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Friday, 09 March 2018

BBC News

• South Wales Metro transport network 'like Loch Ness Monster'A Labour AM says people are beginning to doubt whether the South Wales Metro is a real prospect.
• Manchester's Metrolink to publish performance reportsThe tram service move comes after communications failures during recent severe delays.

Department for Transport

• Government confirms commitment to Crewe Hub visionPlans for a high-speed rail service to Stoke-on-Trent, platform extensions and a re-designed junction at Crewe agreed.

The Telegraph

• Crossrail operator MTR powered ahead by Hong Kong commuter routeThe global train company that will run London’s Crossrail has reported a huge rise in sales after the first full year running a major Hong Kong commuter line.

Birmingham Mail

• Chris Grayling 'absolutely committed' to Moseley train serviceTransport Secretary offers firm backing to bringing new stations to Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell

London Evening Standard

• Delayed rail passengers to get better rights to claim for taxis, hotels and missed flightsDelayed rail passengers are to be given stronger rights to claim for extra expenses, such as taxis, hotels and missed flights, following disrupted train services.
• Happy International Women's Day 2018: TfL and London Tube's incredible pioneering female employees through the yearsTfL has celebrated the incredible women who work across London's transport network by releasing a series of images of its first and current pioneering female employees.
• First direct trains from Cambridge to Brighton via central London launchThe first direct trains between Cambridge and Brighton via central London were launched today.

Sunderland Echo

• Grand Central applies to run six train services a day from Sunderland and Hartlepool to London Rail operator Grand Central is applying to increase its services from Sunderland and Hartlepool to London.

Other Regional Press

• Mayor Dorothy Thornhill and Richard Harrington MP criticise London Mayor's transport strategy - which does not mention the MetWatford politicians have criticised the London Mayor after his transport strategy made no mention of the Met Line extension.
• Crisis-hit Hull Trains boss resignsPassengers continue to face travel disruption with eight of the firm's 14 services being cancelled today
• Ambitious £1bn rail plan outlines linked line commuter boostCOMMUTERS in Winsford could benefit from a share of 300,000 jobs and quicker links to major northern cities created by an ambitious rail prospectus, the group behind it says.
• 'We're chuffed': Swanage Railway supporters win national awardVolunteers who have worked for more than 20 years to help prepare a line so a landmark public train service could run have won a national award.

Global Rail News

• MTR increases UK footprint with global revenue growthWith positive financial results from 2017 and many awards obtained, London Crossrail operator, MTR, continues to expand its UK operations…

Rail Technology Magazine

• Operators hit by clampdown on 'misleading' compensation rulesTrain operators are set to rewrite the rules around compensation after a flurry of complaints about “misleading” terms and conditions. The changes surround the issue of ‘consequential loss,’ a term which refers to additional costs above the price of a ticket, and which...
• 'Explosion' reported near track as Merseyrail sees service delaysMerseyrail warned passengers of delays between Liverpool and Ormskirk this morning after some passengers reported seeing an ‘explosion’ on a train passing through Old Roan station. The operator cited “power supply problems” which forced it to suspend services and...
• Northern sends first Class 195 for testing in Czech RepublicNorthern Rail has sent its first Class 195 DMU from CAF’s facility in northern Spain to Velim, Czech Republic, where initial testing will begin. The unit is part of a fleet of 55 trains – split between 25 two-car units and 30 three-car units – which are expected to begin phased...

RMT

• RMT TO LOBBY GERMAN EMBASSY OVER GUARDS ON NORTHERN RAILRAIL UNION RMT will be holding a lobby outside the German Embassy in London, on the first anniversary of Northern members striking to save the role of the safety critical role of a guard, before handing over a letter to the ambassador about the dispute.

Other News Sources

• Sheffield manufacturer wins Hitachi Rail contractHeavy lifting equipment specialist Mechan has been awarded a five-year agreement to service the products it has supplied to the Hitachi Rail facilities as part of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP).
• How MTR Crossrail has got on track to change train driver recruitmentOne of the careers which has struggled most to break free from the tradition of white middle-aged men is train-driving. Just 6% of train drivers in the UK are female, 5% are from ethnic minority backgrounds; only 10% are under 35.
• Public transport remains the number one choice for London Stansted Airport passengersLondon Stansted's five years of successful passenger growth under MAG ownership and its plans to and transform the door to door passenger experience were the focus of this year's annual Stansted Area Transport Forum conference.