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Emergency bid launched to save Edinburgh taxis

I don't think any other railway station requires users to take such a steep hill, and for many this will pose an issue." Edinburgh Waverley is one of the busiest train stations in the UK and the biggest outside of London with 19.2 million passengers ...

ChoiceQuote Insurance Services, Wed 22 Feb 2012

Fracking poses huge risks for the Ouse Valley

Drinking water could become contaminated and the railway infrastructure put in jeopardy, protesters have warned. Concern centres on the headwaters of the Ouse where controversial hydraulic fracturing ? fracking ? has been proposed at Balcombe by US ...

Sussex Express, Wed 22 Feb 2012

Crossrail will only be fully operational in late 2019, say bosses

Crossrail bosses yesterday confirmed that full services on the new railway would only beginning running in late 2019. Not an ICE member or a New Civil Engineer subscriber? New Civil Engineer (NCE) is the leading magazine for the UK civil engineering ...

New Civil Engineer, Wed 22 Feb 2012

Anti-HS2 groups stiffen opposition with legal threats

"Communities in the Midlands and the north of England risk being bypassed and left to decline by HS2. We should be investing in our existing rail and road infrastructure across the entire country to bring jobs and growth now when it is needed.

Railnews, Wed 22 Feb 2012

Whoops! £46m Apache helicopter from Prince Harry's unit crash lands after ...

Prince Harry is not believed to have been involved in the incident Clipped: The Apache hit these power-lines, which are located close to railway lines near the villages of Wherstead and Tattingstone. MoD engineers are now investigating the incident The ...

Daily Mail, Wed 22 Feb 2012

Apache chopper from Prince Harry's helicopter unit crash lands after hitting ...

Prince Harry is not believed to have been involved in the incident Clipped: The Apache hit these power-lines, which are located close to railway lines near the villages of Wherstead and Tattingstone. MoD engineers are now investigating the incident The ...

Daily Mail, Wed 22 Feb 2012

Skiing in Andermatt: the Swiss resort that is not a swizz

The red runs of Sedrun ? included on an area ticket ? are well worth the 20-minute train to the Oberalppass. Guests are more likely to be Swiss weekenders and confident Scandinavians, Germans and some British. It's an excellent choice for plucky ...

Telegraph.co.uk, Wed 22 Feb 2012

There's nothing to fear from planning reform

In it, Dame Fiona Reynolds expressed her admiration for two key figures of the National Trust and the Council for the Preservation of Rural England between the wars: architect Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis and historian George Macaulay Trevelyan.

The Guardian (blog), Wed 22 Feb 2012

Family mourn death of 'perfect son' Robert Hyde

He loved going on the train and exploring England. He was an adventurer. "He loved life, he loved his family and he loved his friends." Bob, who worked at FJ Harnett and Sons wholesale nursery in Stock, is survived by his mother Claire, father Vince, ...

This is Total Essex, Wed 22 Feb 2012

Lloyd George towers as a Welsh giant who transformed Britain

He took pride in a non-conformist heritage which also served as the springboard for a career in politics. As a solicitor he demanded and then secured the rights of non-Anglicans to be buried in parish graveyards according to their own rites.

WalesOnline, Wed 22 Feb 2012

Wetherby brace for on-song McCain

Recent Ayr winner Railway Dillon got the show on the road when bolting up in the wetherbyracing.co.uk Novices' Chase. Jason Maguire's mount (5-1) galloped his rivals into submission and came home 16 lengths clear of Pena Dorada.

Bourne Local, Tue 21 Feb 2012

Agreement reached over Seren Park gate

Providing access to Maze Hill railway station was one of the conditions placed upon the developers when planning permission was granted by the council. A Network Rail spokesperson told Greenwich.co.uk: ?We are pleased to confirm that an agreement has ...

Greenwich.co.uk, Tue 21 Feb 2012

, Tue 21 Feb 2012

Have a say on planning the future of the sea

HULL: UK railway photographer John Hunt will be showing slides from the past 50 years of his railway life at the Mercure Royal Hotel in Ferensway on Tuesday, February 28. The next local branch of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway group starts at 7.30pm ...

This is Hull and East Riding, Tue 21 Feb 2012

Scrapping WDA reduced Wales' visibility overseas, say MPs

Members were also disappointed, but "not particularly surprised" by an apparent lack of contact between the Welsh and UK governments. Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan said Mrs Hart had "only agreed to a meeting every six months if she considered "that ...

BBC News, Tue 21 Feb 2012

Newry bank fire is listed building

The bank is in a Grade B1 listed building. Built as a bank in 1826, it was the first branch of the Bank of Ireland to be established in Ulster. SDLP MLA Dominic Bradley said most of the damage to the building was internal and the facade had been saved.

