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One person has been killed and several injured after two commuter trains crashed near Munich in Germany.
An article on Sky News says German Police say the collision happened just before 5pm local time at Ebenhausen-Schaeftlarn station, 10 miles south of the city.
At least 14 people were injured, and another 80 passengers were being examined by medics.
Police spokesman Andreas Franken told reporters the crash happened on a single-track section of railway.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined details of the fare changes required for Transport for London (TfL) services from 1 March 2022, following conditions set in the short-term extension of TfL’s funding agreement with the Government.
He says that fares will rise by an average of 4.8 per cent, meaning most will increase by either 10p or 20p.
The Mayor says these changes to fares will help ensure that TfL can reach financial sustainability by April 2023 in line with the long-term objective of the funding agreements, while also ensuring the increase in fares is as affordable as possible for Londoners.
A car has crashed onto the rail line near Maidenhead, causing major disruption between London Paddington and Reading.
An article on the ITV website says trains running to and from these stations are cancelled or delayed following the incident just after 6am this morning.
The mainline reopened just after 7.30am, however the London Paddington bound local stopping line is currently closed.
Network Rail has appointed Rob Morton as Route Services managing director, replacing Susan Cooklin, who is leaving the organisation in March after 16 years’ service.
Over the past five years, he has spearheaded Network Rail’s relationships and commercial arrangements with suppliers, led a supply chain cost reduction programme that saved £330 million, and improved Network Rail’s logistics capability to levels comparable with the best retail and manufacturing operations.
He said: “While we are facing some challenges as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is an exciting time to be working in the rail industry.”
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