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Infrastructure failings ‘run risk of two-speed England’, says CBI [Subscription]
Complex decision-making and a lack of transparency are hindering attempts to improve infrastructure and are holding back investment, a leading business lobby group has warned.
Gatwick digital information screens 'back up and running' after whiteboard chaos
Digital flight departure screens at Gatwick are "displaying information as normal" after a technical glitch sparked chaos at the London airport.
Scrap calls for blanket rail nationalisation, says former UK Government transport minister
A new report by a former UK Government transport minister has highlighted that the number of passengers in Scotland has doubled in the last 15 years.
Chris Grayling: A view from the ministry
A revolution is on the way—if so, can Britain make the most of it?
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
The Guardian
- Victoria underground line gets go-ahead – archive 1962The long-awaited “Victoria Line” – an underground railway between Victoria and Walthamstow – is at last to be built. The Government’s decision to accept the London Transport Executive’s proposal for its construction was announced yesterday.
The Scotsman
- Publicly-run trains plan slammedTaking Scotland’s railways back into public ownership amid anger over rising fares and crowded trains would be “childish and counterproductive”, a former Labour transport minister has said.
Times Online
- Infrastructure failings ‘run risk of two-speed England’, says CBI [Subscription]Complex decision-making and a lack of transparency are hindering attempts to improve infrastructure and are holding back investment, a leading business lobby group has warned.
- ‘Perfect storm’ of chaos as railway work forces travellers on to roads [Subscription]A “perfect storm” of transport disruption will hit Scotland’s travellers this weekend as the west coast rail line to London closes and engineering work forces passengers on to the roads.
Daily Record
- Ex-Labour transport minister branded 'Thatcherite Tory' after backing private sector railwaysTom Harris has been slammed for begging the SNP to keep the train service privatised in Scotland in a report commissioned by a private railway sector firm.
Bolton News
- Hool's to shut: 'Poor trains bound to impact town'BOLTON North East MP who has long been a vocal critic of the train and network operators said his sympathy went out to Mr Hool.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Kezia Dugdale: ScotRail has hit the buffers over serviceI’m writing this from Sicily. Don’t fret – I’m stuck inside because it’s raining and last night’s electrical storms had me thinking the sky was going to fall in.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Scrap calls for blanket rail nationalisation, says former UK Government transport ministerA new report by a former UK Government transport minister has highlighted that the number of passengers in Scotland has doubled in the last 15 years.
Yorkshire Post
- The Yorkshire Post says: How late trains hit investment. Coastal economy is under threatIF THE Government won’t listen to commuters about the hardship being caused by the daily chaos on the region’s railways, perhaps Ministers will heed one of the industrialists heading up North Yorkshire’s biggest investment project which will employ 1,000 highly-skilled people.
Other Regional Press
- Surrey's 'worst' train station? You've decidedIt has a direct service to Gatwick Airport, but sadly for those lugging their luggage "the platforms are reached solely by several flights of outdoor stairs"
New Civil Engineer
- Liverpool transport chief in high speed rail pleaA high speed rail link between Manchester and Liverpool must be brought forward more urgently, a local transport chief has told the government. Merseytravel chief executive Frank Rogers called for the rapid connection to be established in time for the opening of High Speed 2 phase 2b in 2033.
- Network Rail launches £650M frameworkNetwork Rail is on the hunt for contractors to join its £650M Design Services Framework. The rail operator has published a Prior Information Notice for the five-to-eight-year framework, which includes electrification works, technical design and engineering consultancy services.
- Atkins to lead on Sheffield HS2 station masterplanAtkins has been appointed to lead a consortium to develop a masterplan for Sheffield Midland Railway station in preparation for the arrival of High Speed 2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail.
Rail Magazine
- Work begins on ‘new vision’ for Edinburgh WaverleyNetwork Rail is working to improve the long-term future of Edinburgh Waverley.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Design services framework launched by Network Rail in deal worth £650mSuppliers are being invited to provide engineering, design, and technical consultancy services to Network Rail in a framework deal worth up to £650m.
- First upgraded ScotRail InterCity train arrives in Scotland, rollout completed by late 2019ScotRail’s first upgraded InterCity train has arrived in Scotland as part of the revamped High Speed Trains (HST) that will connect Scotland’s seven cities.
- Government calls for companies to take part in 5G TransPennine pilotThe government is inviting companies to take part in a new 5G project on the TransPennine Railway line between Leeds and Manchester.
- Hitachi Class 802s to be put in operation following GWR press launchTrain operator Greater Western Railway (GWR) launched its new Hitachi Class 802 range on Friday, holding a media run from Penzance to Exeter to celebrate the new fleet.
Other News Sources
- Stobart Rail & Civils' revolutionary plant technologyStobart welcomed representatives from Network Rail, Skanska, Amey Sersa, Nexus, Babcock, Buckingham Group, Morgan Sindall, GKD Technologies and West Cumbria Mining to get up close to plant innovations designed to deliver greater reliability and safer worksites.
- Chris Grayling: A view from the ministryA revolution is on the way—if so, can Britain make the most of it?
- Own goal: Abellio-funded report seeking to undermine case for public ownership shows support for public-run railAbellio commissioned report signals attempted fightback against demands for public control
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