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Tuesday, 20 February 2018

BBC News

• Metrolink problems: Trams still suspended on Bury lineGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called for an urgent report on Monday's problems.
• Carillion investors were 'fleeing for the hills'
• Manchester Metrolink tram users hit by overhead line problemsSome passengers say they had to walk alongside tracks after being stranded on trams between stops.
• Thameslink train seats likened to 'ironing boards'Passengers have voiced concerns about how comfortable the seats are on the new Thameslink trains.
• Signal problem and burst main cause Glasgow rail delaysA signalling problem at Glasgow Queen Street and a burst water main at Kirkhill cause cancellations and delays.

The Guardian

• Carillion directors ignored pleas to plug pensions gap, letters revealFrank Field says evidence shows that directors were ‘contemptuous of their pensions obligations’Carillion’s pension scheme trustees began urging the collapsed government contractor’s “contemptuousâ€� directors to provide more money to plug a yawning deficit in 2010 but were repeatedly refused, it has been claimed.Letters released by MPs conducting an inquiry into Carillion also reveal that trustees asked the Pensions Regulator (TPR) in vain to force the company’s directors to pump more money in. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Commuter chaos as rail services suspended in GlasgowA SIGNALLING fault has caused major disruption at both Glasgow Queen Street Station and Glasgow Central.

Mail Online

• Easter bank holiday: Many train routes closed Passengers travelling between London and Scotland will be forced to use replacement buses between Glasgow and either Carlisle or Preston over the Easter weekend.
• London train derailed by tracks neglected since 1994 EXCLUSIVE: Investigators have found that a 300 passenger train derailed just after leaving Wimbledon station because the decaying train track had been neglected since 1994.

Bolton News

• TRAM CHAOS: Metrolink services on the Bury line could be suspended all night COMMUTERS face lengthy delays after tram services were suspended due to damage to an overhead line.

London Evening Standard

• DLR incident: East London's Pontoon Dock station evacuated after 'explosion' under trainAn east London DLR station has been evacuated following an electrical explosion underneath a train.

Manchester Evening News

• RECAP: Passengers 'jumping off trams' after 'severe issues' across the Metrolink tram network Metrolink has apologised to passengers for the inconvenience.
• Trams 'unlikely' to run as normal between Bury and Victoria until midday after night of chaos on network TfGM said a special bus service would run from Bury to Manchester Victoria on Tuesday morning, calling at all Metrolink stops
• Metrolink services remain suspended on Bury line due to overhead line damage - updates There was widespread travel disruption on the tram network on Monday evening after overhead lines were damaged on two different sections of track.

Northern Echo

• Hate travelling on Pacer trains? Well 'wrong routes' mean you won't be getting replacements RAIL firm Northern has claimed “some routes are not suitable for its new trainsâ€� after it was criticised for revealing they won’t in fact replace its decrepit Pacer trains.

Other Regional Press

• Disruption on Weymouth-Waterloo line due to 'significantly damaged' track Commuters face rail disruption today due to 'significantly damaged' track at Winchester. 
• Kenilworth Railway Station opening delayed for fourth time The latest delay was announced by West Midlands Railways

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Successful signal testing brings huge transformation of Tube network even closer Another weekend of testing has been completed on the brand-new signalling system set to transform the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. More trains were run between Hammersmith and Edgware Road this weekend than had been run in any other weekend of testing. This represents another step forward for the programme before the first trains operate under the new system this summer. The new system, provided by Thales, will improve reliability and boost capacity on 40 per cent of the Tube network and has undergone significant t...

Rail Technology Magazine

• TfL completes biggest test of Tube's signalling upgrade Transport for London (TfL) has completed a weekend of testing on a brand new signalling system set to transform the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. More trains ran between Hammersmith and Edgware Road this weekend than any other weekend of testing. TfL says that...

Railnews

• Derailment blocked West Coast line near Glasgow An engineering train blocked the West Coast Main Line between Carluke and Carstairs for much of Sunday, disrupting ScotRail and Virgin Trains. The line has now been cleared and checked by Network Rail engineers, and services have returned to normal.

Railway Gazette

• Five-year rail supply contract signedRUSSIA: Steelmaker Evraz has signed a five-year agreement to supply Russian Railways with a total...

Other News Sources

• Berrylands station fire: South Western Railway finally admits blaze was electrical fire on train after first denying it South Western Railway originally claimed the train was "categorically not on fire" and the incident was line side