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Friday, 01 March 2019

BBC News

• High speed rail 'will benefit Scotland', says project bossThe person in charge of delivering the UK's new high speed rail network has said it will benefit Scotland, even though the line will stop at Leeds.
• Llangollen railway: Funding bid to finish steam projectAfter 45 years of building a railway line between two Denbighshire towns, volunteers say they need £10,000 to finish the last stretch.
• Council set to back Edinburgh tram extensionThe full City of Edinburgh Council will be asked to back a plan for trams to Newhaven.
• The London flats being built above train tracksNetwork Rail says homes built in this way could help to solve the housing crisis.
• Fare dodging costs London £100m a yearA travel watchdog calls for measures such as a confidential line for reporting adults using child tickets.

The Independent

• Suicide attempts on Tube fall for first time in five years as TfL staff interventions doubleTransport bosses hail efforts by staff to be more responsive and sympathetic to vulnerable passengers

The Scotsman

• Plans to restore hidden platform beneath Glasgow Central ‘on right track’, say Network RailPlans to restore a hidden derelict platform beneath Glasgow Central are “on the right track”, Network Rail has revealed as Scotland’s busiest station prepares to star in a new BBC series.

The Telegraph

• Graffiti artists hit by train were 'only guilty of their love of painting' says families as they defend 'art form' [Subscription]he graffiti artists hit by a train at Loughborough junction last year were "only guilty of their love of painting", their families have said as they mourn their loss.
• HS2 budget 'out of control' as it spends £6,000 on inflatable photo booths [The Telegraph]inisters have been accused of allowing spending on HS2 to run out of control after it emerged that bosses spent £650,000 of taxpayers’ money on a promotional film and more than £6,000 on inflatable photo booths.

Times Online

• Green light to £207m extension of Edinburgh’s troubled tramline [Subscription]Edinburgh’s controversial tram project has taken a significant step forward after councillors approved the completion of its main line more than a decade after construction began.
• All Aboard [Subscription]An extended tram network will allow Edinburgh to grow into an even better future

Birmingham Mail

• The number of Birmingham train passengers has reached a record levelPeople are most likely to travel between the West Midlands region and London - with 13.6m journeys in 2017/18

East Anglian Daily Times

• Better rail to airport connections ‘will drive East of England growth’ says Stansted chiefStansted Airport’s boss has called for upgrades to the rail links to the site to cut journey times and support £1.9bn worth of growth.

Other Regional Press

• Train journeys branded 'daily torment' as delays continue in 2019TWO thirds of trains to Bolton Station were delayed during peak times last month, new research has revealed.
• LIVE: ScotRail chief faces questions from passengers at public meeting in FifeThe event, organised by Lesley Laird MP, is taking place from 7pm at Kirkcaldy Town House and is open to all.
• Jackie Baillie calls for Scotrail to lose its licenceDumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie has called for ScotRail/Abellio to be stripped of the rail franchise.

Train Operators

• First of Greater Anglia’s new longer electric trains travels through East Anglia The first of Greater Anglia’s brand new long electric trains made by Swiss-manufacturer, Stadler, arrived in East Anglia today (28/2).

Other News Sources

• MSSL acquires Bombardier UK rolling stock component businessUK: Indian automotive and transport component supplier Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd's PKC Group announced on February 28 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bombardier Transportation’s UK rolling stock electrical component and system production and installation activities