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Saturday, 24 November 2018

BBC News

• Wales v South Africa: Train warning for Welsh rugby fansSupporters heading to and from Cardiff on Saturday are warned there will be fewer trains.
• Police officer stabbed outside London railway stationA man has been arrested, and the victim's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
• Tube 'junk food' advert ban announced by London mayorAdverts for fatty, sugary foods will vanish from London's transport network next year, City Hall says.
• Crossrail: National Audit Office to investigate delay and rising costsA National Audit Office (NAO) has announced an investigation which is planned for early 2019.
• ScotRail apology over ticket machine faultThe train company said a software issue had caused problems at self-service ticket machines.

City AM

• Rail union set to cause disruption with fresh Northern and South Western train strikesTrains coming in and out of London Waterloo are expected to be disrupted tomorrow, as disputes between railway operators and drivers' unions continue to rage on.

London Evening Standard

• London Victoria delays: 'Severe disruption' hits frustrated commuters as two trains are stranded because of power failureCommuters were stranded on two Southeastern trains near Victoria after a power failure, causing most trains to come to a standstill in the area.
• Parliament to investigate Sadiq Khan's oversight of crisis-hit Crossrail schemeSadiq Khan's oversight of the crisis-hit Crossrail scheme as it soared £1 billion over budget is to be investigated by Parliament's public spending watchdog.
• Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall criticises South Western Railway after row over coffee cupsSouth Western Railway has changed its plastic policy after it came under fire for not allowing passengers to have hot drinks in reusable cups.
• TfL Tube strike: Fury at walkout 'timed to ruin final shopping weekend before Christmas' over driver sacked for failed drugs testUnion leaders were accused today of ordering a cynical
• Ilford stabbing: Police officer knifed in horrific scenes outside east London stationA police officer has been stabbed in horrific scenes outside an east London railway station.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• First driverless Edinburgh to Fife bus trial announcedScotland's first self-driving bus trial will run between Fife and Edinburgh next year.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Major overhaul of one of country's longest tunnels sees delays fall by a fifthA major refurbishment of Sevenoaks tunnel has seen a 20% reduction in delays and halved journey times for passengers, even as the £21m infrastructure renewal nears completion. One of the longest tunnels in southern England, Sevenoaks has been given a major overhaul which has included...
• Thameslink director appointed as East West Rail's first CEOEast West Rail has announced its first chief executive as Simon Blanchflower, the programme director for Thameslink. Blanchflower will lead the East West Railway Company through its next phase of development, delivering a new railway line between Oxford and Cambridge. He brings leadership...
• Transport for the North launches the first phase of smart ticketing across YorkshireTransport for the North (TfN) is set to launch the first phase of its Smart on Rail project, rolling out the smartcard scheme across Yorkshire lines. The initial phase of the project, a result of a partnership between Northern, TransPennine Express and TfN, will run on rail lines between Hull...
• Rail parliamentary roundup: Grayling denies 'tin ear' jibes on northern investment, investigation launched into SWR's 'Mayhem Monday'‘Not a question of having a tin ear’ The transport secretary has hit back against claims that the government has underinvested in transport in the north following new analysis from the IPPR this week. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, Chris Grayling said the thinktank...