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Tuesday, 19 June 2012

BBC News

• Police probe rail track damageA police investigation is launched after a stretch of railway line in Aberdeenshire was damaged, causing disruption to services.

The Herald

• Subway strike off as union votes for new plan A DAMAGING strike by Glasgow Subway staff has been averted after members of the Unite union voted by a narrow margin to accept an overhaul of pay and conditions as well as the loss of 65 jobs.
• Subway strike off as union votes for new planA DAMAGING strike by Glasgow Subway staff has been averted after members of the Unite union voted by a narrow margin to accept an overhaul of pay and conditions as well as the loss of 65 jobs.

Birmingham Mail

• Business leaders insist: we do back high speed railBUSINESS leaders have insisted Birmingham needs a planned high speed rail network with a major station in Birmingham city centre, following reports that the scheme could be in jeopardy.

London Evening Standard

• Central line hit by rush hour signal failureTens of thousands of Tube commuters suffered a bad start to the week when signal failure crippled the Central line during the morning peak.

Bucks Free Press

• 1,000 sign petition against train cuts in Seer GreenTRAIN passengers from Seer Green and Jordans are fighting Chiltern Railways after their off-peak services to and from London were cut by 50 per cent.

Plymouth Herald

• Plymouth train station undergoing £1.5million faceliftA £1.5MILLION train station revamp will bring an end to tired decor and tatty signs reading 'Velcome to Plym', its operators say.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• UK rail freight activity increases The volumes of rail freight moved in the UK jumped by ten per cent year on year over the 12 months to April 2012, new data show.

Global Rail News

• Station master Trevor Francis awarded MBEA green-fingered ScotRail employee has been awarded an MBE for his efforts to brighten up Aberdour station. Trevor Francis, who has manned the station’s ticket office on the south coast of Fife since December 1993, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his tireless services to the community. In his spare time, [...]
• High Speed wonNetwork Rail has retained the contract to maintain and operate High Speed 1 until 2025. HS1 Ltd, the owners of Britain™s first and only high speed railway, signed the new deal with Network Rail following the successful first five years of operation. HS1 and St Pancras International formally opened in 2007. Says Nicola Shaw, chief [...]
• NDC gain contractor approvalNDC Consultants have been awarded the Principal Contractors Licence (PCL) following the completion of the SPT Concentrator Renewals 11/12 project. The licence will enable NDC to provide its clients with a full turnkey solution comprising survey, design and build. The SPT Concentrator Renewals 11/12 project consisted of life extension works on the existing concentrator at [...]
• Centro win for Balfour BeattyRegional transport authority, Centro, has named Balfour Beatty as the preferred bidder to build the Midland Metro extension through Birmingham™s city centre. Says Centro chief executive Geoff Inskip, “This is a prestigious project in the heart of Birmingham and it demands a construction partner of exactly the pedigree and calibre of Balfour Beatty. We worked [...]
• Gibb to join Network Rail on secondmentNetwork Rail has announced that Virgin™s chief operating officer, Chris Gibb, is to join the company on a temporary basis in a bid to improve the West Coast Main Line. Virgin Trains has agreed to the secondment with Network Rail for the remainder of this year to work with the company on improving the performance [...]

Railnews

• Scots want escape from 'perverse' railway laws THE present railway laws introduced by the government at Westminster since 1993 are unnecessarily restrictive and are hampering growth, according to the Scottish Government. It is also concerned about the prospect of the next ScotRail being operated by a foreign state-owned railway, particularly when Scottish public bodies are barred from competing. Now, just days before the vision for Scottish railways from 2014 is expected to be unveiled by Holyrood, Scottish ministers have staged an attack on existing railway legislation, and are calling for further devolution to allow Scotland to make mor...

Other News Sources

• Rail nightmares ease for commuters after derailmentPASSENGER train delays to and from Reading Station were easing this evening after contractors shifted a derailed engine which had been causing havoc since the early hours.