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Friday, 25 July 2014

BBC News

• Alstom charged with corruptionAlston Network, a UK subsidiary of the giant French engineering group Alstom, has been charged with corruption by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

Financial Times

• Carillion in merger talks with Balfour BeattyIf deal is agreed it would create a £3bn construction giant that could compete for infrastructure and support services projects worldwide

The Guardian

• Balfour Beatty and Carillion in £3bn merger talksHuge construction and services company likely to be created if boards recommend it decision must be made before 21 AugustA £3bn construction and services company is likely to be created after Balfour Beatty and Carillion revealed that they are in talks about a merger.Carillion, one of Britain's biggest support services companies with annual revenues of more than £4bn, made an approach to Balfour Beatty, which has been under pressure since Andrew McNaughton departed as chief executive in early May after just a year in the job amid a profit warning. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Warning rail safety compromised by cutsRAIL safety is being compromised because of Government cutbacks, according to a TUC report.
• Minister promises Scotland £3bn boost from high-speed rail HIGH-speed rail will benefit Scotland by bringing it closer to England's main cities, with an economic boost of £3bn, according to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.

The Independent

• London Underground is hotter than maximum legal temperature for transporting cattle Even with a bottle of water, a hand-held fan and minimal clothing, the London Underground at this time of year can feel like Dante’s hell.

London Evening Standard

• Commuters hit by 'brutal' heat on London's transport network that it would be illegal to transport livestock in Commuters are feeling the heat as temperatures on London’s busy Tubes and buses hit “brutalâ€� highs that it would be illegal to transport livestock in.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Siemens' jobs boost is the start of a 'rail renaissance', manufacturers claimA 'rail renaissance' is underway in the North East as parts for the new London Thameslink trains go into production today

Sheffield Telegraph

• Support to help Sheffield reap HS2 benefitsThe Government has committed to working with Sheffield to help the city reap the full benefits of HS2.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Anglia: New rail campaign aims to build on work of task forceThe campaign to see major improvements on the main line between East Anglia and London is taking a major step forward today with a bid for widespread public support.

Sleaford Standard

• Two weeks of rail changes during upgrade to line to Spalding and PeterboroughRail passengers are reminded of a fortnight of changes to train travel in the Sleaford and Spalding areas as the next stage of improvement work to the Great Northern Great Eastern (GNGE) line start this Friday (July 25). Fifteen modernised level crossings and 15 miles of new signalling will be brought in to use during July and August as rail engineers carry out the next phase of investment to transform the GNGE line which runs between Peterborough and Doncaster via Spalding and Sleaford.

The Economist

• The legacy of AttleeEVER since Britain’s railways were privatised under a Conservative government in the 1990s successive Labour leaders have flirted with the idea of taking them back for the state. Last week Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party, outlined plans which edged towards part-nationalisation of the network.

Other News Sources

• Why Aren't Women Interested in Rail?As women we have fought for years for equality. We read constantly how as a gender we are striving to break the glass ceiling and change perceptions. But what if a whole industry was actively crying out for more female CEOs, managers and employees, but very few were accepting the offer?