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Saturday, 20 December 2014

BBC News

• Crossrail: Tunnelling beneath LondonWith just four years until Crossrail is due to open, Transport correspondent Richard Westcott was given access to the new tunnels beneath London to see how work was getting on.
• Station closure to affect servicesPassengers can expect travel disruption as one of London's busiest transport hubs partly closes over Christmas and New Year, rail authorities warn.

Network Rail

• Pupils have designs on safety for passengers at Leeds stationPupils from Bramley St Peter’s Church of England School, near Leeds, have designed special safety posters for the festive period, which are now on display at Leeds station.

Other Regional Press

• Rail firm spells out anti-noise steps NOISE barriers and double-glazing could alleviate the impact of trains travelling along a line upgrade, Network Rail has said.
• Western Daily Press published Christmas Travel: Delays for passengers at Stanstead and GatwickRail delays have led to hold-ups for passengers heading for two major airports. For Gatwick-bound travellers, there were problems for the third day running due to, initially, signalling problems at Burgess Hill in West Sussex and then staff shortages on the Thameslink and Great Northern routes. Those travelling towards Stansted were delayed by a signal problem at the Essex airport's rail station around lunchtime. There were other delays during the morning rush-hour. South West Trains' passengers...
• Essex Chronicle published Promise to invest in Essex's 'underfunded' railwaysIMPROVEMENTS to the region's rail network could bring an extra £4.1 billion into the economy by 2026 and a further £1.3 billion of capital investment with the creation of 48,000 jobs.In Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement, the Government took on all the recommendations of the Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce that was set up to get more funding for the region's rail network.These improvements include an additional service per hour along with other timetable changes, plus...

Rail Technology Magazine

• UK to provide £60m in funding to improve access in 26 rail stations UK Transport Minister Susan Kramer has announced that £60m will be invested in 26 rail stations across the country, in a bid to improve access for passengers.
• Metrolink trains to offer Wi-Fi service for its passengers UK's Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is set to provide Wi-Fi service on its Metrolink trains by mid-2015, as part of an £1.7m deal.

Other News Sources

• ‘Shambles’ service delays passengers COMMUTERS endured a third day of disruption on the railway yesterday with faulty signals affecting thousands of passengers.
• Dutch IT company signs multi-million contract for rail reservation software in Ireland Sqills, a Dutch provider of sales and distribution software for the rail and bus industry, has been selected by Iarnród Éireann, Irish Rail, against stiff international competition, to replace their entire national reservation, pricing, ticketing and distribution system. Sqills is a member of the winning team led by Cubic Transportation Systems.Gerry Culligan, Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail Commercial Director said, “Our existing ticketing systems had several dated legacy components which affect the customer experience. We were determined to bring these aspects of the business, such as ticketing ...