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MPs to grill Department for Transport representatives on plans for Heathrow expansion
Representatives from Gatwick Airport and the Department for Transport are among those facing a grilling by MPs today about the plans for Heathrow expansion and the alternatives.
Scotrail fined almost £1MILLION as it fails to meet standards
Performance figures for April to July showed the operator missed targets in areas including station toilets, ticket machines, and train seats, toilets and cleanliness.
Government 'bans' next Welsh rail franchise from Bristol while publicly saying it wants better links
Currently only three Welsh stations have direct trains to Bristol Temple Meads despite that city's economic strength
Monday, 04 December 2017
BBC News
- West Coast main line wiring damage led to 'major' disruptionRail passengers travelling to or from London Euston faced major disruption for hours on Sunday.
ITV News
- New rail destinations for commuters to begin next spring from Cambridgeshire to LondonFor decades rail users travelling south from Cambridge and Peterborough have found Kings Cross the end of the line.
The Guardian
- London Euston trains resume but delays are expected to continueAll rail services were cancelled on Sunday morning and Network rail warns passengers of ongoing disruption
Times Online
- Stagecoach move ‘was politically driven’ [Subscription]The government took an ideological decision to bail out Stagecoach on the east coast main line railway rather than allow the franchise to transfer to public hands, a former transport secretary has argued.
- My ringside seat for a furious row on a train [Subscription]The conflict of city life, when you’re unaccustomed to it, can be startling. Aboard a train at Euston station, one minute to departure, I had a ringside seat as a passenger kicked off because her two companions weren’t being allowed on the train.
City AM
- Go-Ahead boss takes parting shot about franchise awards after losing London Midland routesThe boss of Go-Ahead hands over control of services run by London Midland at the end of this week, with a parting shot that track record is not sufficiently taken into account when determining franchise awards.
Daily Express
- Scotrail fined almost £1MILLION as it fails to meet standards Performance figures for April to July showed the operator missed targets in areas including station toilets, ticket machines, and train seats, toilets and cleanliness.
Bolton News
- It was 'criminal folly' closing the Bury-to-Bolton train trackCOUNCILLOR David Chadwick is undoubtedly right to say that reopening the Bolton-to-Bury line isn't viable.
- It was 'criminal folly' closing the Bury-to-Bolton train trackCOUNCILLOR David Chadwick is undoubtedly right to say that reopening the Bolton-to-Bury line isn't viable.
Bristol Live
- Engineering firm will end its involvement with rail electrification before project from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff is completedThe company that has designed and managed the project to electrify the railway line between Bristol and Cardiff is leaving the project next summer – before it is actually completed.
London Evening Standard
- London Euston: Rail customers face third day of travel chaos with all trains cancelled from major transport hubHundreds of rail passengers face another day of travel chaos after London Euston was forced to close on Sunday morning.
Wales Online
- Government 'bans' next Welsh rail franchise from Bristol while publicly saying it wants better linksCurrently only three Welsh stations have direct trains to Bristol Temple Meads despite that city's economic strength
Get West London
- New Crossrail Elizabeth line: Mayor of London pledges an increased service to stations across Ealing and Hillingdon from next yearGood news for commuters as Mayor commits to increasing and improving train services across the two boroughs
Other Regional Press
- HS2 chief plays down fears of impact on Shropshire villageOne of the key figures behind HS2 has told a Shropshire MP that "robust" assessments have been carried out into the impacts of a village.
- Bolton West Tory MP Chris Green slams 'conveniently timed' Andy Burnham intervention into rail overcrowding crisisCHRIS Green has slammed the Greater Manchester Mayor’s intervention into the controversy surrounding ongoing delays, cancellations, and overcrowding plaguing Bolton’s rail services.
Other News Sources
- Scotrail announce train schedule for festive periodSCOTRAIL has revealed operating times over the festive season.
- HS2 chief plays down fears of impact on Shropshire villageOne of the key figures behind HS2 has told a Shropshire MP that "robust" assessments have been carried out into the impacts of a village.
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