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Boeing and Bombardier trade verbal blows over claims that the Canadian company gets state aid.
Extra carriages being added to Borders Railway trains to tackle overcrowding
Transport campaigners have welcomed moves by ScotRail to tackle overcrowding on Borders Railway services.
Sheffield City Region to launch consultation on transport plans set to grow economy by £500m
Residents in the Sheffield City Region will be able to take part in a consultation on transport plans expected to grow the local economy by £500m.
Tuesday, 19 December 2017
BBC News
- Steam line needs £150,000 to protect vintage carriagesRail enthusiasts are in a race against time to save their 100-year-old carriages from rotting.
- Train app could help disabled travellersA new app could help wheelchair users get help at railway stations and better access to trains.
Financial Times
- Several dead after Amtrak train derails in USCarriages tumbled off a bridge on to busy highway in Washington state
The Guardian
- Seattle train crash: several dead in Amtrak derailmentTrain was heading south on new high-speed rail route that opened on MondayPictures show derailed train hanging off overpass above Interstate 5An Amtrak train traveling for the first time on a new high-speed route derailed in Washington state on Monday, killing several people and sending numerous cars flying off an overpass on to a busy highway.A US official told the Associated Press earlier in the day that at least six people died and that the number of fatalities could rise, though state officials only confirmed three deaths in an afternoon briefing. Continue reading...
The Telegraph
City AM
- Email reveals Department for Transport forbidding extra HS2 redundancy payments warning of "enormous reputational damage"It has been revealed that the Department for Transport (DfT) wrote to the former boss of HS2 in April last year refusing an extra £1.76m in redundancy payouts at the rail group, saying the proposals could cause significant reputational damage.
- Virgin billionaire Richard Branson is taking up Hyperloop One chairman roleVirgin entrepreneur Richard Branson is taking up a top leadership position at Virgin Hyperloop One, the transportation startup he recently invested in and rebranded under his empire's name.
Birmingham Mail
- At least six killed after Amtrak train derails and hurtles off overpass in Washington Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard
Birmingham Post
- Here's why Chiltern Railways passengers have to put up with trains that are too hot or cold Rail firm admits passengers just have to suffer because train heating settings can only be changed in a depot overnight
- Watch: Drunk passengers rampage on the train lines - and nearly die Almost 500 trains from New Street held up - because of boozed up travellers, new figures reveal
Bolton News
- No 'silent night' for residents as rail bosses confirm plans for electrification work over Christmas periodTHERE will be no silent night for long-suffering Moses Gate residents this Christmas after rail bosses announced electrification work near the homes would continue over the festive period.
London Evening Standard
- Washington train derailment: Donald Trump promotes new infrastructure plan after deadly crashDonald Trump has said the deadly train derailment in Washington state is proof of the need for a nationwide push for new infrastructure.
- Amtrak Washington train crash: At least three killed and 100 injured after train derails onto US motorwayAt least three people are dead and 100 injured after a US train derailed on a bridge and fell onto the busy motorway below.
Wales Online
- The 19-year-old chaplain who helps train drivers deal with witnessing suicides Hannah Tuck is the UK's youngest ever railway chaplain
East Anglian Daily Times
- Passengers packed ‘worse than cattle’ as rail disruption continues through Essex despite lines re-openingMajor disruption has been caused to rail services after part of a metal structure which connects to the overhead wires broke off and hit a train at Hatfield Peverel.
Other Regional Press
- Extra carriages being added to Borders Railway trains to tackle overcrowding Transport campaigners have welcomed moves by ScotRail to tackle overcrowding on Borders Railway services.
- Final bids for Welsh rail contract expected this weekBIDDERS hoping to run rail services in south Wales from next year are expected to submit their final offers by Thursday.
Rail Magazine
- GB Railfreight buys three Class 47sGB Railfreight has bought three Class 47/7s from Colas Railfreight - 47727 Rebecca, 47739 Robin of Templecombe 1938-2013 and 47749 City of Truro – after Colas decided to dispose of assets that are no longer part of its core business.
- Concern at costs imposed on regional servicesUrban Transport Group has written to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), expressing concern over industry processes that it believes could shift the balance of the railway’s infrastructure costs onto regional services, which it says could damage their futures.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Consider legal action over HS2 redundancies, MPs sayMPs have called for consideration of legal action over excessive HS2 redundancy payouts. The Public Accounts Committee has called the £1.76m of unauthorised payments made during 2016-17 a “shocking waste of taxpayers’ money.” In the committee’s “High Speed 2...
Other News Sources
- Sheffield City Region to launch consultation on transport plans set to grow economy by £500mResidents in the Sheffield City Region will be able to take part in a consultation on transport plans expected to grow the local economy by £500m.
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