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Friday, 24 November 2017

The Guardian

• The ‘millennial railcard’ shows the utter disdain the Tories hold us inednesday was budget day: that time of year when the chancellor moves money around ostensibly to manage the economy, when really it’s to give us all a reason to vote their party back into power come the next election.
• New high-speed trains go slow on provision for cyclistsThe new service by Great Western Railway has reduced bike space, a troublesome booking system and fails to meet the needs of disabled, elderly or less mobile cyclists

The Herald

• Ian McConnell: How on earth can anyone contest need for Glasgow Airport rail link?THE issue of a hybrid tram-train or traditional rail link between Glasgow Airport and the city centre has been astonishingly controversial over recent years.

Bolton News

• Rail bosses apologise to commuters left stranded on platformsRAIL bosses have apologised to furious commuters and pledged improvements to services plagued by delays, cancellations and overcrowding.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• MP's threat to Northern over new fines policyAN MP has warned a train operator he will do all he can to strip the company of its franchise if a fresh crackdown on fare dodgers results in fines for those trying to buy a ticket.

Derby Telegraph

• This is why Derby rail passengers must endure MONTHS of railway miseryA £198m revamp will cause three months of disruption at Derby railway station in the summer of 2018

London Evening Standard

• £7bn Thameslink expansion due to arrive in 2020...two decades lateThe trains soon to arrive are 20 years late... Thameslink 2000, the massive expansion project for the through-London service — originally costed at £650 million with its host of more and faster services should, as the name implies, have opened for the new millennium.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• New Metros: Here's what it will cost North East councils to replace the trainsThe government are going to provide £337m to replace the trains - but that doesn't mean the region will get off without a bill

Sheffield Star

• Vandals hunted for bringing Sheffield's railway network to a standstill A reward of £500 is being offered for information leading to the conviction of vandals who brought Sheffield's railway network to a standstill.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Ground is broken on £6m steel terminal expansion in Wolverhampton Work has officially started on a £6 million project to double the size of Wolverhampton’s steel rail terminal, in Horseley Fields.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Six drivers a day dicing with death at Suffolk level crossing barriersScores of motorists are facing fines, points on their licences, or the prospect of special training after “dicing with death” on railway level crossings in Suffolk.

Other Regional Press

• £4m rail upgrade after landslide on West Coast main lineRail bosses have completed a £4million upgrade which was made following last year’s landslide at Kings Langley.

New Civil Engineer

• Full Thameslink service delayed a year, says watchdog [Subscription]Network Rail and the Department for Transport (DfT) will face a “tough challenge” in being ready to deliver the full Thameslink services in London, as issues such as infrastruture readiness hit timelines, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has concluded.
• Budget's Oxbridge corridor plans laid out [subscription]Further details of the government’s plans for the East West Rail and Oxford to Cambridge expressway have been revealed in budget documents, following the chancellor Philip Hammon’s announcement that it will fund the schemes.

Railway Gazette

• Railway supply industry news round-upVisa has launched Visa Global Transit Solutions with the aim of accelerating the roll-out of bank...

Other News Sources

• HS2 chairman Sir David Higgins insists 'needed' high-speed railway will be safe in CheshireTHE chairman of HS2 Ltd believes residents across Cheshire will benefit from the controversial high-speed railway.
• Council's train plans will 'derail years of hard work' says Bromsgrove Rail User GroupTHE VICE Chairman of the Bromsgrove Rail User Group (BRUG) has slammed Worcestershire County Council Cabinet’s ‘illogical’ plan to introduce a new regional rail service connecting the town to the south west.
• ScotRail running extra late night trains between Glasgow and Edinburgh over festive seasonWe all know the festive season is full of late nights catching up with friends and family and having a few drinks.
• A new train service which was set to revolutionise travel for some people in Kent has been delayedCommuters will have to wait another year for the long-awaited improvements