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HS2 redundancy pay 'shocking waste' of taxpayer cash
Overpayments totalling £1.76m were made to 94 people, a committee of MPs says.
Ghost railway axed in Beeching cuts could be reopened
Bid to improve transport infrastructure could also see island airport linked up to main coast line
Transport Secretary under fire after he says funding is higher in the North
Transport Secretary wrote to MPs with good news about transport funding, but the reality was slightly different
Friday, 15 December 2017
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- Scathing report on Sheffield-Rotherham tram-train pilotThe UK's first tram-train project has incurred "spiralling" costs with questionable benefit for similar schemes in the future, a scathing report by MPs has found.
- Virgin Trains staff to hold 24-hour strikeVirgin Trains West Coast workers go strike later - the first of a number of walkouts by UK rail staff.
- 'Jobs at risk' at new West Midlands rail franchiseWest Midlands Trains suggests outsourcing and moving some jobs in a letter to staff seen by the BBC.
- HS2 redundancy pay 'shocking waste' of taxpayer cashOverpayments totalling £1.76m were made to 94 people, a committee of MPs says.
Financial Times
- Transport in north needs £60bn, says regional bodyTfN to unveil 30-year plan aimed at raising productivity and closing wealth gap
- CSX railroad chief takes unexpected medical leaveMove comes 9-months after Hunter Harrison was paid $84m up front to join group
The Guardian
- MPs call for legal action over 'shocking' HS2 payoutsPublic body overseeing £55bn rail project ‘lacks basic financial controls’ with outgoing staff overpaid by £1.76m, committee warnsMPs have called on the government to consider legal action against the former chief executive of the public body building the new high-speed rail network, over £1.76m in redundancy payments made in direct contravention of civil service rules.HS2 Ltd, which is overseeing the £55bn project, paid a total of £2.76m to 94 individuals, while the statutory redundancy terms should have kept the bill at £1m. Continue reading...
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- Man bites train passenger's ear during argument over loud phone conversationVictim requires hospital treatment after attack in south London
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Times Online
- HS2 bosses ‘covered up’ unauthorised payments [Subscription]Bosses at HS2 have been accused of a cover-up over unauthorised redundancy payments amid warnings of financial chaos at the heart of the £56 billion high-speed rail project.
City AM
- London Overground Night Tube service arrives today: Here's what you need to know about the new 24-hour serviceYou may have heard the Night Tube is expanding once more, and branching out to the London Overground this week.
Mail Online
- Timpsons boss slams Virgin Trains for stranding daughter Businessman James Timpson said his daughter Niamh was left stranded at London Euston when an inspector refused to let her through a barrier, writing 'not a child' on her ticket (pictured).
Birmingham Mail
- £56 billion HS2 high speed rail project is at risk of 'fraud and financial errors' MPs warn of poor financial controls after HS2 Ltd handed over £1.76 in unauthorised redundancy payments
Bolton News
- Greater Manchester Mayor's disappointment after Government rejects railway plansPROPOSALS that would have seen the borough’s railway stations transformed into community hubs, encompassing gyms, cafes and even art galleries have been rejected by the Government.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Ghost railway axed in Beeching cuts could be reopenedBid to improve transport infrastructure could also see island airport linked up to main coast line
London Evening Standard
- Network Rail releases shocking footage of drunk revellers dicing with death after falling onto railway tracksShocking footage of drunk revellers falling onto railway tracks has been released by Network Rail.
Manchester Evening News
- LIVE: Long delays at Manchester Piccadilly and Oxford Road rail stations due to broken down train Passengers are being warned of delays and cancellations between Manchester Piccadilly and stations across the country
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- HS2 high speed rail project at risk of 'fraud and financial errors' as £56bn plans come under fireNorth East MPs warn of poor financial controls after HS2 Ltd handed over £1.76m in unauthorised redundancy payments
- Transport Secretary under fire after he says funding is higher in the North Transport Secretary wrote to MPs with good news about transport funding, but the reality was slightly different
Other Regional Press
- Wrexham to get £10m boost for transport infrastructureMore than £10 million of Welsh Government funding is to be invested in modernising transport infrastructure and services in Wrexham.
- Transport secretary opens new company that will link Oxford to Cambridge by rail againLINKING Oxford and Cambridge by rail is a step closer today after a company that will see the restoration of a line between the cities officially launched.
Rail Technology Magazine
- DfT officially launches East West Railway CompanyTransport secretary Chris Grayling has officially launched the East West Railway (EWR) Company today, intended to restore the link between Oxford and Cambridge. The Varsity line, which previously connected the two cities, was shut down nearly 50 years ago during the Beeching cuts, although it...
- c2c announces £100m train deal with BombardierTrain operator c2c has today announced a deal for £100m worth of new trains to be manufactured by Bombardier in its Derby factory. The agreement will see 60 carriages of the latest Aventra trains delivered to c2c by the end of 2021, three years earlier than previously planned.
Railway Gazette
- Bombardier to supply Aventra EMUs to c2cUK: Leasing company Porterbook has awarded Bombardier Transportation a £105m contract to supply 10...
- Railway supply industry news round-upThe European Commission announced on December 8 that the final discussions for the EU-Japan...
Other News Sources
- Kirkstall Forge station train times: Everything you need to know as five new peak hour stops announcedKirkstall Forge station is set to get five extra peak hour stops.
- Department for Transport says East Surrey passengers with 'Southern-only' tickets won't be charged extra for using Thameslink Reigate MP Crispin Blunt has confirmed 'discretion' will be used after getting assurances from the government that passengers won't be penalised for the switching of rail franchises
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