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Friday, 29 April 2016

BBC News

• Dublin tram drivers begin one-day strikeDrivers on the Luas tram system in Dublin begin a one-day strike over a pay dispute.

Birmingham Post

• Steam train company back on track after safety suspension ends Tyseley-based Vintage Trains, the firm behind the Shakespeare Express, can finally take bookings again

Yorkshire Post

• Minister quizzed over lack of timetable for work to electrify Hull to Selby rail lineA HULL MP has demanded ministers make clear why the Government continues to stall over plans to electrify a crucial stretch of rail track.

Rail Technology Magazine

• First rail milling train in UK to be used in Crossrail maintenanceThe first rail milling train in the UK will be used to support Crossrail developments after Linsinger won a £12m contract. The model MG31 train will be delivered in spring 2018 and will be located at the Plumstead infrastructure maintenance depot in south east London. It will support...
• Council leaders criticise lack of clarity over TransPennine upgrade plansDelays to the TransPennine electrification and route upgrade risk leaving the region with a “sub-optimal” service, and there are concerns about the current programme, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has warned. In papers put before the GMCA before tomorrow’s board...
• Passengers must be at heart of rail upgrades - Transport FocusPassengers’ needs must be paramount in current and future rail developments, Transport Focus has said. In its 2016-17 workplan, the watchdog said that TOCs need to provide better information during planned and unplanned disruptions, such as the ones that hit the Southern rail line this...
• Ambiguous Hendy Review puts rolling stock and local plans at riskA lack of transparency in Sir Peter Hendy’s revised enhancement delivery plan (EDP) has made it harder to plan for the future and could impact the introduction or cascade of rolling stock across the network, it has been claimed.

Railway Gazette

• Railway supply industry news in brief Ticketing technology company Parkeon has appointed Kuwait-based IT firm Coaxial as its fare...

Other News Sources

• Bus industry profits up slightly in 2013/14, says new reportProfits in the UK bus industry rose in 2013/14, bringing to an end a run of three consecutive years of falls, according to new analysis published this week by Preston-based transport specialists The TAS Partnership. The 128-page report Bus Industry Performance 2015 presents the results of its annual analysis of 120 local bus companies around the UK, in what is the 24th year of the firm’s Bus Industry Monitor project.
• New 10,000 seafront arena could help boost Brighton's second rail line bid THE construction of a new 10,000 capacity entertainment arena on Brighton seafront could help the city's bid for a second London-bound railway line, a leading councillor has claimed.
• Network Rail slammed as ice stops trains to London RAIL bosses failed to prevent ice at a known cold spot from causing a third day of disruption after two days of strikes.