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Wednesday, 07 October 2015

BBC News

• Borders Railway a 'soaraway success'More than 125,000 journeys are made on the new Borders Railway during its first month in operation, according to ScotRail.
• Tram probe to see millions of documentsThe Edinburgh trams inquiry will examine six million documents as part of its investigation into what went wrong with the project.

Financial Times

• Manchester Victoria reveals £44m faceliftRejuventated station forms hub of rail upgrade for the north

The Scotsman

• Trains chaos after thieves steal signalling cableCOMMUTERS faced delays this morning after the attempted theft of signalling cable near Falkirk caused problems with rush hour services.
• 126,000 passengers in a month for Borders RailwayNearly 126,000 journeys have been made on the Borders Railway since the line opened one month ago today.

Mail Online

• New car sales hit record high after 460k models leave forecourts in Septemberr There were 462,517 registrations, 8.6 per cent more than the same month last year, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, as sales hit a ten-year high.

The Mirror

• New £4.5billion train service SLOWER than journey times in the 1970s Great Western Railway boasted its upgraded electric Super Express trains would cut journey times by up to 17 minutes by 2018

Bolton News

• HS2 boss Simon Kirby speaks to business leaders at University of Bolton THE man in charge of keeping HS2 — the controversial high speed train link between the North and the South — on track was in Bolton last night.

Yorkshire Post

• Questions still need answering on railway electrificationFrom: Tony Plumbe, Chair, Campaign for Better Transport North & West Yorkshire Rail Group. WE welcome the announcement by Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin that work will re-commence on the sequential electrification to key railways in the North to boost economic activity and promote social interaction
• Questions still need answering on railway electrificationFrom: Tony Plumbe, Chair, Campaign for Better Transport North & West Yorkshire Rail Group. WE welcome the announcement by Transport Minister Patrick McLoughlin that work will re-commence on the sequential electrification to key railways in the North to boost economic activity and promote social interaction

Burnley Express

• School links up with German children as part of big railway education programme A SCHOOL railway project which resulted in 29 Padiham pupils forging friendships with children in Germany has been shortlisted for this year’s National Community Rail Awards.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Commuters faced rail delays of up to one hour because of broken down trainA broken down train between Diss and Norwich caused the disruption

Other Regional Press

• Commuters left with parking fines after pay by text service at Northampton rail station car park breaks downA pay by text service at Northampton train station car park will be back up and running within days, it has been confirmed after complaints from commuters.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Jacobs Awarded Lean Contract for Network Rail Working Collaboratively to Support Continuous Improvement to Operational Efficiency  Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it was awarded a contract to provide lean consulting services to Network Rail in the United Kingdom. Jacobs’ company officials did not disclose the contract value. Working closely with the Bourton Group, Navitas Project Solutions and Rubicon Wigzell, Jacobs is providing support with lean methodologies and tools. Jacobs Group Vice President Bob Duff stated, “We look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with Network Rail and our lean supp...
• Plans unveiled for UK’s first multimodal logistics training centrePlans for Modal Training Limited, the first organisation in the UK to offer integrated, multimodal logistics training for sea, road, rail and air, as well as a full range of support services, were unveiled today, Thursday 1 October 2015, at the Humber Royal Hotel in Grimsby. The new £7million centre of excellence for the ports, energy and logistics sectors is being jointly funded by the Grimsby Institute and the Humber LEP. It will be located in a 5,696 m2 fit for purpose designed facility on Kings Road in Immingham, in the former construction facilities owned by Fabricom ENGIE. Equipp...

Rail Magazine

• Jeremy Corbyn says he’s a “lifelong reader of RAIL magazineâ€�New Labour leader tweets photograph of front cover of RAIL 784

Railnews

• £44m transformation completed at Manchester Victoria The rebuilt Manchester Victoria station has opened after a refurbishment costing £44 million. Victoria has now gained a new roof built of innovative ribs of curving steel as well as two more tram platforms to cater for the growth and expansion of the city's Metrolink network. The station is also a key component in the plans for Manchester to become a 'Northern Hub' at the heart of the region's rail network. Six years ago it came at the bottom of user satisfaction surveys, but Network Rail's Mark Carne said it must surely now be 'among the country's best'.

Other News Sources

• Level crossing barrier damaged by motorist who drove off The barrier had to be replaced at the Farncombe East level crossing and Bourne Road was closed for more than two hours while the work was carried out