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Friday, 03 February 2012

BBC News

• Disused tunnel searched for bombsA disused tunnel under the Royal Docks in east London is searched by Crossrail for unexploded World War II bombs and devices.

Financial Times

• MPs set sights on Network Rail pay-outsLabour, backed by the government, demands directors turn down awards, given worsening performance and looming prosecutions for two fatal accidents

The Telegraph

• Dead bodies stored in cupboards on the TubeThe bodies of people who commit suicide on the London Underground network are often stored in cleaning cupboards and store rooms until an undertaker can collect them, a new documentary has revealed.
• Massive bonus for Network Rail chief The head of Network Rail should have his potential £336,000 bonus blocked because of the poor punctuality of Britain's railways, the shadow transport secretary said yesterday.

Mail Online

• Bonus row moves to the railways as Network Rail chief is under pressure to reject £340,000 awardChief executive Sir David Higgins, pictured, will qualify for an annual bonus of up £336,000 on top of his £560,000 ‘basic’ salary.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Evening Post published New rail depot wins approvalArticle

London Evening Standard

• Bonuses for rail bosses double their payNetwork Rail Chief executive Sir David Higgins, whose basic salary is £560,000, could be awarded up to £336,000 on top in annual bonus as part of a new scheme being demanded by rail bosses
• I'll pay for fares cut with £300m surplus, says KenKen Livingstone says his pledge to slash fares is
• Tube bosses' safety policy 'is to cross their fingers'Tube staff today claimed their bosses had a

Metro

• Dead bodies stored in 'cupboards and bins' on London UndergroundThe bodies of people who kill themselves on the London Underground are kept in cleaning cupboards and bins until undertakers arrive, a new documentary has claimed.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• HS2 bosses to pay £1k for surveysLandowners along the route of the controversial £32 billion high-speed rail line will be offered an initial payment of £1,000 for allowing surveyors access to their land, it has been announced.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 environmental study "too late" say campaigners AN environmental study into the effects of HS2 is to start this month - but campaigners say the work should have been done months ago.

Other Regional Press

• Essex Chronicle commented Better railway service pledgeESSEX trains were voted the worst in the country by passengers this week, but the head of the rail operator that will take over...

Global Rail News

• Rail safety performance moves aheadLatest industry figures suggest that both rail passengers and workers are benefiting from higher levels of safety. The RSSB’s ‘Overview of safety performance for 2011‘ suggests that, rather than increasing in line with growth, the overall number of incidents is decreasing. 2011 was the fourth year in a row where there were no passenger or [...]
• Wise men follow ElectrostarThe future for Bombardier™s Litchurch Lane works looks brighter this year after it secured an additional order for 130 Electrostar cars for Southern. The new trains will beef up Southern™s existing fleet and the contract is valued at £189 million. ˜We are delighted to be awarded this contract by Southern. This is a significant project [...]
• Scottish Ministers set out ˜utterly convincing™ case for high speed railScottish Ministers have set out their ’utterly convincing’ case for high speed rail to reach Scotland. Ministers highlighted the Scottish Partnership Group’s advice that work to build a high speed rail network ‘could actually start ahead of planned completion’ in England. At the ˜Making HS2 Happen’ conference last week, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment [...]

Other News Sources

• £3.7m railway station for Stratford-upon-AvonWarwickshire council advertises design and build contract