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Eurostar records passenger and sales revenue growth for first quarter of 2018
The number of passengers using Eurostar swelled to 2.36m in the first quarter of this year, despite the high-speed passenger service grappling with widespread strikes across France.
Rollout of new Elizabeth Line trains stalls on Heathrow branch due to train signalling troubles
The rollout of new Elizabeth Line trains on the Heathrow branch of the Crossrail route has been delayed because testing them with the new signalling system has been complex, and taken longer than expected.
Commuters furious as extra seats on rush-hour trains delayed until 2020
Rail commuters paying up to £4,000 a year for season tickets are furious after learning they must wait until 2020 for 4,000 extra seats on crowded peak-time trains.
Campaigners raise night flights and noise nightmare concerns over Stansted expansion plans
The owners of Stansted Airport have stressed that they are not seeking any change to current night flight limits at the site, after campaigners claimed they were trying to overturn the current legal conditions.
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
BBC News
- SHAREDNew trains due to arrive in Yorkshire next monthThe first of a new fleet of trains which rail operators say will improve journey times for passengers arrive in Yorkshire next month.
The Herald
- ScotRail investigate sleeping train driver allegationSCOTRAIL have launched an investigation into allegations that a driver fell asleep at the controls of a train heading to Edinburgh.
City AM
- Eurostar records passenger and sales revenue growth for first quarter of 2018The number of passengers using Eurostar swelled to 2.36m in the first quarter of this year, despite the high-speed passenger service grappling with widespread strikes across France.
- Rollout of new Elizabeth Line trains stalls on Heathrow branch due to train signalling troublesThe rollout of new Elizabeth Line trains on the Heathrow branch of the Crossrail route has been delayed because testing them with the new signalling system has been complex, and taken longer than expected.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Drunk strongman on railway station rampage finally subdued by EIGHT police officers Francis Rainford , 55, tried to attack two railway workers after pulling a train's emergency cord when he missed his stop
London Evening Standard
- Commuters furious as extra seats on rush-hour trains delayed until 2020Rail commuters paying up to £4,000 a year for season tickets are furious after learning they must wait until 2020 for 4,000 extra seats on crowded peak-time trains.
Other Regional Press
- Northampton rail depot public consultation closing soonThe developer behind the proposed rail depot south of Northampton is reminding people to submit their feedback before the public consultation ends next week.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Alloa line reopens after electrification worksThe Alloa line has reopened following the completion of a multi-million pound upgrade project to prepare the line for electric trains. The work, which lasted four weeks, is part of a Scottish government-funded programme to electrify lines throughout the central belt. Over the four weeks...
- TfL orders five more Elizabeth Line trains in £70m Bombardier dealBombardier Transportation is to provide five additional Aventra trains for London’s Elizabeth Line in a major deal announced this week. The agreement with TfL also includes an expansion to the existing Train Services Agreement to cover the new trains, which now bring the total train order...
- Failure to stop events increased by 10,000 in four yearsTrains in Britain miss scheduled stops an average of 160 times a day, according to recent figures from Network Rail. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request by the BBC revealed that in the financial year up to 23 February, over 52,000 services out of a planned six million had one or more failure...
- Construction begins on Luton Airport rail linkWork has officially started on the £225m Luton airport light rail link. The DART transit system will transport passengers from Luton Airport Parkway to the airport in under four minutes, meaning that travellers will be able to reach the terminal from St. Pancras in 30 minutes. Currently...
Railnews
- Stop-skipping figures blamed on railway congestion New figures showing how many trains run past intermediate stations to recover lost time suggest that more than 5,000 services are affected by 'stop-skipping' every month. The official figures cover the 10 months from April 2017 to February 2018, and reveal that more than 52,000 trains were affected by 'stop-skipping' in that period. The Department for Transport has ˜regretted' the inconvenience, but claims fewer than 1 per cent of stops are ignored during an average day. The worst operator was named as Govia Thameslink Railway, with more than one in 70 services allegedly missing out some stop...
Other News Sources
- PHOTOS: Vision for 200mph railway line in county within five yearsA 200mph railway could be operating in Hampshire in as little as five years, a councillor has revealed.
- 'Great Wall of Guildford' edges closer as Network Rail takes over station for development The Solum development at Guildford station was approved on appeal in January 2018 despite strong local objections
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