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Monday, 02 October 2017

BBC News

• Theresa May defends rail electrification u-turnThe prime minister says train services could still be improved and insists she is listening to Wales on Brexit.
• Hammond to announce 'more money' for Northern Powerhouse railAn extra £300m to improve rail links will be announced by Philip Hammond at the Tory conference.

The Independent

• Philip Hammond announces £400m injection for northern transport ahead of Conservative conference speech'The investment will go towards ensuring HS2 infrastructure can link up with future Northern Powerhouse and Midlands rail projects,' the Chancellor said

Mail Online

• London Train and Tube strikes set to cause a week of chaos Commuters across the country are facing a week of disruption and misery as a result of rail strikes, as a dispute over working conditions on London Underground is set to cause chaos in the capital.

Bristol Live

• Ticket inspector on Bristol commuter line sorts out unruly teens by turning up at their school assemblyA train ticket inspector faced with the daily nightmare of unruly teenagers on his line got them to behave – by turning up at their school assembly.

London Evening Standard

• TfL Tube strike: Commuters braced for week of chaos as strikes hit Southern Rail and London UndergroundCommuters are braced for a week of travel chaos with strike action taking place on the Tube and Southern Rail services.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Conservatives announce £400 million for Northern Powerhouse road and railTransport improvements in the North to be announced in Chancellor Phillip Hammond's speech to Conservative conference

Nottingham Evening Post

• The stunning old railway station that didn't have a townIT was once at the hub of a busy rail network – yet was situated in the middle of nowhere.

The York Press

• Rail passengers caught in long delays after breakdowns on East Coast Mainline Rail passengers in York were facing long delays today (Sunday, October 1) after problems on the East Coast Mainline.

North Wales Live

• Merseyrail given London Underground makeover in ambitious new blueprintDesigner wants more Mersey crossings and four new underground lines in Liverpool

Other Regional Press

• £300m rail scheme will benefit Leicester, chancellor saysChancellor Philip Hammond will today announce £400 million of funding for rail and roads - and Leicester is set to benefit from the cash.

Rail Technology Magazine

• China turns Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link into reality Ground has been broken on the massive $13bn East Coast Rail Link in Malaysia, a ’game-changing’ project which has the potential to connect previously underserved regions of the country and spur trade between its main shipping ports. The new railway w…

Railway Gazette

• Trenitalia orders wheelchair liftsITALY: Rolling stock components supplier Nabtesco Oclap has awarded the Caroil System subsidiary of...
• World rail freight news round-upRail Cargo Group plans to operate a trial Germany – Iran freight service this autumn, with a view...

The Business Desk

• Proposed HS2 depot site could ‘threaten thousands of jobs’A landowner and property firm is urging the company behind HS2 to re-think where a rolling stock depot would be sited in Leeds in order to safeguard up to 6,800 future jobs.

Other News Sources

• Fresh call to resurrect Perth-Edinburgh rail lineCouncillors will be asked next week to push for a resurrection of the old service, which was closed in 1970 to make way for the M90 motorway.
• South Western Railway wants YOUR opinion on its new timetable - here's your chance to share your demands Trains could be running from London Waterloo until 1am... after work drinks can continue for that little bit longer then!