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Tuesday, 18 January 2011

BBC News

• A champion pear tree is identified on the HS2 route The largest wild pear tree in Britain has been identified on the proposed high speed rail link HS2 route in Warwickshire, tree experts have said.
• Railways told to improve services amid snow chaos The rail industry has been told to improve its performance during heavy snowfall.
• Llandudno train station plans unveiled Plans to revamp Llandudno railway station are being unveiled at a public exhibition in the Conwy seaside town.
• Plans to add Wrexham to rail linkThe Welsh Assembly Government says it is in talks to try and include Wrexham on an express rail link between north and south Wales.

Financial Times

• Network Rail faces fines for autumn problemsThe rail network owner could face fines for train punctuality during the autumn cold spell after being told that poor performance might have put it in breach of its licence

ATOC

• Train companies respond to ORR letter on rail industry's response to bad weatherA spokesperson for the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) said:  ‘’Throughout the period of snow and ice in December, a high proportion of services continued to run and...

Network Rail

• LLANDUDNO STATION REVAMP PLAN UNVEILED

Edinburgh Evening News

• Tram mediation talks 'will be concluded by mid-March'THERE are fresh hopes today of a deal to restart Edinburgh's embattled tram project by the spring after initial details of mediation talks were agreed.

London Evening Standard

• Commuters hit again as station car park charges soar £100 a yearRail commuters already reeling from fare increases have been hit with an inflation-busting rise in station car parking charges of up to £100 a year

Metro

• Tap-and-go on the cards for the TubePlans for a contactless payment system on the London™s buses, trains and Tubes will be advertised on 6million Oyster card wallets, it was revealed on Monday.

Northern Echo

• High-level talks over trains bid THE Japanese government yesterday lobbied ministers to urge them not to reject Hitachi’s £7.5bn plans to bring train building back to the region.

The York Press

• Some trains still dumping sewage on tracks THE European Commission is to investigate the way some trains operated by York rail companies still dump toilet waste on to the tracks.

Yorkshire Post

• Apprenticeships: Applicants for 200 jobs near 8,000 Almost 8,000 applicants are chasing 200 places on Network Rail's apprentice scheme, twice as many as last year, figures show.

Carlisle News & Star

• PLANS TO RE-OPEN KESWICK TO PENRITH RAIL LINE GATHERING STEAM When the last train travelled along the Keswick to Penrith railway line in 1972 few thought it would ever open again – but campaigners fighting for the project – which could cost between £40m and £100m – believe their case to reopen it now is stronger than ever.
• THREE BRIDGES REBUILT ON CARLISLE-SETTLE RAIL LINE Network Rail has given the Settle to Carlisle railway line a £1m present with the rebuilding of three vital bridges.

Other Regional Press

• Protest against railway line plan is on the cards RESIDENTS who claim their lives will be severely affected by the proposed high-speed railway line, HS2, were preparing to take their fight to Parliament today.
• Proposed move for rail station SEAMER railway station could be moved to improve transport links to Scarborough, according to a council report.

Other News Sources

• Shortlist for £250m Paddington Crossrail station announced Crossrail today released details of those firms to have been shortlisted for the £250m job.
• RMT suspends Arriva Trains Wales drivers strike action on 19th January to allow further discussions on improved offerRAIL UNION RMT said today that a second day of strike action by drivers on Arriva Trains Wales on Wednesday the 19th January 2011 has been suspended to allow for further discussions and consultation on an improved offer from the company.