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Chris Grayling 'to look into' delay-hit Yorkshire rail line
The transport secretary will "look into" improving services on a North Yorkshire train line hit by repeated delays, an MP has said.
Crossrail boss appointed to replace Higgins at HS2
The man who has been chair of Crossrail since 2009 has been appointed to the same top job at HS2 Ltd, taking over from Sir David Higgins. Sir Terry Morgan has been selected by transport secretary Chris Grayling to lead HS2 as its chairman from 1 August this year. He brings a wealth of...
East Coast Main Line - the contract challenges
It's the third time in just over a decade the government has brought the running of this route to a halt.
Saturday, 14 July 2018
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- Chris Grayling 'to look into' delay-hit Yorkshire rail lineThe transport secretary will "look into" improving services on a North Yorkshire train line hit by repeated delays, an MP has said.
- Lack of rail staff due to World Cup and heatwave sparks delaysPassengers warned about
- London Waterloo celebrates its 170th anniversaryThe station in London opened in 1848 and remains one of Europe's busiest railway stations
The Guardian
- Thameslink commuters have had enough. We need a new dealWe’ve been failed by Govia Thameslink and Chris Grayling. Now we’re taking matters into our own hands
City AM
- Crossrail chair Sir Terry Morgan appointed to head up HS2The current chair of Crossrail has been chosen to head up the next stage of the High Speed 2 project.
Mail Online
- Rail tunnel project scrambling as funding deadline loomsNEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A $13 billion project to build a new rail tunnel into New York is scrambling to stay in the running for key federal funding as a July 14 deadline looms.
Edinburgh Evening News
- City airport lifts its game on access for the disabledTravellers with a disability can expect a more positive experience when flying from Edinburgh after the airport turned a “poor” accessibility rating to “very good”.
London Evening Standard
- 'Summer of Chaos': Train unions call seven walkouts on London's commuter routesUnion barons today ordered the most savage wave of strikes yet on London's commuter routes - with seven walkouts over a
Wales Online
- Train disruption in Wales over the weekend is being blamed on the World Cup finalPassengers have been told to avoid travelling
Other Regional Press
- Mayor criticised for TfL fare freezeA politician has called the Mayor of London’s decision to freeze Tube fares “reckless” and said his policies have “worsened the state” of Transport for London’s (TfL) finances.
- Royston and South Cambs rail users call on Govia to deliver after ‘broken promises’Rail user groups in our area have said they are waiting to see if the new interim timetable published by Govia Thameslink Railway on Friday will be adhered to, after a “string of broken promises” since May’s schedule overhaul.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Crossrail boss appointed to replace Higgins at HS2The man who has been chair of Crossrail since 2009 has been appointed to the same top job at HS2 Ltd, taking over from Sir David Higgins. Sir Terry Morgan has been selected by transport secretary Chris Grayling to lead HS2 as its chairman from 1 August this year. He brings a wealth of...
- Creating a single independent role for timetable sign-offs would not be achievable, says GibbAppointing someone responsible for ultimately signing off timetable changes across the network – and for being vocal when planned reforms are too heroic and should be reconsidered or delayed – would not be achievable, Chris Gibb has argued. Gibb, who leads the Thameslink 2018...
- Timetable chaos: Rail industry 'lacks courage' to say no to impossible demandsThe rail industry needs to pluck up the courage to say no to others instead of trying to accommodate every single stakeholder demand – and then failing to deliver on these expectations, rail veteran Chris Gibb has said. Gibb, who chairs the Thameslink 2018 Industry Readiness Board (IRB)...
- Network Rail has yet to give an end date for Cardiff electrification Article by Callum Wood of Rail Technology Magazine Network Rail cannot give a precise date for when work on the electrification of the south Wales mainline will be completed The £2.8bn project was announced by Prime Minster David Cameron in 2012 and aimed to speed up journeys...
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- East Coast Main Line - the contract challengesIt's the third time in just over a decade the government has brought the running of this route to a halt.
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