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Friday, 17 February 2017

BBC News

• Aslef members reject Southern rail dealMembers of the train drivers' union rejected the deal by 54.1% to 45.9%.
• Rail punctuality worst in 10 years, figures showOne in 10 trains in the UK was not on time last year, the Office of Rail and Road says.

Financial Times

• Southern train drivers reject deal to end disputeCommuters face fresh misery after shock decision by Aslef members

Times Online

• New misery on Southern trains after drivers reject union deal [subscription]Hundreds of thousands of train passengers face renewed misery after members of the drivers’ union Aslef rejected a deal to resolve their long-running dispute with Southern.

Liverpool Echo

• This video shows what it will be like on Liverpool's £460m new train fleetA deal has been signed today with the new trains set to arrive in 2020

London Evening Standard

• Tube strike February 2017: Times, dates and what else you need to know about the Central line walkoutDisruption will hit the capital's Tube network starting on Tuesday, February 21
• Northern line extension: Machines lowered into place to begin work on £1.2bn Tube extensionIn the shadow of the old Battersea Power station a crane lowers the first of two huge drilling machines – named Helen and Amy - to begin tunnelling on what will be the £1.2 billion Northern line extension.
• Southern Railway drivers reject deal to end long-running dispute over driver-only trains, union saysDrivers on Southern Railway have rejected a deal aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over driver-only trains, said union Aslef.
• Rail punctuality slumps to lowest level in a decade... with Southern customers facing most chaosPunctuality on Britain's rail network has reached its lowest point in over a decade, with Southern passengers facing the most chaos.
• 'You couldn't make it up': Passengers baffled as abandoned microwave sparks Southern Rail delays in south LondonSouthern Rail passengers were left baffled after a microwave oven abandoned on train tracks sparked delays and cancellations on services in south London.

Nottingham Evening Post

• 100 new jobs working for Jet2.com at East Midlands Airport Jet2.com has created 100 jobs at East Midlands Airport as it continues to grow its presence in the region

Wales Online

• Rural railways would make huge differenceI was pleased to see the headline “Long-closed Welsh rail line could be reopened” in Monday’s Western Mail, and was interested to learn about the “very light rail” project going ahead in the Midlands.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds’s new post-trolleybus transport masterplan is ‘on the verge of being delivered to Ministers’ Leeds’s post trolleybus transport masterplan is just weeks away from being submitted to Ministers.
• Rail enthusiasts urged not to go loco as steam train takes on regular services A steam train has hauled passengers on a scheduled main line service for the first time in half a century.

The Business Desk

• £700m new trains to built for MerseysideSwiss company Stadler has signed a £700m deal with Merseytravel to build and maintain 52 metro trains on the Merseyrail network for the Liverpool City Region from 2020.

Other News Sources

• Engineers say HS2 high-speed rail scheme will slop in Scotland
• £300 million to make Thameslink more reliable
• Southern Rail strikes: Dispute set to continue as Aslef members reject proposal in referendum Commuters should expect fresh misery as the dispute looks set to continue and another 24-hour strike looms