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Tuesday, 05 November 2019

Financial Times

• IAG/Air Europa: suave Latin coverDeal makes good sense, assuming the buyer can squeeze out costs
• London Underground: the dirtiest place in the cityAn FT Investigation shows that air pollution on the tube is as much as 10 times above health guidelines

City AM

• TfL adds more trains to Victoria line at peak timesThe Victoria line has increased its capacity by 275,000 passengers each weekday after more trains have been added at peak times.

Birmingham Mail

• MP's anger over reports that HS2 high speed rail inquiry is delayedEvery delay to HS2 is a delay bringing jobs and investment to Birmingham, says MP Liam Byrne

Birmingham Post

• HS2 review panel stood down but report is delayedPanel investigating the future of the high-speed rail project will not present their findings until after the General Election however a date is yet to be announced
• Hull ticketing firm Paragon ID acquires Thames Card TechnologyParagon ID last year won a contract to supply Oyster Cards to Transport for London

London Evening Standard

• Central line cuts: Uproar at plans to axe peak servicesThousands of commuters are urging Transport for London to scrap an

Other Regional Press

• MP calls for urgent action as 'chaos' continues on Chase Line MP Amanda Milling says passengers shouldn't have to face any more unreliability
• Transport bosses urge politicians to back ambitious rail projects for north of EnglandTransport bosses have urged politicians and parties campaigning for votes in the general election to back a number of radical infrastructure projects for the north of England.
• New charity GoTrak aims to reuse former railway lines in NorthumberlandA PLAN to revitalise disused railway lines throughout the Tyne Valley has been launched.
• Council in deadlock over HS2 supportThere was deadlock in the council chamber last week as councillors were unable to decide whether or not to support the Government’s controversial HS2 rail project.

Rail Advent

• Think In Threes – Network Rail urges rail passengers to plan ahead if heading to Birmingham Christmas MarketsBirmingham’s famous Frankfurt Christmas market returns this week and Network Rail is urging passengers to ‘think in threes’ when planning their journeys with record numbers expected to travel in and out of the city by train.

Other News Sources

• Continental rail passes: what can we learn from the twists and turns of Eurail?In August this year, Britain’s Rail Delivery Group announced it would no longer sell Eurail passes in favour of its own BritRail. However, subsequent heavy criticism from the industry led it to revoke its decision the next day. But was it wrong to say the two passes were confusing, and who gets to decide which passes offer what to whom? In August this year, British operators saw no benefit in issuing Eurail passes and decided to stop selling them in favour of Britain's own BritRail passes. Credit: George Hodan.
• UK to get improved rail services, new investment report revealsThe UK rail industry has pledged to introduce 8,000 new carriages and over 11,300 extra services per week from 2020 as part of a new investment programme launched by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) last week.
• Heathrow Express wins ‘friendly Wi-Fi’ safe certificationHeathrow Express has won certification for ensuring its Wi-Fi keeps passengers safe by filtering out inappropriate content during the train company’s 15-minute journey.
• TfL has decorated these tube roundels with poppiesIt’s Remembrance Day on Monday and Transport for London has decorated some of its Underground roundels with poppies to mark the anniversary.
• Electric ferry as bridge alternativeA commuter ferry powered by a pair of 8kW electric motors could provide a carbon neutral alternative to building an expensive new bridge writes Dag Pike.