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Tuesday, 20 September 2016
BBC News
- ScotRail and RMT 'in principle' agreement in trains disputeScotRail says it has reached an in-principle agreement with the RMT union to bring to an end a dispute over driver-only operated trains.
Financial Times
- Network Rail drops telecom cable sell-offMoney-raising plan shelved in favour of other assets
- Alstom seeks to tilt HS2 train debateFrench TVG-maker believes its design can solve high-speed route’s rolling stock conundrum
The Guardian
- HS2's promise of a jobs bonanza is an absurd way to look at thingsHS2 would indeed create a lot of jobs – the question is whether 27,000 people could be more usefully employed elsewhere
The Herald
- Rail experts: HS2 will have used 27,000 workers before end of decadeThe HS2 high speed rail project will have employed 27,000 people by the end of the decade, according to a new study.
- ScotRail 'fudge' over driver-only dispute will see conductors closing doors - and drivers opening themA BITTER dispute over who operates the doors on Scotland's trains has ended
The Scotsman
- ScotRail reaches in-principle agreement over driver-only trainsScotRail said it has reached an in-principle agreement with the RMT union to bring to an end a dispute over driver-only trains.
Times Online
- Southern promises rail revolution (in 2018) [subscription]The company behind the problem-hit Southern rail franchise has promised more rush-hour trains and a revolution in the timetable from 2018 — but critics immediately questioned whether it would be able to deliver them.
- ScotRail close to deal with unions over driver dispute [subscription]Hopes were rising last night that a lengthy industrial dispute over driver-only trains had been resolved after ScotRail announced that a deal “in principle” had been agreed with unions.
Birmingham Mail
- Hopes for Moseley to Birmingham passenger trains given major boostGovernment reveals it is telling rail operator to work with local councils on bringing back the Camp Hill Line between Moseley, Kings Heath, Kings Norton and the city centre
Birmingham Post
- Every London Midland service will have new seats or a brand new train Better trains and more services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham are promised
London Evening Standard
- Finally rail bosses announce major shake-up of London commuter trains... but it won't arrive until 2018Train chiefs at beleaguered Govia Thameslink Railway today announced a "once-in-a-lifetime" shake-up of the timetable and thousands more seats for commuters.
- Tower Bridge closure: more details released about three months of diversionsCommuters have been given new details on how to try to cope with Tower Bridge closing for three months.
- Watford Junction rail line reopens after landslip train derailmentA major London rail route has reopened today after a train derailed when it hit a landslip triggered by thunderstorms.
The York Press
- Have your say on safety at York station PASSENGERS and railway staff have been left feeling intimidated by revellers passing through York station.
Yorkshire Post
- ‘HS2 will create 27,000 jobs by end of decade’The HS2 high speed rail project will have employed 27,000 people by the end of the decade, according to a new study.
- YP Letters: Wrong line of thought over building HS2From: John Turley, Dronfield, Woodhouse.
Other Regional Press
- New trains and more carriages needed to improve East Midlands rail network East Midlands Trains wants to cut journey times between Leicestershire and London by investing £300 million in new trains and extra carriages.
- Chester council leader says local people deserve better rail servicesCllr Samantha Dixon outlines need for updated services in the region. The leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council has told an inquiry into the Wales and Borders Rail Franchise that local people deserve more frequent services and reduced journey times.
Rail Magazine
- Transport Select Committee to scrutinise rail safetyTransport Select Committee (TSC) to hold an inquiry into railway safety, following previous investigations into safety at level crossings and security.
- GTR consults on 2018 timetable changesGovia Thameslink Railway is consulting passengers on a major recast of its timetables from 2018, when the Thameslink programme is due to be completed.
- Longer tunnel and new depot planned for HS2 Phase 2aA longer tunnel south of Crewe, revised connections to the WCML and a relocated construction railhead are planned for Phase 2a of HS2).
- Faster trains for the north?Trains running at full potential via infrastructure upgrades and full devolution by the end of the recently-awarded franchises are the aims of Rail North.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Austrak-Concrete Railway Sleepers / Ties Austrak was founded in 1980. Since then, it has grown to be Australia's largest railway sleeper manufacturer and a world-leader in prestressed concrete sleeper design and production technologies.
- TransCityRail SpeakersTransCityRail Northern Powerhouse Rail; Day-Time Conference and Evening Dinner
- GTR seeks views on 'complete redesign' of 2018 timetable with self-contained routesGovia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has opened a consultation on a new timetable following the opening of the expanded Thameslink network. GTR operates the UK’s largest rail franchise, but also has the worst PPM in the country after experiencing persistent delays, especially across...
- Four-year track renewal programme completed in YorkshireA four-year programme to renew track in Yorkshire has been successfully completed using a specialist train. The train renewal system (TRS) completed its final shift, on the East Coast Main Line between York and Doncaster, on 17 September. The train, which is over a third of a mile long and cost...
- 'Full Northern devolution needed' as more networks move towards local controlGreater rail devolution is needed to improve services, the Urban Transport Group has said in its latest policy paper, using Merseyrail, ScotRail and London Overground as examples where rail devolution “transformed” service quality. It argued that devolved transport authorities...
- Over 14,000 jobs 'would be lost if HS2 is cancelled'The HS2 contracts already let or tendered have already created 14,440 jobs, new analysis shows. A new report from High Speed Rail Industry Leaders said the analysis, carried out by Albion Economics, provides “an estimate of the number of HS2 jobs that are already a subject of issued...
Railnews
- Consultation launched over new Govia Thameslink services Govia Thameslink Railway has launched a major consultation about proposals for its timetables in two years from now, when the Thameslink Programme is completed. The draft outline of future service frequencies includes 16 trains an hour in the peaks on the London to Bedford section, with eight of those trains working through to Bedford. Some of the other changes include direct services from the Brighton direction between St Pancras and Great Northern stations, using a new connecting tunnel just north of St Pancras which will take trains on to the East Coast Main Line outside King's Cross.
Other News Sources
- Rail Minister Paul Maynard has welcomed the launch of a new Rail Employment and Skills Academy on the 16 September 2016 in the East Midlands.The Rail Employment and Skills Academy is formed from a partnership between Derby College and the Rail Forum East Midlands, which represents over 150 rail related businesses across the East Midlands.
- Nottingham MP: ‘Essential’ to replace 40-year-old East Midlands Trains modelsA Nottingham MP says city rail services must get new trains to replace an ageing diesel fleet first launched in 1976. Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South, also called on the Government to spend more money on upgrades for the region, including the delayed electrification of the Midland Mainline.
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