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New £80m sea wall planned in Dawlish to protect trains from waves
Rail campaigners have long argued that the money would be better spent on reinstating inland route from Exeter to Plymouth
New TfW director appointed for north Wales
Transport for Wales (TfW) has appointed Lee Robinson as its new development director for north Wales. Robinson will lead the business unit in the north of Wales as it supports the delivery of the new franchise and several major schemes in the region. The minister for transport and for north...
Friday, 15 February 2019
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- £11m revamp of Far North Line finishedNetwork Rail has completed an £11m two and a half-year project to renew and replace sections of track at 59 sites along the Highlands' Far North Line.
- Call for louder tram horns after pedestrian's death in EdinburghRail investigators issue safety advice after the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a tram in Edinburgh.
The Independent
- New £80m sea wall planned in Dawlish to protect trains from wavesRail campaigners have long argued that the money would be better spent on reinstating inland route from Exeter to Plymouth
Times Online
- Rail staff training blamed for train cancellations [Subscription]Staff shortages at ScotRail that led to the disruption of more than 50 trains yesterday were caused by training.
City AM
- London's best and worst commuter stations revealedLondon's poor performing trains have been well documented over the past year, but now the best and worst commuter stations around the capital have been revealed.
- Commuters face severe delays on District Line as rush hour misery strikesCommuters are facing rush hour misery this morning with severe delays affecting the District Line.
Daily Record
- Capacity problems on Dumbarton, Balloch and Helensburgh trains "unacceptable"The transport secretary says delivery of new carriages will ease congestion.
London Evening Standard
- Marylebone station and Chiltern railways introduce coffee cup recycling scheme to reduce single use plasticCommuters passing through Marylebone station will now be able to dispose of their morning coffee cups ethically after a recycling scheme was introduced.
Other Regional Press
- First electric trains are a 'new dawn' for Bolton commutersELECTRIC trains are operating in Bolton for the first time, nearly a decade after preparation first began and have been declared “a new dawn for Bolton”.
- Hull MP blasts First Group's 'dismissive' attitude to city's struggling rail companyShe had to read the First Group's response to her proposal for an extra train in the Hull Daily Mail
- Time to ditch HS2 – let’s fix our regional railway linesWhy are we going ahead with the HS2 rail link when regional railways could do with an overhaul? Iain Dale suggest we focus on local schemes instead
- East Yorkshire MP David Davis calls for HS2 to be scrapped - this is whyThe former Cabinet minister said the money would be better spent on the existing rail network
- Pay-as-you-go train travel could extend to Guildford and AldershotPay-as-you-go train travel could be extended across Surrey and Hampshire if new plans by the Department of Transport go ahead.
New Civil Engineer
- Heathrow southern rail access will need public support, says GraylingTransport secretary Chris Grayling has said that a Heathrow southern rail link will need “public support”, despite the fact that many existing proposals will be entirely privately funded.
- HS2 cost cutting study revealedA High Speed 2 (HS2) commissioned study into how to cut costs on phase 1 of the project between London and Birmingham has been revealed.
Rail Technology Magazine
- TfL awards £220m contract to Balfour Beatty for tube track renewalsBalfour Beatty has won a £220m contract from TfL to carry out track renewals on the London Underground. The four-year contract encompasses all aspects of track renewals including track, points and crossings, and trackside drainage across over 1,000km on the network. Starting from April...
- New TfW director appointed for north WalesTransport for Wales (TfW) has appointed Lee Robinson as its new development director for north Wales. Robinson will lead the business unit in the north of Wales as it supports the delivery of the new franchise and several major schemes in the region. The minister for transport and for north...
- RAIB warns Network Rail over safety recommendations following another near missThe RAIB has written to Network Rail again following an investigation into an incident where two workers walking along the track on the East Coast Main Line were narrowly missed by a train after an undetected planning mistake. The near miss occurred on 20 January when a train operated by...
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