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Campaigners have called for free bus travel and the reopening of hundreds of miles of railway lines to end reliance on cars, as transport is due to be confirmed as the UK’s largest contributor to greenhouse gases.
Goole MP accuses Siemens rivals of 'game playing' over £1.5bn rail contract
Andrew Percy leapt to the defence of Siemens after it was accused of 'pulling the wool over Transport for London's eyes'
Re-opening rail lines
Reopening rail lines across the country would go a long way to improving public transport and tackling rail overcrowding.
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
BBC News
- Battered Dawlish rail line to get higher wallA coastal railway line that washed into the sea five years ago may soon be protected from the wind and waves by a new wall.
- Thousands of ScotRail services axed due to staff shortagesThe scale of disruption to ScotRail services caused by staff shortages since last April is revealed.
- UK to spend £800k on 'highly likely' Eurotunnel Brexit caseThe government says it could be forced to pay
- Decision to scrap Glasgow Airport rail link 'a betrayal'A former council leader said the decision to scrap the direct link was a
The Herald
- ScotRail 'now beyond a joke' after train overcrowding on Six Nations weekendA UNION has criticised ScotRail's service as "now beyond a joke" after passengers complained of fainting and panic attacks through overcrowded trains during and after the launch of Six Nations rugby in Edinburgh.
Mail Online
- Number of trains cancelled due to staff shortages has risen nearly five times in last six years 'because bosses rely on staff working overtime too much'Five times the number of trains have been cancelled due to staff shortages over the last six years, figures reveal.
Network Rail
- Network Rail submits plans for improved sea wall at Dawlish as part of the South West Rail Resilience ProgrammeNetwork Rail has made a planning submission to Teignbridge District Council to improve the long-term resilience of the railway linking Devon and Cornwall to the rest of the UK.
Birmingham Mail
- Channel 4 Dispatches documentary on HS2 to throw spotlight on project's controversyHS2 - The Great Train Robbery: Channel 4 Dispatches will be a 30-minute look at the controversy surrounding the project
London Evening Standard
- Thug broke into Tube train cab and bottled driver, police sayPolice have launched a manhunt after a thug broke into a Tube driver's cab and attacked him with a bottle.
- Brexit news latest: Nissan must reapply for £61m Government funding after UK production u-turnNissan will have to reapply for a £61 million Government grant after a decision to backtrack on UK production plans amid Brexit uncertainty, business secretary Greg Clark has said.
Other Regional Press
- More problems for passengers as train cancelled for 'overcrowding'TRAIN passengers are experiencing more problems in Bolton today after another service was completely cancelled at one station because of "overcrowding".
- Goole MP accuses Siemens rivals of 'game playing' over £1.5bn rail contractAndrew Percy leapt to the defence of Siemens after it was accused of 'pulling the wool over Transport for London's eyes'
Campaign for Better Transport
- Re-opening rail linesReopening rail lines across the country would go a long way to improving public transport and tackling rail overcrowding.
Rail Advent
- TransPennine Express introduces WhatsApp for its rail passengersTranspennine Express have announced that they have introduced WhatsApp for its passengers.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Long-awaited plans to build a sea wall to protect Dawlish rail line unveiled by Network Rail Image credit - Moorefam
- New Hitachi rolling stock unveiled by Hull Trains as part of £60m investmentHull Trains has unveiled its new fleet of hi-tech Hitachi trains which will replace its current ageing fleet of Class 180s in 2019 as part of a £60m investment. The train operator has given a first glimpse of the new rolling stock which comes with increased seating capacity, enhanced...
- Plans to scrap Glasgow Airport rail link a 'betrayal of the city' claims Labour MPThe decision to scrap plans for a direct rail link between Glasgow Airport and the city centre in favour of new plans for a shuttle pod system has been branded as a “betrayal for the city” by a Labour MP. Last week, following meetings with the Scottish transport minister and...
The Business Desk
- Call to review lost Bombardier train orderThere are growing calls to review the order for new underground trains that would have been made in Derby, after it was revealed that the majority will be built in Austria and not in the UK.
Other News Sources
- The five routes East West Rail could take through countryside from Cambourne to CambridgeTrains could take what some have called a “tortuous route” through the countryside from Cambourne to Cambridge as part of the final stage of East West Rail.
- Ex council leader says scrapping Glasgow Airport rail link is "betrayal for the city"THE rail link to Glasgow Airport should still be built, according to the former leader of the Council.
- The Marsh Barton train station set for 2016 is still years away from being builtMarsh Barton railway station – due to open in 2016 – may still be ‘years’ away from ever seeing a train roll in.
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