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Tuesday, 11 April 2017

BBC News

• Conwy Valley railway line reopens after Storm DorisA north Wales railway line has reopened six weeks after being blocked by fallen trees and rocks caused by Storm Doris.

ITV News

• Hundreds of jobs created at new £80million rail depot in South YorkshireThe Japanese company Hitachi is hiring around 250 workers to maintain a new generation of inter-city trains at the £80million facility in Doncaster.

The Herald

• Borders Railway extension considered as part of transport reviewExtending the Borders Railway is to be considered as part of a new Government-commissioned study into improving transport in the south of Scotland.

The Scotsman

• Leader comment: Borders rail extension must not repeat mistakes There have been calls to extend the Borders Railway all the way to Carlisle since way before the historic Waverley Route was reopened amid much fanfare in September 2015.

Times Online

• Bid to extend Borders line builds up steam [subscription]The rail route that once linked Edinburgh with Carlisle could be reopened following a study into improved public transport links between Scotland and northern England.

City AM

• Crossrail 2 boss Michèle Dix expects government decision to keep project on track next monthThe boss of Crossrail 2 is hoping to get the go-ahead to push on with the £30bn project by next month.

This is Money

• Hornby chairman faces calls to quit New Pistoia, Hornby's second biggest shareholder wants to replace Roger Canham with Alexander Anton, a non-executive director of royal wedding carpet firm Victoria Carpets.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Borders Railway could be extended to CarlisleExtending the Borders Railway is to be considered as part of a new Scottish Government-commissioned study into improving transport in the south of Scotland.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• North East could get boost from rail and road improvements in Scotland Extension to the Borders Railway and improvements to the A1 and A68 could boost businesses in the region

Peterborough Telegraph

• Average commuter spends £48K in their career - just to get to workThe average British commuter will spend over £48,000 across their working lifetime - just to get to the office.

Other Regional Press

• Multi-million pound transport bid could make new Oxford railway line and station revamp a realityA BID for major transport improvements worth hundred of millions of pounds could see projects including a new railway line for Oxford completed in the next four years.
• Charging points at stationsFalkirk High and Linlithgow are among 50 Scottish train stations which will soon have free-to-use charging points for electric cars.
• Anger following train station overcrowdingCALLS have been made for train bosses to do more to prepare for major events after the chaos that followed the Brighton Marathon.
• Boost for Tyne Valley rail lineCivil servants from the Department for Transport and the Association of Community Rail Partnerships were on board for the trip to promote the route from Newcastle to Carlisle.
• New Village Plans Launched Around Cattal Railway StationPlans for a sustainable new village located around Cattal railway station have been unveiled to help meet Harrogate’s future housing needs.
• Govia Thameslink Railway losses worsen, customer satisfaction falls but top boss’s pay soars to almost £500kLosses at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) deepened and customer satisfaction fell but the best-paid director’s earnings soared to almost £500,000, according to newly filed accounts.

Rail Technology Magazine

• HS2 starts hunt for partners to deliver station developmentsHS2 has now begun its search for bidders to work on the design and development contracts for four stations that will be built to accommodate the high-speed line. The company is looking for partners to deliver a number of key station projects, including a development partner for London Euston...
• David Tonkin appointed as RIA chairman for second timeThe Rail Industry Association (RIA) has announced that it has appointed David Tonkin as its new chairman for the second time. The new chairman has held the position before, as he was also selected for the role at the end of 2012. Tonkin will lead the RIA board, which is made up of senior...
• GTR boss earns almost �500,000 in 2016 despite terrible year for SouthernSouthern rail boss and CEO of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Charles Horton was paid almost half a million pounds in 2016, despite over a year’s worth of commuter chaos caused by the ongoing industrial dispute with the unions over DOO and Southern’s parent company recording a record...
• Eland Cables-Network Rail and LU-Approved Cable for Rail, Metro & Underground Eland Cables holds a multi-year framework agreement with Network Rail for the supply of the full range of approved cables and overhead line.

Railnews

• Borders Railway could be extended to Carlisle The Borders Railway could be restored completely to Carlisle, as one of a series of projects which is set to be examined by Transport Scotland. TS said it intended to award the contract to carry out the study to Jacobs UK. The study is expected to take about seven months to complete, and the prospect of reopening the rest of the line beyond Tweedbank through Hawick to Carlisle will be welcomed by transport campaigners.

Railway Gazette

• HS2 seeks station design and development partnersUK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has begun the process to appoint ‘world-class’...

Other News Sources

• South West Trains chaos: How to get home following severe delays due to 'rail defect'South West Trains services were severely disrupted on Monday (April 10) due to emergency engineering repair works