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Thursday, 10 October 2019

BBC News

• Tube noise levels: TfL driver action cancelledThe RMT union says it has suspended action which was due to begin at midnight.

The Guardian

• Ban eating on public transport to tackle obesity, urges outgoing chief medicDame Sally Davies says government must put children’s health before company profitsThe government should put children’s health before companies’ profits, says the outgoing chief medical officer in a hard-hitting report calling for tough action against junk food, including a ban on eating and drinking on public transport, to tackle obesity.Dame Sally Davies, in her final report as CMO for England, said: “Today’s children are drowning in a flood of unhealthy food and drink options, compounded by insufficient opportunities for being active. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Ban everyone from eating or drinking on trains and buses to end snack culture, says chief medical officer 

Times Online

• Ban food on trains, says top doctor [subscription]Chief medical officer warns snacks fuelling obesity Eating and drinking must be banned on commuter trains and buses to tackle obesity, the country’s top doctor has urged.

Birmingham Post

• Boss of Derby train-maker Bombardier quits role for personal reasonsPhil Hufton has been replaced by Matt Byrne as president and chairman of firm's UK operations

Northern Echo

• Metro extension to 'edging closer to reality' LONG-awaited plans to extend the Metro network towards County Durham could finally be edging closer to reality.

The York Press

• LETTER: HS2 should start and end at King’s Cross An official review of the HS2 project says that the new line should be scaled back and now end at Birmingham.

Plymouth Herald

• Crowded trains leaving Plymouth with half the number of carriages neededGWR confirms that sometimes services run with just five carriages

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Petards awarded contract to supply Bombardier TransportationPetards, the AIM quoted software developer of advanced security and surveillance systems, announces that it has been awarded a contract to supply Bombardier Transportation (
• Extra 6,500 passenger spaces a week on Valley linesSpace on trains for up to 6,500 more commuters a week on Valley lines has been announced by Transport for Wales (TfW) from December. But the Welsh Government is to request a delay in introducing new regulations to make trains accessible for people with disabilities. This is due to a backlog in train orders that has an impact throughout the UK. TfW said Valley lines would see more four-carriage trains on peak services. The Welsh Government-owned body is also introducing additional trains right across the Wales and Borders rail network, and carriages on some train services have been upgraded...

Rail Magazine

• £15 million scheme to develop Waverley capacityScottish Government has approved a £15 million programme of preliminary work to increase capacity on the approaches to Edinburgh Waverley.
• Europhoenix earmarks ‘91s’ for European freight useUp to 20 Class 91s could be exported to Eastern Europe for freight duties.
• New trains for Northern's Chester-Leeds routeCAF Class 195 diesel multiple units will be introduced onto Chester-Leeds Northern Connect routes from October 21, during the next round of new train introductions on the franchise.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Carlisle extension to Borders Railway making positive progressBorders Railway trains could soon be travelling down as far as Carlisle, after campaigners for the line extension were told their goal is
• Virgin Trains to increase number of body cameras worn by staffVirgin Trains, the first UK train operator to equip all frontline teams with body worn cameras, are rolling out 250 more across the network. Station staff and on-board teams have another layer of protection with body worn cameras issued to a further 250 staff, bringing the total number of people...