BBC Railway News 30th December 2011

British rail commuters 'pay 10 times Italian prices'

UK / NEW 4 hours ago… disruption. The government is determined that farepayers, rather than taxpayers, bear more of the cost of railway changes. A Department for Transport…

29 December 2011

• Railway line between Derry and Bellarena reopens after ship hits jetty
  
  Northern Ireland / NEW 14 hours agoThe Londonderry to Bellarena railway line, which was closed after a ship ran aground near the track, has reopened. It is believed the vessel was…

• Police plea over man found injured by Swansea rail track
  
  South West Wales / NEW 17 hours agoPolice are trying to find out how a man came to be found badly injured by the side of a railway line in Swansea. Simon Menelaus, 38, was discovered…

• Councillor wins parking fine notice in Welsh fight
  
  North West Wales / NEW 18 hours ago… campaign. Dyfed Edwards accepted he left his car in a non-parking area at Bangor railway station in November 2010. But he refused to pay the fine…

• Railway stations to improve access with £9.5m funding
  
  Scotland / NEW 20 hours agoFive Scottish railway stations are to share £9.5m to improve accessibility. Work will be carried out at the Dyce, Shotts, Newton, Rosyth and…
 

• Metal thefts tackled with North East ID scheme
  
  England / NEW 23 hours ago… sellers to have photo identification and a recent utility bill. If it is successful in cutting thefts, it could be rolled out nationally. Railway…

• New Street station fully reopens after bridge work
  
  Birmingham & Black Country / NEW 23 hours agoBirmingham's New Street railway station has fully reopened following work over the Christmas period as part of its £598m revamp. New sections…

• India and Japan sign new $15bn currency swap agreement
  
  Business / 29 December 2011… provide an extra $1.7bn in funding for other projects including the expansion of Delhi's metro railway network.…