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Saturday, 20 January 2018

BBC News

• Carillion: Six charts that explain what happenedA series of charts and maps that tell the story of the construction giant's demise.
• Hyperloop: A visit to the test site of Virgin's train of the futureCan a futuristic tube-based transport scheme that shoots pods through a vacuum become a reality?
• Carillion plan dubbed 'sticking plaster'The FSB small business organisation rejects government claims that banks' support will provide a lifeline.
• Carillion: The signals that the company was going bustWhy did the City start to bet against construction giant Carillion before it went bust?

Times Online

• Rail firms ‘at risk’ after inflating passenger figures [Subscription]Rail operators may be at risk after the government awarded contracts on the basis of wildly optimistic bids.

City AM

• London mayor Sadiq Khan names the next 13 Tube stations going step-freeLondon mayor Sadiq Khan today announced the next 13 Tube stations going step-free and said they will be completed by spring 2022.
• Carillion employees working on Network Rail projects get pay guaranteed through to mid-AprilEmployees of collapsed construction firm Carillion working on Network Rail projects have been told today their wages are guaranteed through to mid-April.

The Mirror

• Ministers failed to heed Carillion's profits warning and instead awarded firm a further £1BILLION of public contracts Not a single minister met with the construction giant after it issued an alert over its finances in July before securing another batch of large contracts

London Evening Standard

• 10 of the best ski resorts you can get to by trainYou don't have to fly to get to Europe's best ski resorts this season — try the railways, on both sleepers and daytime services instead, says Daniel Elkan

Peterborough Telegraph

• Are passengers happy with Virgin Trains East Coast? Complaint numbers suggest notVirgin Trains East Coast had one of the highest rates of passenger complaints in the country over last summer, according to the latest figures from the regulator.

Rail Technology Magazine

• HS2 releases concept images of new Colne Valley viaductHS2 Ltd has today released an initial concept of how it expects the Colne Valley viaduct to look once construction is complete. The concept released today, which has been put out for communities to give their views on, will help inform development of the final design. Developed by specialist...