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Tuesday, 28 July 2015

BBC News

• Hamworthy Park Rail Crossing construction beginsFive months of work to build a footbridge over a freight railway line and into a park in Poole has begun.
• VIDEO: New Borders railway line - in minutesFootage shows a journey along the new railway line between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders in less than three minutes.

The Guardian

• Rail operators were warned of cows near tracks before Kent collisionNetwork Rail and Southeastern trains received reports of stray cattle up to 90 minutes before collision in which two carriages were derailedRail operators were warned that stray cows were near the tracks 90 minutes before a train collided with a herd in Kent and partly derailed, it has emerged.The 8.10pm from Charing Cross to Ramsgate was travelling at 60-70mph when it struck and killed up to five cows on the line between the villages of Wye and Chilham, in Kent, at about 9.45pm on Sunday. Two carriages were derailed. Continue reading...

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Rail electrification in North Wales must be moving faster, MP warnsVale of Clwyd MP James Davies fears region could be left behind with old train stock

London Evening Standard

• Scotland Yard 'covered up London Underground serial killer who pushed 18 people to their deaths' A former detective claims Scotland Yard "covered up" confessions by a violent drifter that he pushed 18 people to their death on Northern Line platforms in the 1970s.

Manchester Evening News

• 'Mindless' yobs as young as 10 behind tram attacks on Rochdale and Oldham line Police appeal 'stop this behaviour right now' after missiles launched at moving trams in SEVEN separate incidents on the Rochdale to Oldham line

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Northern Powerhouse could be derailed by a lack of transport spending, it is claimedFigures show the Government spent just £50 per head on railways in the North East in 2013/14, compared to £298 in London

This Is Local London Network

• MP questions value of new Brighton to London railway line Proposals to build another train line From London to Brighton must not derail planned improvements in the East Croydon area.

Bucks Free Press

• Construction students help build new heritage railway workshop Construction students have been helping to build a new workshop for a heritage railway in Princes Risborough.

Crewe Chronicle

• Tributes paid to train driver Jack Mills at opening of new Crewe roadThe new £7m link road, named Jack Mills Way, was unveiled by the former train driver's grandson, Ian

Other Regional Press

• New round of consultations to start over possible relocation of Heathrow Express DepotPlans for a controversial train depot in Langley are set to go before the public for a second time.
• Two routes identified for East-West rail linking Cambridge to Oxford A new railway line linking Cambridge directly to Oxford has taken a huge step forward after two potential routes were identified.
• Sandy or Hitchin? East West Rail narrows down route from Bedford to CambridgeTwo potential routes for the East West Rail link between Bedford and Cambridge have been announced - taking passengers either via Sandy, or Hitchin.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Gatwick Express Class 387/2 EMU on testStatic testing of the first of the Class 387/2 Electrostar electric multiple-unit cars ordered for Gatwick Express services has begun at Bombardier Transportation’s Derby plant. The 27 four-car Class 387/2 EMUs are scheduled to enter service between London Victoria station and Gatwick airport in 2016, replacing 1980s-built Class 442 EMUs which have been used on the route since 2008. The £145·2m order for the Class 387/2 EMUs was signed by franchisee Govia Thameslink Railway in November 2014, financed by Porterbrook Leasing. They are based on the Class 387/1 EMUs ordered f...

Rail Magazine

• c2c to increase peak-time capacityc2c to increase capacity on 17 of its 74 Class 357 Electrostars

Railway Gazette

• Monopolies Commission calls for DB unbundling and privatisation GERMANY: The Monopolies Commission calls for the unbundling of Deutsche Bahn’s infrastructure and...
• Chinese containers reach Rotterdam by railNETHERLANDS: The first train carrying containers from China arrived at the Rail Service Centre...
• Wabtec to buy Faiveley Transport for US$1·8bnFRANCE: On July 27 Wabtec Corp announced plans to acquire Faiveley Transport in a deal which would...
• Thameslink Traffic Management contract signedUK: The ability to plan and replan train movements in real time is at the heart of a contract for...

Other News Sources

• Rail careers: Pause for thoughtRecruiters of temporary and permanent staff think there are plenty of employment opportunities in the rail sector, in spite of Network Rail’s travails. Ben Cronin reports.