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Saturday, 23 September 2017

BBC News

• Arriva rail commuters 'packed in like cattle'Passengers complain about overcrowding as rail firm sees a
• Arriva Trains Wales reports 'huge rise' in commutersPassengers complain about overcrowding as rail firm sees a
• TransPennine railway line 'to be controlled digitally'Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says digital technology helps improve reliability and safety, as he makes the announcement in Manchester.

The Herald

• Trams chief who wanted better deal 'frozen out' of mediation talksTHE former chief executive of the firm in charge of setting up Edinburgh Trams believed he could have got a better deal for taxpayers over the controversial project but was

The Telegraph

• Parsons Green: Teenager Ahmed Hassan accused of buying parts on Amazon to build Tube bomb

Mail Online

• Parsons Green bomb 'was packed with shrapnel' Cressida Dick, the Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police, said the device left on the tube train was 'very, very dangerous' and the carnage 'could have been so much worse'.

Bolton News

• Woman admits pushing man into path of tram A woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man who she pushed into the path of a moving tram.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Transpennine trains could be first in Britain to be controlled digitally Inter-city trains between Manchester and York could be the first in Britain to be controlled digitally , Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will announce.

London Evening Standard

• Southern Rail dispute nears its end as deal 'being finalised'An end to the 18 month long Southern Rail dispute – the longest in railway history – appeared close today as union barons said they were "finalising" an agreement.
• Ahmed Hassan: Sunbury man charged over Parsons Green Tube bomb attackAn 18-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and possessing explosives over the Parsons Green Tube terrorist attack.

Manchester Evening News

• Revealed: The true cost of Metrolink’s proposed fare increases It brings to an end the fare freeze, which began in January 2014 to make amends for ongoing works on the network

The York Press

• Rescued locomotive back on track in smart liveryA LOCOMOTIVE on a York light railway that was saved from the scrapheap will have her first public run in her original livery tomorrow.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Aslef and GTR once again close to ending DOO disputeFor the third time this year, Aslef and GTR are reportedly close to resolving their dispute on Southern services. According to a statement posted on Aslef’s website, significant progress has been made between the two parties after discussions taking place between the union and Govia...
• Grayling commits £5m to install digital signalling on TransPennine routePassengers travelling between Manchester and York could be the first in the north to enjoy an intercity railway that uses digital signalling, Chris Grayling has announced today. A tranche of £5m funding has been announced to let Network Rail develop plans for installing the new technology...

Railnews

• Chris Grayling offers digital future to north Transport secretary Chris Grayling is releasing up to £5 million of investment from a £450 million Digital Railway fund so that Network Rail can investigate options for upgrading the Transpennine route for more efficient digital operation. He is telling a meeting of business leaders in Manchester today that œwe are about to see a digital revolution in our railways, and we want the north to lead the way. But Labour shadow transport minister Rachael Maskell said passengers in the region ˜won™t be fooled™, because electric trains would be able to accelerate rapidly and would be ˜environmentally ...

Other News Sources

• Deal close to being agreed in long-running train disputeA deal is close to being finalised which could end a dispute between Southern and the train drivers' union Aslef.
• Parsons Green terror attack: Sunbury man charged with attempted murder in connection with Tube bomb plotAn 18-year-old from Surrey will face an attempted murder charge over the bomb plot