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[Travel Roundup]
[Speaker: male]
[Broadcast notes: Radio 4, 8.55 a.m., January 25th, 1987]

Five to nine now, and here's this morning's travel roundup.
Weekend engineering work will cause problems for both road
and rail travellers today.  I'm afraid delays can be expected
on the M8 in Glasgow where there are lane closures in both
directions between Kingston Bridge and Charing Cross tunnels.
At junction 10, the on ramp is closed from Barty Beeth road,
together with two westbound lanes on the motorway itself.
At Manchester, work on the M62 has closed the nearside lane
and hard shoulder of both carriageways at junction 17
towards Prestwich, and there are also eastbound lane closures
on the M56 leading from Cheshire, between junction 3 and 4
at Altrincham.  Near Worcester, both carriageways of the M5 are
still closed following overnight work between junctions 5
and 6 and diversions are along the A38 until 10 this morning.
On the railways, engineering work is widespread with buses
operating instead of trains on some routes.  Eastern region
trains will be delayed on the London King's Cross to Peterborough
line, as will western region services on the Paddington to
Exeter route.  I hope you get there in the end.