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Commuters hit by third delay to ScotRail’s new electric service
The launch of electric trains on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line has been delayed for a third time – leaving them more than a year late.
'Affordability' of HS2 Phase 2 questioned by Government body
Anti-HS2 campaigners have labelled recently released papers which question the affordability of the scheme as 'absolutely damning' after fighting years for their release.
Stansted Airport's new CEO renews calls for a national aviation strategy
Stansted Airport’s new CEO, Ken O’Toole, has called on the Government to put in place a national aviation strategy that not only supports airports to grow but ensures the spare capacity available today is used to generate the biggest positive impact for consumers and the economy.
Saturday, 16 September 2017
BBC News
- Parsons Green: UK terror threat increased to critical after Tube bombAnother attack may be imminent after an explosion on a Tube train in south-west London injured 29.
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh-Glasgow rail commuters to trial superfast wi-fiCommuters on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line are to trial the first superfast wi-fi on a British train.
- Commuters hit by third delay to ScotRail’s new electric service The launch of electric trains on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line has been delayed for a third time – leaving them more than a year late.
Times Online
- Terror at Parsons Green [Subscription]The sight of armed police and the sound of sirens have become all too familiar in Britain’s cities. At the Palace of Westminster and Manchester Arena, on London Bridge and in Finsbury Park, too many lives have been lost to terrorism this year
The Mirror
- Network Rail buys foreign steel for key electrification work - snubbing British plant less than two miles awayForeign steel is being used for a key rail electrification project after a British steelworks less than two miles away was snubbed.
Morning Star
- Transport Cuts Put Everyone In DangerTHE terrorist attack on a train at Parsons Green in London was the latest in a series of sickening attempts to take the lives of innocent people going about their business — an attempt that fortunately failed, though many will bear its scars for the rest of their lives.
Northern Echo
- Aysgarth Station to be sold by Wensleydale RailwayA HERITAGE railway has launched a new bid to stay on track with a grand plan to develop a ten mile steam line - and sacrifice long-term dreams of being part of the wider public transport system.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- 'Affordability' of HS2 Phase 2 questioned by Government body Anti-HS2 campaigners have labelled recently released papers which question the affordability of the scheme as 'absolutely damning' after fighting years for their release.
Other Regional Press
- Revolutionary Hyperloop link could propel you to Newcastle in FIVE minutesThe Teesside-Tyneside Hyerloop route would be the UK's first :: With speeds of 700mph, it could kickstart a transport revolution
- HS2: Owen Paterson MP meets transport minster over impacts on Shropshire Avoiding sending HS2 construction traffic through a village on the Shropshire border could prove expensive, an MP has warned.
Rail Magazine
- May 2018 start for ScotRail HST fleetFirst refurbished HSTs enter traffic with ScotRail next May. All 26 in traffic by May 2019.
Rail Technology Magazine
- London businesses endorse calls for 'Crossrail for the North' London business leaders have this week firmly put their support behind ‘Crossrail for the North’ and said the government should seriously explore the project. A statement from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) admitted that travelling in the north was a...
- Delayed Sheffield tram-train starts services on light rail networkThe delay-hit tram-train project has finally reached an important landmark as it launched its first passenger service yesterday. Rail minister Paul Maynard was in attendance with transport leaders from across Sheffield to introduce the first train onto the Supertram network. “South...
- First of ScotRail's revamped HSTs arrives for driver trainingThe first of ScotRail’s refurbished high-speed trains has arrived in Aberdeen to start driver training ahead of the fleet being rolled out next year. When finished, the revamped rolling stock will create a new connection between Scotland’s seven cities, with the first train to be...
- Strikes on horizon for Greater Anglia after overwhelming RMT agreement Greater Anglia could soon be the latest TOC to be hit by strike action as RMT members this week voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action against the operator. The union balloted its driver and guard members and 90% voted for strike action from a 75% turnout. The result will now be...
Railnews
- Major milestone for Crossrail as track is completed The last section of track for London Crossrail has been laid, and the event has been hailed as a ˜major milestone™. Transport secretary Chris Grayling and deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross joined Crossrail chairman Sir Terry Morgan and chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme in the eastbound tunnel of the new Whitechapel Elizabeth line station – where the final rail clips were fixed by track quality control engineer Ellen McGuinness. The phased opening programme should mean that Elizabeth Line trains are reaching Reading – the last link – by the end of 2019.
- First tram train in Britain enters service A tram train has carried passengers in Britain for the first time, although the inaugural journey was made only on a tramway. The Sheffield tram train service is set to be extended via heavy rail to Rotherham next year. The project is running several years late, with the connection to National Rail at Tinsley yet to be completed, while the costs have risen five-fold to some £75 million. It was revealed earlier this year that the government had considered cancelling the project, but decided to carry on because at least £20 million of investment already made by Network Rail would then have been...
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