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Saturday, 28 July 2012

Financial Times

• HS2 chiefs hit out at opponentsRail project boss accuses other side of skewing the debate by relying on data designed to assess ˜a little roundabout scheme™

The Herald

• Boost for Borders rail projectCAMPAIGNERS for a major new rail route in Scotland have welcomed a report showing local opinion has swung behind the £295 million project.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Birthday celebrations for Great Orme Tramway - GalleryONE of North Wales' top tourist attractions celebrates its 110th anniversary in style next week.
• Arriva Trains Wales criticised over timetable changesA TRAIN timetable has been blasted by a passenger group for being” full of errors” and potentially causing delays.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published Permanent taxi rank marks first stage of new-look rail stationTHE first milestone in a major refurbishment of Derby's railway station forecourt will be reached tomorrow with the opening of...

London Evening Standard

• Main Olympic route suffered severe delays after signal failureThe Jubilee line, principal Tube route for the Olympics, suffered severe delays this morning following a signal failure at North Greenwich.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• First Irish Sea regatta set to sail into LiverpoolA NEW tall ships event will be launched in Liverpool next month when the city hosts the Irish Sea Tall Ships Regatta.
• ScotRail misses targets in trains and stationsScotRail has failed to meet several benchmarks on performance for both its trains and stations.

Yorkshire Post

• Drunken trespassers face ban from rail network after running across tracksGANGS of drunken revellers have been warned they are placing themselves in grave danger after running across the tracks at a train station in a Yorkshire market town.
• Rail staff on track to help hospital fundRAIL firm bosses and staff from a charity which helps raise cash for a Yorkshire children’s hospital launched a joint campaign yesterday to target travellers.

Campaign for Better Transport

• Franchises fit for the future27 July 2012: Passengers in the Great Western area could benefit from reopening two lines under the next franchise agreement. But we need to do more to make rail franchises work for passengers. read more

Global Rail News

• HS2 opponents granted High Court hearingHS2 campaigners have been granted a hearing at the High Court to seek a judicial review against the high-speed rail project. The hearing will begin on December 3 and last for eight days. Five parties are challenging Justine Greening’s decision to go ahead with HS2, on the grounds that the consultation was not adequately completed. [...]
• £8bn Battersea plan announced at Olympic business summitRedevelopment of Battersea Power Station, including extension of the Northern Line, will cost £8 billion and create 20,000 construction jobs, it has been revealed. Work on the project, which is being delivered by SP Setia, Sime Darby and Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia), is expected to begin next summer. Rejuvenation of the site will include new homes, [...]

Railnews

• Great Western ITT reveals expansion plans The delayed Invitation to Tender for the next Great Western franchise has been published. However, the delay in the bidding process means that the existing FirstGroup contract must be extended to July, as Railnews reported earlier this month.

Other News Sources

• High-speed Javelin train service to Olympic Park makes delayed startThe high-speed Javelin train service serving the Olympic Park got off to an inauspicious start when the first official train departed five minutes late ...