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Tuesday, 29 August 2017

BBC News

• Waterloo station reopens with delays and cancellationsThe UK's busiest railway station has re-opened but with disruption due to a problem with the signalling system.

ITV News

• Train journey from Cardiff to Bristol among the slowest in the UKThe train journey from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads is among on one of the slowest in the UK - taking 55 minutes at 30mph.

The Guardian

• British trains 'up to four times slower outside the south-east'Call for rebalancing of transport investment as research finds services from London to be much quicker than those in the northTrains connecting Britain's major towns and cities are up to four times slower outside the south-east, according to research. Press Association analysis of the quickest possible trains on 19 routes found that services from London travel at average speeds of 65-93mph, compared with 20-60mph elsewhere.

The Herald

• Speed not the be-all and end-all in train journeysUSING the yardstick “as the crow flies” to assess average speeds of particular ScotRail train services Britain (“Scots trains slower than in south east, The Herald, August 28) is not exactly an enlightened method. Railway routes wherever do not run in straight lines as corvids are presumed to do. Any speeding up can only be progressed, marginally in some cases, by track geometry improvements allied to enhanced signalling. Trains themselves are now, in the main, faster at acceleration and maintaining overall speeds.

The Independent

• Britain's trains four times slower outside South East, study findsRail journeys from London travel at average speeds of between 65-93mph while those elsewhere typically go at just 20-60mph, according to new research

City AM

• London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross closed: What you need to know and travel advice for the end of AugustLondon Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross will be closed for the four day working week after the bank holiday, leaving many commuters to the City and central London unable to travel or facing longer commutes as they take alternative routes.

Network Rail

• Network Rail thanks passengers as it completes Waterloo UpgradeNetwork Rail has now fully reopened Waterloo station after completing one of the largest and most complex upgrades in the station’s history.

Bolton News

• Bolton News reader's letter: Andy Burnham has a poor track record on railwaysYOUR item on this week's Northern Transport Summit held in Leeds was interesting in the way it contrasted Bolton West MP Chris Green's realistic assessment of how the Northern Powerhouse and its associated rail network is developing with the political grandstanding of Mayor Andy Burnham.

London Evening Standard

• Waterloo station set to fully reopen after month of disruption and major upgrade workWaterloo station will fully reopen on Tuesday morning after nearly a month of rail disruption while engineers work on a £800 million revamp project.

Sheffield Star

• Wrong side of the tracks: The businesses facing ruin because of HS2 Riding school owners and a couple who renovated a 16th-century farmhouse are among those in limbo over the HS2 line due to demolish their properties. Chris Burn reports.

Wales Online

• Man who took on Network Rail in Japanese Knotweed battle says he will keep fighting despite court setback The legal case has been running for more than four years

Yorkshire Post

• The Yorkshire Post Says: Yorkshire rail journey times would not be tolerated down southThe Yorkshire Post makes no apology for returning to the theme of transport – and the need to invest in the region’s rail network so the wider economy can prosper.

Other Regional Press

• East Midlands firms urge train upgrade re-thinkBusiness chamber demands meeting with transport minister
• Borders Railway shows economic promise for business Local businesses are being invited to a breakfast seminar to find out how the Borders Railway can make your business ‘More Connected’.
• Hopes for Platform 9 saga to end at upcoming meetingANY hopes of resolving the ongoing disabled access issue at Stirling Train Station could rest on an upcoming meeting with MSPs.
• Aberystwyth-Carmarthen railway feasibility study to begin next monthA £300,000 feasibility study into the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen railway line will begin in September.

Railway Gazette

• World rail freight news round-upNordic Investment Bank and Latvian Railways have agreed a €22·8m 12-year loan to finance an ongoing...
• Tank wagon telematics contractEUROPE: Asto Telematics has been awarded a contract to equip Sasol Germany’s fleet of ethylene...

Other News Sources

• South Western Railway: Ticket machines not working as 'outage' affects entire network on Bank Holiday South Western Railway says it is working to rectify the issue and apologises for any inconvenience