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Friday, 08 February 2019

BBC News

• 'Unattractive' Gloucester railway station work to beginWork to revamp an "unattractive" railway station is due to begin sooner than expected after a council agreed to pay for design work.
• South Western Railway: Further round of strikes announcedThe RMT union said 88% of its members voted in favour of continuing strike action.

The Herald

• Michael Matheson hits back over rail link criticismTransport Secretary Michael Matheson hit back at Tory and Labourclaims that the Scottish Government has "betrayed" people in Glasgowafter plans for a rail link to the city's airport were ditched for a second time.

The Independent

• Pay-as-you-go train travel could expand nationwideThe UK comes a step closer to offering pay-as-you-go rail travel nationwide as the Department for Transport (DfT) today launches a consultation into expanding the ticketing model.

Times Online

• Trams powered by batteries to beat congestion [Subscription]New tram networks could be rolled out in towns and cities across England under government plans to cut congestion and pollution.

The National

• Patrick Harvie calls for public ownership of Scotland's railwayTHE option of a public sector bid to run Scotland's railways must be kept on the table, Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie has said.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• These are the three potential routes for the new Leeds Bradford Airport link roadLeeds City Council have opened their public consultation on three potential routes for the new Leeds Bradford Airport link road.

Yorkshire Post

• Northern Powerhouse Rail plan handed in to government 'is biggest scheme for North since Industrial Revolution'High speed rail plans described as the biggest single transport intervention for the North since the Industrial Revolution are to be submitted to the Government after securing the backing of political and business leaders.

Rail Technology Magazine

• DfT consulting on plans to expand pay-as-you-go rail travel nationwideThe DfT has launched a consultation into expanding the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) ticketing model currently used in London. Rail minister Andrew Jones had announced a renewed government drive to expand ‘smart ticketing’ nationwide, and is now seeking views from passengers and rail...
• Land acquisition costs for HS2 spiral five times higher than originally projected The cost of acquiring land and property for Phase 1 of HS2 could be almost five times the original estimation. Forecasts based on freedom of information requests from an anti-HS2 campaign group have revealed that the total land costs could now be around £5bn, and has already now far...

Railway Gazette

• DB launches digital research trainGERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has unveiled a four-car laboratory train which will be available to the rail sector across Germany for testing digital technologies. Branded the Advanced TrainLab, the train is a former ICE-TD diesel-electric set able to run at 200 km/h.

Other News Sources

• Major upgrade for Gatwick Airport’s railway stationPlans for major improvements to Gatwick Airport’s ageing railway station are expected to be given the nod by Crawley Borough Council.
• Disabled passengers hit out at MP tweets promising improvements to ‘discriminatory’ stationCampaigners have hit out at politicians for their lack of action in carrying out long-awaited improvements to a train station branded “outdated and discriminatory” by disabled passengers.
• Helensburgh's MSP presses transport secretary on train capacity cutsHELENSBURGH'S MSP has urged Scotland's transport secretary to tackle capacity issues on the town's rail service.
• Michael Matheson reveals WHY Glasgow Airport rail link scrappedTHE rail link to Glasgow Airport was scrapped because it would have led to many other commuter services being cancelled, the Transport Secretary has said.
• Haines aims to restore status of rail operationNew chief executive aims to return reliable operation to the heart of Network Rail strategy and raise the status of the railway as a profession