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BBC News
- London Midland loses West Midlands rail franchiseWest Midlands Trains will take over services in December, the Department for Transport says.
- What next for high speed northern rail?Transport secretary Chris Grayling faces growing pressure for faster journeys and better connections.
ITV News
- Images of new trains revealedThe latest computer-generated photos of some of Greater Anglia's brand new trains have been unveiled.
Financial Times
The Guardian
- Wales on rails: fine food and great views on the Holyhead to CardiffThe Gerald of Wales, which runs the length of the country, is a rarity: a train with an onboard chef serving three-course meals and proper morning fry-upsI can smell Gerald long before I can see him. It's a misty summer morning and there’s an aroma of frying bacon wafting from the onboard kitchen of the train that's standing, almost bashfully, on the furthermost platform of Holyhead station, Anglesey.
The Herald
- ScotRail passengers set to endure four weekends of rail disruption in and around GlasgowReplacement buses will be put on instead.
Times Online
- Southern Rail operator comes off the rails in West Midlands [Subscription]The company pilloried for the fiasco on Southern Railway has lost the franchise to run trains on the West Midlands network.
Birmingham Post
- Comment: Rail investment great news for West Midlands Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling says £1 billion investment is needed as demand on rail network has quadrupled
- When will we see £1 billion improvement in Birmingham's train servicesBoss of new West Midlands Trains Ltd franchise outlines timescales for new trains, passenger information and
Derby Telegraph
- Could Derby’s Bombardier be set to land another huge order for new trains?Industry sources claim the train-maker is hoping to win a deal to build some of the trains for the new West Midlands rail franchise
London Evening Standard
- Tube to have full 4G mobile phone coverage within two years, pledges Sadiq Khan
- Tube safety fears after passenger knocked unconscious at stationSafety fears over unstaffed stations increased today as it was revealed that a passenger was knocked unconscious, suffering severe head injuries and a broken arm after falling down stairs.
- 'Don't use Tube's new phone network to gossip', etiquette expert warnsMost Londoners like to think they are well-versed in the finer points of Tube etiquette.
- South West Trains to be compensated for Waterloo upgrade works… but commuters get no extra cashSouth West Trains will not lose out from August's rail chaos at Waterloo, despite thousands of passengers being denied compensation.
Other Regional Press
- Council throws out Network Rail plans to expand port operationsPLANS to enhance rail operations at Southampton port have been thrown out by civic chiefs after a two-year battle.
- MP for Watford ‘delighted’ at new rail operator taking over West Midlands franchiseThe MP for Watford has expressed his “delight” at a new rail operator taking over the West Midlands franchise.
- HS2 "misleading public" over Mexborough home demolitionsRAIL bosses have been accused of failing to reveal the whole truth on the number of homes that will be demolished to make way for the HS2 rail link.
- STEPHEN LLOYD MP: Disappointment as rail talks hit the buffers I was very disappointed to hear earlier in the week the talks between the rail company Southern Rail/GTR and the RMT trade union had stalled.
- Replacement trains will be slower on the track than full electrificationTrains lined up to run through the Calder Valley between Leeds and Manchester if plans to scrap the full electrification of the route are confirmed will be slower than their electric counterparts, the Department for Transport has admitted.
- Rail passengers and campaigners left 'disillusioned' as operators propose to halve services between Weymouth and London Waterloo Rail passengers and campaigners have been left disillusioned as new train operators propose to halve the number of direct train services between Weymouth and London Waterloo.
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- London Midland loses rail franchiseGovernment awards West Midlands franchise to new consortium
Rail Magazine
- 85,000 extra seats planned for West MidlandsUp to 150 extra trains per day could serve Birmingham, under plans unveiled by Network Rail on August 4.
Rail Technology Magazine
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- State of the Art in Wheel Detection Frauscher Sensortechnik understands the challenge of developing inductive wheel sensors that can guarantee fail-safe, reliable wheel detection. However, while wheel detection systems are in use worldwide, the technology could still be improved.
- Deals this week: Bombardier NUG Propulsion System, Proven Management, Hofmann Engineering A Chinese joint venture between Bombardier Transportation and New United Group (NUG) known as Bombardier NUG Propulsion System (BNP) will supply Mitrac propulsion and control equipment for 264 metro cars, which are set to operate on the Nanchang Metr…
- DfT reveals Abellio JV as winner of West Midlands rail franchiseThe DfT has announced that West Midlands Trains Ltd, a joint venture between Abellio, East Japan Railway Company and Mitsui & Co Ltd, has won the contract to operate the next West Midlands rail franchise. Two train companies had been in the running for the West Midlands franchise after MTR...
- Crossrail updates passengers on Elizabeth Line construction progressPictures released by Crossrail have shown strong progress being made on the construction process for the Elizabeth Line above ground. Services have now started running on the line from Shenfield in East London to Liverpool Street, but construction is ongoing on the rest of the network towards...
- NR served with nearly £5m worth of health and safety fines in 2016-17The rate of improvement in health and safety on the rail network has “plateaued”, the ORR has stated. It was also revealed that over the course of the last year, Network Rail paid out almost £5m in fines for three separate incidents that resulted in the company being...
- RMT calls on Grayling to urgently intervene in Southern disputeThe RMT has put further pressure on transport secretary Chris Grayling today as it penned an open letter calling for “urgent intervention” in its dispute with Southern. Back in June, the RMT called for talks to be held as Grayling was reappointed into the Cabinet following the...
Railnews
- Anglia fare-dodgers pay more than £100,000 in a month Greater Anglia has revealed that almost 500 people have been prosecuted after a summer crackdown on fraudulent travel in London and Essex, and that the fines they paid totalled more than £72,000. By the time court costs had been added, the penalties exceeded £100,000.
- RMT voices new staffing concerns The RMT says it is demanding ˜urgent talks™ over staffing with Abellio and its partners after they were named as preferred bidders for the next West Midlands franchise by the Department for Transport. The joint venture, led by Abellio, is set to take over from Govia™s London Midland in December. The union is also calling for clarification over on-train staffing on the new South Western franchise, which starts in ten days from now, and urging transport secretary Chris Grayling to intervene in the deadlocked dispute on Southern.
- Abellio wins West Midlands franchise A joint venture led by Abellio has won the West Midlands franchise, ending a decade of control by Govia. The routes between London, the West Midlands and Liverpool are set to receive an investment of almost £1 billion, said the Department for Transport. The fleet will be boosted by 400 new vehicles, which are to be in service by 2021, while the new contract includes compensation for delays of more than 15 minutes. The franchise also marks a step towards more devolution, because services on routes within the West Midlands region will be jointly managed by the Department for Transport and West ...
- Trenitalia backs out of South Eastern contest Italian train operator Trenitalia has announced that it is withdrawing from the competition to win the next South Eastern franchise. The UK division of Trenitalia bought the c2c franchise from National Express earlier this year and has also been shortlisted for West Coast Partnership and East Midlands Trains. Trenitalia said its decision to withdraw from the South Eastern competition had been taken 'regretfully', but it had identified a ˜significant overlap™ between the competitions for South Eastern and West Coast.
Other News Sources
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan agrees to meet Redbridge’s Night Tube noise victimsRedbridge families who have suffered through horrendous noise caused by Central line Night Tube services can expect to meet the Mayor of London soon to discuss the problem.
- Virgin Trains customers can now buy cheaper tickets on the day of travel Here's how you can book train travel up to an hour before departure on Virgin Trains
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