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An explanation of how Sandite helps to keep the rails safe (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7685120.stm

Lincoln's long-awaited direct rail link to London will have longer journey times than other services in the area (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7684528.stm

Heathrow Airport owner BAA has begun a second stage of public consultation on Airtrack, the project to improve overground rail connections to the airport (link below.)
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=5274

Article link on power failures/lightning strikes at Macclesfield and between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1073974_power_failures_cause_train_chaos

The ^1.6m automatic ticket gate system at Leeds City Station is on the verge of opening for business (link below.)
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-train-station-ready-to.4615833.jp

Passengers have been promised more seats on EMT London-bound trains from December, but are gloomy at timetable changes (link below.)
http://www.northantset.co.uk/news/Rail-users-gloomy-at-timetable.4614731.jp

Go-Ahead Group said on Thursday its first-quarter trading had been in line with expectations despite the worsening economic climate (link below.)
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20081023/tbs-uk-goahead-03c9bed.html

Rail bosses have declared the first phase of a ^300 million project to upgrade the Bathgate-Edinburgh line a success (link below.)
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Rail-work-was-success.4616131.jp

Chiltern Railways has apologised to passengers who were stranded on a train just outside Bicester for more than three hours on Monday (link below.)
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/3787060.Rail_firm_issues_apology/

A body was found on the line within yards of Llandaf station platform (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7686266.stm