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Minister backtrack on trains Wi-Fi
Ministers are quietly retreating from Theresa May's election pledge to end the problem of patchy mobile phone signal and WiFi on train journeys, the Sunday Telegraph can disclose.
Rail crew shortages lead to 35,000 train cancellations [Subscription]
The number of trains cancelled because of staff shortages has risen almost fivefold in six years amid claims that companies are running the network on the cheap.
How Metro plans for Cardiff Bay need a rethink and could bring together more of the city
Connecting the centre of Cardiff with the Bay has been part of regeneration plans for the city since the 1990s. Network Rail's South Wales Metro will improve the connectivity between the two, however Professor Mark Barry of Cardiff University feels the current plans do not go far enough.
3D printed components to be tested on passenger trains
3D PRINTING: Rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains, engineering consultancy ESG Rail and 3D printing technology company Stratasys have collaborated to use additive manufacturing to produce four train interior components meeting the standards required for use on UK rolling stock.
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- Rail staff issued with body cameras to record assaultsRail staff are being issued with body-worn cameras in a bid to cut the amount of abuse they're having to face.
The Guardian
- Economic benefits of local buses eclipse unrealistic HS2 targetImproving Birmingham’s buses would boost productivity more than cutting train time to London
The Telegraph
- Minister backtrack on trains Wi-Fi Ministers are quietly retreating from Theresa May's election pledge to end the problem of patchy mobile phone signal and WiFi on train journeys, the Sunday Telegraph can disclose.
Times Online
- Tram users sent off rails buying tickets [subscription]Faulty ticket machines on Scotland’s only tram system have had to be repaired nearly 1,500 times.
- 1,000 trains cancelled due to ScotRail staff shortages [Subscription]The number of trains cancelled in Scotland because of staff shortages has more than doubled in six years amid claims that companies are operating the UK network on the cheap.
- Rail crew shortages lead to 35,000 train cancellations [Subscription]The number of trains cancelled because of staff shortages has risen almost fivefold in six years amid claims that companies are running the network on the cheap.
Bolton News
- Train station platforms across Bolton are being expanded after passenger complaints of no seatsSTATIONS across Bolton are making room for bigger and better trains by cleaning up platforms left unused for more than twenty years.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Fury as faulty Edinburgh tram ticket machines repaired nearly 1,500 timesThe machines don't give change and have a minimum spend for card payments that's higher than the single fare.
Wales Online
- How Metro plans for Cardiff Bay need a rethink and could bring together more of the cityConnecting the centre of Cardiff with the Bay has been part of regeneration plans for the city since the 1990s. Network Rail's South Wales Metro will improve the connectivity between the two, however Professor Mark Barry of Cardiff University feels the current plans do not go far enough.
Other Regional Press
- Could Greater Anglia’s new commuter trains face months of delays?New trains planned to revolutionise suburban travel in Essex and on the line to Ipswich could be delayed – forcing Greater Anglia to continue using older electric units on the routes.
- What the £70bn Northern Powerhouse transport plan means for northern LincolnshireThe plan aims to bring improved road and rail connections and has benefits for people in the Grimsby and Scunthorpe areas
- Chichester Railway Station changes a 'recipe for disaster' warns taxi driver However, Chichester resident Jim Rendall, a taxi driver of 11 years, said the north rank gets 'very congested for hours' so taxi drivers will be caught up in heavy traffic during busy periods.
New Civil Engineer
- Heathrow Southern Rail and DfT at loggerheads about track accessPlans for a southern access rail link into Heathrow are stalling because the Department for Transport (DfT) unable to agree track access arrangements, New Civil Engineer can reveal.
Rail Advent
- Major £9m upgrade to the Aberdeen – Dundee railway line to beginNetwork Rail has announced that its engineers will be delivering a £9m programme of track and level crossing enhancements between Aberdeen and Dundee over six weekends in February and March.
Railway Gazette
- 3D printed components to be tested on passenger trains3D PRINTING: Rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains, engineering consultancy ESG Rail and 3D printing technology company Stratasys have collaborated to use additive manufacturing to produce four train interior components meeting the standards required for use on UK rolling stock.
Other News Sources
- Staff ‘morale has gone off the cliff', says Crossrail bossMark Wild admits one of key tasks is to “corral” staff to finish late-running scheme
- No new carriages until 2021 for trains to BirminghamRAIL passengers travelling between Worcestershire and Birmingham are being warned to expect two more years of scenes like this on their peak-hour commutes while new carriages are built to lighten the load.
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