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Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes

East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballot

The Guardian - UK

Full list of London trains cancelled amid punishing 34C heatwave

Some train companies are warning customers to travel ‘only if essential’ - while a number of services have been cancelled

Evening Standard

‘I was stuck on the train’: Motorist fumes over parking ticket after Bedford railway crash

Bedford Borough Council accused of lacking common sense after issuing fixed penalty tickets to vehicles near Bedford railway station following last Friday’s tragic crash

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Train driver killed in Bedford crash passed red signal, investigators say

Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway train he was driving hit the back of a stationary train run by the same operator.

Evening Standard

Driver in fatal Bedford train crash passed red signal moments before collision

Shaun Burton died when his train smashed into the rear of another on the same line

The Independent UK

Which London trains are hit by the heatwave? Full list of disrupted rail services

National Rail has advised passengers to ‘only travel if absolutely necessary’

Evening Standard

Network Rail sets out travel disruption timeline during ‘complex’ Bedford train crash recovery

‘Only travel if absolutely necessary’, advised railway operator

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Tributes pour in for train driver killed in crash as experts work to reopen line

Shaun Burton, 60, was described as ‘dedicated to his job, devoted to his colleagues and enormously popular at his depot’.

Evening Standard

Key unanswered questions after horror Bedford train crash as investigators probe cause

Questions remain unanswered about the horrific Bedford train crash that left one person dead and 100 injured, as investigators continue to work to establish the cause of the crash.

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to ‘dedicated’ driver killed in train crash near Bedford as update issued on disruption

Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway train he was driving crashed near Bedford

The Independent UK

Does Bedford train crash raise wider questions about safety?

It is not yet clear what could have allowed the two trains to collide despite multiple failsafes in today’s railways

The Guardian - UK

Bedford train crash: Everything we know about the collision that killed a driver and injured 100

Investigations into the cause of the crash between two East Midlands Railways services are ongoing

The Independent UK

28 in hospital, nine in a critical condition, after fatal train crash

The crash, which killed a train driver, involved two East Midlands Railway services on the same line shortly after 5pm on Friday.

Evening Standard

No trains from St Pancras to Bedford following fatal rail crash

No services will run between the stations until at least Monday

Evening Standard

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The National (Scotland)

Train driver killed after major East Midlands Railway collision as 56 injured

A train driver was killed and dozens of others were seriously injured when two passenger trains collided near Bedford in England

Evening Standard

Train driver killed and dozens injured as two trains collide near Bedford

The incident involved two East Midlands Railway services.

The Independent UK

‘We were picked up and shaken like dice’: Witness recalls horrific moment trains collided near Bedford

The RMT union confirmed that a driver dried in the crash while more than 80 people were injured

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Rail firm bans Download festival-goers from bringing wheelie bins full of beer onto trains: “While it might seem like a great idea, it just isn’t safe”

“Our teams will be on hand at stations to support customers and help them complete their journeys, without their bins or trolleys, as smoothly as possible,” says East Midlands Railway

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The Independent UK

Please don’t bring wheelie bins of beer to music festival, say rail bosses

Passengers at Download Festival last year attempted to bring large bins of beer onto the trains

The Guardian - UK

End of the line for diesel fumes at London St Pancras as new trains arrive

East Midlands railway will switch to bi-mode Aurora fleet to cut emissions and noise but elsewhere electrification is delayed

The Independent UK

‘Splitting tickets’ can halve the cost of Christmas train trips

Exclusive: Independent rail retailers can exploit anomalies in the fares system, saving passengers money

The Independent UK

Paper and mobile train tickets to be replaced with GPS tracking in new travel trial

The pay-as-you-go system, which will involve passengers tapping in and tapping out on an app, will help bring rail ticketing ‘into the 21st Century’

Evening Standard

Train passenger says delay because of flag flying was ‘bonkers’

People trying to hang flags from bridges meant speed restrictions were imposed on an East Midlands Railway service, a passenger reported.

The Independent UK

East Midlands trains targeted by rocks and a scooter in ‘incredibly dangerous’ attacks

A series of incidents have caused delays

Evening Standard

Trains targeted in ‘incredibly dangerous’ attacks from bridge, warns operator

Trains have been damaged, with one sustaining a smashed windscreen.

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