BBC News, Mon 20 Feb 2012

Wiltshire musicians to perform alongside top folk group

The steam museum concert will be the start of a co-ordinated weekend of live music events nationwide, from Lands End to the Shetland Isles and Belfast to Birmingham, across the UK, called Music Nation. Music Nation is devised and led by the BBC to ...

This Is Wiltshire, Mon 20 Feb 2012

North's top five cities combine in rail funding appeal

Their campaign is for the Northern Hub, an improvement in the northern railway network which would allow 700 more trains to run across the three regions every day, providing up to 44 million passenger journeys a year. It's true that we live in a ...

The Guardian (blog), Mon 20 Feb 2012

Exhibitions in Hull and East Riding

Visit www.dinostar.co.uk Features paintings and sculptures spanning artistic periods, from medieval times to the present day. Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square, Hull. Free. Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm; Sunday, 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

This is Hull and East Riding, Mon 20 Feb 2012

, Mon 20 Feb 2012

Leaflets used to raise awareness of public transport cuts

Leaflets were given out by members of a rail workers' union to bring to light several proposed cuts to the rail network throughout the UK. These cuts would see train stations and ticket booths being closed down across the country, potentially putting ...

Minuteman Press (blog), Mon 20 Feb 2012

Invest NI hoping for a slice of London's railway pie

"It is essential that Northern Ireland shares in the projected £15 billion boost to the UK economy and the additional 30000 new jobs that Crossrail is projected to provide." Contractors attending last week's London event included Balfour Beatty, ...

Belfast Telegraph, Mon 20 Feb 2012

Twin passions put Ian on right track

He also owns a horse-drawn cart and a collection of old railway vehicles including a 1920s parcel delivery van which he is currently restoring, which he has taken to exhibitions across the UK with the horses. Father of two Mr Cryer, who also regularly ...

This is Bath, Mon 20 Feb 2012

Hitler's top secret scheme to set up his headquarters in sleepy Midlands ...

... including Ludlow, where German spies had highlighted the railway station and two garages where vehicles could have been stored. It is believed Apley Hall, now privately owned, would have acted as the nerve centre in Hitler's UK invasion operation.

Daily Mail, Sun 19 Feb 2012

Tributes to publican 'who had time for everyone'

After leaving school at 16, he worked as a cleaner and then fireman on the steam trains operating between Bishop's Stortford and London Liverpool Street until he was about 19 or 20. He then became a delivery driver for Patrick, Granger and Hutley ...

Herts and Essex Observer, Sun 19 Feb 2012

, Sun 19 Feb 2012

Events - February 23 onwards

Call 01829 770847 or visit www.grosvenormuseum.co.uk. CHESTER: Chester Debating Society meeting on the subject The Israel occupation of Palestine should end, proposed by Rod Cox, at the Quaker Meeting House in Frodsham Street at 7.15pm.

ChesterChronicle.co.uk, Sat 18 Feb 2012

Events - February 23 onwards

Call 01829 770847 or visit www.grosvenormuseum.co.uk. CHESTER: Chester Debating Society meeting on the subject The Israel occupation of Palestine should end, proposed by Rod Cox, at the Quaker Meeting House in Frodsham Street at 7.15pm.

Flintshire Chronicle, Sat 18 Feb 2012

Chance to have your say on regeneration plans for Railway Quarter in Newhaven

The development team can also be contacted by email on info@railwayquarternewhaven.co.uk or by post at Railway Quarter, c/o Brandcast Media, 16 ? 17 Little Portland Street, London, W1W 8BP. It is one of three planning applications which include a ...

Sussex Express, Sat 18 Feb 2012

Rail in the North Campaign

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is committed to seeing all of this work come to fruition to provide Greater Manchester and the North of England with an improved railway to support the economy and to improve quality of life.

Bury Focus, Sat 18 Feb 2012

StARLink 'rail' against cross-border train plan

SUPPORTERS of StARLink - St Andrews Rail Link - have joined the growing list of opponents to a controversial proposal which could see rail passengers on cross-border services forced to change trains at an interchange hub in Edinburgh.

Fife Today, Sat 18 Feb 2012

Waterways of Germany

The old railway bridge loomed ever closer as the ship's captain advised me: ?Please mind your head sir.? I sensed it was only a precaution, but the underside of the bridge was a mere six inches above the top of my head as I stood on the top deck while ...

Manchester Evening News, Sat 18 Feb 2012

You'll fly through the terminal at Southend Airport!

The passengers will be moving almost as fast, airport bosses are promising, since their terminal has been designed to whisk travellers through boarding and disembarkation procedures at a speed which leaves other UK airports grounded.

Southend Standard, Sat 18 Feb 2012

Travel news round-up

Spot mountain birds in their winter finery from the warmth of the highest restaurant in the UK. The ptarmigan is found in the Cairngorms and changes colour when it snows, transforming from grey and brown to white. Ride to the top of Cairngorm Mountain ...

