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Councils stall on adding charging points for electric vehicles
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Government must change policy on rail electrification or risk missing climate change targets, industry body warns
The national body for Britain’s railways has warned the government could miss its targets of decarbonising train travel by 2040 unless it changes its policy on electrification.
Spring Statement: Philip Hammond hints at Spending Review boost for Northern Powerhouse rail
Philip Hammond has hinted that the Government will throw its weight behind a major strategic rail project in the north later this year, when he delivered his Spring Statement today.
Rail electrification costs slashed in 10-year plan
The cost of rail electrification projects could be slashed by as much as 50%, if the government commits to a 10-year pipeline of work, according to the Railway Industry Association (RIA).
Thursday, 14 March 2019
BBC News
- Decision due on extending Edinburgh's tram schemeA decision on extending Edinburgh's tram scheme will be taken by the city's councillors later.
ITV News
- Thameslink announces new servicesExtra trains are being laid on for people using Thameslink services in the region.
The Guardian
- Sitting pretty: London transport fabrics over the decades – in picturesAs part of the Celebrating Britain’s Transport Textile project, London Transport Museum curator Georgia Morley has researched the hard wearing and distinctively-patterned fabrics that have covered Britain’s transport seating since the 1920s
City AM
- HS2 chairman says stopping the railway at Birmingham would be a 'complete betrayal'HS2 chairman Allan Cook has said not completing the £56bn railway to the north of England would be a "complete betrayal".
- Government must change policy on rail electrification or risk missing climate change targets, industry body warnsThe national body for Britain’s railways has warned the government could miss its targets of decarbonising train travel by 2040 unless it changes its policy on electrification.
Daily Record
- ScotRail apologise for ongoing travel disruption for Stirling passengersTraining for drivers and conductors is being blamed for cancelled trains.
Liverpool Echo
- Plans for new Merseyrail city centre station at famous Liverpool landmarkA stunning new Merseyrail station entrance could one day be opened at the Pier Head under a new vision for Liverpool city centre.
London Evening Standard
- Virgin Trains launch communication cards for passengers with 'invisible disabilities'An initiative helping passengers with communication difficulties has launched on Virgin Trains.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Time to build a Tettenhall railway station - Gavin WilliamsonGavin Williamson has called for a new railway station in Tettenhall – which he says could drive economic growth across the Black Country and South Staffordshire.
Yorkshire Post
- Spring Statement: Philip Hammond hints at Spending Review boost for Northern Powerhouse railPhilip Hammond has hinted that the Government will throw its weight behind a major strategic rail project in the north later this year, when he delivered his Spring Statement today.
Other Regional Press
- New station set to be added to c2c line as part of 3,000 home planA NEW station is set to be added to the c2c line from Fenchurch Street to Southend. Work on a major new housing development in Dagenham is set to start in coming weeks, including a new railway station on the c2c line.
- Wearside MP calls for an expansion of the Metro to WashingtonSharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Sunderland West and Shadow Minister for Public Health, has today submitted evidence to the Department for Transport’s Call for Evidence on light rail, and sent a letter to Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport calling for the Tyne and Wear Metro to be extended to Washington.
London TravelWatch
- Passengers must directly benefit from £5m GTR fine says passenger watchdogLondon TravelWatch has responded to the £5m fine imposed today on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) for breaking rules on passenger information following the introduction of a new timetable last May.
New Civil Engineer
- New HS2 chair vows to learn from Crossrail woesThe new High Speed 2 (HS2) chair Allan Cook has vowed to learn from the problems encountered on Crossrail.
- Rail electrification costs slashed in 10-year planThe cost of rail electrification projects could be slashed by as much as 50%, if the government commits to a 10-year pipeline of work, according to the Railway Industry Association (RIA).
Rail Technology Magazine
- West Midlands unveils new May rail timetableMore direct services, greater capacity and extra evening and weekend services have been promised as West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway launch their new timetable for May 2019. The train operators have revealed a raft of changes including an “enhanced” timetable and...
Railway Gazette
- Cost of UK electrification could be cut by two-thirdsUK: Better planning of projects, wider adoption of best practice and a long-term commitment to a rolling programme could reduce the cost of overhead line electrification to between 33% and 50% of current prices, according to a report published by the UK’s Railway Industry Association on March 14.
Other News Sources
- Liverpool metro mayor announces commission into new city centre rail stationLiverpool City Region Combined Authority has unveiled a commission to deliver a new station in Liverpool city centre to connect the region to HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR).
- Virgin Trains rebuked for ‘appalling’ use of unpaid voice-overs for toilet campaignVirgin Trains has come under fire for a competition in which voice-over services will be provided for free, with Equity branding the campaign “appalling and indefensible”.
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