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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

BBC News

• Trams 'damaging city reputation'Manchester's tram network is

Financial Times

• Strong results keep rail boom on trackRecord fourth-quarter earnings by CSX and Canadian National provide the full-year season™s first evidence of sector™s continuing health

The Telegraph

• Wi-Fi access to be available on London's Tube network by this summerTransport for London has announced that commuters will be able to access the internet in advance of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
• Best-paid Tube driver is on £61,218 a yearLondon's highest paid tube driver enjoys an annual

Mail Online

• Railway to go: Thousands rush to buy Victorian guidebook A Victorian railway guidebook has become a bestseller after almost 150 years - thanks to a TV travel programme.

Derby Telegraph

• Bombardier 'lessons learned' on contract policy, says CableBUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable has told the Derby Telegraph that the Government has learned "the lessons from Derby" on how it gives out big contracts – including those to build trains.
• Derby Telegraph commented I wish Derby had vision to build a tram networkI FIND Neil White's column on public transport perplexing ("Public transport we can all use is route we need to follow," Opinions, January 16).
• Another three MPs support fairer deal for Bombardier bidTHE number of MPs who have signed a Parliamentary petition which calls on the Government to give city train-maker Bombardier a fairer chance of winning its next major rolling stock contract has risen to 33.

London Evening Standard

• Tory MPs condemn Tube driver's £61,000 package as 'platinum-plated deal'London's highest paid Tube driver is receiving a benefits package worth more than £61,000, an Evening Standard investigation can reveal

Metro

• London to Birmingham high-speed rail link: A £33bn waste of money, or not?Plans for Britain™s proposed high-speed rail link were unveiled this month. Costing more than £30billion, HS2 has been simultaneously hailed as an answer to commuters™ transport woes and criticised as a huge waste of taxpayers™ money. Metro investigates¦

Blackpool Gazette

• Tourism boss wants return of famous tramBLACKPOOL’S tourism boss is hoping to see the return of the famous Illuminations Rocket Tram for The Lights’ centenary celebrations this year.

Other Regional Press

• Royal Deeside railway signs make thousands at auction SIGNS from the former Royal Deeside railway line have been snapped up for thousands of pounds by collectors.

Global Rail News

• Positive news for 2012As 2012 arrives and both the Euro crises and the recession continue, our good fortune is to be in an industry that is still spending money and attracting investment. High Speed Two is headline news but Rail Alliance members will benefit from a plethora of positive developments. In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne underlined [...]
• Thales awarded signalling contract for Hong Kong airport APMThales has been awarded a contract by IHI Corporation to re-signal the automated people mover (APM) located within Hong Kong international airport, with a state-of-the-art solution. Thales will supply its radio-based SelTrac CBTC system for the existing lines and for a planned extension to the Midfield Concourse, which will service a third runway. The CBTC technology will also be [...]
• Alstom™s orders ˜remained sound™ during 2011Over the third quarter 2011/12 (from 1 October to 31 December 2011), Alstom registered orders of €4.9 billion, ‘confirming the sustained commercial activity of the past four quarters’. Thermal Power booked the same level of orders as in the previous quarter (€1.9 billion), benefiting from successes in Iraq and Poland. Renewable Power booked €0.3 billion [...]
• c2c alliance ˜builds on industry leading performance™National Express train operator c2c has signed and started a new and innovative alliance with Network Rail. Building on c2c™s ‘industry leading performance in train punctuality and customer satisfaction’, the alliance will deliver new cost savings and put further improved passenger benefits at the forefront of joint decision-making. c2c and Network Rail already have in [...]

Other News Sources

• Ticket Office Mystery Shop Survey London TravelWatch report shows the promised presence of visible and helpful gateline staff at tube stations has failed to materialise in many cases, following the recent reduction in Underground station ticket office opening hours.
• Ticket Office Mystery Shop Survey London TravelWatch report shows the promised presence of visible and helpful gateline staff at tube stations has failed to materialise in many cases, following the recent reduction in Underground station ticket office opening hours.
• Metro cleaners lobby Tyne & Wear transport chiefs over fares scandalCampaign wins '100 per cent support' from Northern TUC
• CH2M Hill named as HS2 delivery partnerHS2 Ltd has announced the proposed appointment of CH2M Hill as its development partner for the next phase of engineering, design and environmental work on the first phase of the £32bn scheme.