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Transport Secretary says Japan should order Derby-built Bombardier Aventra trains
Japan should buy trains built by Bombardier in Derby because they are "better" than what they already have, according to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.
Rail infrastructure commission could transform network, think-tank claims
A think-tank has urged the Scottish Government to set up a rail infrastructure commission to examine projects which could “transform” the network.
HS2 finally given green light in overwhelming Parliament vote
Phase one for the HS2 project has today finally been given royal assent in Parliament, meaning that work on the long-awaited high-speed rail network can now officially go ahead. With construction set to begin in the spring, today sees the launch of £70m worth of schemes for communities
Friday, 24 February 2017
BBC News
- Rail commuters stranded amid stormTrain services at London Euston were suspended on Thursday afternoon due to winds of up to 94mph.
Financial Times
- National Express bolstered by overseas growthTransport group lifts dividend as pre-tax profit increases 10% despite slowdown in UK
- HS2 building to start in weeks after royal assent�22bn London to Birmingham route due to open by 2026 but still faces opposition
The Independent
- Donald Trump's administration kills funding for California's clean energy electric rail projectDespite promises of building up US infrastructure, the Federal Transit Administration put Caltrain electrification in limbo
Mail Online
- HS2 construction work to start in weeks The Parliamentary Bill to build the rail line from London to Birmingham received royal assent, opening the way for construction work to begin in the spring.
Derby Telegraph
- Transport Secretary says Japan should order Derby-built Bombardier Aventra trains Japan should buy trains built by Bombardier in Derby because they are "better" than what they already have, according to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.
London Evening Standard
- Storm Doris: London rail chaos for commuters as stations evacuated and trains cancelledEuston and King's Cross stations were both evacuated
Yorkshire Post
- ‘Make HS2 line ready for HS3’THE planned HS2 rail line through Yorkshire should be built ready to connect to future trans-Pennine high speed rail services, the company developing the scheme will be told.
Bucks Free Press
- HS2 construction to start in spring as controversial project is given Royal Assent Construction on the controversial HS2 project looks set to begin in the spring after the first phase of the new line was given Royal Assent by the Queen.
Other Regional Press
- Rail infrastructure commission could transform network, think-tank claimsA think-tank has urged the Scottish Government to set up a rail infrastructure commission to examine projects which could “transform” the network.
- Huddersfield’s station cat Felix releases limited edition book copies - signed with a pawprint! Autobiography ‘Felix the Railway Cat’ officially released today
Rail Magazine
- HS2 granted Royal Assent with construction to begin this springNew railway will create around 25,000 new jobs and 2,000 apprenticeships
Rail Technology Magazine
- NR confirms route devolution and new Western supervisory boardNetwork Rail has today formally announced that significant powers and decision-making for routes have already been devolved to a local level. Speaking in its first report on progress since the publication of its transformation Plan, ‘Delivering for Our Customers’, the infrastructure...
- Intertrain: ready for the futureRTM recently attended Intertrain's 'Driving for Success' event in Doncaster, where leaders from major players such as Carillion and Babcock got together to celebrate the company's latest cohort of rail apprentices. Luana Salles finds out more about the secret behind the company's success.
- HS2 finally given green light in overwhelming Parliament votePhase one for the HS2 project has today finally been given royal assent in Parliament, meaning that work on the long-awaited high-speed rail network can now officially go ahead. With construction set to begin in the spring, today sees the launch of £70m worth of schemes for communities
Railnews
- HS2 Bill receives Royal Assent Construction of Britain�s second High Speed railway has been given the legal go-ahead today, because the Hybrid Bill authorising the construction of HS2 Phase 1 between London and Birmingham has received Royal Assent. The complex and controversial Bill has taken more than three years to move through both Houses of Parliament. Hundreds of petitions from property owners and other members of the public, as well as pressure groups, have been heard. Construction can now start as planned in the spring.
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