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Thursday, 20 April 2017
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- London Euston trains halted by trackside fireThe station is evacuated and rail services are suspended due to a trackside fire.
The Guardian
- Fire causes delays for commuters at London's Euston stationRush hour commuters have faced delays after a fire caused widespread disruption at one of London’s busiest transport terminals.
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- HS2 boss admits failures over conflict of interest [subscription]The head of High Speed Two told MPs that he and his executives had done no checks and had not monitored a former HS2 chief of staff at the centre of a conflict of interest fiasco with its key contractor on the £55 billion London-Birmingham rail line.
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- Asleep at the wheel: MPs and campaigners blast transport top dogs over botched HS2 contractA whistleblower exposed a conflict of interest at the heart of a £170m High Speed 2 contract, it emerged yesterday, triggering fresh criticism of the government’s handling of procurement on its flagship £56bn rail project.
- HS2 boss David Higgins and transport secretary Chris Grayling to face grilling from MPs as Bechtel named for controversial £170m contractTransport secretary Chris Grayling and HS2 Ltd chairman Sir David Higgins are set to face a grilling by MPs today over the handling of a controversial contract that has seen a winning bidder withdraw its interest.
Mail Online
- Tory MP: Let drivers swap diesels for rail season ticket During a Commons debate, MPs raised pressure on the government to come to the aid of millions of motorists who were encouraged to buy diesel cars by the previous government.
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- HS2 Ltd vows to 'tighten up' procurement process after conflict of interest rowHS2 Ltd has pledged to "tighten" the way it awards contracts following a row over alleged conflicts of interest.
London Evening Standard
- Euston delays: Engineers work overnight in bid to avoid fresh morning rush hour chaos after fireIt is not known if Thursday services will also be hit
- Euston delays: Station evacuated after track fire causes travel chaos until end of the dayOne of London's busiest rail stations was evacuated after a power cut caused by a track side fire - leaving trains in chaos for the rest of the day.
- 'You are a joke Virgin Trains': Gary Neville blasts firm after Euston ticket blunder means he misses trainEx-England defender Gary Neville branded Virgin Trains a "joke" after a ticket blunder meant he missed his train to Manchester.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Better transport links in North East could be worth �5.5bn, business group saysCBI report finds 60% of businesses in the North East are dissatisfied with the state of transport infrastructure in the region
Nottingham Evening Post
- The companies that will design and build the HS2 station at Toton have been revealed The companies that will design and build the HS2 station at Toton have been revealed. Architect Weston Williamson & Partners (WWP) and engineer Aecom have won the contract for the East Midlands Hub railway station, which forms part of the high-speed rail network's second phase and will be on the branch linking Birmingham and Leeds.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Seisenbacher-Customised Metal Interior Systems for Rail Cars Seisenbacher offers turnkey rail interior solutions that are highly efficient due to the company's end-to-end in-house control of projects. The company guarantees high-quality standards throughout the supply chain and short time-to-market.
- NR completes crucial Sheffield tram-train track connection Network Rail has reached a landmark point on the delayed tram-train project in South Yorkshire as engineers installed the physical link between the tram and the heavy rail network over the Easter weekend. The critical piece of track sits at the start of a new 400m section of track, the Tinsley...
- RMT announces second Northern strike for April RMT will once again strike against Arriva Rail North on 28 April after talks between the union and the operator broke down. Little progress was made when the two parties met last week, the RMT claims, as Arriva “dug its heels in” on the issue of having a second staff member on-board...
- Bechtel awarded HS2 phase 2b contract after CH2M pulls outUS firm Bechtel has been chosen to deliver the £170m phase 2b development partner contract that was previously being completed by CH2M.
Railnews
- Bechtel wins controversial HS2 contract Bechtel has won the controversial HS2 Phase 2 contract which was relinquished by CH2M Hill in March after allegations of conflict of interest, but the House of Commons Transport Committee will be questioning transport secretary Chris Grayling and HS2 chairman David Higgins today. One of the other contenders, UK firm Mace, had reportedly threatened to apply for judicial review of the decision by 3 April unless there was a rethink. In the event, USA-based CH2M announced its withdrawal on 29 March, saying it remained fully committed to working with HS2 Ltd on delivering Phase 1 on time and with...
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- Bechtel has been selected to replace CH2M on phase 2b of the HS2 high speed rail project.Bechtel has been named by HS2 as its preferred supplier for the £170m contract to be its development partner to help develop plans for the line from Birmingham to Leeds and Crewe to Manchester.
- Mace accuses HS2 of 'misleading' taxpayers and 'favouring' US firmsMace has accused HS2 of “misleading taxpayers and the press” over the client’s claim that the procurement of phase two’s development partner contract was “robust and fair”, Construction News can reveal.
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