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Thursday, 09 November 2017
BBC News
- Rail strikes: Second day of walkout by workersPassengers face more disruption as train staff continue their 48-hour strike action.
- Aslef train drivers accept Southern rail dealThe deal between Southern and the drivers' union includes a five-year pay increase worth 28.5%.
ITV News
- Rail link connects Manchester stations for first timeA special ceremony is being held to mark the completion of a new rail link in Manchester.
Financial Times
- Train drivers call a halt to long-running Southern disputeDeal comes as conductors strike again in row over job changes
The Herald
- Tram chiefs planned spiking entire contract under 'Project Pitchfork'TRANSPORT executives considered spiking the Edinburgh trams contract altogether as late as 2010 as part of a plan called 'Project Pitchfork' following gridlock after a series of design and construction disputes.
- ScotRail blames early autumn for drop in punctualityAN early autumn has been blamed for a dip in the performance of Scotlands rail service.
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh Trams inquiry hears contractors held TIE to “ransom”A FORMER trams boss has described how the main contractor on the project told him: This is a great contract tor us. It allows us to hold you to ransom.
City AM
- Mass rail strike misery gets underway with walkouts across five networks including South Western Railway, Southern and Greater AngliaMass UK rail strikes kick off today across five train companies, as the row over the role of the guard and so-called driver-only operation, continues to spread.
- The 1.2bn Northern Line extension hits a major milestone: Tunnelling work is completed from Battersea to KenningtonThe 1.2bn Northern Line extension to Battersea notched up a fresh milestone today, with the completion of tunnelling work.
- TfL says major Tube upgrades on Northern Line and Jubilee Line cancelled because of unexpected dip in passenger numbersUpgrades planned for the Jubilee Line and Northern Line have gone off track due to an unexpected dip in passenger numbers on the Tube, Transport for London (TfL) said today.
Daily Express
- 'Hypocrite' rail boss rides on train he claimed was 'too dangerous' for useRAIL union boss Mick Lynch has been branded hypocritical for riding to work on one of the trains he claims are too dangerous for the public to use.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Transport links must improve to unlock Bradford's 'huge' potential, says MP “HUGE potential” in Bradford is being held back by creaking infrastructure and a lack of transport investment.
London Evening Standard
- Union bosses call for Night Tube to be suspended over claims 1,400 jobs could be cut Union leaders have called for the Night Tube service to be suspended to pay for Transport for London spending cuts.
- On the day before rail strike over driver-only trains, RMT boss Mick Lynch travels to work... on driver-only trainIt is an image that lays bare the sheer hypocrisy of today's crippling rail strikes.
- Train strike: Southern Rail drivers agree deal to end 18 months of misery for commutersSouthern Rail drivers have voted to accept a pay deal which will bring an end to the longest-running industrial dispute in the history of Britain's railways.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Rail dispute - no end in sight says union if operator doesn't compromiseThe RMT says it is eager to find a solution but accuses Northern and Department for Transport of intransigence
The York Press
- MP joins striking rail staffYORK Central MP Rachael Maskell joined RMT union members at York Railway Station yesterday as they staged another strike in the continuing dispute with Northern over guards and driver only trains.
Yorkshire Post
- 'Why is London getting 10 times as much transport cash per head as Yorkshire?'The Transport for the North partnership has to develop plans for the whole region with just 10 million more than Transport for London spent on advertising in 2008, a Labour MP has said.
- The Yorkshire Post says: Business case cannot be ignored... Transport is key to Yorkshire's future YORKSHIRE is fortunate that it is home to cutting-edge companies like Sky Betting & Gaming whose presence and expertise is helping to keep this region at the forefront of the technology, digital and skills revolution.
- More trains for Yorkshire as Northern unveil new rail timetableFrom December 10, more than 130 new trains will be added to the Northern network, ahead of a target of 2,000 additional services by 2020.
- Green light nearer for bid to re-open vital rail link between Yorkshire and LancashireMeasuring 11-and-a-half miles from end to end, it represents little more than a thousandth of the length of the UKs total rail network.
North Wales Live
- Dad whose daughter died when she fell beneath Merseyrail train backs new 'gapless' carriages Paul Varley believes the new trains are a 'direct reaction' to what happened to 16-year-old Georgia
Peterborough Telegraph
- 12 things you never knew about Peterborough’s lost tram networkHow best to deliver a public transport system is still a hot topic in most British cities.
Other Regional Press
- Guest column: Good rail links are vital to the economy Read more at: http://www.gainsboroughstandard.co.uk/news/guest-column-good-rail-links-are-vital-to-the-economy-1-8847962The North Notts and Lincs Community Rail Partnership responded to the recent Department for Transport (DfT) consultation for the new East Midlands rail franchise by supporting the East Midlands councils.
- Top rail boss to visit Newark over level crossing fearsThe head of the national rail regulator is to make a personal visit to ensure problems at level crossings on the Nottingham to Lincoln line through Newark are over.
- Dispute may be over, but issue has not gone away For 18 frustrating months, commuters have been the victims in the dispute between train drivers and Southern Rail.
- MPs frustrations and hopes for future of Hartlepool rail services Hartlepool MP Mike Hill heard about plans to improve the local rail network after meeting with a boss of rail firm Northern.
- Ministers and Network Rail accused of causing "bottleneck" delays to City Deal Airport rail linkGovernment approvals to create a proposed rail link to Glasgow Airport will take twice as long as it will take to build the actual line itself, an MSP has said.
- Guildford train doors opened on wrong side 'exposing passengers to 750v' RMT organiser claims during 48-hour strikePassengers were allegedly exposed to a live rail when a train stopped short of its mark
New Civil Engineer
- Insight | What next for Network Rails CP6 [subscription]Planning for Network Rails next control period, CP6, is in full flow after transport secretary Chris Grayling announced it would get 48bn to spend during the period.
Rail Magazine
- EXCLUSIVE: Talgo explores options for building UK test trackTalgo tells RAIL it is interested in developing a test track in the UK.
- Southern strikes: union votes to accept resolution An end in sight to long-running dispute as ASLEF and operator reach agreement
- GBRf starts serving Southampton GB Railfreight wins new contract to start running its first intermodal train to Southampton.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Consultation launched on Crewe HS2 Cheshire East Council is to launch a public consultation on its draft Crewe HS2 Masterplan Vision. The announcement comes following unanimous approval by the council’s cabinet yesterday. The document outlines the economic benefits that an enhanced HS2 hub rail station at Crewe could have...
- Commuter misery as 48-hour RMT strike beginsTravellers across the country are enduring a day of misery today as five franchises strike. As part of an ongoing dispute about what the RMT calls an “attack on Britain’s train guards” and the extension of driver only operation (DOO), Arriva Rail North and Merseyrail have...
Railnews
- Safety debates continue as five strikes begin A debate over safety has flared on Greater Anglia, as the RMT starts two days of strikes affecting a total of five operators in the long-running disputes over train staffing. The union said support for the action among its members was rock solid. RMT conductors at Greater Anglia are walking out today and tomorrow, and two days of strikes are also starting today on South Western Railway and Southern. Single 24-hour strikes are being staged today on Merseyrail and Northern. Little or no disruption is expected on Greater Anglia or Southern, but services will be reduced elsewhere.
Railway Gazette
- Southern Class 455 EMUs to be modified for PRM complianceUK: ESG Rail has been awarded a turnkey contract to modify Class 455 electric multiple-units which Govia Thameslink Railway leases from Eversholt Rail to bring them into compliance with the Persons with Reduced Mobility Technical Specification for Interoperability.
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