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Monday, 26 March 2018

Financial Times

• UK National Railway Museum embarks on £50m redevelopmentNew director aims to boost rail tourism before bicentenary of first steam line

The Guardian

• Carillion bosses displayed 'greed on stilts', MPs claimMPs’ committee reveals new evidence showing how bosses sought to boost and protect bonuses despite dire financesCarillion bosses have been accused of demonstrating “greed on stiltsâ€� by worrying more about “fat pay and bonusesâ€� for bosses than looking out for signs of trouble before the company collapsed.MPs investigating the failure of the government contractor released reams of fresh evidence on Monday showing how Carillion sought to boost and protect the rewards for its top executives despite the dire state of its finances. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• European cities consider making public transport free to tackle air pollution 

Daily Express

• Another year of delay for Scotland's 'bullet trains'SCOTLAND’S new fleet of electric trains could be delayed for at least another year amid safety fears. A whistleblower yesterday warned the small number of ScotRail’s Class 385s remain “grounded” over concerns about their curved windscreens.

Other Regional Press

• Rail strike again tomorrow - here are the updated timetables Reduced services on the trains as union members go back on the picket line

Other News Sources

• Scotrail’s £5 ticket apology branded ‘a very poor gesture’Rail bosses have been told their £5 discount ticket apology to fed-up Fife commuters isn’t good enough.
• Government encourages private investment for new southern rail link to Heathrow AirportPrivate investment into the rail network has been encouraged by the Government to help deliver a new southern rail link to Heathrow Airport.
• Battery-powered train to run on rail networkVivarail (www.vivarail.co.uk), the company giving a new lease of life to former London Underground trains in County Durham, intends to run its first production battery-powered unit on the national railway network this summer; it will have full approval to carry passengers.