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Saturday, 27 August 2016

BBC News

• Notting Hill Carnival bus driver strike called offA planned bus drivers' strike which had threatened to disrupt Notting Hill Carnival is called off.
• Night Tube: Jubilee service to launch in OctoberThe Jubilee line is set to be the next Underground service to be added to the Night Tube.
• US to invest $2.5bn in high-speed rail expansionUS vice president Joe Biden announces plans to lend railway operator Amtrak $2.45bn (�1.86bn) to expand services and make upgrades.

Department for Transport

• Government announces £20 million fund for new railway stationRail passengers across England and Wales are set for better journeys thanks to a £20 million pot to fund new stations, announced today (26 August 2016) by the Department for Transport.

Financial Times

• Milestone for new London Bridge stationTwo-thirds of under-platform circulation area to be revealed

The Scotsman

• Further rail disruption during Edinburgh-Glasgow rail upgrade PASSENGERS face five more months of disruption during the upgrading of the main Edinburgh-Glasgow rail line.

The Telegraph

• Jeremy Corbyn's plan for rail renationalisation is a terrible idea

Mail Online

• Jeremy Corbyn is all smiles after definitely getting a seat on Virgin train The Labour leader has been�photographed firmly seated on the way from London Euston to Glasgow - in stark contrast to last time when he was filmed sprawled on the floor.
• Several injured as a freight train crashes into a school bus in Germany A freight train has crashed into a bus at a level crossing in Melle, Germany, injuring nine people.

Blackpool Gazette

• Tram consultation draws to a closeConsultation ends today on proposals to extend the Blackpool tramway from North Pier to North Station.

Other Regional Press

• Sports clubs face losing home after Network Rail increases hall rent from �4,500 a year to �32,000Several popular sports clubs could become homeless after Network Rail increased the rent on their hall from �4,500 a year to �32,000, plus VAT.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Balfour Beatty awarded �35 million Perth Transport Futures contract Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded a £35 million contract by Perth and Kinross Council to deliver the first phase of the Perth Transport Futures Project, which will support growth in Scotland’s third fastest developing region. The contract has been awarded under the Scape Group’s National Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Framework.  Balfour Beatty will create a new grade separated junction on the A9 dual carriageway as well as a new link road enabling access to development land to the west of the city. This is the first of four ...
• DfT invests £20 million into adding new rail stationsEngland and Wales’ railway stations will be upgraded to the tune of £20 million as part of a government-funded drive to improve passenger journeys. The money will be used to fund up to 75 per cent of the cost of constructing new stations or reopening previously closed stations. It is hoped that the new stations will mean faster journeys, new connections and consequently, an all-round better travel experience for passengers. The scheme is also expected to create new opportunities for travel, employment and housing, and provide a major boost for local economies. Rail minister Paul Maynard said: ...

Rail Technology Magazine

• Deals this week: Hitachi Rail Europe, Crossrail, and MyHSR Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE) has awarded a three year contract to ISS Group, which is extendable up to five years.
• Rubber and Thermoplastics in Railway Traffic Rex Articoli Tecnici SA researches, develops and produces specific materials and finished products, counting on an expert team of chemists and technicians specialised in elastomers and on its laboratories equipped for carrying out all the necessary t…

Other News Sources

• £20m fund for new railway stations across England and WalesUK Rail Minister announces £20 million backing for new railway stations as part of the Department for Transport’s New Stations Fund.

EIN News Subscription

• Sweden’s high-speed trains the least punctual in Europe … 2008-15 only 66 percent of trains on the busy Stockholm-Gothenburg and … world famous for its efficient railway system, but even Spain and … percent in the latter. The Eurostar route between France and the … tracks as local and freight trains, which means that small delays …
• Keeping the trains running is only part of the battle, creative solutions need alternatives … ;we clearly need more trains". More trains. The typical political response … money spent on making the Eurostar quicker was instead invested in … main problem with "more trains". It’s no different … so many people need to travel at specific times, for example …
• 'KTX 3rd Most Accurate Bullet Train in Travel Time' … Korea's KTX bullet train service is the third most … based on an analysis of travel records between 2008 and 2015 … countries that operate high speed rail. The paper said that Japan … of 92 percent and the Eurostar, connecting France and Britain, 91 …
• Slovenia is Introducing a Multilateral Passenger Transport Ticket, By Which Public Transport Will Become More Accessible, Friendly, and Attractive … Service for Sustainable Mobility and Transport Policy at the Slovenian Ministry of … better and friendlier services. "European citizens' need for mobility … the entire European Single Market," said Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for …