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• Stonehenge tunnel is a monumental error | Letters

  15-01-2017 19:36
  
  On Friday, as usual, I drove westwards along the A303 on my way to Salisbury. A full moon in a clear sky was sinking behind Stonehenge. It was beautiful, and many of the travellers on that road will have enjoyed and perhaps been moved by the sight.The A303 is an ancient road and for hundreds of years the public have used it and been able to admire Stonehenge, some of us daily. When I was a child we were able to park nearby and walk among the stones. Now you can only get near it by paying the fee
  
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• Work has started on the Trafford Centre tram line - and the new route's map has been revealed

  15-01-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The plans had faced opposition from Coronation Street and Manchester United
  
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• Worcestershire County Council votes to fight Cross Country over plans to cut services from Bromsgrove Railway Station

  15-01-2017 01:00 via ludlowadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Tory MPs urge tougher anti-strike laws amid Southern Rail chaos

  15-01-2017 01:00 via politicshome.com
  Other News Sources - Fifty Conservative MPs have called on ministers to introduce legislation to ensure the widespread misery suffered by commuters on Southern Rail cannot be repeated.
  
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• Steam railway to get brand new two-storey visitor centre after winning £25,000 fund

  15-01-2017 01:00 via gloucestershirelive.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Winchcombe railway station will soon be home to a brand new visitors centre.
  
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• South West Trains introduces 'massive' weekend fare hikes and two-tier pricing structure

  15-01-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - We were promised cheaper ticket prices when the railways were privatised more than 20 years ago but fares have continued to spiral out of control"
  
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• Silk Road route back in business as China train rolls into London

  15-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - After 16 days and 7,456 miles, the locomotives arrival heralds the dawn of a new commercial era
  
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• ScotRail passengers in uproar as modern trains are replaced with 38-year-old carriages

  15-01-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -Some of the trains on the busiest commuter routes don't even have toilet facilities.
  
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• RMT fights trains that might have saved girl subscription

  15-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Leaning with both hands on the side of the train, Georgia Varley turned to look at the guard poking his head out of a door. It was almost 11.30pm and the 16-year-old had been drinking at a house party in Wirral before heading into Liverpool with friends.
  
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• Rail safe initiative at Waterloo station

  15-01-2017 01:00 via bordonherald.com
  Other Regional Press - THE dangers of train travel or even if you only live near a railway line were highlighted in a survey carried out by South West Trains and St John Ambulance when they asked passengers to stay safe at an awareness day at London Waterloo before Christmas.
  
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• Rail operators slam controversial British Transport Police merger

  15-01-2017 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
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• Mum of disabled boy slams 'disgusting' train conditions as readers share commuting horror stories

  15-01-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -PANIC attacks, pregnant women unable to sit and paying customers left on the platform, are among readers shocking stories about commuting aboard Boltons overcrowded trains.
  
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• Muir of Ord £3.3m rail bridge replacement on track for completion

  15-01-2017 01:00 via ross-shirejournal.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - WORK on the new £3.3 million railway bridge in Muir of Ord is on target to be completed by the end of May.
  
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• MP and campaigners secure meeting over Brighton Main Line 2 proposals

  15-01-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -TRANSPORT secretary Chris Grayling has given campaigners hope of a long-term solution to the county's rail woes by agreeing to discuss their ambitious project.
  
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• Frank McAveety urges SNP to borrow for big city projects

  15-01-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - In addition to the resurrected plan for the airport rail link, McAveety wants to see money invested in the Buchanan Quarter retail project around the famous galleries and Queen Street Station.
  
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• Fifty MPs demand anti-strike laws to stop further misery from transport unions

  15-01-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Cyclists' anger over Finsbury Park bike store shutting for a month

  15-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Cyclists are up in arms over the temporary closure of a much-needed bicycle storage lock-up near Finsbury Park Tube station.
  
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