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Saturday, 22 October 2016

BBC News

• £300k for Aberystwyth-Carmarthen railway line studyA feasibility study into reopening a railway line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen has been allocated £300,000 in the Welsh Government's budget.
• Swansea station: No trains due to improvement workRailway passengers are warned they will not be able to catch trains to or from Swansea's station this weekend due to improvement works.
• Southern rail: Fears for health and safety on networkDangerous overcrowding and
• Travel warning for Scotland's rail passengersRail passengers in Scotland are being advised to check their travel plans, as the latest engineering works start.

The Guardian

• Bombardier to cut 7,500 jobs, raising fears for British workforceCanadian manufacturer’s operations in Belfast and Derby could be vulnerable as it announces second wave of job cuts in year

Mail Online

• North Greenwich Tube station evacuated as suspicious package 'found near O2 Arena' Passengers were evacuated from North Greenwich station in East London as alarm bells rang at about 11am and a huge section of the Jubilee line was suspended.

London Evening Standard

• Southern Rail cancels Gatwick Express trains and slows down services and pins the blame on leaves on the lineStrike-hit Southern Railway was blasted today after cancelling dozens of Gatwick Express trains and extending journey times of other services for the next seven weeks — blaming leaves on the line.
• Southern Rail crisis halts house price growth along southern commuter beltEstate agents have expressed fears over a slump in property prices on London commuter routes which they believe is linked to crisis-hit Southern rail.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Who is the most complained about train service in the country?Virgin Trains East Coast is the most complained about train service provider in the country so far this year.

Wales Online

• Arriva Trains Wales is one of the most complained about rail operators Latest figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) reveal that the company received 71 complaints per 100,000 passenger journeys.

Other Regional Press

• Fareham MP calls for railway line improvements as line closes for nine days to carry out worksAN MP has called for further improvements to rail services in the area ahead of major improvement works at a station.
• Protest in parliament to support Southern Railway guardsA PROTEST is to be held in support of Southern Railway guards in their long-running dispute over changes to their role.
• Rail passengers warned about Thameslink disruption this eveningThameslink passengers are being urged to check before they travel this evening after an electrical fault with the infrastructure caused services to be seriously disrupted.

Bus and Coach.com

• Government approval for new Trafford Park Metrolink line

Rail Technology Magazine

• ScotRail reveals 'golden trains' improvement plan following performance dipFollowing an increase in delays, ScotRail has promised to review its operations, infrastructure and rolling stock in order to improve performance. ScotRail’s moving annual average (MAA), the aggregate of its public performance measure (PPM) for the past 13 period, was at 90.3% in April...
• May's industrial strategy 'must address Brexit skills impact on HS2'HS2 could suffer from a loss of foreign workers after Brexit unless the government makes addressing the shortage part of its industrial strategy, Balfour Beatty has said. The infrastructure company’s newest briefing paper said that the 2.2 million EU nationals working in the UK have...

Other News Sources

• DB Cargo UK to cut 893 jobs and reduce rail fleet Rail freight operator DB Cargo UK is planning to reduce its workforce by 893 across the business and downsize its locomotive and wagon fleet, according to Railway Technology.The company is also intending to revise the number and locations of its operational sites.DB Cargo’s latest move is in response to rapid changes that are appearing in the markets it serves.The company said that the rail freight industry is facing unprecedented challenges with a fall in core markets such as coal.DB Cargo UK CEO Hans-Georg Werner said: “Responsible and successful businesses must evolve and reshape as their ...
• RMT union plans protest rally over Southern Railway guards row A national protest is to be held in support of Southern Railway guards in their long-running dispute over changes to their role.