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Tuesday, 25 October 2016

BBC News

• No guarantee over rail electrification to SwanseaThe man in charge of Britain's rail network says he cannot guarantee the south Wales mainline will be electrified all the way to Swansea.
• Welsh ministers urged to bid for EU rail cash for MetroThe Welsh Government is urged by a UK government minister to apply for European Union cash to improve the rail network.
• Model train prices are rising because of pound's devaluationThe pound's recent devaluation after June's Brexit vote has already led to some price rises, and model railways are one business feeling the effects.

Financial Times

• HS2 chief’s ties to contract bidder raises concernsAppointment of interim head stirs conflict of interest fears

The Independent

• Privatisation to blame for Southern Rail farce, say union leadersThe leaders of the country's two largest unions for train staff would not be blamed for the ongoing crisis on Southern Rail

Wales Online

• Transport minister makes EU cash pledge for South Wales Metro Paul Maynard told Welsh MPs the UK Government will 'guarantee that funding in the future'

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Teens in West Yorkshire warned of railway trespass dangerTEENAGE boys and young men are at the greatest risk of being killed while trespassing on railways lines, police have warned.

Buying Business Travel

• ATOC to operate as Rail Delivery GroupRail organisations adopting single name
• Businesses back Luton airport express rail serviceCBI and Easyjet among those that want fast direct trains as part of the upcoming East Midlands rail refranchising process

Rail Magazine

• Eurotunnel reports another increase in traffic carriedSeptember was an 11th consecutive record-breaking month for Eurotunnel, with the company reporting an 11% increase in traffic compared with September 2015.

Rail Technology Magazine

• ScotRail reveals 'golden trains' performance improvement plan Following an increase in delays, ScotRail has promised to review its operations, infrastructure and rolling stock in order to improve performance. ScotRail’s moving annual average (MAA), the aggregate of its public performance measure (PPM) for the past 13 period, was at 90.3% in April...
• Business case for Maghull North station in Liverpool approvedA new railway station in Liverpool has come a step closer as the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) approved the business case. The Maghull North station will be situated between the existing Maghull and Town Green stations on the Ormskirk branch of Merseyrail’s Northern Line...
• Luton airport calls for express train services in new East Midlands franchiseThe new East Midlands rail franchise should add three more fast trains an hour from central London to London Luton Airport (LLA), airport authorities and their partners said today. An independent economic analysis showed that increasing the number of services from one to four could increase rail...
• Reassurances sought over Derby jobs as Bombardier to axe 7,500 globallyRail union RMT has sought reassurances from Bombardier after the company announced it plans to cut 7,500 jobs globally. As a result of the cuts, the firm expects to achieve recurring savings of approximately $300mby the end of 2018. It said these savings would be supported by workforce...
• Severn Tunnel reopens after six-week electrification projectWork to prepare the Severn Tunnel for electrification has been successfully completed after it closed for six weeks. The tunnel has been closed since 12 September to allow for more than eight miles of conductor rail to be installed, with 7,000 anchors to support them. Network Rail engineers...

Railnews

• It�s goodbye to ATOC in industry shake-up A railway industry organisation created in the early years of privatisation and which has played a key role for more than 20 years has disappeared. The Association of Train Operating Companies was set up in June 1995, several months before the first franchises were awarded, but it has now been merged with the much newer Rail Delivery Group. The reform follows feedback from stakeholders, members and staff. The RDG has also emphasied the changeover by launching a new logo.

Railway Gazette

• Bombardier joint venture starts work on Serbian signalling upgradingSERBIA: Bombardier Transportation has begun work on its first signalling project in Serbia,...
• Wiener Lokalbahnen orders locomotivesAUSTRIA: Following a two-stage negotiated tender process, Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo has awarded...

Other News Sources

• Guildford railway station developer appeals over rejection of 'monolithic' plansThe £150m regeneration scheme by Solum proposed a new station building, 438 new homes, office space and a "radically enhanced station environment"