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Monday, 10 September 2018

BBC News

• East Coast Azuma trains thwarted by northern trackThe new Azuma trains cannot use their much heralded faster electric power on track north of York.

Financial Times

• Northern rail timetable still ‘not perfect’, says GraylingTransport secretary also admits to teething problems on renationalised East Coast

The Guardian

• GWR’s local trains are a real pain tooGWR’s branch line services leave a lot to be desired, according to reader Pam Thompson, while Michael Shaw says party politics are hitting commuters on the Southeastern rail franchise

Times Online

• Network Rail pulls arches from sale [Subscription]Network Rail has removed thousands of railway arches from the sale of its property business, despite having said previously that the estate was being sold in one piece.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Chris Grayling admits the 'North needs and deserves better railways' amid summer chaosIn a BBC interview, the cabinet minister apologised for a summer of disruption across the North East's rail network

Northern Echo

• Union warns of rail strikes over bid to ‘cap’ pay risesMick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, launched an attack on Transport Secretary Chris Grayling over attempts to “cap” wage rises.

Blackpool Gazette

• Vintage Blackpool tram shelter set to shed scaffoldingWork is set to resume on a vintage Blackpool tram shelter after renovation work hit trouble.

Rail Magazine

• EMT refurbishes Angel Trains HSTsEast Midlands Trains has unveiled the first of its three refurbished High Speed Trains at Derby Etches Park.
• New ScotRail Class 385s in traffic on North Berwick routeClass 385 electric multiple units were introduced onto the North Berwick line today (September 10).

Other News Sources

• New trains for Greater Anglia on testGreater Anglia has released photos showing their brand new trains on test at the Velim Rail Test Track in the Czech Republic.
• Transport Secretary apologises for Northern Rail chaosThe Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has apologised to the public for the summer chaos across the North’s rail network.