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Wednesday, 01 February 2012
BBC News
- New look Kings CrossPreview if new western concourse
- Heritage railway marks 150 yearsSevern Valley Railway celebrates rich 150-year history
- Is London in love with the Jubilee Line?Mayor of London Boris Johnson says Olympics chiefs will
The Herald
- Rail workers' union strike threat over sacking of ticket examinersTHE rail workers' union is considering calling its members out on strike and mounting other industrial action over the sacking of two Scottish workers.
The Independent
- Parents claim cover-up after fatal Network Rail safety lapse The parents of two teenage girls killed at a level crossing six years ago have said that the individuals responsible for safety failures must be brought to justice, after Network Rail pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws yesterday.Related StoriesPolice watchdog admitted system was ineffectiveGangs brought face to face with victims as London tries US schemeMandaric: tax charges are an insult to my familyMuslim girl 'attacked by siblings for kissing man'Police in stand-off with gunman in Lincolnshire
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- Cheap day return to Chichester - three different pricesWhen it comes to train tickets, it's always pique time, says Joan Bakewell.
- Rail crossing victims' fathers welcome Network Rail apologyThe father's of Olivia Bazlinton and Charlotte Thompson, who were hit by a train in 2005 as they crossed tracks at Elsenham, Essex, welcome Network Rail's decision to admit guilt for the tragedy.
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- Record number of disabled people travelling by trainRecord numbers of people with disabilities are getting out and about by train, according to new figures published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Disabled Persons Railcard. The research...
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- Transport experts to look into Wirral tram plansTRANSPORT experts will investigate plans to create a tram system around the proposed £4.5bn Wirral Waters skyscraper scheme.
Global Rail News
- Edinburgh™s Waverley Steps reopenEdinburgh Waverley station’s Waverley Steps have reopened to the public after refurbishment. Their reopening marked the end of the first phase of the project to refurbish the station’s Princes Street entrance. The steps have been rebuilt and had escalators installed, with a steel and glass canopy also being built. The refurbishment is part of the [...]
- Construction of Paddington Crossrail station ˜steps up™The new Paddington Crossrail station is to take a step further towards construction as the excavation of the station box gets underway in February. The new station will be built under Eastbourne Terrace and Departures Road. Westminster City Council has agreed to a full closure of Eastbourne Terrace from 12 February 2012 until early 2014 to [...]
- RMT rejects ˜unacceptable™ Olympics Tube pay offerThe RMT has rejected the latest Olympics pay offer from London Underground. The union said it would ‘step up the pressure for a fair deal for all staff across the grades’ because of the ‘additional workload and pressure’ they will be under during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The RMT said the money offered was [...]
- Network Rail to plead guilty over Elsenham level crossing deathsA court has heard that Network Rail is to plead guilty to health and safety offences over the deaths of two girls at a level crossing. The Office of Rail Regulation’s prosecution of Network Rail is for breaches of health and safety law which led to the deaths of Olivia Bazlinton and Charlotte Thompson, at [...]
- Spanish rail operator Renfe to sell train tickets globally via SilverRailRenfe, the largest rail operator in Spain, has partnered with SilverRail Technologies to make tickets on their entire network available to online travel agents (OTAs), travel management companies and traditional travel agents around the world. SilverRail will make Spanish rail connections available on its global multi-country ticketing platform SilverCore later this year. This will include [...]
- Thales & Balfour Beatty win £335m Danish rail signalling contractA consortium of Thales and Balfour Beatty Rail has been awarded a contract by Danish rail operator Banedanmark to update much of the country’s rail signalling system. The two companies will ‘form a collaborative and integrated team’ to re-signal around 60% of Denmark’s network. Following the European Union rail network directive, which requires operators to [...]
- Record passenger numbers at East Midlands ParkwayAccording to train operator East Midlands Trains, East Midlands Parkway station has seen a record number of passengers using the station in the last year. The station was opened in 2009 and has seen 450,000 journeys made in the three years since it opened. East Midlands Parkway provides links to cities including London, Derby, Leicester, [...]
Railnews
- Network Rail lodges guilty pleas after crossing deaths Network Rail has told a magistrates' court that it is pleading guilty to three health and safety offences, following the deaths of two teenage girls on Elsenham level crossing in Essex just over six years ago.
Other News Sources
- RMT ballots for strike action in Scotland over ticket examiners sacked for defending themselves from gang attackRAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that it is beginning a ballot for both strike action and action short of a strike on Scotrail after two ticket examiners were sacked for defending themselves from attack by a gang who have waged a two year campaign of abuse and violence against them.
- Save Our Railways, No to McNulty, Nationwide Campaigning Day of Action, Thursday, February 2, 2012As part of RMT's ongoing campaign against the McNulty Rail Review the union has organised a further campaigning day of action this Thursday February 2.
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