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Wednesday, 24 May 2017

BBC News

• RMT rail strike suspended after Manchester attackThe RMT has suspended a 24-hour walkout on Merseyrail, Northern Rail and Southern Rail on 30 May.

City AM

• Consultation on plans to revamp Southeastern including proposal to ditch First Class extended until the end of JuneA consultation on plans to overhaul the next Southeastern franchise has been extended until the end of June.

London Evening Standard

• Eurostar to run direct trains from London to Amsterdam by end of the yearDirect Eurostar services between London and Amsterdam will be operating by the end of the year, sparking a major price war with airlines.
• Southern Rail launches investigation after train crash in depot leads to delays and cancellationsSouthern Rail has launched an investigation after two of its trains crashed into each other in a depot early on Tuesday morning.

Other Regional Press

• New station opens and more trains bring better service to Greater AngliaMore trains are announced as the newest railway station in East Anglia is opened in Cambridge.
• Kent: Eurostar to launch direct route from London to Amsterdam by the end of the yearThe train company is to run direct trains to the Netherlands by the end of the year – but there are questions over whether it will stop in the county.

Buying Business Travel

• Crossrail Heathrow plans threatened after legal rowAirport wants to charge rail operator for use of its track

Global Rail News

• Stadler unveils new high-speed train ‘Giruno’Stadler has marked its 75th anniversary by unveiling the new EC250 high-speed train.

Rail Technology Magazine

• TfL in High Court dispute with Heathrow over Crossrail feesProposals to run Elizabeth Line trains through Heathrow Airport have been jeopardised by a legal dispute over fees imposed by the airport. Heathrow, which spent £1bn building the five-mile line linking Heathrow to the Great Western main line 20 years ago, have argued that TfL should pay...
• High Speed Rail college calls on businesses to commit apprenticesBusinesses have been called on to “act soon,” to fill the remaining spaces left on the National College for High Speed Rail’s (NCHSR) apprenticeship schemes. In anticipation of the college opening in four months’ time, it has now called on companies to send their...
• Great Northern completes refurb of Fen Line Class 387s Great Northern has now replaced all the trains running between King’s Lynn and Cambridge with more modern, air conditioned carriages. The news comes a day after the new Cambridge North station was opened, which will serve both Great Northern and Greater Anglia services for the...

Other News Sources

• ‘There was a glitch’ – Commuters left confused as trains ‘disappear’ amid Great Northern’s timetable updateCommuters were left confused as two train timetables giving different information were both available this morning – with some services apparently going ‘missing’.
• Manchester terror attack: Surrey Police calls for vigilance as Met and British Transport Police step up presence The force has called for vigilance in the wake of the attack, while the Met Police and British Transport Police say more officers are on patrol