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Thursday, 17 April 2014

BBC News

• Hitachi seals £2.7bn train dealHitachi Rail Europe secures £2.7bn of funding for the construction of 500 carriages for the East Coast rail line.

The Herald

• On track at last: £2.7bn funding secured for new East Coast line trainsFunding has finally been secured to bring new high-speed trains to a key Scotland-London route in a £2.7 billion job-boosting contract.
• Fleet of 65 new trains on track to be operational from 2018 A FLEET of 65 new trains is set to be rolled out across the East Coast Main Line from 2018 in a £2.7 billion deal.

The Independent

• Easter Weekend: Rail and road congestion as three million take UK break As millions of Britons will be taking UK breaks over Easter, holiday-makers will be preparing to avoid potential rail and road disruptions that could see them miss all-important family Easter-egg hunts and roast dinners.

Times Online

• Greater Anglia trains go Dutch again with second short-term deal [subscription]The Dutch state railway company that operates trains in East Anglia has been told to shake up services between Cambridge and Stansted and to smarten up its rolling stock generally in return for an extension to its contract until late 2016.

London Evening Standard

• Commuter chaos at rush hour as black cab fire causes evacuation of Euston stationCommuters faced delays leaving London after Euston station was evacuated when a black cab caught alight at a taxi rank outside.

Yorkshire Post

• New East Coast train deal rubber stampedThe deal which will see almost 500 new carriages built to run on the main line connecting Yorkshire to London and Edinburgh has been completed.

Crewe Chronicle

• Q&A with Crewe and Nantwich MP on HS2 plans Barry Ellams questions Edward Timpson MP on his work to deliver HS2 to Crewe and why he believes it will revolutionise the town

Doncaster Free Press

• New rail depot for DoncasterA new rail maintenance depot is to be built in Doncaster after funding was finally secured to bring new high-speed trains to the East Coast main line.

Other Regional Press

• Whitton station under the microscope as Transport Minister stops byThe poor state of Whitton station was discussed at a special public meeting attended by Transport Minister Stephen Hammond last weekend.

Global Rail News

• UK passengers footing more of the bill as rail subsidy fallsPassengers covered almost 60 per cent of the UK rail networks costs between 2012-13. New figures from the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) show that between 2012-13 fare income rose[...]
• Abellio holds on to Greater Anglia franchise until 2016Abellio Greater Anglia is to continue operating services until October 2016 after agreeing to extend the current franchise. Announcing the agreement with the Department for Transport (DfT), Abellio outlined a[...]
• Financial close for Intercity Express ProgrammeThe UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) and Agility Trains have announced that they have reached financial close for phase two of the £5.7 billion Intercity Express Programme (IEP). The consortium[...]

Railnews

• DfT and Hitachi confirm IEP deal The DfT and a consortium led by Hitachi have confirmed the financial close for the new East Coast Main Line fleet.

Other News Sources

• East Coast boosted by £2.7 billion train dealTransport secretary unveils plans for 500 new carriages on network