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Virgin Trains East Coast staff to hold strike ballot
A union is to ballot its members over industrial action in a row with Virgin Trains East Coast over possible job losses.
Brexit vote has bolstered Heathrow's fortunes, says airport chief
Falling pound has attracted foreign investment and strengthened case for third runway, says John Holland-KayeThe Brexit vote has delivered a boost to Heathrow’s fortunes, with the weak pound attracting foreign investors, encouraging international passengers to spend more in its terminals, and strengthening the airport’s case for expansion, the chief executive has claimed. The airport has reported an 8% rise in profits for the first six months of this year, driven by an increase in retail sales that John Holland-Kaye suggested could accelerate with the further drop in sterling since the referen...
Bill for Britain's high speed rail link advisers is �180M despite no track being laid
Consultancy fees and lawyers cost the HS2 project �185million last year, despite the fact not a single piece of track has been laid, according to the annual for the UK's new high speed rail link.
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Saturday, 23 July 2016
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- Virgin Trains East Coast staff to hold strike ballotA union is to ballot its members over industrial action in a row with Virgin Trains East Coast over possible job losses.
Financial Times
- London requires better service from trainsThe structure of the railway service contract is part of the problem
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- Bill for Britain's high speed rail link advisers is �180M despite no track being laid Consultancy fees and lawyers cost the HS2 project �185million last year, despite the fact not a single piece of track has been laid, according to the annual for the UK's new high speed rail link.
Network Rail
- New train underpass at Acton reaches structural completionA new dive-under at Acton, being constructed by Network Rail as part of the Crossrail programme, is now structurally complete and is on schedule to open early next year.
- Dover to Folkestone railway will reopen this autumnA �39.8m project to rebuild the line between Folkestone and Dover will be completed by autumn, Network Rail has confirmed.
- Final platform upgrade at Moorfields station to be completed this weekendPassengers will be able to use all three platforms at Moorfields station from tomorrow (Saturday 23 July) when the fully refurbished platform two, upgraded as part of a �12m investment, reopens.
Northern Echo
- RMT members to vote on action against Virgin East Coast THE biggest rail union today announced it is to ballot members over strike action at Virgin East Coast.
- All aboard the Flying Scotsman for the Shildon Big Bash SITTING inside the cab of the Flying Scotsman is an unforgettable experience. Its whistle, a sound that delights so many when it roars through the countryside, is almost deafening. The heat from the glowing fire that powers the engine is intense and, as the world famous locomotive pulls away from the platform billowing steam, it is clear why it is as revered today as it was in the 1920s.
The York Press
- UPDATED: Jobs at York Railway Station under threat, union claims A UNION fears staff working in travel centres at stations on the East Coast Mainline, including York, could have their jobs cut.
Yorkshire Post
- HS2 set to give economic boost to the regionYORKSHIRE will see an economic impact worth more than £200m a year from HS2 with even bigger benefits if services are connected to Scotland, according to a new report.
- YP Comment: Clarity needed over HS2 plans - Work to do to convince publicIF the HS2 project is to deliver maximum benefit to Yorkshire and the rest of the North – as we were told was its raison d’etre – then it is imperative that every opportunity is taken to use it to establish better links between major Northern towns and cities, along with emerging rural economies.
Other Regional Press
- Fast and regular Coventry rail service to London vital, says city council Campaign underway to retain three fast trains per hour to Euston after government proposal to cut Coventry services to improve Birmingham to London journey times
- See how flood prevention work in Hinksey will affect your train journey TRAIN commuters are reminded to plan their journeys for the start of next month as flood protection works between Oxford and Didcot Parkway get underway.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Midlands Rail Hub needed to deliver 10 extra services an hourRail connections in the Midlands will need funding to meet growing pressures on capacity, a new report has said. Midlands Connect, a group of 28 local authorities and 11 Local Enterprise Partnerships, has published the interim report of a £5m government-funded project to explore how to...
- Calls for TfL to take over Southern if services not restored within a month The troubled Southern franchise should be taken over by Transport for London (TfL) if services are not restored within a month, London TravelWatch has said. Following widespread delays, Southern has introduced an emergency timetable that cancelled 341 services a day for the next four weeks...
Railnews
- New transport secretary reaffirms case for HS2 The new transport secretary Chris Grayling has told an audience in the East Midlands that the case for HS2 remains, and that he will not be �backing away from it�. He was addressing business leaders and local politicians in Derby in his first public appearance since he succeeded Patrick McLoughlin in last week�s cabinet reshuffle. Opponents of HS2 have already called on Mr Grayling to reconsider the scheme, but he said: �One of the first things I did in my role was to confirm that there are absolutely no plans to back away from the HS2 project. It�s an integral part of our blueprint for an ef...
Other News Sources
- Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants Transport for London to take control of Southern Rail Following months of disruption due to strikes and staff sickness, Sadiq Khan wants a top team at TfL to take control of the embattled rail operator
- Government under new pressure to act against Southern Railway after travel misery The Government is coming under fresh pressure to take action against Southern Rail over the spate of delays and cancellations which has caused travel misery for passengers for weeks.
- ‘Appalling’ rail firm has not breached contract COMMUTERS have said they are “sickened and gobsmacked” to learn that a rail company responsible for bringing misery to the lives of thousands of commuters has not breached its contract.
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