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Transport minister demands more powers to run Scotland’s railways
Scotland’s transport minister has stepped up demands for Holyrood to be granted further powers over the running of the country’s railways.
Row over leak threatens to derail East Midlands train franchise [subscription]
The government is facing pressure to scrap a rail franchise award amid mounting criticism over the leak of sensitive information to a rival bidder.
Government 'can't tell Siemens where to build trains' following Hitachi snub
A MINISTER has said the Government "can't tell Siemens where to build its trains" following revelations that firm will build the majority of a new London Underground order in Austria.
Saturday, 27 April 2019
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- South Wales travel warning as roads and rail close this weekendRoads in central Cardiff, part of the Heads of the Valley road and the Severn Tunnel shut this weekend.
The Guardian
- Crossrail could be delayed beyond 2021 target, admits chiefThe new 2021 target for the opening of Crossrail is liable to slip further due to continuing uncertainty about the software behind the new rail line, its chief executive has admitted.
The Scotsman
- Transport minister demands more powers to run Scotland’s railwaysScotland’s transport minister has stepped up demands for Holyrood to be granted further powers over the running of the country’s railways.
Times Online
- Row over leak threatens to derail East Midlands train franchise [subscription]The government is facing pressure to scrap a rail franchise award amid mounting criticism over the leak of sensitive information to a rival bidder.
Mail Online
- Heathrow passengers won't have to show a passport or boarding card at check-in from this summer thanks to new facial recognition technologyPassengers flying from Heathrow will no longer have to show a passport at check-in from this summer. Britain’s largest airport is installing permanent facial recognition technology in the hope that travellers spend less time going through checks. Boarding passes will also no longer be needed.
London Evening Standard
- TfL 'set to lose £1bn' from two-year delay on troubled CrossrailThe two-year delay in opening the troubled Crossrail line could cost Transport for London £1 billion in lost income, it was feared today.
Northern Echo
- Government 'can't tell Siemens where to build trains' following Hitachi snubA MINISTER has said the Government "can't tell Siemens where to build its trains" following revelations that firm will build the majority of a new London Underground order in Austria.
Yorkshire Post
- Yorkshire rail passengers get 'bullet train' ride for first time on Kings Cross servicePASSENGERS in parts of Yorkshire are about to get their first experience of a Japanese bullet train, when the new fleet of Azumas gets underway.
Other Regional Press
- ScotRail treat West Fifers with 'utter contempt' as peak services cancelledWEST FIFE commuters arrived back after the Easter break to find two peak services had been cancelled back-to-back on the Fife Circle line on Tuesday morning.
- £1.6 million upgrade will help improve Aberdeen rail servicesA £1.6 million depot upgrade in Inverness will help improve rail services between Aberdeen and the Highlands, it’s been claimed.
- Plan to restore key Southport to Manchester train route through Wigan backed by MPPlans by a train company to bring back the axed Southport to Manchester Piccadilly service running through the borough have been backed by Wigan's MP.
Rail Technology Magazine
- 'No justification': Buckinghamshire councils demand government halt HS2 prep work until Notice to Proceed givenCouncils across Buckinghamshire have agreed to pass a special motion calling on the government and HS2 to halt all current site work in the county. Aylesbury Vale and Chiltern district councils and Buckinghamshire County Council said they were “pilling pressure on the government” to...
- Crossrail to open by March 2021 as bosses confirm new timetable without Bond StreetThe Elizabeth Line will open by March 2021 at the latest as a new six-month delivery window for the Crossrail’s crisis-hit central section is revealed by the project’s bosses. The announcement confirms that Crossrail, already heavily delayed and overbudget, will be completed at least...
- Virgin Trains proposes radical new airline-style model for fares and franchisingVirgin Trains has put forward radical new proposals to manage rail services using an airline-style model, abolishing standing on trains and forcing passengers on long-distance journeys to pre-book seats. The train operator wants to introduce a brand-new ticketing and franchising model and say...
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