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Tuesday, 28 April 2015

BBC News

• Translink appoints new chairmanThe transport minister Danny Kennedy has appointed a new chairman of transport firm Translink.
• DLR staff balloted over strikesWorkers on the Docklands Light Railway are balloted for strike action over two separate disputes.

The Telegraph

• London plagued by travel chaos as thousands of commuters are left strandedTwo fatalities on London train lines and a broken down bring rush hour chaos in the capital

Daventry Express

• George Osborne defends HS2 and unveils new Corby Enterprise Zone plan on visit to Northampton todayChancellor George Osborne said building a high speed railway line through Northamptonshire will stop county commuters facing ‘completely overcrowded’ trains within five years.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail delays between Norwich and Diss due to signal faultRail services between Norwich and Diss are having to run at a reduced speed on some lines due to a fault with the signalling system.

Other Regional Press

• George Osborne defends HS2 and unveils new Corby Enterprise Zone plan on visit to Northampton todayChancellor George Osborne said building a high speed railway line through Northamptonshire will stop county commuters facing ‘completely overcrowded’ trains within five years.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Increasing rail and water freight will cut road congestion, says new researchGetting more freight onto rail and water could significantly reduce road traffic, improve congestion and be better for the environment, according to new research carried out for Campaign for Better Transport.   Government research has played down the potential benefits of the transfer from road to sustainable methods by only looking at national averages across all strategic roads.   But this new research also looked at specific routes which typically tend to be more congested because of more long-distance HGV traffic, particularly to ports. HGV traffic overall could fall by 21 per ce...

Rail Magazine

• Three Bridges depot energised in readiness for GTR ‘700s’Britain’s newest train depot, at Three Bridges in West Sussex, has been partially energised ahead of its planned completion in July.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Step change: Network Rail’s Neal Lawson talks platform safety In the past five years 18 people have died and 7,000 have been injured on the UK rail network as a result of falls from the station platform or accidents while boarding trains. Julian Turner talks to Neal Lawson, director of maintenance and operation…

Other News Sources

• Transport Minister at Exeter Airport: We are seeing a rail revolution in this countryInfrastructure was at the heart of a visit to Exeter Airport made by the Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin this week.