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Saturday, 03 March 2018
BBC News
- Firm fined after train hit digger bucket left on lineA passenger train struck an excavator bucket left on the track after repair work in February 2016.
- Icicles found forming in London's railway tunnelsIcicles have been spotted hanging from the ceiling of a London train tunnel.
- Network Rail to end station toilet charges in 2019Passengers currently pay between 30p and 50p to use toilets at Network Rail-run stations.
- Siemens train factory plant planned in GooleSiemens announces a £200m investment to build a train manufacturing plant in Goole.
The Guardian
- Siemens to open train factory in east YorkshireGerman engineering company to invest £200m and create thousands of jobs at new plant in GooleSiemens is planning to invest up to £200m and create hundreds of jobs in a new UK train factory in a show of a faith in the drive to improve Britain’s flagging transport infrastructure.The German engineering company said the new plant would be located in Goole, east Yorkshire, creating up to 700 skilled engineering and manufacturing jobs, and a further 1,700 jobs in the wider UK supply chain. The company said the plant would go ahead “subject to the company’s success in major future ordersâ€, referring ...
The Telegraph
- Train passengers describe night of hell as they are trapped on board with no heat, light, food or water
- Mutiny on the trains as passengers press emergency buttons and jump out onto the tracks at Lewisham
Times Online
- Passengers jump onto Lewisham train tracks after weather delays [Subscription]Rail passengers frustrated by delays escaped by walking down train tracks last night, affecting services in the southeast and prompting warnings they had risked their lives.
Mail Online
- Passengers stuck on a South Western Railway train for 15 hours Paula Baker was on her way to Weymouth from Waterloo in London when the South Western Railway service ground to a halt at New Milton in Hampshire.
- Siemens reveals plans for £200m train factory in East Yorkshire The German engineering giant is proposing to build a £200million plant in Goole to manufacture and commission trains, generating 700 skilled jobs.
The Mirror
- Mutiny as fed-up train passengers 'press emergency button' and jump onto tracks despite warnings they could be killed Southeastern and Network Rail have said they were forced to turn off electricity to all four lines at Lewisham station after the incident "to avoid people being killed"
- UK weather recap as Britons urged to get home early when Storm Emma and "Beast from the East" collidedTrain services wound down and some stations - including the UK's busiest - closed early
London Evening Standard
- UK weather travel news: Thousands of commuters stranded in London as Storm Emma sends train network into total meltdownThousands of people were left stranded in London tonight as Storm Emma sent the rail network into total meltdown.
- Euston station evacuated after fire as commuters face night of travel chaos across LondonThousands were evacuated from one of London's busiest commuter hubs as people face a night of travel chaos across London sparked by Storm Emma.
- 'Mad scenes' as desperate Southeastern passengers flee stranded trains and walk down rail lines after waiting hours in the snowPolice have been called to round up hoards of people after they started walking down icy tracks.
Northern Echo
- Fed of getting stuck on the TransPennine rail route or squashed like sardines in rush hour? This announcement may helpTRANSPORT Secretary Chris Grayling says a £3bn programme of improvements to the TransPennine rail route will begin in the spring of next year.
- Proposals to revamp stationA BOLD masterplan for Middlesbrough’s historic railway station would see it become a bustling transport and commercial hub.
- Now Labour leader Corbyn backs long running strike action on region's trains LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn has given his backing to strike action on Northern rail which will go ahead tomorrow despite bad weather already having hit services.
Other Regional Press
- SNOW IN DORSET: Hundreds of rail passengers left stranded on trains overnight with no water or heatingHundreds of train passengers heading home to Dorset were stranded in carriages overnight as the severe weather caused the rail network locally to grind to a halt.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Services disrupted after Storm Emma damages Dawlish sea wallThere are no services running on the line between Exeter and Plymouth following major storm damage to the sea wall at Dawlish, Network Rail has confirmed. While there is no structural damage to either the wall or the railway, visual inspections prompted engineers to cancel any services amid...
- Network Rail to begin 'crucial' track straightening work on Midland Main LineNetwork Rail engineers are set to complete the first section of a major line speed upgrade in Market Harborough this weekend. The work will see track straightened, allowing trains to travel through the section more quickly and increasing the overall line speed on the Midland Main Line. However...
- Siemens unveils plans for £200m train factory in East YorkshireSiemens has revealed plans to build a £200m train factory in East Yorkshire aimed at developing and commissioning new rolling stock. The state-of-the-art facility would be developed in Goole, with the company claiming it will create 700 jobs directly and a further 1,700 jobs across the...
Railnews
- Siemens signs lease for British train-building factory Siemens is planning to open a train-building factory in Britain, making an investment of up to £200 million and potentially creating at least 700 jobs. The chosen location is Goole in Yorkshire, where Siemens has signed a long term agreement for the lease of a 27-hectare site. As well as up to 700 ˜skilled engineering and manufacturing™ jobs, another 250 people would be employed during the construction phase. Around 1,700 indirect jobs are also expected to be created in the UK supply chain.
Other News Sources
- MP calls for commuters to be compensated during Brighton Mainline works AN MP has demanded that commuters be compensated for serious disruptions they will face as part of a £300 million railway improvements scheme.
- These icy stairs at Earlswood station are an accident waiting to happen The dangerous steps are at the back of the station but the rail company says it does not own them
- South Western Railway forced to close at 8pm as Beast from the East freezes network A statement from the company said: "We cannot guarantee to get you to your destination this evening"
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