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Saturday, 23 April 2016

BBC News

• Rail firm wins Gatwick injunctionA rail company secures an injunction against rail union Aslef over its members' refusal to drive new Gatwick Express trains.

The Guardian

• Govia Thameslink wins injunction over Gatwick Express union disputeCompany secures high court ruling after Aslef members refused to drive longer trains on the Gatwick Express routeGovia Thameslink has secured an injunction against the rail union Aslef over its members’ refusal to drive new, longer trains on the Gatwick Express, the company said.The company took its case to the high court in London after accusing Aslef members of refusing to drive the first services that were due to operate in 12-car formation in recent days. Continue reading...

Network Rail

• Green corridors: Sharing our railway with wildlifeBritain’s railway stretches for around 20,000 miles, and as you might expect, much of Network Rail’s estate of 30,000 to 40,000 hectares is teeming with wildlife and biodiversity.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Drone footage of Ffestiniog Railway train The footage shows the train cross the level crossing at Penrhyndeudraeth and exit the Garnedd tunnel near Tan-y-Bwlch

Wales Online

• Pedestrian access to Cardiff Central train station will be changing so demolition work can start nearby The date has been set for bulldozers to move in to start demolishing Marland House near Cardiff Central train station in Cardiff city centre

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• HS2 bosses dismiss delay claimsBosses have vowed HS2 will still be delivered on time, despite claims from objectors the project could be delayed by more than a year.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Tractor driver hit by Abellio Greater Anglia train at 84mph while crossing railway near Thetford had permission to do soThe organisation investigating a crash near Thetford between a train travelling at more than 80mph and a tractor has released preliminary details about the incident.

West Sussex Gazette

• Rail users offered advice ahead of strikesThe West Sussex Rail Users Association have published advice for rail users ahead of a planned strike next week.

Rail Technology Magazine

• HS2 warned over putting community engagement 'second place'HS2 Ltd failed to communicate properly with six families who will lose their homes to the high-speed railway development and risk continuing to fail to engage with communities as the project goes ahead, a new report has warned. Ian Bynoe, a former Independent Police Complaints Commissioner...

Other News Sources

• Tube station bans walking on escalators Many London Underground users are flouting the new rule by continuing to pass to the left of those standing