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Friday, 07 September 2018

BBC News

• Why don't people give up their seats on public transport?A mother who was forced to stand while breastfeeding on a crowded train, has urged people to show "common courtesy". But often it's not selfishness that stops us from making a kind gesture, it's a fear of the consequences.
• Staff trained to make rail line ‘dementia friendly’Staff on Northern Rail have been trained to recognise when people with dementia are travelling
• Crossrail delay: TfL 'to miss out on £20m of revenue'Transport bosses say it is

The Guardian

• London seeks further Treasury funds for delayed CrossrailMayor ‘frustrated’ at overrun, which will incur extra building costs and take up to a year

Times Online

• Go-Ahead shunts rail troubles aside to increase profits [Subscription]Go-Ahead found favour with investors yesterday as the transport giant posted a £146 million profit despite admitting that improved rail timetables would not be restored until the end of the year.
• Borders Railway called a huge success with more than four million journeys [subscription]The Borders Railway has been called a huge success with more than four million journeys since it opened three years ago.

City AM

• RMT rail union to launch 24-hour strike this weekend over guard safetyCommuters on South Western Railway (SWR) are to endure more strike action after the RMT rail union announced it will be holding further strikes this weekend and next weekend.
• TfL to lose £20m from delay to 'game-changer' Elizabeth LineTransport for London (TfL) will miss out on £20m of additional revenue from the delay to the Elizabeth Line, commissioner Mike Brown has admitted.

Mail Online

• Boss of most Britain's most unreliable rail service gets 50 per cent pay hikeThat's out of line! Boss of Britain's most unreliable rail service doubles his salary with £556,000 bonus despite year of travel hell for rail passengers

Sky News

• Thameslink owner Go-Ahead's profits up despite train chaosRailway chaos had little effect on the company's annual profits as it announced better than expected results, and shares rose 10%.

London Evening Standard

• The Sadiq Khan audit: Mayor's transport headache is a revenue black holeSPECIAL INVESTIGATION day three: 21m fewer trips on the tube and a likely £1bn revenue black hole

Rail Technology Magazine

• NR seeks 'true long-term partner' for ECML digital railway roll-outNetwork Rail has launched the first stage of its procurement process to find a partner to deliver the first inter-city digital railway on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). In what has been described as “an entirely new way of working,” its London North Eastern and East Midlands (LNE...
• Track-based 3D scanner accurately models rail network in industry firstIn an industry first, Network Rail Scotland has used a track-based three-dimensional scanner to accurately model the railway infrastructure ahead of the arrival of new trains. With LNER Azumas, Class 365s and Class 385s on the way, as well as growing freight demand, there is a crucial task ahead...
• Liverpool City Region, Merseyrail, RMT end long-running guard disputeMerseyrail’s newest fleet will have a second member of staff on board after a deal to end the bitter dispute between the RMT and the TOC over the use of additional guards on trains. In an announcement last week, subject to the provision and approval of a funding package, the second member...
• Go-Ahead blames timetable fiasco on 'industry failure' as firm set to pay out millionsThe operator of Southern and Thameslink has revealed it expects to pay out “millions” in compensation to passengers affected by its May timetable chaos. The Go-Ahead Group said it is contacting tens of thousands of affected customers in regards to compensation. The company claims...

Other News Sources

• Preston Park station is one of worst in countryTHERE are renewed demands for improvements after a railway station was revealed as one of the worst in the country.