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Thursday, 18 September 2014

The Herald

• Rail workers on 24-hour strikeMEMBERS of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers [RMT] union who clean trains on the East Coast railway line between London and Scotland are on a 24-hour strike on Monday.

Mail Online

• Train workers jailed over £150,000 scam in which they issued 'fake' tickets and Oyster cards to passengers and pocketed cash for themselvesA group of South West Trains clerks with more than 50 years service between them have been jailed for a ticketing scam which netted them over £150,000.

Network Rail

• Station first as The Big Issue finds a home at EustonThe first permanent Big Issue vendor’s pitch inside a railway station will be unveiled by Network Rail and The Big Issue Foundation at Euston station on Friday 19 September. The pitch will support the selected vendor to earn a legitimate income, with the new partnership including activities to help support the charity’s work with the homeless and those at risk of homelessness.
• New Street station concourse soon to be flooded with natural light as new roof is completed (with new timelapse footage)The final piece of Birmingham New Street station’s new atrium roof covering was put into place yesterday (Tuesday 16 September 2014), marking another important milestone in the station’s redevelopment.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Winston Churchill's funeral carriage brought to Shildon for restorationThe National Railway museum at Shildon will be the home of the old Pullman carriage while it is prepared for 50th anniversary celebrations

This Is Local London Network

• Mayor Boris Johnson to make decision on Sutton Tramlink 'by the end of the year' Mayor of London Boris Johnson has committed to giving a firm decision on whether Sutton Tramlink will go ahead 'by the end of the year' after being urged to make the £240 million project part of his 'legacy'.
• Controversy for rail bosses after they said disabled Chessington passengers should go to New Malden The suggestion disabled passengers should use

Doncaster Free Press

• East Coast Main Line rail workers announce strikeWorkers on the East Coast Main Line are set to strike again next week in a pay dispute.

Other Regional Press

• HS2 attracts potential suppliers from KirkleesFifty-five firms in Yorkshire will attend supply chain conferences to find out more about contract opportunities tied into HS2
• East Durham could have a railway station by 2016A LONG-AWAITED railway station for East Durham could be open as soon as 2016.

Middle East North Africa (MENA) Rail News

• 500 Cameras to Monitor the Riyadh to Dammam RailwayThe Saudi Railway Organisation has announced plans to have 500 surveillance cameras in place on the line between Dammam and Riyadh to prevent vandalism, theft and tampering of essential sections of the railway to include stations, points and maintenance areas. The SRO will be operating 12 trains a day between the two cities, that will […] The post 500 Cameras to Monitor the Riyadh to Dammam Railway appeared first on .
• Etihad Rail Signs MoU with Gibca CrushersEtihad Rail has a new Memorandum of Understanding with aggregates company Gibca Crushers, the latest in an increasing group of clients who have agreed to use the UAE’s new railway network. Gibca Crushers quarries aggregates and crushes them into various grades, including cement and gravel for the construction and infrastructure industries. Etihad Rail’s trains will […] The post Etihad Rail Signs MoU with Gibca Crushers appeared first on .