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Tuesday, 12 June 2018
BBC News
- South Wales Metro: New £100m train depot for Taff's WellThe construction project presents opportunities for Welsh suppliers, says the economy secretary.
- Anti-social behaviour rises on 'hotspot' tram lineNew data reveals a 570% rise in anti-social behaviour on a section of Metrolink tram line over six years.
The Guardian
- North of England leaders demand more control over rail networkLocal politicians and business chiefs warn train ‘fiasco’ of recent weeks could be repeated
- Let’s replace the HS2 project with local transport investmentScrapping HS2 could mean £500m each for 112 towns and cities, writes Bill Dodds, while David Biggs explains why Network Rail is selling off its commercial property arm
The Independent
- Rail delay compensation - What are your rights and how can you make a claim?The botched introduction of new railway timetables in northwest and southeast England from 20 May 2018 means hundreds of thousands of travellers have been enduring delayed and cancelled trains. Meanwhile the usual litany of signal failures, points problems and staff shortages continues to afflict some rail journeys.
Times Online
- Name Metro stations after women to fix gender gap, Paris told [Subscription]The Paris Metro bears testimony to the great men of history, with stations named after Voltaire, Victor Hugo and Franklin D Roosevelt.
City AM
- Here's how the opening of the Elizabeth Line is expected to affect other travel in the capitalExcitement has been building over the completion of Europe's biggest infrastructure project, with the Elizabeth Line's big launch scheduled for December.
Network Rail
- Investment in West Calder gives station accessibility a liftWest Calder station’s new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts have opened to passengers, as part of a multi-million-pound transformation of the West Lothian station.
London Evening Standard
- TfL Tube strike 2018: Jubilee line walkout set to go ahead this weekLast-ditch talks are set to be held this week to avert a Tube strike which would cause chaos for tens of thousands of commuters.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Northern boss says sorry to passengers and blames short-notice over rail chaos The boss of Northern Rail has issued an apology to passengers, admitting services in the past few weeks have not been good enough and blamed the chaos on the North of England’s railways on the short notice the firm was given to implement new timetables.
Yorkshire Post
- Questions remain over rail fiasco despite chief’s apologyTHE chief executive of Northern Rail, David Brown, deserves credit for providing some answers about the crisis that has engulfed passengers and his company, but many questions remain outstanding.
Other Regional Press
- Mark Reckless, South Wales EastWITH the announcement of the new rail franchise the Welsh Government finally seems to be living up to the promises it made to our region.
- Sign your name to give rail operator Northern the bootFor too long the rail links in Cumbria have been starved of investment and regarded with disinterest at best, and contempt at worst by franchise holder Northern.
Rail Magazine
- First Hitachi-built train for TransPennine Express arrives in UKFive-car 802201 was unloaded at Southampton Docks on June 11, the first of 19 Hitachi Rail bi-modes destined for TransPennine Express.
- New £100 million depot for Welsh Metro plannedA new depot costing almost £100 million will be built at Taff’s Well, near Cardiff.
- CAF confirmed for new Welsh franchise - all 77 trains to be assembled at NewportSpanish firm CAF has been confirmed as the preferred bidder to supply 77 new diesel multiple units for the KeolisAmey Welsh franchise that starts in October.
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