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Grayling accused of trying to hold Brexit ferry trial in private
Chris Grayling has been accused of trying to conduct large parts of a trial over the £14m Brexit ferry fiasco in private, against the principle of open justice, the high court has heard.
Crossrail bosses hope to give estimate for new opening date 'by April'
London mayor Sadiq Khan has said there is no date that Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild can give "with confidence" for when the delayed railway will open, but that he hopes to give an estimate by the end of this financial quarter.
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
BBC News
- Leeds commuters in five-hour rail delay after line damageA short Monday morning commute turned into a five-hour slog for train passengers in Leeds due to damaged overhead electricity cables.
- Eurostar owner allays Brexit chaos fearsThe biggest investor in the cross-Channel train service says it will be ready whatever the Brexit scenario.
The Independent
- Eurostar 'ghost train' blocks seats to passengers on London to Brussels serviceFrom mid-June, the Channel Tunnel train operator is telling prospective passengers there is a gap of more than four hours between the 8.54am and 12.58pm departures from London St Pancras to Brussels Midi.
The Scotsman
- We must learn from past if transport is to succeed in future – John Yellowlees People often think that planning and delivering transport is mainly about the day-to-day functions of recruiting qualified staff, buying buses, planning infrastructure, building roads and running trains. These are all important tasks, but transport is also often highly controversial. Perhaps the greatest problem faced by the industry is navigating the social and political challenges to transport delivery.
City AM
- Crossrail bosses hope to give estimate for new opening date 'by April'London mayor Sadiq Khan has said there is no date that Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild can give "with confidence" for when the delayed railway will open, but that he hopes to give an estimate by the end of this financial quarter.
Network Rail
- Brighton Main Line welcomes passengers back after £67 million investment over 9 daysSussex passengers are seeing the benefits today as Network Rail handed the railway back on time following a 9-day closure for vital engineering work that will make their train service more reliable.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Anger after ScotRail commuter collapses on board ‘dangerously packed’ Tweedbank-Edinburgh train A man has called ScotRail an “absolute farce” after witnessing a fellow rail passenger faint in front of him on board a “severely overcrowded and claustrophobic” service to the Capital.
- Edinburgh transport chief says new tram line work should not wait for inquiryThe Capital’s transport chief believes the city council can’t justify waiting for findings of the tram inquiry before pressing ahead with extending the line – amid an anticipated population explosion.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Minister defends HS2: They used to complain about the canals comingA Conservative minister has hit back over criticisms of HS2 – likening the controversial line to the birth of Britain's canal network.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Reaction from Leeds train passengers left stranded for hours due to blocked lineLeeds rail users react after being hit with several delays and cancellations - leaving some passengers stranded on the trains for ours.
Plymouth Herald
- Fury at 'unacceptable and dangerous' overcrowding on Plymouth to Penzance trainGWR has been accused of allowing "unacceptable and dangerous" overcrowding on a train that left Plymouth headed for Penzance in Cornwall this afternoon.
Other Regional Press
- Re-opening Ivanhoe Line to passengers would boost region says campaign groupThe branch line takes freight between Leicester and Burton but has had no passenger trains since 1964
- More trains running on time in East Anglia, figures showMore trains are running on time in East Anglia, according to latest figures.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Final 100mph speed checks made on electrified Manchester to Preston railwayFinal checks have been made on the newly electrified railway between Manchester and Preston as a test train made its last journey over the route for the arrival of 100mph in May. During the early hours of Friday morning, the last electric high-speed train ran on the newly upgraded route as part...
- 'Clearer vision' and improved joined-up working needed to deliver growth in Cambridge-Oxford arc, NIC saysThe potential of the highly-anticipated Cambridge-Oxford arc project could be stunted if the government does not provide a “clearer vision and better joined-up working” to maximising the output of the corridor, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has claimed. The project...
Railnews
- Network Rail launches sale of Cardiff Valley LinesNetwork Rail has launched the process of selling the 137km of Valley Lines routes in south Wales to the Welsh Government.
Railway Gazette
- Wabtec and GE Transportation complete mergerUSA: The merger of Wabtec Corp and GE Transportation was completed on February 25, with Wabtec President & CEO Raymond T Betler describing the transaction as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring together nearly four centuries of collective experience to create a technologically advanced leader with a highly complementary set of capabilities to move and improve the world.’
Other News Sources
- Bucks councillors calling for HS2 to apologiseThree Buckinghamshire County Councillors are calling for HS2 to apologise for failing the community.
- Will 'Welsh approach' fuel future franchises?A look at the Welsh and Cross Border project and its potential impacts for UK rail service reform. The Welsh Government’s journey from its vision of a transformed, integrated rail system for Wales to its recent procurement and mobilisation of KeolisAmey as its new operator has been rapid, innovative and market-leading. On many fronts and in many ways, the Welsh Ministers have sought to deliver its national rail objectives through ‘doing things differently’.
- Users’ group suggested as way forward for Borders RailwayCampaigners believe the creation of a passengers’ group might help yield the breakthrough needed to tackle unreliability and overcrowding on the Borders Railway.
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