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Wednesday, 01 November 2017

BBC News

• Irish rail prepares for one-day-strikeAround 155,000 customers are expected to be impacted by the strike action.

The Guardian

• Woman jailed for killing man by pushing him under Manchester tramCharissa Brown-Wellington, 31, sentenced to five years for manslaughter of stranger she shoved during an argumentA woman who caused a man’s death by pushing him into the path of a moving tram in Manchester has been jailed for five years.Charissa Brown-Wellington, 31, admitted the manslaughter of Philip Carter, 30, last month at Manchester crown court. Carter was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision at Victoria station in Manchester on 11 June. Continue reading...

The Herald

• £1000-a-day trams consultant quizzed over warning deal was 'mistake'A TRAMS consultant has told how power swayed between different controlling boards until the firm set up to deliver the project was pushed to a
• Campaigners warn Scots railway police break-up will put passengers at risk as 11,500 call for halt to plansA TRANSPORT union is warning that plans for the breaking up of the British Transport Police will endanger passengers on Scotland as they handed over a 11,500 strong petition to ministers calling for the plans to be stopped.

The Telegraph

• German railway firm criticised for naming trains after Holocaust victim Anne Frank

Times Online

• Rail strike to cause chaos after unions say talks dead [Subscription]More than 150,000 journeys will be disrupted today in the first of five one-day rail strikes that will bring trains nationwide to a halt.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Arriva Trains 'proud' of rail service improvements in North Wales as announces it won't be carrying on The company has released a comment after it was revealed yesterday they have withdrawn from bidding for services beyond 2018

Manchester Evening News

• Passengers fainting, overcrowded carriages, no room to put hands in your pockets - welcome to the daily commute on the 7.50am to Manchester VictoriaCommuters on the service between Mills Hill station takes just 12 minutes, but travellers have told the M.E.N. morning trains only have two or three carriages making it cramped and uncomfortable

Other Regional Press

• Two day strike to cause disruption on Weymouth-Waterloo lineA TWO day rail strike next week will mean passengers from Weymouth and Dorchester will have to get on a bus for part of their journey.
• More anger over proposed cuts to South Western Railway services as strike loomsFresh concerns have been raised over planned timetable changes for the Weymouth-Waterloo line – as it is announced that workers will go on strike next week.
• South Western Railways staff will strike next week - but not every service will be affectedTHE region's main rail operator says it will run more than 60 per cent of its normal service when strike action hits next week.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Arriva out of running for Wales and Border franchiseArriva Trains Wales are no longer competing to run the next Wales and Border Franchise, after the company withdrew their bid today. The company – along with Abellio Rail Cymru, KeolisAmey and MTR Corporation – were invited to submit final tenders for the franchise to the Welsh...
• Campaigners suggest ticket price freeze and extra network funding in 'alternative budget'The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) has included a ticket price freeze and increased network development funding in its ‘alternative transport budget. The organisation has offered the government an altered plan for the investment of transport funding, which involves prioritising mass...
• Network Rail awards TransPennine route upgrade contractsThe contract for future improvement work on the TransPennine route between York and Manchester has been awarded by Network Rail to an alliance of organisations. Design infrastructure options for the route will be completed by Amey, BAM Nuttall and Arup, and will include upgrades to civils, track...

Other News Sources

• This week’s Poll: Re-booting the railwayIn a speech delivered yesterday, Paul Plummer, chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group said the nation will witness ‘unprecedented improvements in the railway.’ Delivering his speech to mark the launch of ‘In Partnership for Britain’s Prosperity’, a single plan for Britain’s railway, Plummer said there’d be more trains, better services and improved stations during […] The post This week’s Poll: Re-booting the railway appeared first on The Engineer.