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Thursday, 16 February 2017

Derby Telegraph

• Plans to add extra platform at Derby railway station move a step closer Plans to expand Derby railway station's capacity by adding an extra platform have moved a step closer.

London Evening Standard

• Southern rail guards to stage fresh 24 hour strike after talks collapseSouthern rail conductors have announced a fresh 24 hour strike following the collapse of talks.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• MP: Increase capacity on Wolverhampton and Birmingham trains to improve overcrowding Gavin Williamson has called on London Midland and the Department for Transport to greatly increase capacity on its its peak-time trains in a bid to improve services.

Rail Magazine

• HS2 awards design contractsDesign contracts for Phase 2b of High Speed 2 were awarded on February 9.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Kitcher Risk Solutions Extends Systems Review and Assurance Services After three years of service provision to the Australian, European and North American rail market Kitcher Risk Solutions is extending its service offering to rail operator and engineering services provider customers.
• NetModule Delivers Cost-Effective Scalable Wi-Fi Solutions for Transport Company in Stuttgart Passengers on two suburban railway ('S-Bahn') lines in the Stuttgart region can now enjoy free WLAN and a dedicated S-Bahn portal. This testing phase was launched in January for a period of six months, after which a decision will be taken as to wheth…
• Chela-Cleaning Products for Rolling Stock, Stations and Depots Chela manufactures specialist cleaning and maintenance detergents for the UK rail transport industry.The company's products enhance the presentation of client's equipment across rolling stock, depot ...
• Network Rail starts work on North Wales Railway Upgrade Project UK Network Rail has started work on the £50m North Wales Railway Upgrade Project in a bid to strengthen and increase reliability of the region's train services.
• Metrolink's Second City Crossing set to open later this monthMetrolink’s new Second City Crossing tram line is due to open in Manchester later this month, TfGM announced to the public today, marking the completion of the £1.5bn “big bang” expansion programme. The first passenger services on the new track are due to run on Sunday 26...
• Waterloo commuters take virtual reality tour around new stationLondon commuters have today been given a chance to look around the new International Terminal at Waterloo station – despite the fact it hasn’t been built yet. With the use of virtual reality headsets, passengers at Waterloo were given a 360-degree snapshot of what the £800m...

Railnews

• New Southern walkout next week A new strike has been called on Southern for 22 February, following the breakdown of talks over DOO between the RMT and Govia Thameslink Railway yesterday (Tuesday). Both sides blamed the other, with Southern's owner GTR calling the RMT �obstinate� while the RMT accused the company of having a �pig-headed attitude�. The walkout will involve former conductors, who are now mostly on-board supervisors, and around a dozen drivers who are members of the RMT. The controversial driver-only operation deal, which was agreed with ASLEF in principle on 2 February, is currently being voted on by more tha...
• DOO peace talks were �a mockery� says RMT New talks at ACAS between Govia Thameslink Railway and the RMT in the long-running DOO dispute broke down last night, and no date has been set for discussions to restart. The RMT was angered by the failure to make progress, while GTR accused the union of obstinacy, saying that its attitude is 'increasingly destructive'. The outcome raises the possibility of more industrial unrest on Southern, although ASLEF reached an agreement with GTR as far as its driver members are concerned at the start of this month. ASLEF members are now voting on the proposed settlement, and the result should be known...
• Network Rail on track to save £14m a year THE first formation flying engineering trains in the world have been deployed successfully by Network Rail, and it is hoped that the technique will save the company at least £250,000 a week in compensation payments.

Railway Gazette

• Production of Devon and Cornwall trainsets begins in ItalyUK: Hitachi announced a 'milestone' in the production of electro-diesel inter-city trainsets for...
• Bluetooth-enabled ticket gates demonstratedUK: Railway Gazette attended a demonstration of Bluetooth Low Energy fare validation technology at Thales UK’s Crawley offices on February 9. Organised by rail standards body RSSB, this showed how Bluetooth could be used to improve the throughput of passengers through a ticket gateline at busy stations.
• Knorr-Bremse to supply brakes for Alstom’s Indian locomotivesINDIA: Alstom has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to supply the complete braking systems for the...

Other News Sources

• New train strike announced THE RMT is to stage another one-day strike after talks aimed at resolving a long running dispute over driver-only trains collapsed.