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Thursday, 20 October 2016

BBC News

• Theresa May challenged over 'commitment' to WalesAmid fears Wales will lose out once EU grants are no longer available, the Chesham and Amersham MP asked Mrs May to maintain investment that was "so vital to the long-term social and economic development of the Valleys communities and the rest of Wales".

Financial Times

• Eurotunnel: no light yetShares reflect uncertainty of UK trade flows to come

The Herald

• Victory for passengers after vow to publish plans for rail servicePASSENGERS have scored a victory as plans on how to improve Scotland’s railway network will now be made public following a campaign against late trains, delays and cancelled services.

The Scotsman

• Eurotunnel enjoys record traffic despite Brexit voteChannel tunnel operator Eurotunnel yesterday shrugged off concerns over any negative impact from the Brexit vote as it insisted business has “never been stronger”.
• Free trams laid on for Edinburgh's Hogmanay revellersFree tram rides are to be laid on in Edinburgh for the first time since the controversial service began operating - for the city’s Hogmanay revellers.

Mail Online

• Rush hour chaos across London Underground after District and Circle line signal failure� A signal failure at South Kensington left the Circle and District lines - which run through the centre of the capital - with a reduced service or none at all, and this caused problems for other lines and stations.

London Evening Standard

• Southern Rail passengers face yet another strike - this time it's the driversSouthern Rail passengers are facing fresh disruption after up to 1,000 train drivers announced they are to ballot for strike action.
• Transport Police to bolster sex crimes unit after outcry over plans to axe itThe British Transport Police has outlined plans to step up its efforts to tackle sexual offences on the Tube and railways just months after the Evening Standard revealed plans to axe its sex crimes unit.
• District line: Commuters face more 'severe delays' following signal failureCommuters are facing more rush hour chaos this afternoon after a signal failure sparked "severe delays" on the District line.

The York Press

• Rail museum engineerssome fun for holidays THE National Railway Museum in York is launching a new fun exhibition to encourage children to discover their “hidden engineer” and find out how they can shape the railways of tomorrow.

Wales Online

• New push for cash to make Cardiff's station fit for millions of new usersThe Government was also challenged on funding for the South Wales Metro. New Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens made her debut at Welsh Questions with a challenge to the UK Government to ensure Cardiff has a train station that is “fit for purpose”.

North Wales Live

• Revealed: billion-pound Liverpool masterplan to create THOUSANDS of jobs and transform part of city Massive scheme could include new Merseyrail station as well as restaurants, businesses and housing

Buying Business Travel

• Eurostar to cut services amid ‘challenging environment’Rail operator to reduce timetable from December

Rail Magazine

• Bill Reeve to give speech at RAIL’s National Rail ConferenceCommercial Director for Transport Scotland will speak at the NRC in Manchester on November 1

Rail Technology Magazine

• Bombardier Contributes to Increased Connectivity Across Bangkok Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation's state-of-the-art BOMBARDIER CITYFLO 650 communications-based train control (CBTC) technology has started operation on Bangkok's new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Purple Line.
• Former HS2 development director returns as interim CEO Roy Hill has been named as the interim chief executive of HS2 Ltd following Simon Kirby’s resignation. Hill is managing director of CH2M Europe, but was previously seconded to HS2 as Phase 1 development director from 2012 to 2014. He will replace Kirby, who announced last month that he is...
• Groupe Eurotunnel to sell GB RailfreightGroupe Eurotunnel (GET) has received a binding and irrevocable offer from EQT Infrastructure II for the potential acquisition of its subsidiary, GB Railfreight (GBRf). If GET accepts the offer, it will use the profits to boost its core infrastructure and transport business, particularly through...

Railnews

• Eurotunnel prepares to sell GB Railfreight GB Railfreight is set to be sold by Eurotunnel, which bought the business from FirstGroup in 2010. Since then, GBRf has been part of Eurotunnel�s railfreight subsidiary Europorte. The potential buyer EQT said the move was �an integral part of EQT�s strategy to create a leading independent pan-European railfreight operator�. GB Railfreight employs 650 people and operates more than 1,000 trains a week.

Railway Gazette

• Ukraine to create stand-alone passenger businessUKRAINE: Next year Ukrainian Railways is to begin a five-step process to form a separate passenger...
• Mumbai to Moscow inter-modal freight arrivesINTERNATIONAL: The first containers to be transported on the newly-established north–south freight...

Other News Sources

• Government announces 15-minute rail delay compensation scheme - and Surrey passengers could be in line for BIG refunds Rail passengers will soon be able to claim for compensation if their train is delayed by more than 15 minutes rather than 30 minutes