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Grayling pushes for Britain railway review amid commuter anger
Transport secretary plans inquiry on railway operation after service chaos, as Network Rail flags up digital investment
Theresa May mulls major rail review following East Coast fiasco
Plans for a sweeping review of the UK’s rail franchising system are being drawn up by the government, as Downing Street hunts for a way to solve the country’s transport woes without abandoning the use of private operators.
Seven times as many people are blighted by Heathrow Airport noise compared to Manchester
And it's more than seven times more than those affected by flights from Manchester Airport
Transport Committee chair slams HS2 bill delay
The chair of the Transport Committee has slammed the government’s plan to delay the bill required to begin works on the second phase of High Speed 2 (HS2).
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
BBC News
- Jubilee Line Tube train travels with doors wide openThe Jubilee Line train has been taken out of service and an investigation is under way.
The Guardian
- Grayling pushes for Britain railway review amid commuter angerTransport secretary plans inquiry on railway operation after service chaos, as Network Rail flags up digital investment
The Independent
- City bankers whose successes turn out to be failures have their bonuses taken back – so why not Crossrail chiefs?In July of this year, it was revealed that Crossrail's senior managers had been paid £800,000 in performance related bonuses, right at the time they were working out how they would announce their failure
The Scotsman
- Two-thirds of people in Scotland satisfied with public transport - surveyTwo thirds of people are satisfied with public transport despite a slight drop in approval, a survey has found.
Times Online
- Blow for Sturgeon as public dissatisfaction with services grows [Subscription]The latest official household survey reveals that only half of those polled were happy with schools, the NHS and transport provision in their area. The findings represent the poorest rating since the question was first asked in 2007, the year the SNP came to power after the Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition.
City AM
- London needs a new mayor to get the transport show back on the roadYou may remember the old joke about the family who, hopelessly lost in the middle of nowhere, wind down their car window to ask for directions, only to be told “I wouldn’t start from here if I were you”.
- Theresa May mulls major rail review following East Coast fiascoPlans for a sweeping review of the UK’s rail franchising system are being drawn up by the government, as Downing Street hunts for a way to solve the country’s transport woes without abandoning the use of private operators.
Network Rail
- Delivering the first major digital railway - Network Rail procurement launched to find train control partner for route digital transformationNetwork Rail is seeking a partner to help deliver the first major inter-city digital railway on the East Coast Mainline (ECML). In an entirely new way of working, the organisation’s London North Eastern and East Midlands (LNE & EM) route is looking to team up early, and on a whole life basis, with a technology provider to work together on designs, plans, phasing, costs and realising benefits.
Northern Echo
- North Yorkshire MPs demand urgent review into poor train servicesCONSERVATIVE MPs have written to the Transport Secretary demanding action over poor train services.
Plymouth Herald
- Demolition to begin in £100m railway station revampCouncil set to approve ambitious plan to knock down big chunks of the station and start upgrade
Other Regional Press
- Highland MSP in call to get rail plan on trackGREEN MSP John Finnie has criticised the pace of Scottish Government action to allow a public bid for ScotRail after news that a franchise competition could be delayed by three years.
- Yorkshire trains ‘being halted to stop London services running late’, claims under-fire rail operatorA new policy to cut the number of late-running trains on the flagship East Coast Main Line route has had the knock-on effect of causing further disruption and delays for other rail users in Yorkshire, it is claimed.
- Transport Secretary set to visit our region to discuss train chaosTransport Secretary Chris Grayling is set to travel to our region to discuss ways to end the rail disruption which continues to plague passengers across Yorkshire.
- This peak ‘Corbyn on a train’ moment shows exactly why we need to nationalise the railwaysFrom sticking it to Virgin boss Richard Branson during the Traingate ‘scandal’ to sitting behind the wheel of a Bombardier, many of Corbyn’s most endearing moments have occurred along Britain’s railway network.
- Councils join forces in call for public to back Bakerloo line extensionCampaigners in Southwark have called for two new stations on the Old Kent Road and one at the Bricklayers Arms as part of the proposed extension
- Defiant warning to Government as battle lines are drawn for rail electrificationCalderdale will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other West Yorkshire authorities campaigning for rail electrification and other improvements.
New Civil Engineer
- Race on for £250M Liverpool transport frameworkMerseytravel is on the hunt for contractors to join its £250M consultancy services framework.
- Transport Committee chair slams HS2 bill delayThe chair of the Transport Committee has slammed the government’s plan to delay the bill required to begin works on the second phase of High Speed 2 (HS2).
Railway Gazette
- Network Rail seeks East Coast Main Line ETCS partnerUK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has begun the process of appointing a train control partner to act as its ‘complete delivery agent’ for the roll-out of ETCS Level 2 on the East Coast Main Line.
RMT
- RMT warning over May/Grayling rail reviewRMT warns that May/Grayling review is just a blatant attempt to kick rail franchising chaos into the long grass.
Other News Sources
- Siemens to present research project on autonomous tramSiemens Mobility and development partner ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam are set to present their research project into developing the world’s first autonomous tram.
- New head of commercial at Heathrow ExpressHeathrow Express has appointed Chris Crauford, the former head of commercial planning at Heathrow Airport, as its new head of commercial.
- Stadler confirms order to supply trains for WalesSwiss rolling-stock manufacturer Stadler has won a contract to supply 36 CityLink tram-trains and 35 FLIRT (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train) multiple-unit trains for the Wales & Borders franchise and the planned South Wales Metro.
- An Australian rail network raises awkward questions for Michael PortilloThe recent news that rail fares are due to increase yet again has once again raised questions about whether the rail network in the UK should be taken back into public ownership.
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