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Government sued over no-deal ferry contracts
The government is being sued for its decision to charter firms to run extra ferries, including one with no ships, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Rail Minister reiterates northern benefits of HS2
Programme already supports 7,000 jobs and over 2,000 businesses have HS2 contracts.
Reports of HS2 being scrapped are "nonsense", Rail Minister Andrew Jones tells Sheffield transport conference
The Rail Minister has described claims that the northern stages of HS2 will be scrapped as "nonsense" amid fears that the Government is planning to scale back the project because of its mounting costs.
Eight light rail schemes that could enter DfT competition
Backers of light rail schemes across the country were given a boost last week, when the government called on rail providers to table their proposals under a new Department for Transport (DfT) competition.
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Department for Transport
- Rail Minister reiterates northern benefits of HS2Programme already supports 7,000 jobs and over 2,000 businesses have HS2 contracts.
The Herald
- ScotRail is way off trackI NOTE with interest your article indicating the extent of customer unhappiness with ScotRail ("ScotRail told to get customers back on happy track as new warning issued", The Herald, February 9). My experience at Bearsden Station on Saturday morning perhaps exemplifies much of what is wrong with our national rail operator.
Reuters News
- Swiss say Bombardier trains still fall short of expectationsZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) said on Monday that new Bombardier trains have yet to live up to expectations and that both companies were working to correct issues, including improving software and fixing problematic doors.
Birmingham Mail
- Furious Channel 4 Dispatches viewers demand 'joke' HS2 project scrapped after documentaryThe special from Channel 4, which lasted half an hour, broadcast on Monday at 8pm and was titled: "HS2 - The Great Train Robbery: Channel 4."
London Evening Standard
- Southeastern delays: Major train route into London suspended for rest of day after landslip near BarnehurstUPDATE: line will be closed ALL WEEK
- Eurostar passengers flee in 'mass panic' over exploding phone at St Pancras stationAn exploding phone battery caused Eurostar passengers to flee in panic at St Pancras station.
Manchester Evening News
- This is what one platform at Manchester Piccadilly looked like tonightThis is what a platform at the busiest train station in Manchester looked like tonight.
Yorkshire Post
- The Yorkshire Post says: Three tests for Rail Minister Andrew Jones to pass AT LEAST Andrew Jones, the Rail Minister, acknowledged the size of his task facing him when he addressed Transport for the North’s latest policy conference. “I am keenly aware of under-investment in transport,” the Harrogate MP told his audience.
- Reports of HS2 being scrapped are "nonsense", Rail Minister Andrew Jones tells Sheffield transport conferenceThe Rail Minister has described claims that the northern stages of HS2 will be scrapped as "nonsense" amid fears that the Government is planning to scale back the project because of its mounting costs.
Bucks Free Press
- Ministers 'actively considering' scrapping controversial HS2 projectChannel 4 Dispatches will investigate whether High Speed Two (HS2) - a high-speed rail line connecting London to Birmingham by 2026 and then Manchester and Leeds by 2033 - will bring the jobs and economic growth the government is promising.
Sunderland Echo
- LNER launches bid to protect regional accents as people admit they can't tell them apart Train company LNER is championing regional accents after a study revealed many people can't identify a Sunderland or Newcastle one.
Other Regional Press
- Seaside train station will shut for over a month as new platform rolls inSheringham Railway Station will shut for over a month so a new platform can be installed.
- Batley’s rail services will be under scrutiny at public meeting Network Rail have agreed to attend a public meeting secured by Batley MP Tracy Brabin where commuters will have the chance to raise their concerns about local services and the future of the rail network.
London TravelWatch
- Millions of Tube passengers to benefit from more visible staff as TfL implements key London TravelWatch recommendationMillions of Tube passengers will now be able to spot London Underground station staff more easily after Transport for London (TfL) put in place one of the final recommendations from London TravelWatch’s review of ticket office closures.
New Civil Engineer
- Cameras strapped to trains help Network Rail fix tracks in record timeNetwork Rail has launched a fleet of monitoring trains aimed at doubling the operator’s track maintenance capacity over the next five years.
- HS2 lacks ‘big picture analysis’, ex rail regulator chair saysThe former chair of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has claimed that “no big picture analysis” of spending on High Speed 2 (HS2) has ever been conducted.
- HS2 London stations losers ponder challengeLosing bidders for High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) key London stations contracts are considering challenging the contract award decisions, New Civil Engineer can reveal.
- Eight light rail schemes that could enter DfT competitionBackers of light rail schemes across the country were given a boost last week, when the government called on rail providers to table their proposals under a new Department for Transport (DfT) competition.
The Business Desk
- Franchise extension for East Midlands TrainsStagecoach Group has confirmed that its subsidiary, East Midlands Trains, has agreed a new short-term rail franchise with the Department for Transport (DfT).
Transportxtra
- Old Oak Common rail depot to become HS2 ‘superhub’Plans for a ‘super hub’ are being drawn up on the site of the Old Oak Common railway depot in north-west London. The high-speed rail station, due to open in 2026, would offer services to the Midlands, Scotland and the North and access to central London and Heathrow via Crossrail.
Other News Sources
- New Forest railway line proposedA NEW REPORT is recommending that the New Forest gets a new railway line from Brockenhurst to Ringwood and that the government considers re-opening stations closed under the 'Beeching Axe'.
- Awards success for Knutsford, Goostrey and Chelford Railway StationsKNUTSFORD and Goostrey Railway Stations have scooped awards at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards evening, with Chelford Railway Station gaining a commendation.
- Elizabeth Line: when will it open and how much will it cost?London’s delayed £17.6bn Crossrail link costing £30m a week
- Plans to re-open Skipton to Colne one step closer to becoming a realityTransport Secretary Chris Grayling has backed the re-opening of the Colne to Skipton rail link, moving the project one step closer to proceeding.
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