Grant
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Rail
minister
Huw
Merriman
has
announced
a
grant
of
£72
million
to
improve
railways
in
north
west
England. He
revealed
the
new
funding
during
a
visit
to
Manchester
Victoria.
The
money
will
pay
for
a
third
platform
at
Salford Crescent,
track
improvements
in
north
Manchester,
and
extra
entrances
and
exits
at
Manchester
Victoria,
which
is
Manchester’s
second
largest
station
and
also
provides
a
direct
interchange
with
trams
to
the
city
centre,
Bury,
Oldham and
Rochdale.

Scooters
++


Nearly
all
National
Rail
operators
are
banning
e-scooters
on
their
services,
on
the
grounds
that
the
batteries
can
catch
fire.
Greater
Anglia
head
of
safety,
security
and
sustainability
Matt
Wakefield
said:
‘We
know
that
e-scooters
have
battery
packs
which
vary
greatly
in
quality.
The
decision
has
therefore
been
made
to
ban
these
items
due
to
recent
incidents
elsewhere
and
the
risks
associated
with
them
using
faulty
lithium
batteries
and
catching
fire.’

Reality
plus
++


Transport
for
Wales
has
installed
augmented
reality
maps
of
its
six
largest
stations,
to
help
passengers
who
are
less
confident
about
using
trains.
The
new
information
is
now
available
for
Cardiff
Central,
Cardiff
Queen
Street,
Newport,
Chester,
Shrewsbury
and
Pontypridd.