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Thursday, 05 April 2018
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- North's transport body takes up powers at first meetingA body created to overhaul transport in northern England is to meet for the first time as it takes up new powers.
Edinburgh Evening News
- ScotRail strike set to hit Edinburgh rail commuters RAIL commuters can brace for disruption on ScotRail services after a union voted for fresh strike action in a dispute over numbers of CCTV-monitoring staff.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- The North is urged to speak with one voice as new transport body meets for the first timeTransport for the North, the region's transport body, meets for the first time since gaining legal status
Other Regional Press
- Could West Fife Rail Link benefit from new fund?WEST FIFE commuters may benefit from a new £2 million community rail fund announced by Transport Scotland.
- Grand Central unveil refurbished super comfy trains The service are updating trains between West Yorkshire and London
Rail Magazine
- ScotRail to follow action points to improve performanceScotRail is to implement all 20 recommendations from an independent review of its operations, with the aim of lifting performance towards Transport Scotland’s 92.5% punctuality target.
- Council leader angry about ‘unreliable and unpopular’ Class 37s on Cumbrian CoastA senior leader at Barrow Borough Council has blasted the “unreliable” Class 37/4 diesel locomotives that operate a limited number of passenger services on the Cumbrian Coast line for diminishing the line’s appeal for commuters.
- First bi-mode Class 800/2s arrive in UKHitachi Rail Europe has delivered the first five-car bi-mode Class 800/2s to the UK from Kasado (Japan).
Rail Technology Magazine
- Alstom and Siemens take next step in merger with BCASiemens and Alstom have entered into a Business Combination Agreement (BCA) regarding the proposed combination of Siemens’ mobility business with Alstom.
- GWR takeover deal preserves Heathrow Express until 2028Great Western Railway (GWR), subsidiary of FirstGroup, has reached an agreement with the government which means it will run the operational aspects of the Heathrow service under a management contract from later this year.
- Grayling ‘knew vital bi-mode tech didn’t exist’ when he scrapped electrification schemesA damning report into the cancellation of three rail electrification projects has been labelled “deeply frustrating” by the Commons Transport Committee.
Other News Sources
- TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH SET FOR “WATERSHED MOMENT”Transport for the North is set for a "watershed moment" when it becomes England's first ever sub-national transport body and formally takes up its statutory powers later today (5 April 2018).
- Weymouth WILL keep two direct trains to London per hourSouth Western Railway (SWR) has ‘reworked’ its proposed timetable for the end of this year, following concerns raised during its public consultation.
- Has Virgin trains lost the plot?Twelve minutes till the train. That had seemed like quite enough time as I approached the Virgin ticket machine. Two tickets, London King’s Cross to Durham: a 40-second job, then perhaps a coffee.
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