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Thursday, 30 July 2015

BBC News

• Island rail group launch campaign group to keep franchiseA campaign has been launched to keep the Isle of Wight train service as part of a major franchise.
• Huge rail bridge slid into placeA new 2,000 tonne railway bridge is completed and slid into place over the M8 as part of a £500m project to upgrade Scotland's motorway network.

ITV News

• Train line between Peterborough and Ely could be made a community rail serviceRail users on the train line between Peterborough and Ely could be given more say in how its run after the government announced plans to turn it into a community rail service.

Department for Transport

• New fleet of trains to bring better journeys to the south westGovernment gives go ahead to £360 million state of the art train fleet running between London and Cornwall

Financial Times

• UK and France beef up Calais securityMinisters from both countries put on united front and point finger at Eurotunnel

The Scotsman

• Rail firms urged to come clean over storm shutdownsRAIL companies must better explain why trains are suspended during extreme weather to counter passenger cynicism they are just trying to avoid penalties for poor performance.

The Telegraph

• National Express boss warns competition measures may hit rail investmentDean Finch said 'if there’s more on-rail competition then something’s going to give'

Reuters News

• Bombardier says not in talks with Siemens on rail dealCanadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO) denied a report on Wednesday that it is in talks with German engineering group Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) on merging their rail units.

Daily Express

• Calais migrants vow to KEEP TRYING to reach Britain amid Eurotunnel security blitzMIGRANTS in Calais have vowed that they will keep trying to reach Britain despite a raft of new security measures.

Mail Online

• Migrants simply pull themselves through mesh to begin walk to Channel Tunnel As dusk fell on the railway line in Calais, astonishing scenes unfolded. First, young men and then women and children simply pulled themselves through the fences and on to the ballast of the tracks.

Derby Telegraph

• Chancellor George Osborne says money is there for electrification of Midland Main LineGEORGE Osborne has said the money is in place for the electrification of the Midland Main Line - but the project has been paused to allow new bosses at Network Rail to come up with a fresh engineering plan.

London Evening Standard

• Engineer reveals scale of Crossrail work at Tottenham Court Road A Crossrail engineer has revealed the scale of the work being done to ready Tottenham Court Road for the capital's new high-speed rail link.
• Commuters lose 1.9 million hours waiting for delayed Tubes every month London commuters waste nearly two million hours each month waiting for delayed Tube trains, official figures have revealed.

This Is Local London Network

• Did South West Trains ignore 1,200 petition signatures calling for wheelchair access to Merton rail stations? Transport campaigners have slammed the rail group for failing to bid for better access to Raynes Park and Motspur Park Stations, despite more than 1,000 people signing a petition supporting the scheme.

Yorkshire Post

• MP: No blank cheques for rail electrification schemeA CONTROVERSIAL decision to place a major rail electrification scheme on hold shows the Government will not provide blank cheques to projects that are over-spending, according to a Yorkshire MP.

Doncaster Free Press

• NEW APPOINTMENTS: Trio on track for new roles at Doncaster-based rail firmUnipart Rail have recently announced the appointment of three new board members for the traction and rolling stock (T&RS) sector of thee business.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Nottingham tram extension: First station opensThe first stop on Nottingham's new £570m tram lines has opened to the public. It serves the railway station and is only yards from the original stop, which is now closed for refurbishment. Work to extend the Chilwell and Clifton lines began in March 2013 and is expected to finish in the coming weeks. Nottingham Express Transport (NET) called the opening a

Rail Magazine

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

Other News Sources

• HS1 success has falsely convinced the government HS2 is a good idea according to IoD chief economist James SprouleThe chief economist of the Institute of Directors has said the success of HS1 has falsely convinced the government to back a railway line linking London to the north.