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Nicola Sturgeon has reaffirmed her commitment to renationalise the railways and condemned the “unacceptable” performance of the operators.
Train operators pull together following Gatwick Airport closure
Drones have closed Gatwick Airport for a number of hours today (20th December 2018) and has lead to a number of cancellations on airlines. This has caused travel chaos for passengers getting to family and friends for Christmas. But fear not, a few operators have pulled together to help you get home for Christmas.
Friday, 21 December 2018
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- HS2: Warrington Council want bridge to keep 'vital' link between villagesThe proposed rail line would close a
The Scotsman
- A train which ran out of fuel caps ScotRail’s passenger woes - Alastair DaltonThings must be bad at ScotRail when it’s what people want to talk about when they meet me for the first time.
Times Online
- Public option is only way to stop ScotRail chaos, says Sturgeon [Subscription]Nicola Sturgeon has reaffirmed her commitment to renationalise the railways and condemned the “unacceptable” performance of the operators.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Gatwick Airport closure: Free rail travel for London to Edinburgh passengers Ten thousand passengers have suffered flight chaos after the runway at Gatwick Airport was closed due to drones being flown nearby.
New Civil Engineer
- Three firms bag £7bn Network Rail contractsNetwork Rail has awarded Murphy, Bam Nuttall and Geoffrey Osbourne a total of £7bn worth of contracts covering the south of England for control period 6 (CP6).
- Perth airport rail link delayed by tunnelling issuesThe Government of Western Australia Public Transport Authority (PTA) has said that work to repair damage caused following a ground collapse on the tunnelling for the Forrestfield-Airport Link is well underway but will delay opening of the link.
- Khan to be grilled by ministers on Crossrail delayMayor of London Sadiq Khan will be grilled about the handling of Crossrail by the London Assembly’s Transport Committee, later today.
Rail Advent
- Train operators pull together following Gatwick Airport closureDrones have closed Gatwick Airport for a number of hours today (20th December 2018) and has lead to a number of cancellations on airlines. This has caused travel chaos for passengers getting to family and friends for Christmas. But fear not, a few operators have pulled together to help you get home for Christmas.
- Northern calls for independent inquiry over RMT Guard disputeNorthern has said it has written formally to ACAS – the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, asking for them to use their powers to launch an independent inquiry into the ongoing dispute between the operator and the RMT Union.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Network Rail announces winners of multibillion-pound CP6 contractsNetwork Rail has awarded one of its largest deals under CP6, with three companies winning multi-billion contracts for both renewals and enhancements for the south of England. The contracts, worth a collective £4.4bn, to deliver renewals and enhancements in Anglia, the south east, and...
- Cairngorm funicular report into UK's highest report delayed againThe publication of a report into the safety of the UK’s highest railway and its structural issues has been further delayed until 2019. The Cairngorms funicular railway, which carries tourists, skiers, and snowboarders at the CairnGorm Mountain snowsports centre near Aviemore in the...
- Rail Ombudsman interview: RTM sits down with CEO Kevin GrixIn November, the first ever Rail Ombudsman was established in a bid to give passengers a free independent service to allow passengers to claim compensation by appealing unresolved complaints. But how will one of the driving forces behind the new service, chief executive Kevin Grix, take his...
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- No more through trains to London in 2018 for East Anglian passengersToday is the last day that passengers from Suffolk and Essex will be able to reach Liverpool Street station by train until the new year.
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