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Tuesday, 10 September 2019

BBC News

• London Underground: More than 36,000 shifts lost to Tube strikesA leading academic says the amount of days lost to London Underground strikes is

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New electric trains now operating on Airedale and Wharfedale linesNEW electric trains began running today on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines. Northern is operating the Class 331s between Leeds and Skipton/Ilkley, calling at Bradford Forster Square.

Northern Echo

• Re-use Yorkshire Dales railway line proposal revealed 60 years after axeCOUNCIL taxpayers’ money looks set to be pumped into a study to assess the feasibility of bringing a railway line back into use by the public 60 years after passenger traffic was withdrawn.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Tom Watson calls to halt funding into sleeper factoryTom Watson has called on the government to halt funding of a proposed sleeper factory until an ongoing HS2 review is complete.

Other Regional Press

• Calderdale timetable changes 'will cause misery' for rail passengersServices are set to be cut at Mytholmroyd and Sowerby Bridge stations
• Rail group chaired by MP to meetPASSENGERS will get the chance to quiz rail bosses in a public meeting this week.

Train Operators

• Fund for West Midlands Railway communities open for bidsA pioneering fund to improve neighbourhoods across the West Midlands Railway (WMR) network by inviting bids from communities with innovative schemes from today.

New Civil Engineer

• Cancelling HS2 would push up future project costs, contractors warnUK contractors have warned that cancelling High Speed 2 (HS2) could push up the cost of future construction and infrastructure projects.

Rail Advent

• New trains from Northern arrive in BradfordFrom this morning, brand new electric trains from Northern have been operating between Leeds and Skipton/Ilkley, calling at Bradford Forster Square.

Rail Magazine

• No timetable for Piccadilly new platforms, says Rail MinisterThere is no timetable for building two new platforms at Manchester Piccadilly that would ease capacity concerns at the station.

Rail Technology Magazine

• How 3D Printing is revolutionising modern manufacturingJames Brown, data and performance engineer at Angel Trains, explains how 3D printing technology is making a real difference to the rail industry. The rail industry was forged in the furnace of the first industrial revolution and, as we enter the fourth industrial revolution characterised by the...

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• Visiting the Best European Destinations By TrainTraveling through Europe by train is an iconic way to enjoy this historical continent and visiting the best European destinations by rail is much simpler than it may appear in the age of low budget Euro airlines.