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Friday, 02 October 2015

BBC News

• Train line reopens after derailmentThe east coast railway line through Dundee is reopened after three days of disruptions due to a derailed train.
• Tube drivers balloted by RMTDrivers on London Underground's Piccadilly line are to vote on industrial action in a row over safety.

Financial Times

• Japan cries foul over Indonesia rail lossBeijing gatecrashes Shinkansen export plan with deal involving no-strings finance

The Guardian

• Sheffield area expected to become second 'northern powerhouse'Creation of Sheffield city region combined authority expected to lead to new directly elected mayorGeorge Osborne is expected to be able to announce a second “northern powerhouseâ€� – alongside Greater Manchester – when Sheffield city region combined authority is given the go-ahead by the Treasury on Friday.The announcement will be a coup for Osborne, who is winning support for his plans from Labour local government leaders despite the hostility from the national Labour party. Continue reading...

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published Decision to restart electrification work on Midland Main Line is...BUSINESS leaders and rail industry figures have welcomed the Government's decision to restart the work. But some have expressed disappointment that it will take an extra four years to complete than first planned.The future of the project had hung in the balance ever since Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin called a halt to the scheme in June.He called for a pause to allow Network Rail's five-year £38.5 billion revamp plan for the railways to be reset as it was "costing more and...

Blackpool Gazette

• Junction work could end port rail link dreamRailway firm Network Rail is planning to remove a junction at Poulton which could end the dream of rail campaigners to relink Fleetwood to the main network.
• Resort trams have been the rail thing for 130 yearsEnthusiasts from across Europe flocked to Blackpool for the chance to ride the resort’s historic trams as part of celebrations to mark the 130th anniversary of the tramway.

Carlisle News & Star

• Flying Scotsman steam train due to arrive in Carlisle in January A piece of British railway history will be returning to action with a special journey to Cumbria.

Other Regional Press

• Electrification of northern rail lines to go aheadElectrification of key northern rail lines will now go ahead, the Government has announced just months after shelving the plans.
• Moment boy dices with death after jumping on West Yorkshire railway lines caught on video The video shows the moment the boy is almost hit by a fast moving train
• Plans for transPennine rail line could transform Huddersfield Railway Station — is a new platform on the way?Electrification of line could see huge investment in Kirklees

Rail Technology Magazine

• RVEL makes use of Pickersgill-Kaye's Lock Manufacturing Expertise Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd's rail expertise has helped an engineering company completely re-build the cab layout of a 50-year-old locomotive as part of a modernisation project to return the vehicles to service as an electro-diesel maintenance fleet for Net…
• Track Circuits Versus Wheel Detection Wheel detection and axle counting systems provide the basic information for track vacancy detection, for controlling level crossing systems and a range of switching tasks or trigger functions. This technology is established throughout the world for s…
• Inter-Vehicle Jumper Systems Today's inter-vehicle jumper systems must be capable of withstanding a diverse array of electrical, mechanical and climatic conditions.

Railway Gazette

• Paul PlummerPaul Plummer, Group Strategy Director of Network Rail, has been appointed Chief Executive of the...
• Midi-Pyrénées orders more double-deck EMUs FRANCE: SNCF has exercised an option for a further eight Bombardier Transportation Regio 2N...