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Private partner wanted for £900M Heathrow rail link
The government is looking for private sector interest in a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement to deliver part of a £700M to £900M rail link to London’s Heathrow Airport
Wednesday, 09 May 2018
BBC News
- Electrical fault causes more rail problems around GlasgowTrain passengers around Glasgow are facing faced more disruption after electrical supply problems.
- TransPennine Express bike reservation policy 'draconian'A train company's new policy forcing cyclists to reserve spaces for bikes on services 24 hours before travelling has been branded "backward and draconian".
- Signal fault causes rush hour rail misery in GlasgowA signalling fault at Hyndland means ScotRail is running 13 replacement bus services at the busiest point of the day.
The Herald
- Rail figures are meaninglessONCE again ("Passengers hit by chaos as trains are cancelled", The Herald, May 7), ScotRail is assailed and assaulted by these odious percentage figures that also, as previously commented on by myself, bedevil the NHS, police and education authorities that emanate from quasi-governmental bodies that are simply that, figures.
Times Online
- Abandon paper tickets and barriers, train firms urged [Subscription]A shake-up of rail fares should lead to the abolition of ticket barriers and wider use of facial recognition technology, researchers have said.
City AM
- Landowners and businesses affected by first phase of HS2 receive £1.6bn in compensationCompensation for landowners and businesses that have been affected by the development of the first phase of HS2 has reached £1.6bn.
The York Press
- 40 years of high speed trains celebrated at York StationAnd two special guests came along for the ride.
Other Regional Press
- Minister admits Calderdale’s trains “performing poorly” after MP concerns The Government’s Rail Minister has accepted that rail services on the Calder Valley Line are underperforming following concerns raised by Halifax MP Holly Lynch.
- £1m funding for Transport for the South EastTransport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced £1 million of funding for the work of Transport for the South East (TfSE).
Buying Business Travel
- Government ‘to improve South East connectivity’In the second big announcement for the UK’s rail industry this week, transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced a £2 million funding boost to improve customer journeys and connectivity in the South East of England.
New Civil Engineer
- Private partner wanted for £900M Heathrow rail linkThe government is looking for private sector interest in a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement to deliver part of a £700M to £900M rail link to London’s Heathrow Airport
Rail Technology Magazine
- OLE upgrades complete at Anglia as part of £46m transformationNetwork Rail has completed the installation of 4km of overhead wire between Billericay and Wickford, meaning better railway between Southend, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
- ScotRail faces record fines over ‘disappointing’ passenger service failuresScotRail is facing record-high fines after multiple failures to hit performance targets set by Transport Scotland.
- Network Rail seeks more views on Heathrow rail linkNetwork Rail is seeking views on a potential new rail link that would connect the Great Western Main Line (GWML) to London Heathrow Airport from the west.
Transport Times
- Grayling hands STBs £2m to develop transport plansMinisters have given two sub-national transport bodies £2m to develop their transport strategies.
Other News Sources
- DfT to sound out market for £9M Heathrow rail upgradeThe Department of Transport (DfT) has published a prior information notice for companies to deliver two construction packages for a proposed Western Rail Link to Heathrow.
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