

Give ticketless train passengers a ‘yellow card’ for first offences – watchdog

Transport Focus urged all operators to introduce the system to ‘make things fairer for everyone’.

The Independent UK

Prosthetic leg, ironing board and hamster among lost property on trains

Northern said there have been more than 32,690 incidents of lost property recorded since July 2022.

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Hamster among most bizarre lost property found on trains

There have been more than 32,690 incidents of lost property recorded since July 2022

The Independent UK

Travel warnings issued as cold snap and icy weather grips the UK

Freezing conditions set to last for a week as amber health alerts issued

The Independent UK

Ice warning for parts of UK as temperatures drop following floods

The warning indicates there could be some difficult travel conditions across Scotland, Northern Ireland, North Wales stretching down to the Midlands.

Evening Standard

Cross-border bridge was considered in 1975 at cost of £500,000

Newly released files show that the cost to Northern Ireland of the bridge from Warrenpoint to Omeath would have been £200,000.

Evening Standard

Train passengers in Britain still facing record number of cancellations

Figure reached 4% in 12 months to 9 November, analysis shows, double the rate recorded in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Train cancellations top 360,000 for the year as passengers face major disruption

Analysis of the latest Office of Rail and Road data found 208,000 services were fully axed in the year to November 9, with a further 161,000 part-cancelled

The Independent UK

Train reliability hits the buffers as annual cancellations exceed 360,000

Reliability on Britain’s railways has sunk to its joint lowest level in figures dating back to March 2015.

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The Independent UK

Manchester Victoria named as worst UK train station for cancellations

Train crew availability and weather have been cited among reasons for disruptions

Evening Standard

Tube dust levels treble on London Underground's Victoria line as worst station revealed

Victoria line replaces Northern line as having the worst dust levels on the Tube

Evening Standard

Passengers asked by rail regulator to help in review of train fare prosecutions

The Office of Rail and Road is beginning its review looking at train operators’ approach to suspected fare evasion and the impact on passengers.

The Guardian - UK

Northumberland line reopens, carrying its first rail passengers since 1964

Service between Newcastle and Ashington resumes after long and challenging £300m renovation project

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The Independent UK

Rail chaos as hundreds of trains cancelled due to staff shortage

Exclusive: ‘Avoid travel unless absolutely necessary’ warns Great Western Railway

The Independent UK

GWR delivers stark warning over Sunday train travel: ‘Only if absolutely necessary’

Exclusive: A special warning has been made against visiting Bath Christmas market by train

Evening Standard

New scheme to keep northern train passengers moving during disruption

DfT Operator (DFTO) said this is an ‘early benefit’ of the Government’s rail reforms.

The Independent UK

‘No way to run a railway’: How the Sunday blues have depressed Britain’s weary train passengers

The system ‘can’t be right, and it never has been right’, says expert, as the government promises to reset relationship with the rail industry

The Independent UK

How to avoid travel chaos on road and rail this Christmas and New Year

Exclusive: Trains, boats and planes will be different over the festive season – with strikes and engineering work adding to the chaos

Evening Standard

Train firms worst for punctuality and cancellations are revealed

Ministers may look to renationalise poor performers ahead of schedule

The Independent UK

Storm Darragh travel disruption continues as trains and flights cancelled

Great Western Railway and Northern passengers face multiple cancellations

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