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Wednesday, 10 October 2018

BBC News

• HS2 station designs unveiled for Curzon Street and SolihullCurzon Street station, in Birmingham city centre, is due to open with seven high-speed platforms in 2026.
• Virgin Trains helps Styal prisoners get back on trackThe firm said it had given jobs to half of those who had completed a specific course at HMP Styal.
• South Western Railway workers confirm further walkoutsSouth Western and the RMT union are in a long-running dispute over the future role of train guards.
• Evacuated London Overground passengers 'could have died'About 80 people, including children, had to walk 30m alongside a live railway line, a report finds.

The Guardian

• London commuters told to walk along track near live rail, inquiry findsOverground driver mistakenly evacuated train in darkness near Peckham Rye last year

Times Online

• Underneath the railway arches: inspirational HS2 station design [subscription]Detailed designs for two stations on the HS2 rail route have been published, throwing light on a project hailed as a “once-in-a-lifetime” boost to the West Midlands.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• First train in Transport for Wales livery makes tracks in North WalesThe red and white carriages will take over services this weekend when the Arriva Trains Wales franchise expires

London Evening Standard

• London Overground commuters were told to walk along train track near live rail, investigation findsLondon Overground passengers came close to walking on a live rail after a driver mistakenly evacuated a train when it was dark, an official report has said.
• South Western Railway train strike: workers to stage NINE fresh walkouts in dispute over guards on trainsWorkers on South Western Railway are to stage a series of nine fresh strikes, the RMT union announced.

Sheffield Star

• Train derails at Sheffield stationA train has derailed at Sheffield station this morning. The incident is leading to huge delays with some services cancelled

Other Regional Press

• South Lakes MP set to present bill to make it easier to sack rail companiesOUTH Lakes MP Tim Farron will today present a Bill to the House of Commons which would make it significantly easier for the Government to strip failing rail companies of their franchises.
• Observation cars could be set for Mid Wales to replace 'broken ford escort' rolling stockA plan to introduce Canadian style "observation carriages" so rail passengers can take in the Mid Wales scenery has been welcomed by Montgomeryshire AM, Russell George.
• Shropshire rail users to see changes on the line as Arriva departsFor 15 years their turquoise liveried trains have been seen across Shropshire.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Northern unveils new £500m fleet The new CAF-manufactured fleet of trains to be used by Northern was officially launched at a special event at the Edge Hill depot, Liverpool. The eight state of the art trains – four class 195 and four class 331 vehicles – arrived for testing on the North West line last month. The...
• New images of Birmingham and Solihull's HS2 stations revealed New images have been released that show what the planned HS2 stations for Birmingham and Solihull could look like when completed. The images are to be released at a series of events throughout October, the first of which will be held at Birmingham Library, for people to view the proposals and...
• Talgo announces shortlist for first UK base and 1,000 new jobsTalgo has announced that a Welsh port is in the running to be the Spanish train manufacturer’s first UK base, potentially creating up to 1,000 jobs. Mostyn Port in Flintshire has been shortlisted, as reported by the BBC, alongside three locations in England and two in Scotland for the site...
• Role models need to promote rail careers 'in an incredibly different way'Everyone in the rail industry needs to be doing more to attract and inspire the next generation of professionals – and they all have to do it in an “incredibly different way.” Those are the views of the leaders who took part in a panel debate on equality, diversity and...
• Burnham: The north needs to move to 'front of the queue' for transport investmentThe mayor of Greater Manchester has said that the north of England needs to move to “the front of the queue” for prioritisation of transport investment in order to take advantage of investment in the region. Speaking exclusively to RTM at TransCityRail 2018, Andy Burnham said the...

Other News Sources

• New consortium will develop composite technology for rail sleepersUSQ, Austrak and Laing O’Rourke have partnered to develop new, innovative technology for the rail sector in a $10 million project.