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More misery for rail passengers as cheap train tickets could become harder to get

Window for cheap tickets could be cut from three months to eight weeks

The Independent UK

Carriages pulled by iconic Flying Scotsman face being barred from main rail routes

The new regulations, set to come into force next month, could reportedly mean that the iconic steam train won't be allowed to run on certain railway lines.

Edinburgh Live

Flying Scotsman at risk as new rules could halt iconic train next month

The historic Flying Scotsman locomotive could be forced off mainline rail lines as a result of new regulations.

Daily Record

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Flying Scotsman at risk as new door rules come into force next month

The regulations could reportedly mean the train not being allowed on some lines

Wales Online

Backlog of inspections could cause ‘safety issue’ on railways – warning

The Office of Rail and Road has been closely monitoring Network Rail’s progress in clearing the backlog of structure examinations since 2021.

The Independent UK

More migrant kids dying in US custody

The Honduran foreign minister said his government is in contact with the family of the teen who died

Salon

Unaccompanied Honduran teen dies in US custody as Title 42 expires

Investigators trying to determine cause for teen’s death, which occurred in a Florida shelter on Wednesday

The Guardian - US

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Arvind Kumar explains TOT for ORR

The Hindu

TransPennine Express 'cancelled equivalent of one in six trains in March'

Calls for the train operator to be stripped of its contract next month have been renewed

Manchester Evening News

TransPennine Express cancelled equivalent of one in six services in March

There are renewed calls for the Department for Transport to take over control of services when TPE’s current contract expires on May 28.

The Independent UK

TransPennine Express – Transport Secretary says no option is off the table as contract expiry nears

MPs told passengers have suffered “horrendous experience” recently

Birmingham Post

Florida grand jury focused on unaccompanied migrant children, blasts feds in new report

MIAMI — In a stunning report that may spark new hostilities between the Biden Administration and Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s statewide prosecutor Thursday explicitly accused federal immigration authorities of “human trafficking” in their oversight of unaccompanied migrant children in the state.

Miami Herald

Cost of the South Wales rail Metro electrification project hits £1bn

Covid and soaring inflation has pushed up the cost of the Welsh Government's flagship transport project by around 40%

Birmingham Post

TransPennine Express cancelled equivalent of nearly one in four trains in month

The operator has been badly affected by drivers no longer volunteering to work paid overtime shifts.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years despite poor performance

Analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data found the annual fares rise is the largest since a 6.1 per cent jump across Britain in 2012

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express cancellations almost three times higher than reported

Office of Rail and Road figures expose how train companies use legal loophole to under-report cancellations

Manchester Evening News

TransPennine Express cancelled almost a quarter of all trains in a month, including 1,048 the night before

Mayor Andy Burnham has repeated a call for the operator to be stripped of its franchise

The Independent UK

Train reliability sinks to new low with 4% of services cancelled in past year

Services have been disrupted by a series of issues such as staff shortages and sickness, industrial action and severe weather.

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Manchester Evening News

Rail regulator 'secures key improvements' for passengers over Avanti train tickets

But it warns the train operator's 'more resilient recovery plan' is months away from 'industry norms'

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast faces fresh criticism from rail regulator

Tickets for weekend travel have only been available to buy just a few days in advance

Birmingham Post

Avanti West Coast ordered to stop releasing tickets late or face 'formal measures'

Avanti West Coast runs trains on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central with branches to Birmingham, North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast ordered to give passengers more notice to book tickets

Passengers wanting to book tickets for weekend travel this month have only been able to buy tickets a few days in advance.

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast threatened as passengers STILL unable to book Manchester to London tickets far in advance

Avanti passengers have been unable to book tickets for more than a few days notice

The Guardian - UK

Reliability of UK trains fell to new lows in December, official figures show

Labour says figures underline railways are in crisis, as almost one in 12 services due to run ended up cancelled

Wales Online

Train firms ordered to stop misusing cancellation loophole that sees services disappear in 24 hours

For passengers, it means a train they expected to catch when they went to bed can disappear from the timetable by the time they leave for the station the following morning

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