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Tuesday, 16 September 2014

BBC News

• Tube HQ building 'to be developed'A historic Grade I listed building formerly used by the forerunner to the London Underground may be turned into housing,
• Contactless payments arrive for TubeContactless bank cards are being introduced on London's Tube, DLR and Overground trains from Tuesday.

The Guardian

• Would Transport for London's property deal plans be a speculators' charter?London MPs and others fear that new legislation could lead the capital’s transport body into disastrous ventures with property developers
• TSGN rail passengers to experience 'stealth fare rises', says LabourUnder new franchise some Brighton to London commuters will pay 18% more for season ticket, with other day fares set to risePress AssociationPassengers on services in the new mega-franchise of Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) face "stealth fare rises", with some season tickets going up 18%, according to Labour. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Rail passengers 'hit with £664 fare rise'Season tickets on the London to Brighton line could rise by as much as 74 per cent under new 'super franchise' arrangement, Labour claims

Network Rail

• Network Rail announces new managing director, network operationsNetwork Rail has announced a new managing director, network operations to take over from Robin Gisby who has decided to leave next year. Phil Hufton, currently chief operating officer of London Underground, will be joining in early 2015 and will have an orderly handover from Robin.

Bristol Live

• Developer offers patch of land for new railway station AHOUSING developer has offered to sell a patch of land for a new railway station at Portishead. Persimmon Homes, which has built new houses and apartments in the town, has suggested using land at Moor Farm, Sheepway, for the station which would be needed when the line between Portishead and Bristol Temple Meads is opened up to passenger trains.

Journal Live

• Businesses urged to join the transport debate in the wake of Scottish referendum resultThe Journal and The Gazette's upcoming Transport Links Breakfast, in association with East Coast, will follow the referendum result

London Evening Standard

• Train fares: Brighton commuter rail fares 'set to rise £664 in new deal' Some commuters on one of the South-East’s most popular rail routes face a hike in the cost of their season ticket of up to £664, Labour claimed today.

Other Regional Press

• Planning applications - SpaldingNetwork Rail, Littleworth Signal Box, Littleworth Drove, Deeping St Nicholas. Demolition of signal box. Network Rail, Spalding Signal Box, Winsover Road, Spalding. Demolition of signal box.
• Letter: Thanks for boost to signal box fight[Copy of letter sent to Deepings MP John Hayes] Dear Mr Hayes, First of all, thank you very much for attending our Public Meeting in Deeping St James on the evening of Tuesday, September 2nd, to support us in our campaign to save our 19th century signal box, which is threatened by improvements being carried out along the line by Network Rail.

Railway Gazette

• Rail industry news in brief - September 2014 A three-year memorandum signed by China and Myanmar in 2011 for construction of a US$20bn Kyaukpyu – Kunming railway has expired, and the government of Myanmar has said local opposition means the...
• Alstom-RZD consortium signs Serbian signalling contractSERBIA: A consortium led by Alstom and RZD International and including local partner Institut Mihajlo Pupin has signed a contract to supply signalling systems for an upgrading of a section of the...
• Navi Mumbai orders metro trainsINDIA: CSR Zhuzhou signed a contract on September 10 to supply rolling stock for the first phase of Navi Mumbai metro’s Line 1. The contract is worth 300m yuan, including maintenance. The three-car...
• Manila selects LRT Line 1 concessionairePHILIPPINES: On September 12 the Department of Transportation & Communications selected the Light Rail Manila consortium to extend and operate Manila LRT Line 1. The consortium of Metro Pacific...
• Minneapolis light rail moves forwardUSA: Construction of the 25·4 km Southwest LRT linking Minneapolis with St Louis Park, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie is expected to get underway in 2016. The Metropolitan Council’s Southwest LRT...
• Storm damaged tunnels reopen after 13 monthsUSA: The Montague Tubes metro tunnel linking Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York has reopened following extensive repairs to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. Services on the R Broadway Local line...
• UK’s biggest rail franchise launchedUK: Rail Minister Claire Perry joined senior executives and VIPs at The Shard, the landmark tower overlooking London Bridge station, on September 15 to mark the launch of Govia Thameslink Railway....