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Friday, 28 September 2018

BBC News

• Disabled train users to get new 'life-changing' appA "life-changing" app that can track disabled rail users in real-time will be rolled out nationwide.
• Will these bats hang around after HS2 construction?HS2 is going to be built through these bats' habitat.

Times Online

• Tory naysayers should see the impact HS2 is having on real lives - Andy Street [Subscription]When the Conservative Party conference convenes on Sunday at Symphony Hall in Birmingham, delegates will see a city and a region transforming. Cranes fill the skyline and diggers fill the streets, in an unprecedented burst of construction activity, fuelled in part by the prospect of HS2.
• Britain’s railways at mercy of the elementsTrain operators have come up with another fabulous excuse for disrupted services — commuters on C2C, operating between London and Essex, were delayed this week because glare from low sunlight dazzled drivers (News, September 26).

The National

• Scotland's top 10 most overcrowded train services revealed in new figuresThe 4.34pm from Edinburgh to Perth ranks top of the list, at 136% of planned capacity.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New-look train takes to the tracks – and more are dueRAIL operator Northern – which runs services on the Airedale line – has launched its first fully-refurbished train.
• West Yorkshire storms into next round of huge transport funding competitionPLANS submitted by transport chiefs in West Yorkshire have been shortlisted in a national transport funding competition, it has been revealed

Edinburgh Evening News

• One-third more passengers than space on Scotrail’s busiest services The figures, compiled by the Scottish Government’s Transport Scotland agency, underline the acute need for extra carriages at rush hours.

London Evening Standard

• King's Cross delays: Commuters complain of 'carnage' at major transport hub amid Piccadilly line strikeFollow our live updates on the 48-hour Piccadilly line walkout
• Piccadilly line strike: Tube passengers battle panic attacks and endure 'dangerous' overcrowding in rush hour chaosThousands of commuters were left stranded in tunnels and on
• New app aims to make train travel easier for disabled passengersA new app has been developed to help ease train travel for disabled rail passengers across the country.

The York Press

• York's £60m cash bid to upgrade city's railway stationYORK has been given the chance to bid for a share of a £840 million Government fund to upgrade public transport links outside the railway station.

Other Regional Press

• Fury as Stagecoach refuse rail tickets at peak timesCOMMUTERS in Cumnock and Doon Valley were left stranded in Glasgow after Stagecoach refused to accept tickets for cancelled trains during Storm Ali.
• Safety Sword for Mark CarneFormer chief executive Mark Carne was presented with a ceremonial sword before leaving Network Rail in recognition of his contribution to improving its safety record.
• Scotland's most overcrowded train lines revealedA RUSH hour train service from Neilston to Glasgow Central has been named Scotland's second most overcrowded rail journey.
• On the right track to restore the historic railway line between Scarborough and WhitbyAn ambitious £3.5m plan to transform the former Scarborough to Whitby rail track into a state of-the-art amenity for cyclists and walkers has been given widespread backing following two public meetings.

Rail Advent

• Metro train journeys to Newcastle Airport at record highNexus has announced that Metro journeys to Newcastle Airport are at a record high.
• RMT launch campaign to stop closure of London Overground ticket officesRMT has announced that it is launching a campaign to stop London Overground ticket offices from closing.
• Hull Trains celebrate 18 years of serviceHull Trains, the long distance train operating company, is celebrating 18 years since the first ever train departed from Hull, bound for London.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Former Network Rail boss appointed as MD and chairman of Bombardier UKFormer Network Rail boss Phil Hufton has been appointed as Bombardier Transportation UK’s MD and chairman of its board.

The Business Desk

• New MD for Derby rail giantDerby-based Bombardier Transportation UK has appointed senior rail executive, Phil Hufton, as its new managing director and chairman of the board.

Other News Sources

• Magor and Undy railway station campaign makes progressPROPOSALS for the planned Magor and Undy train station were met with encouragement and optimism at a meeting at Magor Baptist Church Hall last week (September 20).
• Yesterday’s chaos on the British Railways makes the strongest case yet for HS2Yesterday lunchtime, a cable broke in Wembley, north west London. That caused the signals to fail on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), and meant that, for two hours yesterday afternoon, trains could not travel between Euston and Watford Junction.