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High-speed synergies for the north
Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is now being increasingly seen as the third phase of the UK’s high-speed rail programme. RTM’s Luana Salles reports on what this means for the region and Transport for the North (TfN).
Elizabeth line rolling stock: a culture of co-operation
With the Elizabeth Line tantalisingly close to completion and the first of its new rolling stock already on track, David Sherrin, senior project manager for rolling stock at TfL, updates RTM’s Josh Mines on the progress and delivery of the new trains.
Monday, 11 September 2017
ITV News
- Campaigners urge Government to reverse their decision on electrificationCampaigners, including politicians, have urged the Government to reverse their decision on electrification in the East Midlands.
- More than 2.6 million people have travelled on the Borders railway since it reopened two years ago.The 31-mile Borders Railway route stretching from Edinburgh Waverley to Tweedbank was officially opened by HM The Queen on 9 September 2015.
The Guardian
- Segregation or acceptable luxury: should first-class train travel be abolished?Trains have traditionally been riddled with class distinction and snobbery. As our crowded commuter routes come under pressure to stop segregating, author Andrew Martin ponders what we will lose with the scrapping of first class
The Independent
- Train company ‘misleads passengers in order to issue fines’The primary train operator in Northern England has been accused of bullying and “criminalising” vulnerable passengers by “tricking” them into joining a queue for tickets and then fining them.
Network Rail
- New documentary series begins tonight – Paddington Station 24/7The first episode of a new, eight-part series, Paddington Station 24/7, starts tonight, Monday 11 September on Channel 5 at 9pm.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Waverley delay is frustrating For a railway station that sits slap bang in the middle of a Capital city, it can be pretty tricky to get in and out of Waverley....
London Evening Standard
- Man invents tool to teach people how to pronounce Tube station namesA professional accent coach has created a new online tool designed to teach people the correct way of pronouncing Tube station names.
Manchester Evening News
- Four massive 45-metre deep ventilation shafts will be dug in Manchester for the HS2 train line... but nobody knows where“It’s the uncertainty that’s most worrying - when it’s going to happen and when we need to act.”
Sheffield Telegraph
- Protesters to bring giant plug to Sheffield in bid to reverse scrapping of railway electrification plans Environmental campaigners are set to bring a giant plug on a relay journey to Sheffield, in a bid to persuade transport secretary Chris Grayling to reverse the scrapping of railway electrification.
The York Press
- Talk on 'The Railway That Never Was'THE UNTOLD story of 'the railway that never was' will be the subject of a talk at the County Record office in Northallerton later this month.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Rail electrification hopes in East Anglia dashed in cost-cutting decisionHopes of further electrification of rail lines in East Anglia appear to have been dashed by the government – although a new cross-country route between Ipswich and Oxford is set to go ahead.
Other Regional Press
- Find out more about HS2 plansA DROP in session for people keen to learn more about HS2 will take place at Culcheth Sports Centre.
- EXCLUSIVE: We can reveal when the new Dundee Railway Station will openDundee’s combined train station and hotel facility is set to open in March, the Tele can exclusively reveal.
- Plans set to improve train journeys for all Rail passengers in the Sleaford area can expect to see improvements to their journeys in the near future - with plans for a new franchise holder to take over East Midlands rail.
- New trains in Lancashire ‘to cut overcrowding’The new fleet – which will be running in the North West from spring 2019 – forms part of TransPennine’s overall Ł500million investment programme.
Rail Technology Magazine
- High-speed synergies for the northNorthern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is now being increasingly seen as the third phase of the UK’s high-speed rail programme. RTM’s Luana Salles reports on what this means for the region and Transport for the North (TfN).
- Elizabeth line rolling stock: a culture of co-operationWith the Elizabeth Line tantalisingly close to completion and the first of its new rolling stock already on track, David Sherrin, senior project manager for rolling stock at TfL, updates RTM’s Josh Mines on the progress and delivery of the new trains.
- Flight Rail: a new type of train? For over 20 years, American engineer Max Schlienger has worked on a new type of high-speed rail system, propelled by air pressure. The train can be seen in action today in Schlienger’s backyard, where a 1:6 scale model demonstrates the system’s green…
Railway Gazette
- World rolling stock market - September 2017Algeria: CAF is to supply 12 six-car Inneo trainsets to the Alger metro. China: The Bombardier...
Other News Sources
- How local protesters saved a North Lincolnshire railway line from closureA CLOSURE-threatened North Lincolnshire railway station won a very welcome reprieve 50 years ago. And the pictures on the right were taken to mark the achievement.
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