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Saturday, 23 June 2018

BBC News

• Chris Grayling 'running scared' over Northern summit cancellationUnion officials have accused Transport Secretary Chris Grayling of "running scared" after he pulled out of a conference on transport in the North.

The Guardian

• Vandalism or art? Graffiti artists' deaths reignite debaten the side of a railway bridge over Barrington Road in Brixton, south London, are the last three tags painted by Harrison Scott-Hood, 23, Alberto Fresneda Carrasco, 19, and Jack Gilbert, 23 – “Lover”, “Trip” and “‘Kbag”. They are likely to stay there for some time, as a poignant memorial to the three young men whose bodies were found 350 yards down the track on Monday morning. All three had been hit by a train.

The Scotsman

• Edinburgh Trams bosses report soaring revenuesTram bosses have reported soaring profits of £1.6 million - smashing the predicted gains of £333k.

Times Online

• Ex-policeman takes command at Govia [Subscription]Britain’s largest rail company has selected a new chief executive after the group’s former boss resigned a week ago over the calamitous introduction of new timetables.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Why the rail industry needs more womenAnesha Rachel Malhan, one of the learners at the National College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR), discusses her experience as the only woman at her 20-person course and advocates greater gender diversity for the benefit of the whole industry. Doing a course at the NCHSR is not always easy, but I...
• Expansion of rail 'only viable option' to grow UK citiesThe expansion of rail is the “only viable option” to grow UK cities and allow them to achieve their economic potential, a new report has found. The Urban Transport Group (UTG), an organisation which represents the UK’s largest urban transport authorities, released a report on...
• Thousands of SMEs to benefit from rail contract changesNetwork Rail will be changing contract terms between subcontractors and suppliers in an effort to benefit thousands of small medium enterprises around the country. The publicly-financed organisation will now require suppliers to commit to subcontractors within 28 days, as well as removing the...
• Up to 200 jobs at risk in Alstom Pendolino cutsAs many as 200 staff members could lose their jobs as one of the UK’s major train manufacturers looks to cut costs in its maintenance of the well-known Pendolino trains. Alstom maintains the famous trains at five sites around the UK, including Wolverhampton, but in an effort to make...