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Friday, 22 December 2017

BBC News

• Crossrail electricians to strike over payIt comes after a new Elizabeth Line map was released to mark a year until the railway's completion.

Reuters News

• Trump rail safety oversight in focus after Amtrak crashWASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - As investigators sift through the wreckage of this week’s Amtrak train crash in Washington state, critics have begun questioning President Donald Trump’s recent efforts to roll back or delay finalizing U.S. rail safety regulations.

Transport Committee

• Cancelled Rail electrification schemes: Secretary of State recalled for evidenceChris Grayling MP has been recalled to the Transport Committee to give further evidence on cancelled rail electrification schemes.

City AM

• Chris Grayling faces further scrutiny by MPs over decision to scrap rail electrification schemesThe transport secretary has been called back before MPs for a further grilling in the New Year on cancelled rail electrification schemes.

Wales Online

• The blueprint for Wales' rail revolution must remain secret, Welsh Government says Companies bidding to develop the future of Welsh rail have been given the outline plans but the Welsh Government won't make them public

Other News Sources

• HS2 firm Carillion reaches deferral agreementInfrastructure giant Carillion has struck an agreement with its lenders to defer a crucial financial covenant test, a development that will give the troubled group more breathing space.