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Tuesday, 15 January 2019

BBC News

• London trams to get automatic braking systemThe decision was among 15 safety recommendations after an investigation into the 2016 Croydon tram crash.
• Crossrail delay: Maps being included in 2019 diariesDiaries for 2019 being sold by WHSmith show the delayed railway in London as being open.

ITV News

• City centre railway bridges to be restored to Victorian splendourA project to refurbish three historic railway bridges over streets in Manchester city centre will begin this week.

The Telegraph

• Rail revolution off track with private funding plan stuck in sidings [Subscription]hris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, has made a name for making people angry, not excited, about the railways. But last March he did something that caught the eye of those desperate for change on the trains.

City AM

• Crossrail begins dynamic testing on the Elizabeth Line after series of delays and setbacksCrossrail began operating test trains on the Elizabeth Line today, allowing a crucial part of the project to get back on its feet after months of delays and setbacks.

Conservative Party

• James Palmer: We need a Minister for East West RailJames Palmer is the directly elected Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

London Evening Standard

• Misleading transport map including unfinished Crossrail line printed in diaries sold by major retailerA misleading transport map that includes the delayed Crossrail line has been printed inside 2019 diaries being sold by a major retailer.

Manchester Evening News

• If you do any of these things on the tram you can now be fined £1,000 by Metrolink bossesTram passengers who swear, vape, get too drunk or litter on trams and at stations now stand to be fined £1,000.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• HS2 could make North East trains SLOWER and the region poorer, leaders warnRegional political and business leaders have warned that unless the East Coat Main Line is given a major upgrade, HS2 trains will clog up the North East's main route

Northern Echo

• Business leaders' urgent call for investment in North-East railwayBUSINESS and political leaders have issued a call for urgent investment in the East Coast Main Line.

Blackpool Gazette

• Blackpool MPs at odds over bold tram extension plan Blackpool North Tory MP Paul Maynard’s ambitious proposal to extend the Fylde coast tram system would be too costly, his resort rival has said

Rail Magazine

• Gospel Oak-Barking fleet plan remains unclearThe plan for Transport for London’s introduction of electric trains on the Gospel Oak-Barking line remains unclear, with two of the Class 172 diesel multiple units currently used on the route already taken off-lease from its operator Arriva Rail London for transfer to West Midlands Trains.

Railnews

• New automatic system to brake speeding tramsTHE first automatic control system for trams in Britain should be introduced in London this year.
• DB may sell Arriva to plug €4bn funding gapGERMAN state rail operator Deutsche Bahn may be set to sell Arriva, according to reports in Berlin.

RMT

• RMT warns of loss of 1000 cleaning jobs on UndergroundRMT warns of loss of 1000 cleaning jobs on London Underground and confirms lobby of Parliament

Other News Sources

• RailAir coach links gets £2.5 million investmentReading's long running coach service between Heathrow airport and the town's railway station has been revamped with a new 9 coach fleet offering luxury travel.