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Friday, 10 May 2019

The Independent

• Extra rail staff deployed for train timetable changesRail firms have limited ambitions this May after the 2018 fiasco

The Scotsman

• Third tram extension part of ten-year plan for EdinburghA city centre tram loop would be built in the heart of Edinburgh under the biggest proposed transport overhaul of the Scottish capital in living memory.

The Telegraph

• Tube etiquette: How to ride the Underground with style [Subscription]here's a familiar sound on the Tube that belies collective contempt for those who don't know the rules. It goes: "Eye roll, tut, tssk". The unwritten etiquette guide for the Underground ensures that every passenger can travel anonymously, without undue attention. If you break it, you are thrust front and centre stage as punishment.

Times Online

• Railway timetable changes threaten more disruption [Subscription]Passengers could face more rail disruption after operators unveiled the biggest overhaul of timetables since the meltdown of services last summer.
• Lives on the line as reckless trainspotters target Flying Scotsman [subscription]It is one of the world’s most famous locomotives, drawing huge crowds whenever it takes to the tracks. Flying Scotsman’s appeal is so strong, however, that overeager trainspotters may be endangering their lives and those of passengers.

Northern Echo

• Team completes £1m project to help environment at Bishop AucklandA TEAM from Northumbrian Water swapped drainage for "trainage" when they called in at Bishop Auckland Railway Station at the end of a £1m project aimed at protecting the local environment.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Abellio confirmed as new operator of East Midlands railway franchise - despite Stagecoach launching legal actionThe new operator of the East Midlands rail franchise has been officially confirmed - despite transport firm Stagecoach launching legal action against the Department for Transport.

Sheffield Star

• Mayor Dan Jarvis on tram-train expansion across South Yorkshire and tackling the north/south divide in transport funding South Yorkshire metro mayor Dan Jarvis has said more needs to be done to address the funding gap the region receives in transport funding compared to London.

Yorkshire Post

• No repeat of chaos this time, rail firms are warnedThe rail industry must “pull out all the stops” next week to avoid a repeat of the chaos that crippled services in Yorkshire at the same time last year, the passenger watchdog has warned.

Rail Technology Magazine

• RAIB to investigate track worker near miss in WalesThe RAIB has launched an investigation into a near miss incident where a track worker narrowly avoided being hit by a passenger train. The train was travelling between Dovey Junction and Borth stations at approximately 59mph on 2 April when it nearly hit a track worker at Ynys Hir. The track...

Other News Sources

• Past and present Crossrail bosses to face MPs, all at the same timeThe current and previous project leadership teams will be questioned next week
• Virgin Trains is working to minimise UK rail disruption with ServiceNowThe Back on Track app connects control centre operators and frontline staff, and could save Virgin as much as £400,000 a year