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Tuesday, 01 December 2015

BBC News

• HS2 Crewe link: 'Sad day' for StokeNews the HS2 link from Birmingham to Crewe is being brought forward by six years is both criticised and welcomed.
• 'Fat shaming' cards handed out on TubeCommuters on the Tube in London are being handed cards telling them they are a
• HS2 section 'to open six years early'The government has announced plans to open a section of the HS2 high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe six years earlier than originally hoped for in 2027.

Financial Times

• New stations to boost HS2 connectivityHubs in Leeds and Crewe will enhance access for high-speed passengers
• Alstom wins €3.7bn India rail contractsLatest sign of country’s accelerating investment in overloaded and outdated network

Mail Online

• Oldest Hatton Garden burglar used Freedom Pass Oyster Card to travel to heist� Brian Reader, 76, used the bus pass, which allows older people to travel for free across London, to board the 96 bus from his home in Dartford, Kent in April this year, Woolwich Crown Court was told.

Birmingham Post

• Midlands Connect welcomes confirmation of HS2 stations and new line New transport lobby group says it will work with the Government to make sure Midlands' wider transport network is properly connected to new HS2 stations

London Evening Standard

• Commuters face travel misery at London Bridge due to 'poor rail conditions'Commuters faced travel misery at London Bridge station tonight after trains were delayed due to "poor rail conditions".

Sheffield Star

• Call to ‘see sense’ over Sheffield HS2 station after Leeds decisionA call to locate Sheffield’s new HS2 station in the city centre has been reissued - after transport chiefs decided to change the planned site in Leeds.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Peak District tunnel between Sheffield and Manchester could be one of longest in EuropeThe longest road tunnel in Europe could be built as part of ambitious plans to speed up travel between Sheffield and Manchester.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds station transformation ‘once in century’ opportunityPLANS to transform a huge area of Leeds city centre to create a rail hub for the North of England were widely welcomed today.

Yorkshire Post

• Analysis: Does Leeds HS2 station announcement give Sheffield campaigners hope?Battle continues over the location of the planned South Yorkshire HS2 station.
• Leeds switch prompts fresh calls for Sheffield HS2 stationsSHEFFIELD is to press its case for a city centre high speed station after plans for Leeds station to become a major rail hub for the North were confirmed today.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• FTA urges govt to protect rail freight interestsIt is vital that reviews of the British rail industry and of railway infrastructure enhancement projects take into account the needs of freight.� This is according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), which emphasised the fact that rail freight is a core component of the UK's international and domestic supply chains.� Responding to the publication of the Bowe Review into the planning of the Enhancements Programme for Network Rail, the FTA urged the government to consider the lessons of current enhancement schemes such as the Strategic Freight Network.� Many of these initiatives have gon...

Rail Technology Magazine

• UK's tram-train project progresses with DfT approval The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has approved plans to build the Tinsley Chord to allow the first tram-trains to run in South Yorkshire.
• Mitsubishi opens transportation systems factory in India Mitsubishi Electric's Indian subsidiary has opened a new factory for transportation systems in Bidadi, near Bengaluru, India.
• Thomson-East Coast Line The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) is a new mass rapid transit (MRT) rail project under construction in Singapore. Announced by Land Transport Authority (LTA) in 2014, the project is a merger of two under-construction MRTs in the city namely the Thoms…

Railway Gazette

• DB Schenker Rail orders Vectrons for ItalyITALY: On November 30 Siemens announced a contract to supply DB Schenker Rail with eight Vectron DC...
• Beijing Metro Line 16 concession signedCHINA: Beijing Municipal Government and Beijing MTR Corp signed the railway systems, operations and...

Other News Sources

• HS2: Birmingham-Crewe rail link to open six years earlyOsborne revises timetable but funding soars to �55bn