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Monday, 20 April 2015

The Herald

• Serco vows to "reverse trend" as figures reveal Sleeper passengers down nearly 24 per centPASSENGER numbers on the Caledonian Sleeper have plunged by nearly a quarter in the last three years amid competition from rival Scotland to London rail operators and cut price air fares.

Mail Online

• Parents of teenage friends killed at level crossing slam bonuses of Network Rail bosses worth hundreds of thousands as 'excessive' The families of two teenage girls killed by a train at a level crossing have been shut out of a meeting where they planned to challenge Network Rail bosses over their bonuses and passenger safety.

Birmingham Mail

• SNP says it could order Labour to delay high speed rail line to BirminghamSNP says it could order Labour to begin high speed rail construction in Scotland, setting the whole project back years

London Evening Standard

• Ongar 'could be reconnected to Tube network' following railway extension Ongar could be reconnected with the Underground, it has been suggested - 21 years after the northernmost station on the Central line was shut.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Alan Savage: Orion at the heart of Britain’s rail networkIt’s all change on Scotland’s rail network this month, as two new companies take over the running of the ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services.

Rail Technology Magazine

• The worlds most daring and audacious railway lines From railways that traverse deep gorges and near vertical descents, to a line that comes within metres of an active volcano, Railway-technology profiles some of the world’s boldest and most daring railway lines.

Other News Sources

• VisitScotland set for train reaction on rail’s return to BordersScotland’s newest scenic railway, opening on September 6 to the public, marks the beginning of a new route into one of Europe’s most unspoilt regions.