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Friday, 15 July 2016

BBC News

• Confidence £1bn north Wales rail cash can be foundA campaign is launched to secure £1bn of rail improvements for north Wales and Cheshire to help link the region with the planned HS2 line.

Financial Times

• No comfort for Southern rail commutersIrate passengers are calling for the company to be stripped of its franchise

The Herald

• Will we ever get a modern public transport system that is fit for purpose?

Mail Online

• Italian station master admits to error which led to deaths of 23 people in train crash A station master has confessed to a mistake which led to a train crash which killed 23 people in southern Italy on Tuesday. Vito Piccarreta said it was his error which caused the accident in Puglia region.

London Evening Standard

• Sadiq Khan 'needs more powers to protect London from Brexit'As well as greater financial autonomy, he wants wide-ranging control over business and skills, housing, planning, transport, health and criminal justice. Mr Khan has called for discussions to start right away and some senior ministers have responded warmly.
• These Oyster Card finger nails let you swipe through the London UndergroundDesigner Lucie Davis has the solution to lost Oyster cards — just hack your nails with microchips, says Rosamund Urwin

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Nexus and a new age of transportIn July 1996, Nexus arrived on Tyneside with a new vision, new logo and amid colourful artwork

Rail Magazine

• Grayling is new Transport SecretaryChris Grayling (MP for Epsom & Ewell) has been appointed Secretary of State for Transport.

Railnews

• Northern and Network Rail form new alliance Network Rail has launched another Alliance with a train operator. The new arrangement with Northern follows a similar partnership in Scotland with Abellio. Network Rail said the alliance would mean 'even closer working between the two organisations as part of a joint commitment to plan together to provide a better railway and resolve operational issues'.
• Cabinet reshuffle: Patrick McLoughlin leaves DfT THE Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street has confirmed that Patrick McLoughlin is moving from his present post as transport secretary to become Conservative Party chairman and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Theresa May's new government.

Other News Sources

• Theresa May appoints Surrey MP Chris Grayling new transport secretary Mr Grayling joins fellow Surrey MPs Philip Hammond and Jeremy Hunt in new Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet
• Call for transport minister to sort out county rail chaos THERESA MAY'S new Transport Secretary has been urged to waste no time in sorting out the rail problems in Sussex.