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Thursday, 27 July 2017

BBC News

• Passengers warned of Waterloo Station rail delaysTen platforms are set to close while they are extended to allow longer trains.

Financial Times

• Northern English leaders demand rise in transport investmentMinisters accused of favouring South East by backing £30bn London rail line
• Trains from China laden with hype and subsidiesCargo link marks dawn of old age and often stops short of European destination

Times Online

• Facial recognition technology signals the end of train tickets [Subscription]Technology that identifies faces by recognising the smallest blemish could spell the end of railway ticket barriers and their associated queues.

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: First glimpse inside the new Crossrail stations taking shape across LondonThis is the first glimpse inside the new Elizabeth line stations taking shape across London.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• One-off chance to see a stretch of the oldest wooden railway in the world discovered in WalkerThe late 18th century waggonway, whose rails would have carried horse-drawn coal carts, was unearthed in 2013 during a dig in Newcastle

Northern Echo

• Newton Aycliffe trainbuilder says Class 800s have been approved by Department for Transport to run digital technology on UK linesA TRAINBUILDER says rolling stock made in the North-East has passed another industry test ahead of its operational debut.

Nottingham Evening Post

• East Midlands Airport offers £2.5m to improve rail linksEast Midlands Airport has called for improved railway links to its nearest station - and has pledged to put £2.5m towards the changes it wants to see.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• SNP pledges to consider reopening of north-east railway at party conferenceProposals to reintroduce the Buchan railway from Aberdeen to Peterhead and Fraserburgh have been given a boost with the SNP pledging to debate the idea at its party conference.

Wales Online

• Calls for the Welsh Government to find £500m funding for the electrification of the Swansea line Swansea councillors are at the beginning of a campaign to reverse the UK Government's controversial decision

Yorkshire Post

• YP Comment: North must get back on track - Grayling pledges rail support Ministers have not only been accused of backtracking over broken pledges to electrify a key rail route between Yorkshire and London, they stand accused of failing to provide the infrastructure spending crucial to the future success of the North's economy, in favour of a new £30bn Crossrail scheme in the capital.

Other Regional Press

• Politicians signal continued support for rail link plans, despite lack of fundingFailure to provide cash for the longed-for Levenmouth rail link and to extend the Stirling to Alloa passenger line into Fife has been described as a missed opportunity to create vital infrastructure.
• HS2: Public meeting called over lorry plans for Shropshire village A public meeting about the building plans for HS2 is to be held next month in a village that is set to see 500 lorries pass through it each day.
• Another famous locomotive announced to join Flying Scotsman on county visitA SECOND famous steam engine will join the arguably world's most famous locomotive at Didcot Railway Centre.
• Confusion reigns over trans-Pennine rail electrificationHas Government pulled the plug in 'betrayal of the North?'

Rail Magazine

• January switch on for GOBLIN wiresNetwork Rail confirms revised delivery schedule for completing electrification of the Gospel Oak-Barking Line.
• Freight potential on East West RailRFG releases paper detailing how freight can be a catalyst for economic development on Oxford-Cambridge corridor
• ORR backs introduction of Rail OmbudsmanRegulator says complaints handling must improve and supports introduction of a Rail Ombudsman to provide a better service to passengers and resolve disputes.
• Network Rail warns of August engineering worksNetwork Rail confirms August Bank Holiday engineering plans.

Rail Technology Magazine

• No time to waste: third-generation trains in the spotlight It has been argued that while the UK rail industry is now introducing rolling stock that is more advanced than ever, the time has come to focus on pushing the envelope even further with pioneering designs. But what defines third-generation railway ca

Transport Network

• Regulator backs rail ombudsman plan as complaints surgeThe rail regulator has backed ministers plans to introduce a passenger ombudsman, after revealing a rising number of complaints coupled with unsatisfactory complaint handling.

Other News Sources

• REVEALED: 83 per cent of rail passengers happy with Northern trains, according to Transport Focus surveySATISFACTION among Northern rail passengers is up to 83 per cent, according to a new survey.
• Hunmanby & Bempton To Get Hourly Train ServiceRail campaigners in Hunmanby and Bempton are celebrating after a u-turn by train operator Northern.
• Bombardier Transportation wins major contractRail technology specialist Bombardier Transportation (www.bombardier.com) has received an order for 83 Regio 2N trains from the French National Railway Corporation (SNCF) on behalf of the Paris public transport authority (STIF).