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Thursday, 06 June 2019

BBC News

• London Underground staff pay talks 'collapse'The RMT union says it is moving to a strike ballot after proposals fail to make

The Scotsman

• Scotrail revokes cheap ticket offer because trains ‘will be very busy’ for Spice Girls Edinburgh performanceScotrail has revoked a regular cheap ticket offer this weekend (Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June), because it is expecting services to be busy as fans travel to Edinburgh to see the Spice Girls perform.
• Azuma trains to reach Edinburgh in AugustLNER’s brand-new Azuma trains are to make their Scottish debut on 1 August, operating one service a day in each direction between Edinburgh and London.

Times Online

• HS2 faces test to see if it can be built on budget [subscription]The much-delayed £56 billion HS2 rail project is under review to ensure that it can be delivered, the transport secretary said yesterday.

City AM

• Stick with HS2 or scrap it? Where every Tory leadership contender stands on the £56bn railwayTheresa May has just days left as Tory leader, and it’s not just Brexit where the future is unclear – HS2 is also at a crossroads.
• Commuters brace for Tube chaos as 10,000 workers balloted for strike actionMajor strikes could bring London Underground to a standstill, with up to 10,000 workers threatening to walk out.

The Mirror

• Southern Rail voted 'worst network' for public trust in damning new reportThe second worst performance on trust was by Great Northern with 24%, followed by South Western Rail and Thameslink, both on 27%

London Evening Standard

• Transport for London staff share £30m pay-offs in a year despite Mayor's pledgeMore than 500 Transport for London staff earned in excess of £100,000 last year — and almost as many shared pay-offs totalling £30.7 million.
• Londoners brace for Tube chaos as talks on pay for London Underground workers 'collapse'Commuters are braced for Tube chaos after union talks aimed at reaching a pay deal for London Underground workers
• Southern ranked worst rail firm for passenger trust, report revealsSouthern has been ranked as the worst train company for public trust over the past two years, a report has revealed.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Lord Digby Jones: HS2 must be built at all costsHS2 must be built at all costs to increase capacity on the country's transport networks, a former director general of the CBI has said.

Plymouth Herald

• Network Rail to reveal plans that will see rail line moved away from cliffs and out towards the seaIt will include moving the railway away from the sections of cliff that pose the greatest hazard and out towards the sea

Other Regional Press

• First look at new high-speed HS2 bullet trains for Glasgow and EdinburghTwo UK-based rail giants are today submitting a train proposal to High-Speed Two (HS2) that would be the most advanced, customer-oriented train ever to run in the UK.

New Civil Engineer

• Train manufacturers reveal HS2 rolling stock designs [Subscription]The two main bidders for the for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) trains have revealed their proposed designs.
• HS2 to compete with broadband rollout for government fundingHigh Speed 2 (HS2) will compete for funding against other types of infrastructure projects such as the rollout of fibre broadband, under the terms of a new review being carried out by the government,.
• Train manufacturers reveal HS2 rolling stock designsThe two main bidders for the for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) trains have revealed their proposed designs.

Rail Advent

• Office of Rail and Road authorise TransPennine Express 802s to enter serviceThe Office of Rail and Road has announced that they have authorised TransPennine Express to bring their Class 802s into service.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Networks Rail's David Ollerhead, on engaging with the supply chainDavid Ollerhead, Networks Rail Open for Business Programme Director, joins us to discuss ‘breaking down barriers’ and making it easier for organisations to invest in the sector. Ahead of TransCityRail Midlands 2019, he explains that he is fully committed to a regularly updated...
• Apprentice to Co-leading the Rail Sector DealIn a series of Q&A’s with key speakers on the run up to TransCityRail Midlands, we caught up with TransCityRail panellist and Amey’s commercial account director, Anna Delvecchio, for her insight into what the rail Sector Deal means for the rail industry and its supply chain. Anna...