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Williams railways review to look at 'all options'
John Lewis deputy chair Keith Williams does not rule out future rail nationalisation in the UK.
Welsh to spend £2m on another bus review
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has allocated £2m for a bus review in its draft 2019/20 budget.
Friday, 07 December 2018
BBC News
- Train timetables: My train has been late 100 times in a rowA commuter who has been late 100 times on his last 100 journeys has shared his woes with the BBC.
- Is the HS2 rail project in trouble?With the resignation of the chairman of HS2, how is the high-speed rail project shaping up?
- Williams railways review to look at 'all options'John Lewis deputy chair Keith Williams does not rule out future rail nationalisation in the UK.
ITV News
- Government pledges extra £15m for railways across the north after summer chaosMore than a million pounds has been paid in compensation after thousands of trains were cancelled or delayed when a new timetable was introduced.
The Guardian
- Train performance this summer the worst for 20 years, figures showProblems went beyond GTR and Northern, with delays and cancellations on many services
- Lyft sets itself up to be one of first large tech flotations of 2019US ride-hailing firm files plans with regulator as it races rival Uber for funding
- Kent 'facing gridlocked and rubbish-strewn streets under no-deal Brexit'A no-deal Brexit could cause major disruption across Kent, with gridlock on the roads around Dover, rubbish not being collected, children unable to take exams and rubbish piling up on streets, a local council report has warned.
The Herald
- SNP ministers must freeze ScotRail's train fares, Labour insistSCOTRAIL’S train fares should be frozen as part of next week’s Scottish Budget, Labour has insisted.
The Independent
- Why there's no excuse for getting the basics wrong when it comes to UK trainsIn Railwayland, the second Sunday in December is a time to rejoice: the day the winter train timetables change across Europe and beyond, and often the date chosen to launch faster trains and new routes.
The Scotsman
- ScotRail scores another spectacular own goal – Alastair Dalton Scotland’s Railways: The Story That Keeps On Giving was the title of a presentation I gave to a rail group this summer.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- 5,000 sign petition against Wednesbury railway sleeper factory plansMore than 5,000 people have now signed a petition protesting against plans to build a railway sleeper factory in the middle of a neighbourhood.
Yorkshire Post
- Carmel Harrison: Scrap HS2 vanity project and invest the money in rebuilding the North’s rail services S2 hit the buffers again this week as it was announced that Sir Terry Morgan, the scheme’s chairman, had resigned following days of reports that he was about to be sacked.
- EXCLUSIVE: Anger as plans to electrify north’s freight network are scrappedCrucial plans to massively upgrade rail links for freight traffic across the North of England are set to be abandoned, The Yorkshire Post can reveal.
Other Regional Press
- Rail users in Halifax face longer journey times after introduction of new timetablesHundreds of rail users in Halifax are facing up to the prospect of longer journey times following the introduction of new train schedules this weekend.
- Rail chaos leaves village stranded as EVERY train in a week is cancelledIt is just one small part of our rail network, but the train shambles in one Lancashire village highlights the bigger problem in a nutshell.
- Homes blighted' by Windsor Link Railway proposalsResidents near Alexandra Gardens say their homes have been ‘blighted’ by proposals for a new privately-funded railway. The Windsor Link Railway, led by former Royal Borough councillor George Bathurst, is aiming to build a new rail tunnel in Windsor which would connect the South Western and Great Western lines.
New Civil Engineer
- ‘Root and branch’ rail review launches call for evidenceThe “root and branch” review into the UK’s rail industry, announced by transport Secretary Chris Grayling in September, has launched its call for evidence.
- Exclusive | Windsor to Heathrow rail scheme 'rejected outright'The proposed Windsor Link Railway (WLR) which would have provided southern access into Heathrow has been “rejected outright” by the government as part of its call for market led proposals (MLP).
Rail Magazine
- Merseyrail sets the benchmarkWe are creatures of habit. None of us like to have our rail journeys affected by engineering works, but sometimes it’s simply not possible to avoid such disruptions.
Other News Sources
- Trains hit 13-year low for punctuality, and one in seven are late More than one in seven trains were late in the year to the end of September, representing the worst punctuality since December 2005.
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