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Saturday, 07 October 2017

The Telegraph

• 16 die after train collides with broken down bus

Times Online

• Self-driving trains will run every 2½ minutes on main lines [Subscription]Self-driving trains will operate on the mainline rail network for the first time under plans to increase the number of services at packed city centre stations massively.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Network Rail accused of taking too long to address poor condition of stationA TOWN’S former mayor has welcomed news that repairs should start soon on the town’s railway station – but asked why the building had been neglected for so long.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• CILT and RSA merger puts rail sector on the right trackThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), is pleased to announce the successful merger with the Railway Study Association (RSA), with effect from 6th October 2017. CILT and RSA will be joining forces to create an industry-leading forum for the rail sector, which will allow individuals and organisations to share best practice, knowledge and opinions relating to all aspects of the rail profession.  The merger will bring extra weight to CILT’s influence across the profession and RSA’s important and significant membership can join CILT. RSA members who become CILT...

Rail Technology Magazine

• Griffiths: Future of northern transport hinges on HS2 links with NPRThe future of transport in the north will be defined by how HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will work together, Paul Griffiths, managing director of HS2 Phase 2 has argued. During an informative address to delegates at the TransCityRail North conference in Manchester yesterday, Griffiths...
• NR to start 'conscious shift' of spending away from large companiesNetwork Rail is not interested in taking a traditional approach to rationalising its supply chain, but rather wants to maintain the same number of suppliers in the industry whilst shifting spend away from bigger companies and into SMEs. Speaking at the TransCityRail (TCR) North conference...
• Bring in the disruptors to drive rail innovation, NR tells suppliersA key decision-maker in Network Rail has called for a seismic shift in the way the rail industry approaches its supply chain and asked for “disruptors” in SMEs to be put at the forefront of projects in order to drive change and innovation. Speaking at the TransCityRail North...

Railway Gazette

• Bombardier Transportation opens Italian maintenance facilityITALY: Bombardier Transportation has officially opened a locomotive and rolling stock maintenance...