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Thursday, 01 March 2018

BBC News

• Arriva Trains Wales services suspended over wheel damageAn entire fleet of trains has being taken out of service prompting the suspension of many routes after damage was found on wheels.

Department for Transport

• Welsh rail services set to be devolved following historic agreementThe draft Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018 has been laid in Parliament.

Times Online

• More trains mean end of the line for timetables [Subscription]Traditional rail timetables will be ditched within a decade in favour of London Underground-style countdown timers on platforms, according to the head of Network Rail.
• Angry tweets to ScotRail as passengers left stranded [subscription]Commuters in Scotland told on social media of how blizzards and freezing temperatures had disrupted their plans.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• High-speed rail line through Bradford should be built 'as soon as possible'A high-speed rail line running through Bradford should be built “as soon as possibleâ€�, the leader of Bradford Council has said.

London Evening Standard

• TfL delays update: Oxford Circus station evacuated as commuters battle home after heavy snow sparks travel chaosFollow our LIVE coverage as further heavy snow is set to fall in London
• London railway could be revived after more than 100 years to create new 'orbital metro' on OvergroundA disused railway could be revived after more than 100 years to create a new "orbital metro" on the London Overground.
• TfL update on delays: London weather and snow sees FIVE Tube and London Overground lines hit by disruptionFollow our live weather and travel coverage here

Wales Online

• Commuters face disruption after fleet of trains taken out of service Urgent safety checks are being carried out on Arriva Trains Wales' long-distance trains

Crewe Chronicle

• Arriva Trains Wales cancel services due to emergency safety inspection There are also delays to Merseyrail services

Other Regional Press

• Transport Secretarys ‘deep concern’ over rail disruption caused by serious safety issuesWelsh Transport Secretary Ken Skates AM has expressed his ‘deep concern’ over serious safety issues which has seen an entire fleet of Arriva trains taken out of service for urgent repairs.

Buying Business Travel

• Eurostar sees passenger growth in 2017Business travel up 8 per cent y-o-y

New Civil Engineer

• South Wales Metro bid 'should have been protected from Carillion collapse'The Welsh Government should have done more to protect Abellio’s bid for the £5bn Wales and Borders franchise from exposure to bidding partner Carillion, an opposition assembly member said.

Rail Technology Magazine

• New Intercity Express train reaches Inverness depot for testingA new Intercity Express train has arrived at the Inverness depot for the first time today for testing. The new Hitachi-built train is the first of a fleet of 65 Intercity Express trains that will run from Inverness and Aberdeen, via Edinburgh, to London. Hitachi Rail has invested £5m into...
• Concerns over TOC compensation payments as 'beast from the east' causes transport chaos Train operators have been criticised for benefitting from cancellations and delays as the “beast from the east” wreaks havoc across the UK. Network Rail has paid over £2bn in compensation to rail operators following delays and cancellations caused by adverse weather...
• Uneven load and track twist led to Lewisham freight train derailmentA freight train derailment in south London occurred when an unevenly loaded wagon encountered a “significant track twist”, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s (RAIB) investigation has found. Two wagons within an aggregate train derailed on newly-laid track at Courthill...

Railnews

• Late winter snow tightens its grip on railways Snow and ice continues to affect a number of railway operators, particularly in Scotland and south east England. ScotRail is running reduced services in many areas, while Southeastern, c2c, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway are also warning of cancellations and disruption. Some problems earlier this week were caused by the uncertainty of forecasts. Greater Anglia was criticised for withdrawing services on some routes in anticipation of snow which eventually fell further south, affecting Kent instead.

Other News Sources

• Station Approach plans progressedCIVIC chiefs have signed off the masterplan for the redevelopment of Station Approach, with £5 million of support from the external funding provisionally agreed.
• Station Approach plans progressedCIVIC chiefs have signed off the masterplan for the redevelopment of Station Approach, with £5 million of support from the external funding provisionally agreed.