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Sunday, 04 December 2016

BBC News

• Man jailed after �150,000 rail delays in WolverhamptonA man who caused train delays, costing the rail industry �150,000, has been jailed for 14 months.
• South Kentish Town Station: LU fined �500k after worker fallLondon Underground is fined �500,000 after a maintenance worker was injured at a fall at a disused station.

The Guardian

• Network Rail to lose sole control of rail maintenanceTransport minister Chris Grayling believes using Virgin, Southern and other private firms will lead to savings, sources saySole control of Britain’s rail infrastructure is to be taken out of the hands of the state-owned Network Rail and shared with private firms under government plans to be announced next week, it has been reported.The move, which would represent one of the biggest changes to the running of the British rail network in recent years, would see track maintenance undertaken by Virgin, Southern, ScotRail and other operators for the first time. Continue reading...

The Herald

• The 'shocking failure' of Britain's newest railway in ScotlandCAMPAIGNERS have criticised the
• The future of Scotrail? A co-op run by workers and passengersTHE SNP Government is looking at putting Scotland’s railways into a co-operative, with workers and passengers taking charge of the service as part of a possible plan for a publicly owned train network.
• Network Rail to lose control over tracksNETWORK RAIL is to be stripped of its control over Britain's railway tracks, with new powers being passed to the train operators, in a major reorganisation of the system, according to reports.

The Scotsman

• Network Rail stripped of control running UK’s railway tracksNetwork Rail is to be stripped of its control over Britain’s railway tracks, with new powers being passed to the train operators, in a major reorganisation of the system, it is reported.

Mail Online

• Network Rail to hand control of tracks to private train operators railway shake-up The Government is set to announce the plans on Tuesday in a bid�to end delays and increasing fares. It is hoped the move will encourage train franchises to complete repairs more quickly.

The Mirror

• Terrifying moment truck driver is seconds from death as he dives from vehicle before train smashes into it The coal truck appeared to get stuck on the level crossing and the driver had to make a split second life or death decision as the train approached.
• Greedy rail operators keeping millions in delay compo cash meant for beleaguered passengersFranchises are failing to pass on Network Rail payments intended to cover problems like engineering works
• Train fares soar by almost �1,000 in just five years as commuters face 'being priced off the railways' Regulated fares, set by the ­Government, will go up by 1.9 per cent from next month

London Evening Standard

• London Underground fined �500K after engineer plunged 30ft down lift shaft at disused Tube stationLondon Underground has been fined �500,000 after a maintenance worker was left seriously injured when he plunged more than 30ft down a lift shaft at a disused Tube station.
• Dramatic rescue mission after man falls on railway tracks at West HampsteadPolice and paramedics raced to a north London station today after a man fell onto the railway line.

Other News Sources

• Train compensation scheme "does not go far enough" LONG-SUFFERING commuters have reacted with fury to news that train fares are to rise next year.