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Wednesday, 25 November 2015

BBC News

• Rail bridge dispute taken to tribunalA charity takes Network Rail to a tribunal over the money offered after the compulsory purchase of a bridge to carry the new Borders railway.

Financial Times

• 46 staff at HS2 earn more than CameronTotal wage bill of £37m for 626 staff increases concerns over project’s costs

The Guardian

• George Osborne to top up Network Rail budget in autumn statementMove aims to let rail operator finish bulk of five-year upgrades after funding fiasco led to ditching of two key manifesto pledges
• London Underground ups offer to end night tube deadlockUnions urged to put revised deal to members after company extends three-year pay offer by a year and promises to hire more staff

Bolton News

• Back on track – 340,000 more seats for Bolton train commuters THOUSANDS of extra seats are on their way for fed-up commuters, the Bolton News can reveal.

London Evening Standard

• 'Tourist board' floats plan to rename south London station 'Norwood Intergalactic'A self-styled tourist board has called for a south London station to be renamed 'Norwood Intergalactic'.�
• 80 Tube platform 'blind spots' could put commuters' lives at risk during rush hour crush, claims unionUp to 80 Tube platform “blind spots” pose a serious risk to commuters during the rush hour crush, a Tube union has claimed.
• Night Tube: Transport bosses unveil new offer in bid to break deadlock with unionsTransport bosses have made a fresh offer to unions in a bid to break the deadlock over the Night Tube.

Sheffield Star

• UK’s first Tram Train on track to arrive in SheffieldThe UK’s first Tram Train is making tracks to Sheffield - from Spain.

The York Press

• Virgin announce �21m refurbishment of East Coast trains VIRGIN Trains has announced a �21 million refurbishment programme for its fleet of 45 trains on the East Coast route from York to London and Edinburgh.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Virgin Trains announces �21m train refurbishment programmeVirgin Trains has today announced a £21m train refurbishment programme for its fleet of 45 trains on its east coast route.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Delays to rail services passing through Chelmsford and Witham due to signal fault and tree branchesTrains between Norwich and London Liverpool Street may be delayed by up to 40 minutes.

Other Regional Press

• Middlesbrough railway station car park looks set to remain closed for forseeable future Study into how to develop the site won't begin until February 2016 - two years since the car park was originally closed
• Eurotunnel says 37km fencing reduces migrant disruptionEurotunnel says 37km of new security fencing has reduced attempts by asylum seekers to board lorries to get to the UK to “virtually zero

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• First Tram Train starts journey to UKThe UK's first Tram Train vehicle has started its journey to Sheffield from Spain.  In a two week voyage from Vossloh’s Works in Valencia, the fully constructed 37 metre Citylink Class 399 Tram Train vehicle will travel by boat from Santander to Southampton (arriving 28 November). Continuing its journey on the M1 Motorway before planned arrival in South Yorkshire on 1 December.  Passengers in the county will be the first in the UK to benefit from the innovative new Tram Trains that have the signalling, power supply, control and telecommunications technology to run on both stree...

Rail Magazine

• “A railway the North can be proud of”The North’s rail system must be ready for High Speed 2, according to Northern Rail Managing Director Alex Hynes.
• Hynes: North’s rail will overtake the South by 2020The North will have better rail quality than the South by January 1 2020, Northern Rail Managing Director Alex Hynes believes.

Railnews

• Franchising poses 'emerging risks' three years after West Coast collapse Rail franchising poses 'emerging risks', with uncertainty, delays and cost increases affecting major infrastructure works, the risk of reduced competition and 'potentially stretched' resources, according to a report published by the National Audit Office today. However, it also concludes that the Department for Transport has improved the management of its rail franchising programme since the collapse of the Intercity West Coast competition just over three years ago.

Other News Sources

• Virgin Trains to refurbish East Coast trainsFranchise operator will spend �21 million on refreshed carriages