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Friday, 12 October 2018

Department for Transport

• Rail ReviewAnnouncing the Rail Review into the most appropriate organisational and commercial framework for the rail sector.

City AM

• Crossrail 2 boss Michele Dix says she would like tax rises to fund £30bn projectThe managing director for Crossrail 2 Michele Dix has said she would personally favour a rise in taxes to fund the proposed £30bn project.
• Elizabeth Line trains will not reach Heathrow until 'early 2019'Elizabeth Line trains will not be used on the route to Heathrow Airport until "the early months of next year", Transport for London (TfL) has said.

London Evening Standard

• Calls for Crossrail's 'missing link' to be extended to south London and KentBusiness leaders and politicians are leading calls for Crossrail's
• 'Fat cat' RMT boss causing misery to commuters with strikes has pay boosted to £154,000The
• Earl's Court station evacuated as delays hit five Tube lines and London OvergroundCommuters also told to leave Chiswick Park station after person hit by train

Yorkshire Post

• HS2 construction ‘may affect quality of life in Yorkshire communities’Constructing HS2 will “change the character” of Yorkshire communities along the route and “may impact residents’ quality of life”, high-speed rail bosses have admitted. Read more at: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/hs2/hs2-construction-may-affect-quality-of-life-in-yorkshire-communities-1-9393070
• Northerners giving up travelling on rail due to ‘appalling’ serviceNorthern commuters are giving up travelling to work by train because the service is so “appalling”, the Commons heard yesterday.

Kent Online

• Crossrail: Politicians call for extension of Elizabeth Line to EbbsfleetPoliticians have united to call for an extension of Crossrail to Ebbsfleet, a move they say could unlock land for 55,000 new homes and create 50,000 new jobs.

New Civil Engineer

• Consultation launched for northern half of HS2Project promoter HS2 Ltd has announced that it is carrying out two route-wide consultations on its emerging proposals for the northern section of the new high speed line.

Rail Advent

• Countdown begins as Transport for Wales sets to takeover from Arriva Trains WalesTransport for Wales is preparing for a new era on the Wales and Borders as they take over from Arriva Trains Wales on Sunday 14th October 2018.

Rail Technology Magazine

• MPs call for Crossrail to be expanded to Kent and connected to HS1A group of MPs and council leaders have united to call for the extension of Crossrail into south London and Kent, a move which they say would unlock 50,000 jobs and 55,000 new homes. The cross-party coalition has called for the delayed £15.4bn line’s south-eastern arm to continue to...
• HS2 launches public consultation on Phase 2b route plansHS2 has launched public consultations on the Phase 2b route for high-speed railway between the West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds. The 10-week consultations will give communities the chance to respond to HS2’s plans and designs, and give feedback on HS2’s working draft environmental...
• APPG chair: 'I can wait a little bit longer' to receive Crossrail benefitsThe All-Parliamentary Crossrail Group chair has noted the “great frustration” of Londoners that the project has been delayed, however has said he can “wait a little bit longer” before passengers receive benefits, he told delegates today. Speaking to a Crossrail event in...

Railnews

• Scope of ‘root and branch’ rail review revealedTHE transport secretary has ruled out nationalisation as a solution to the problems of the railway industry.

Other News Sources

• Transport for Wales: Rail service to be “transformed within just five years”From this Sunday passengers in Wales will have a new entity to rant at when it all goes a bit wrong on the railways.
• UK rail review: passengers will see benefits of reform by next election, Grayling claimsMore details about a much-anticipated review of UK railways have been revealed with the transport secretary hoping to see improvements to the network by 2020.