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Tuesday, 02 April 2019

BBC News

• Borders Railway extension study supportedThe UK government backs plans to take a closer look at taking the Borders route on to Carlisle.

The Guardian

• Short story vending machines to transport London commutersThe machines, made by French company Short Édition, will dispense free one, three and five-minute stories … with the first penned by Anthony Horowitz

The Independent

• Netherlands makes trains free on national book day for those who show a book instead of ticketSpecial book given out as gift to readers during National Book Week is accepted instead of ticket

Times Online

• The invisible killer choking our cities must be stopped - Sadiq Khan [Subscription]The air in London is a killer. Breathing it increases the chance of cancers, strokes, heart disease, diabetes, dementia and asthma. But this killer air is also invisible. If we could see it and smell it, we would not have accepted it for so long.
• Whitehall to back Borders railway study [Subscription]The UK government is to back a feasibility study into extending the Borders railway through Hawick to Carlisle.

London Evening Standard

• Colour-blind man's 'dream' comes true as he gets job driving Tube trainsA tube driver who suffers from a form of colour blindness is believed to be the first in the world with the condition to be allowed to drive a subway train.

Wales Online

• The £200m deal to buy new trains in WalesThe funding from L&G will fund 60 new tram-trains and trimode trains

Hull Daily Mail

• The Hull Trains women who rose through ranks to become new driversEmma Ramsden and Sarah Goulbourne have both been training to become train drivers since last August

Other Regional Press

• UK Government backing for Borders Railway extension study welcomed by campaigners, MPs and MSPs Campaigners have welcomed the UK Government’s backing for a full feasibility study into proposals to extend the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle.
• Rail minister visits city to mark launch of delay repay schemeThe rail minister says a new compensation scheme for rail users was not rolled out as a distraction from the delays and cancellations faced by passengers.
• Rail minister visits city to mark launch of delay repay schemeThe rail minister says a new compensation scheme for rail users was not rolled out as a distraction from the delays and cancellations faced by passengers.
• ‘I will hold her to it’ - Oldham MP says as Theresa May promises to make railway stations accessibleOLDHAM East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has said she will hold the Prime Minister to her word after saying that the Government intends to make all railway stations accessible to people with mobility issues under their Access to All scheme.

Christian Wolmar

• Rail 872: The North needs rail investmentOne of the few (only?) good ideas from George Osborne when he was Chancellor was the concept of a Northern Powerhouse. Gone would be the inadequate connections between the various towns and cities of the north and instead of the ghastly Pacer trains and snail pace services, there would be HS3, linking Leeds and Manchester, but also possibly Liverpool, Hull, Newcastle and any other place that seemed politically expedient.

Rail Advent

• New bike racks at Bicester unveiledChiltern Railways has unveiled more than 100 new bike spaces at their Bicester North and Bicester Village stations.

Rail Technology Magazine

• UK Government announces support for feasibility study into Borders Railway extensionThe UK Government has announced its backing for a feasibility study into an extension of the Borders Railway. The plans could see the 30-mile route between Edinburgh and Tweedbank extended a further 18 miles to Hawick, Newcastleton and Carlisle. Scottish secretary David Mundell confirmed the...
• Funding sign-off for first half of HS2 construction delayed by ministersMinisters have delayed signing off on the first half of funding for HS2 over concerns about the flagship rail project’s spiralling costs. A formal ‘notice to proceed’ on the major construction works for the first phase of the project was due to be issued in June, but this now...
• Network Rail unveils £2bn CP6 investment for Wales and Borders railwayPlans for a £2bn investment over the next five years across the Wales and Borders have been published by Network Rail. This includes investing £176m on track renewals and refurbishments, £135m to improve signalling in west Wales, and an additional £27.7m in improving the...

Other News Sources

• Eisele connections in a new dimension - Dependable and robust connection technology for industrial applicationsAt Hannover Messe from 1 – 5 April 2019 Eisele will present three new products, in addition to the company’s full range of high-quality connection technology with tube fittings for all industrial applications.
• West Midlands Trains launches rebrand campaign after £1bn investment West Midlands Trains has unveiled its rebrand campaign for its train lines, as the company invests £1bn into its London Northwestern Railway (LNR) and West Midland Railway (WMR) services.