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Monday, 18 June 2018

BBC News

• Hydrogen trains call for new Wales and Borders franchiseWales could take a leading role in developing

ITV News

• New railway station opens on MerseysideMerseyside's newest railway station in 20 years has opened to commuters this morning.

Financial Times

• Train operator Trenitalia warns on UK rail failingsChief of c2c operator critical of Network Rail’s ability to run system

The Guardian

• Rail privatisation has been a disaster for taxpayersA renationalised railway would require less government subsidies and provide better value for money for the taxpayer and better services, writes Iain Kitt

The Telegraph

• With train journeys in decline, the public transport dream has derailedThey think the rise of public transport is inevitable, and the solution to every problem you can imagine: climate change, the housing crisis, even loneliness

The Sun

• LATE TRAINS? LATE COMPO Fury as rail passengers hit by timetable chaos face delay for compoRail Minister Jo Johnson has enraged MPs by saying Northern Rail customers will have to wait weeks to make compensation claims

Wales Online

• Hopes for new transport hub in Neath put forwardProjects are being put forward for Welsh Government funding in Neath over the next three years

Other Regional Press

• Suffolk and Essex MPs press rail firms for answers after week of severe train delaysMPs in Suffolk and Essex are pressing Greater Anglia and Network Rail for answers after repairs to a cracked track caused severe disruption on the line to London this week.
• Coventry's trams take 'exciting' step closer to constructionA Stratford based firm have been awarded the contract
• Hi-tech Japanese loco unloaded at docksTHE first locomotive of a futuristic new fleet made its debut appearance in the UK at the port of Southampton.
• £20 million contract to reduce train timesRAIL travellers are being promised shorter journey times following the award of a £20 million contract for improvements on the Highland mainline.

Train Operators

• New car park opens for station users as £53million investment in railway in Market Harborough continuesThe new car park opens for use first thing on Monday, 18 June. As the new car park opens, the old one will close to allow for the new track alignment that is planned.

New Civil Engineer

• Heathrow Southern Rail needed 'with or without third runway'The Heathrow Southern Railway (HSR) bid does not need a third runway at Heathrow Airport to be viable, its chief executive has said.
• Exclusive | HS2 civils design deadline pushed back eight monthsHigh Speed 2 (HS2) civils contractors have been given an extra eight months to adapt their designs to meet target costs, New Civil Engineer can reveal.

Rail Advent

• Train services return to the Lake District thanks to Tim Farron and West Coast RailwaysToday, West Coast Railways, along with Tim Farron, have run the first trains along the Lakes Line in two weeks.

Other News Sources

• Network Rail set to launch contest for £45m East Coast Main Line traffic management system dealNetwork Rail has issued a pre-tender for a contract worth upto £45m to deliver a traffic management system (TMS) on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) from London King’s Cross station to Doncaster South.
• Rail bosses to be hauled before MPs over timetable chaosHundreds of services have been cancelled or significantly delayed since schedules were changed on May 20.
• Proposals for three new train stations in Leeds gather pace as part of transport overhaulProposals for three new train stations in Leeds are gathering momentum as a wide-ranging scheme to transform transport across the city presses ahead.