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Friday, 10 November 2017

BBC News

• Beeching cuts station signs expected to fetch £60,000The collection, found in a railway enthusiast's garage, is expected to fetch up to £60,000.
• Manchester Ordsall Chord rail link completedThe Ordsall Chord viaduct connects Manchester city centre's three main railway stations.
• Rail strikes: Second day of walkout by workersA points failure and a
• Croydon tram crash: Two memorials unveiledSeven people died when the tram overturned near Sandilands Junction on 9 November 2016.

The Scotsman

• Cost of controversial railway policing plan could be 'significant'Police bosses have awarded an initial £400,000 contract for work overseeing the merger with British Transport Police amid warnings final costs will be “significant”.

Times Online

• Britain must wait for 700mph hyperloop train [Subscription]A revolutionary 700mph train could have a “transformative impact” in the UK by cutting journey times between cities to well under an hour, according to government advisers.
• Tram price deal ‘was based on gentleman’s agreement’, inquiry told [Subscription]The £512 million price agreed for Edinburgh’s tram was for a “three-wheeled car” and was always expected to rise, an inquiry has been told.

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: TfL plans £8.5m in annual bonuses for top managersTransport for London is planning to pay top managers more than £8.5 million a year in bonuses, the Standard can reveal.

Manchester Evening News

• Another government minister has refused to commit to building extra platforms at Piccadilly station The government had promised to carry out the work as part of a proposed overhaul of Northern transport infrastructure

Other Regional Press

• Kirklees Council leader goes to Westminster to urge trans-Pennine rail boost West Yorkshire council chiefs lobby Transport Secretary Chris Grayling

Rail Technology Magazine

• Consultation launched on Crewe HS2 'masterplan'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...
• Iconic Ordsall Chord bridge completed by NRManchester’s three main railway stations have been connected for the first time today with the completion of the Ordsall Chord. The historic centre piece of the Great North Rail Project, the Ordsall Chord bridge, will join Manchester’s Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria stations...
• Testing tomorrow's technology todayDavid Brazier, site manager and area sales manager for the UK & Ireland at OMICRON electronics, tells RTM’s Luana Salles about the major testing benefits the company’s new training academy will bring to the rail industry. Inside OMICRON’s new state-of-the-art training...
• Night Tube, one year onMark Wild, managing director of London Underground, celebrates the astounding first-year success of the capital’s 24-hour Tube service. TfL and the capital’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, have hailed the huge success of London Underground’s Night Tube after economic figures and passenger...
• The first phase of Liverpool Lime Street's major upgradeAs part of a £340m investment in the city, Liverpool Lime Street station is undergoing the first phase of transformation works and the biggest upgrade it has seen since the 19th century, writes Sean Hyland, senior project manager at Network Rail. At time of writing, Liverpool Lime Street...
• Modernising journeys in north east EnglandFirst Hull Trains is about to embark on the biggest fleet overhaul it has delivered since being set up in 2000. Managing director Will Dunnett tells RTM’s Josh Mines about how the new rolling stock will benefit passengers in the region. It’s a busy time for rolling stock in the north...
• GWR continues infrastructure project with new timetable plannedThe next phase of the project to build and improve infrastructure along the Great Western main line is set to begin. Upcoming work will focus on delivering upgrades to high-speed routes from Paddington to Newbury, Oxford, Bristol, South Wales and the Cotswolds. The project will see the biggest...

Railnews

• Second day of strikes in DOO disputes as ASLEF accepts deal The second day of strikes by RMT conductors has begun, and three operators are affected today. Of these, Greater Anglia and Southern expect to run almost normal services, but South Western Railway is likely to lose 40 per cent of services during the day, and 30 per cent in the peaks. The industrial situation remains mixed, because ASLEF drivers on Southern have accepted a five-year deal while the RMT is standing firm, repeating its call for the government to intervene.

Other News Sources

• It’s time for the Tories to admit rail privatisation has been a disasterBuried in yesterday’s drama over Priti Patel was the news that train drivers represented by Aslef have voted to end their industrial action on Southern Rail by accepting a pay deal which will give them a 28.5 per cent rise over five years
• World's first hydrogen-powered passenger trains to run on German tracks from December 2021The country's Lower Saxony state has signed an agreement with Alstom for the incorporation of as many as 14 such trains.