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Thursday, 01 December 2016

BBC News

• North Wales' rail improvement call backed by 400 companiesMore than 400 companies have backed calls for improvements to rail services in north Wales.

The Herald

• With ScotRail and Transport Minister in dock, it's UK Government track operator given most tasks to improve Scotland's railwaysBritain's state-owned railway infrastructure operator is responsible for most of the improvements ordered to get Scotland's railways back on track.

Times Online

• All change! Rail bosses given list of improvements [Subscription]Scotland’s railway managers have been told to make almost 250 changes to the way they operate, from putting up more fencing to improving signalling, to make sure more trains run on time.
• Voters rail against train performance [subscription]Voters are increasingly unhappy with train services in Scotland and their support for nationalisation is growing, according to an exclusive new Times poll.

Liverpool Echo

• Merseyrail offers free Kit Kats to delayed train passengers Services were delayed this morning after a track-cleaning train broke down at Bank Hall

London Evening Standard

• 'Worst commute in years' as 17 stations close and Tube network brought to grinding halt at rush hourA woman racing for a train reportedly slipped and fell from the platform at King's Cross rail station last night as commuters endured the rush hour "from hell".

Manchester Evening News

• The shocking emails sent to a Northern Rail customer who had complained about a fine One told shocked Thomas Sykes: “Do not insult me or I will cause serious discomfort in your life.”

Other Regional Press

• Thameslink blasted over poor rail service - voted worst performing in the countryMore than a third of trains between Bedford and Brighton – voted Britain’s worst performing train line – were either late or cancelled during one week this month.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Network Rail awarded four prestigious health and safety management awardsFour Network Rail Infrastructure Projects delivery teams have won the prestigious Sword of Honour award from the British Safety Council. Network Rail was one of 64 organisations worldwide that achieved a Sword of Honour, which is awarded to companies which have demonstrated excellence in the management of health and safety risks at work. The four teams - S&C North alliance, S&C South alliance, Plain line track renewals and High output track renewals - were each awarded five stars in the British Safety Council’s health and safety management audit scheme in the period August 2015 &...
• Minister gives update on ScotRail actions to lift performanceRail passengers across the central belt are to benefit from more reliability and more seats thanks to £19m investment in the fleet which is well on the way to completion. The upgrade of the fleet of c334 trains which primarily run on the services from Edinburgh to/from Helensburgh and Milngavie through Bathgate, Airdrie and the low-level platforms at Glasgow Queen Street. It also increases the number of six car trains able to run on the network and will improve reliability with on-train systems and improved punctuality from reduced coupler defects. The work, completed by the ScotRail All...
• Paul Dyer to become new CEO of DHL Supply ChainFollowing a career of more than 21 years within the Deutsche Post DHL Group, Perry Watts, CEO DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland will be retiring at the end of the year.   Since joining Deutsche Post DHL Group in 1995, Perry has held various roles including Key Account Management and Managing Director of Non Food and Food Retail before being appointed CEO UK & Ireland, DHL Supply Chain in 2008 and being appointed to the Supply Chain Global Board in 2014, responsible for establishing and maintaining the company’s position as the UK’s largest logistics provider by driving inno...

Rail Technology Magazine

• Welcome to the UK Rail Industry AwardsSir Peter Hendy hosts UKRIA 2017: the rail industry awards rewarding significant contributors to the industry. Brought to you by Rail Technology Magazine, UK's rail industry media leader.
• Test trains launched on Oxford to London Marylebone linkThe new railway link between Oxford and London Marylebone has come a step closer as trains began testing ahead of its opening. The new service, featuring two Chiltern trains an hour, will begin running on 12 December after the final track was laid between Oxford and Oxford Parkway. The first...
• Prosser: 'Not ORR's role' to arbitrate in train company DOO disputesIan Prosser, the director of railway safety at the ORR, has reiterated his certainty that driver-only operated (DOO) services are safe and indicated that the regulator will not intervene in the dispute about DOO on Southern rail. The RMT, which claims DOO will threaten rail guards’ jobs...
• TfL issues �4.8m flooring contract for Piccadilly Line rolling stockTransport for London (TfL) has launched a contract to replace rolling stock parts on the London Underground Piccadilly Line. The notice is for a £4.8m goods and services contract for the supply of new saloon car and cab flooring on the 1973TS fleet of trains. The contract will run for 36...
• TSSA threatens 'last resort' strike over ticket office closuresStation staff on the London Underground have voted in favour of strike action over ticket office closures in a TSSA ballot. The union described the ballot, issued on 14 November, as concerning “station staffing and staff safety (post implementation of Fit for the Future) in connection with...
• Environmental study released for MTA’s Long Island Rail Road expansion project A new environmental study draft has been released for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) proposed third track for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) expansion project in New York, US.
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Railway Gazette

• Wide-bodied Tulpar-Talgo coaches certifiedKAZAKHSTAN: Wide-bodied coaches developed by Tulpar-Talgo for operation in the 1 520 mm gauge...

Other News Sources

• 300,000 people back Growth Track 360 campaignMore than 400 companies have voiced their support for a major campaign to deliver faster, more frequent rail services for people across Cheshire, Mersey Dee and North Wales.