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Sunday, 12 August 2012

The Telegraph

• HS2 route should be moved to M40 corridor, says high speed rail expert Mark Bostock, the engineer who drew up the route of the Channel Tunnel rail link 20 years ago, said the Government is disregarding many of the lessons from the high-speed train link between Dover and London. Mr Bostock has devised a new route for HS2 that he says would safeguard the Chilterns, connect with Heathrow Airport and save the taxpayer several billion pounds.
• Virgin prepares for legal fight over West CoastSir Richard Branson's Virgin Trains will push for a judicial review if the Department for Transport awards the 14-year franchise to FirstGroup this week as expected, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt.

Daily Express

• West Coast rail changes trackTHE £6 billion West Coast Mainline rail franchise looks set to change hands, with a final decision due from Transport Secretary Justine Greening as early as this week.

This is Money

• Thousands of rail passengers to be hit by 10 PER CENT increase on season ticketsFor example someone commuting from Brighton to London on the train would see an increase of more than £400 a year, from £4,020 now to £4,422.

Railway Gazette

• News in Brief - August 2012Passenger services have been restored between Salta and General Güemes on the metre-gauge Belgrano network in northwest Argentina, operated by federal agency Sofse with ex-FEVE DMUs. Demand for the single service operating in each direction on weekdays has been such that an increase in frequency is now being contemplated. A UIC working group is drafting recommendations to eliminate the need for passport stamps for railway staff regularly crossing the external borders of the Schengen area. An identity card was approved last December, and the next step will be the ratification by the European ...