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Humza Yousaf urged to back East Coast rail public ownership
Scottish Labour has urged the Scottish Government to support its calls to take the East Coast mainline back into public ownership following the early termination of the Stagecoach contract.
Network Rail CP6 plan: Route details revealed
Network Rail has revealed further information about individual funding to its eight national routes following this week’s Strategic Business Plan.
Thursday, 15 February 2018
BBC News
- TransPennine 'taking express' out of rail serviceBusiness leaders have accused rail firm TransPennine Express of downgrading services between Hull and Manchester.
- Go-ahead for Sheffield-Manchester rail upgradePassenger trains will be able to overtake slow freight trains travelling through the Hope Valley.
The Scotsman
- Humza Yousaf urged to back East Coast rail public ownershipScottish Labour has urged the Scottish Government to support its calls to take the East Coast mainline back into public ownership following the early termination of the Stagecoach contract.
Times Online
- ‘Fishbowl’ windscreens could delay arrival of new trains [Subscription]Scotland’s transport minister has said he is unable to fully guarantee that new electric trains will go into service next month as planned following safety concerns raised by drivers.
City AM
- Here's Network Rail's Ł2bn plan for one of the UK's busiest stretches of railway - from Waterloo to the south coastNetwork Rail yesterday unveiled its bumper Ł47bn five-year plan for Britain's railways - and among its proposals, it has outlined Ł2bn to be ploughed into the route between Waterloo station and the south coast.
- New Crossrail 2 delays could jeopardise plans for the Ł31bn project's routeA Ł31bn plan to build a second Crossrail risks going off track as fresh delays threaten to hinder the intended route for the new railway, with concern over land and property costs around parts of it which aren't safeguarded.
- Work on the London Overground Barking Riverside extension is months behind scheduleConstruction has yet to start on the Ł263m Barking Riverside Overground extension, but work is already months behind schedule due to design issues impeding the procurement process.
Network Rail
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- Network Rail reveals significant investment, more services and fewer delays in its five-year planNetwork Rail today published its ambitious five-year plan to improve Britain’s railway over the five years to 2024 (Control Period 6, CP6). The plan will drive economic growth, jobs and housing by delivering a better railway for the millions of people who rely on it. The railway will be more reliable, more cost efficient, it will have more capacity, will build on its reputation as the safest railway in Europe and usher in the railway’s digital age.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Call for new road bridge to ease 'nightmare' gridlock at level crossingA level crossing is regularly reaching gridlock and forcing frustrated drivers to take risks, a Council committee was told.
London Evening Standard
- Barnet residents suffer 'heartbreaking' defeat in nine-year battle against rail super-hubA nine-year campaign by residents against a planned London rail "super-hub" has suffered a huge blow after councillors backed it by a single vote.
Wales Online
- How Network Rail plans to spend Ł1bn improving Wales' railwaysThe number of journeys made on Wales' rail network has grown by nearly 50% over the past decade
- The doors are not always shutting properly on posh new trains in Wales and it's causing delaysPassengers had to wait for 35 minutes on one service at Swansea while a team tried to fix the doors
Other Regional Press
- Swift travelcard provides cheaper and easier bus travel in Redditch
- Swift travelcard provides cheaper and easier bus travel in Redditch
- Parkway station building work begins ahead of predicted boom The station, located to the east of junction 7 of the M5, will be accessible for commuters and other rail passengers from all over the county. Many of these commuters currently travel outside the county to get their trains to London, the South west, South Wales or to the north or choose to drive to their end destination.
- Concern over area’s ‘woeful’ rail provision reaches parliamentCALLS have been made to improve the “woefully inadequate” cross-border rail service during the Welsh Grand Committee last Wednesday.
- TransPennine rail route to get Ł10bn injection for quicker journeys and more trainsThe proposed upgrade of the TransPennine railway line has been earmarked for cash from a Ł10bn funding pot.
New Civil Engineer
- Carillion collapse delays Network Rail private funding listNetwork Rail has delayed the publication of a list of possible third-party funded rail enhancement projects, with chief executive Mark Carne citing the collapse of Carillion.
Rail Advent
- Stalybridge named best large train stationTrain operating company, TransPennine Express, has announced that one of their railway stations, Stalybridge, has received a top prize at the 15th annual Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Long-awaited Hope Valley Line plans given the green lightPlans for a scheme aiming to reduce delays and improve reliability for trains on the congested Sheffield to Manchester route have been given the green light. Transport secretary Chris Grayling has approved the granting of the Transport and Works Act order, a key step in the process to secure the...
- SWR facing ORR investigation for providing passengers with incorrect service info The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has written to South Western Railway (SWR) to outline “serious concerns” over its compliance with the conditions of its passenger licence. In a letter to the TOC’s managing director, Andy Mellors, dated 23 January 2018, John Larkinson...
- Network Rail CP6 plan: Route details revealedNetwork Rail has revealed further information about individual funding to its eight national routes following this week’s Strategic Business Plan.
Railway Gazette
- UK railway news round-upFollowing modernisation work to be undertaken by contractor Cleary, Belfast Central station is to...
Other News Sources
- Why is Virgin East Coast ditching its quiet coach?The franchise insists First Class will remain ‘an oasis of calm’. I’m not so sure
- Major improvements planned for Sussex railwaysRAIL services across the county are to see major improvements as part of a £3.5 billion plan to renew the “congested” network across the South East.
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