Mirror.co.uk, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Police Investigating Suspected Rape in Aylesbury Review CCTV

They sealed off part of Coxhill Way and the car park outside The Railway Club under the Bourg Walk Bridge - and also closed the walkway down from the bridge. Police were called at 2.19am after reports that a 19-year-old woman was raped near to ...

Mix 96, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Thieves steal railway explosives

By Dan Bean » dan.bean@thepress.co.uk The van was stolen from Lunnfields Lane, close to the A1(M) near Burton Salmon, and contained 16 railway detonators, explosive devices used to warn railway engineers of oncoming trains. A police spokesman said a ...

The Press, York, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Powys level crossing crash inquiry focus on phone

Mr Harris said the estimated 8000 level crossings in the UK would cost around £1m each to eliminate with alternatives such as a bridge. He described level crossings as a hangover from the 19th Century beginnings of the railway, when trains were slower ...

BBC News, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Couple who quit their jobs to go sailing finally return to the UK... after ...

He said: 'Half-way to the railway station I said to myself 'I'm not going in today, I'm fed up with it.' 'Swanning around the city with a top hat on is all very well, but you don't get much pleasure from it and I wanted a bit more from life.

Daily Mail, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Free to hop on a train

But that's what happened at Oxford Railway Station this week when UK-wide Rail firm CrossCountry offered free tickets. Littlemore grandmother Pamela Harper was handed the offer of a journey of her choosing when travelling to Didcot with grandson Josh ...

The Oxford Times, Fri 17 Feb 2012

A new way for rail

It's no surprise, then, that angry commuters are also inclined to ignore the fact that on some measures Britain's railways aren't actually doing that badly after all. In 2009/10, 91.5 per cent of the UK's trains ran on time, that is, arriving at their ...

Investors Chronicle (blog), Fri 17 Feb 2012

Lost in the landscape: Wilderness and wildlife in Australia's Top End

From the air we can appreciate the true emptiness of Northern Territory: this state is six times the size of the UK, after all, yet home to fewer people than Plymouth. Below us the terrain rolls out to the horizon in model-railway clarity, ...

The Independent, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Man arrested after train collision with van at Pikins Crossing, Mid Wales

Mr Harris said that it would cost around £1m to replace the 8000 level crossings in the UK with bridges, although described them as a "hangover" from the 19 th Century origins of the railway. He added: "They are certainly not all the same.

WalesOnline, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Man dies after being hit by a train at Waterbeach

A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said it was called to the railway line at Bannold Road in Waterbeach following a report of a body on the line. He said: ?Officers from BTP and Cambridgeshire Police attended the incident which was reported at ...

Cambridge First, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Whatâ??s on in Northumberland â?? to Thursday, February 23

Gordon Hall gives a slide-show presentation to the Aln Valley Railway Society entitled Carlisle: Railway Border City: 1980s to the present day. In the Old Waiting Room, Alnwick Station. 7pm for 7.30pm. Visitors, members and their guests welcome for a ...

Northumberland Gazette, Fri 17 Feb 2012

Metro tram network to return to Birmingham city centre

The Metro line will link Snow Hill railway station with Birmingham New Street railway station, from 2015. Mr Baker said it would "bring trams back to the heart" of the city and link the shopping and business districts. The Department for Transport ...

BBC News, Thu 16 Feb 2012

Trust aims for nature generation

Other issues of current concern, Mr Jenkins and Ms Reynolds said, were proposals to reform planning in England, and the high-speed rail link project that will link London to Birmingham and further north. Spaghetti Junction.

BBC News, Thu 16 Feb 2012

The Doom Loop

Even then, some of the benefits of unlimited liability were preserved. UK banks moved to a regime of extended liability, whereby shareholders were liable for an additional fixed level of reserve capital in the event of stress or bankruptcy.

London Review of Books (subscription), Thu 16 Feb 2012

LISTINGS: Outdoors, Enviroment - February 16 - 23

Railway Walk, linear walk from Brockholes to Berry Brow (9 miles) with the Penistone Line Partnership, all welcome, Saturday, train departs Sheffield 8.36am, Meadowhall 8.42am to Huddersfield (text 07951 755794, www.southpenninesrail.co.uk).

Sheffield Telegraph, Thu 16 Feb 2012

Railway station ban for woman

The ASBO prevents Maples from going beyond a ticket or booking office at any train station in England or Wales for the next two years without a valid train ticket. Maples was told that if she breached the order, she could face up to five years in ...

Peterborough Today, Thu 16 Feb 2012

What's on in Northumberland ? to Thursday, February 23

Gordon Hall gives a slide-show presentation to the Aln Valley Railway Society entitled Carlisle: Railway Border City: 1980s to the present day. In the Old Waiting Room, Alnwick Station. 7pm for 7.30pm. Visitors, members and their guests welcome for a ...

Northumberland Gazette, Thu 16 Feb 2012