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Tuesday, 07 August 2018

BBC News

• Union claims rail company 'cover up' over Northern rail disruptionRMT says Northern blamed staff to cover up its failure to hire enough train crews.

ITV News

• Deadline set for next step in long-running train guards disputeThe biggest rail workers' union has set a deadline for taking its next step in the long-running train guards dispute.
• Campaigners win rail battle- but at what cost?Completion of the £10billion scheme to electrify the Great Western Railway in the Thames Valley has been hit by a major setback.

The Guardian

• Northern Rail: tell us how you've been affected by service issuesNorthern Rail has been engulfed in chaos in recent months. More than 9,000 rail services were cut following timetable changes in June, causing severe and ongoing delays, cancellations and overcrowded trains. Though the rail company announced on 30 July that it was reinstating 75% of cancelled services, disruption on the line is expected to continue.

Times Online

• Network Effects [Subscription]Britain’s rail network is overcrowded. A combination of delays, discomfort and expense is having a predictable effect. Annual passenger journeys by rail fell last year by 1.4 per cent to 1.7 billion for the first time since the financial crisis. This is dismaying news for the environment, the economy and public safety.

City AM

• John Laing Infrastructure Fund agrees £1.4bn takeover dealA major takeover deal for one of the UK’s largest infrastructure investors has been agreed today.
• Campaign group hands transport minister list of demands over £1.5bn Network Rail arches saleThousands of businesses facing rent hikes from the sell-off of Network Rail’s £1.5bn commercial property portfolio have written to the transport minister Jo Johnson to demand he safeguard their interests.

Mail Online

• China plans world's longest rail tunnel at 84 miles The proposed Taiwan Strait Tunnel Project aims to take trains through a 135km (84-mile) undersea section of the tunnel at up to 250km/h (155mph) by 2030.

Birmingham Post

• HS2 - the great train debate in SolihullWill the rail link electrify the economy or cause chaos for locals?

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Train operator accused of 'trying to evade responsibility' on compensation TRAIN operator Northern is trying to evade responsibility on offering compensation to passengers hit by the chaos on the region's railways, a senior West Yorkshire politician has claimed.

London Evening Standard

• Liverpool Street station delays: Chaos for commuters as faulty train causes havoc at busy transport hubCommuters faced severe delays at Liverpool Street station during rush hour after a faulty train caused havoc.

The York Press

• TransPennine Express on right track to please Scarborough theatre-goers with later trains A NEW, later train service is allowing theatre-goers from York and Malton to enjoy a trip to Scarborough, and in particular the Stephen Joseph Theatre, more often.

Other Regional Press

• There may be a public inquiry over plans to close rail crossing A PLAN to close a rail crossing on the Weymouth to Waterloo line near Winfrith technology park is likely to continue – despite a formal objection.

Rail Technology Magazine

• First-ever drone flight over 'trespass hotspot' will send images directly to BTPA Network Rail drone will be making its very first flight over the south western rail route today to survey a trespass hotspot in order to record any incidences of people risking their lives on the tracks, with images set to be passed onto the British Transport Police. The drone will be flying...
• Southend Victoria line to receive 19km of new overhead wires as part of £46m upgradeA total of 19km of new overhead wires will be installed over the Southend Victoria branch line in the coming months as part of Network Rail’s £46m upgrade to replace their current overhead wiring system. Work will begin from 1 September until 28 October on the line between...

Other News Sources

• Plan B launches legal challenge to Heathrow expansionEnvironmental charity Plan B launched legal action against Transport Secretary Chris Grayling yesterday, in the latest attempt by campaigners to block the construction of a third runway at Heathrow.