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Crewe Hub: options for building on existing connectivity
Seeks views on options which could give Crewe and the surrounding region better access to conventional and high speed rail services.
Caledonian Sleeper gets double beds and a new look in £150m revamp
London to Scotland service will offer en-suite cabins with sleek new styling, as sleeper trains experience a resurgence
Wales hopes to issue Invitations to Submit Final Tenders for franchise next month
Welsh Government hopes to issue the ITSFT for Wales & Borders franchise before end of September.
Thursday, 31 August 2017
Department for Transport
- Crewe Hub: options for building on existing connectivitySeeks views on options which could give Crewe and the surrounding region better access to conventional and high speed rail services.
The Guardian
- Caledonian Sleeper gets double beds and a new look in £150m revampLondon to Scotland service will offer en-suite cabins with sleek new styling, as sleeper trains experience a resurgence
The Telegraph
Times Online
- RMT accuses drivers’ union of cutting a deal with Southern [Subscription]The biggest rail workers’ union is calling for urgent talks with Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, following claims that he has signed off a deal with another union in a long-running industrial dispute.
City AM
- Central Line upgrades to make trains more reliable and increase capacityUpgrades to the Central Line are set to increase capacity and reduce delays on one of London's busiest services.
Network Rail
- Track, train and passengers line up to transform the East Coast Main LineRailway companies running the East Coast Main Line (ECML) have got together to form a dedicated Route Supervisory Board. The board will ensure there is one voice representing customers, holding the rail industry to account and ensuring the different elements work together to drive improvements.
London Evening Standard
- Euston station 'explosion' scare prompts rail union to review evacuation procedureA rail union is reviewing how staff dealt with the evacuation of thousands of passengers at one of London's busiest stations.
- Major boost for Central line commuters as fleet of trains to be upgraded with new motorsOne of London's busiest Tube lines is set for a major boost after transport bosses revealed plans to upgrade its fleet of trains.
- 'Deal reached to end 17-month Southern Rail dispute'The leader of the RMT union today said he had been told a deal has been agreed between the Government, another union and Southern Rail to end the damaging 17-month-long industrial dispute.
Manchester Evening News
- Rail strikes to cause ‘perfect storm’ of disruption on Friday and Monday Northern staff in the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers union are expected to walk out on Friday, September 1 and Monday September 4
Yorkshire Post
- Transport for the north under one strategic planThis summer has seen a welcome focus on the importance of rail to the northern economy.
Kent Online
- Signalling problems affect train services between Gravesend, Dartford and LondonSignalling problems are causing rail misery for Kent commuters this morning.
Other Regional Press
- Furious commuters fed up with 'hot, dirty, and sweaty' buses amid Bolton rail shutdownFURIOUS commuters say Bolton's transport network is failing to cope with the chaos caused by a railway shutdown.
- Disabled man left on Colchester train as staff did not see him during journey to Clacton Air ShowA DISABLED man was trapped on a train after staff helping another disabled passenger failed to see him.
- Contract to re-paint Virgin trains creates 80 jobs at new rail hubALSTOM has started giving Virgin trains a facelift at the new £21 million revolutionary technology hub in Widnes.
- Portsmouth Harbour railway station targeted for improvements as part of £90m package Portsmouth City Council is in talks with South Western Railway — the new rail franchise operator for the region —regarding proposals to give Portsmouth Harbour station a ‘real sprucing up.’
Rail Magazine
- December date for Sleeper Mk 5’s main line testingMain line testing of the first Caledonian Sleeper Mk 5s could start in December, with the first rake of 16 carriages entering traffic next April.
- Governments clash over Wales & Borders rail franchiseGovernments clash over Wales & Borders franchise process
- Siemens Class 700s for GN this AutumnClass 700s for Great Northern routes from the Autumn.
- Wales hopes to issue Invitations to Submit Final Tenders for franchise next monthWelsh Government hopes to issue the ITSFT for Wales & Borders franchise before end of September.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Munro retires as HS2 phase 2 bossThe governance shake-up at HS2 Ltd shows no signs of slowing down as it has been revealed that managing director for the project’s phase 2, Alison Munro, has now retired from her role. Munro had been with the company since the beginning, joining the team as chief executive when HS2 Ltd was...
- HS2 on the lookout for Euston station and Old Oak Common buildersHS2 Ltd has launched its search for the “best the construction industry has to offer” in order to help expand Euston station and build a brand new Old Oak Common transport hub designed to serve the high-speed line from 2026. The company announced today that it has begun looking for...
- Bombardier handed £112m LU propulsion technology supply dealBombardier Transportation has been awarded a seven-year contract to supply new motors and traction control equipment for London Underground’s Central Line fleet worth over £112m. The contract, which started on Friday last week and will run until 2024, also includes the provision of...
Railway Gazette
- UK railway news round-upLondon Waterloo fully reopened on August 29 following what Network Rail described as ‘one of the...
Other News Sources
- London Chamber welcomes Chris Grayling's support for Crossrail 2London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) today welcomed the news that Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has confirmed that he is supporting the Crossrail 2 project.
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