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Saturday, 16 December 2017

BBC News

• The drunk passengers who fall on to rail tracksNetwork Rail has released video of inebriated people falling on to rail tracks.
• Festive drunk passengers 'risk death on railway'Birmingham New Street has more delays related to alcohol than any other station, Network Rail says.
• Virgin Trains staff hold 24-hour strikeThe walkout by Virgin Trains West Coast workers is the first of a number of UK rail staff strikes.
• HS2 redundancy pay 'shocking waste' of taxpayer cashOverpayments totalling £1.76m were made to 94 people, a committee of MPs says.

The Guardian

• London Overground goes 24-hour, joining night tubePassengers will be able to travel between Dalston in east and New Cross Gate in the south through night at weekends Passengers in east London will from now on be able to travel on the “night overgroundâ€�. The 24-hour services will operate on Friday and Saturday nights on the London Overground.The service currently ends at around 12.30am from Monday to Saturday. Trains will run approximately every 15 minutes between Dalston Junction, east London, and New Cross Gate, south-east London, throughout the night. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Sleaze allegations leave tram inquiry on a cliffhanger [Subscription]After four months of public hearings, the Edinburgh tram inquiry adjourned this week with a dramatic admission.

Birmingham Post

• £56 billion HS2 high speed rail project is at risk of 'fraud and financial errors'MPs warn of poor financial controls after HS2 Ltd handed over £1.76 million in unauthorised redundancy payments

London Evening Standard

• London Overground set to launch first all-night service tonightLondon Overground's all-night service will launch tonight on its east London line.
• Virgin trains strike: Workers in 24-hour walkout over payWorkers on Virgin Trains West Coast services have begun a 24-hour walkout over pay.

The York Press

• 'No concerns' over Norton level crossing road prioritiesCOUNCIL bosses have said they have no concerns about the Norton level crossing road priorities, despite being handed a petition of 600 signatures calling for them to be changed back to how they were.

Other Regional Press

• Borough council joins fight against proposed rail timetable changes The borough council has said it will strongly oppose ‘disappointing’ proposed changes to Weymouth’s rail services. 

Rail Technology Magazine

• TfL launches 24-7 London Overground servicesTfL has officially launched night services for the London Overground, meaning trains will travel 24/7 from today. London mayor Sadiq Khan welcomed the announcement, which signals the beginning of services between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate. Khan previously committed to complete the...

Railnews

• East West Rail to be a ˜diesel commuter railway™ The company which will develop and operate the East West Rail Link between Oxford, Bedford and eventually Cambridge has been given a formal launch at Bletchley station on the West Coast Main Line, when it was announced that the new company will start work in April. The project will be funded at least in part by the private sector, with particular focus on investment from developers who are set to build thousands of new homes between Oxford and Cambridge. However, it has also been revealed that safeguarding for future electrification will only be undertaken where no substantial costs are invol...

Other News Sources

• More than 500 sex assaults reported on south-east rail services in just three years - including 16 reports of rape In just three years, British Transport Police received 533 reports of sexual assault on the south east rail network - including 16 reports of rape
• Night trains between London Victoria and Gatwick may be permanently scrapped in timetable change next year But you will be able to get direct trains from London Blackfriars to Merstham, Redhill and Horley