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Tuesday, 14 January 2020

The Scotsman

• Steam train operator bids to re-open historic Springburn rail worksA steam locomotive collector and City financier has submitted an offer to buy the historic Springburn rail works in Glasgow which closed last July after 166 years.

Birmingham Mail

• Tory and Labour MPs join forces to tell Boris Johnson: Stop wasting time and get HS2 builtCross-party letter from Birmingham MPs come as the Government considers the findings of an inquiry into the HS2 high speed rail line

Birmingham Post

• MD of beleaguered West Midlands Trains steps downJan Chaudhry-van der Velde is replaced just weeks after region's mayor Andy Street calls for rail operator to be stripped of the franchise

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Tettenhall station takes step forwardPlans for Tettenhall to have its own railway station once again are a step closer to becoming a reality after a new study was commissioned.

Carlisle News & Star

• Crunch talks held on rail service issues by Northern and TransPennine ExpressA SENIOR figure from a Cumbrian transport group has welcomed a Government announcement to finally reveal the fate of the troubled Northern rail franchise.

Leeds Live

• How small changes to West Yorkshire's rail network could transform transport in the regionWhile things like HS2 and Northern Powerhouse rail are coming in the long term, there are other things that could improve the trains in Leeds

Other Regional Press

• Cancelled rural train services doubled last month in Greater Anglia's worst performance of the yearThe number of cancelled trains on rural lines doubled last month, with Greater Anglia ending the year with its wort performance in 2019.
• Commuters frustrated by more problems on East Suffolk's rural trainsFrustrated commuters on Greater Anglia's East Suffolk Line trains to and from Ipswich are losing faith with the company's ability to get them to work on time.
• A section of railway which disappeared in 1985 could be re-instated as part of West Yorkshire's HS2 plansA section of railway line which disappeared in 1985 could be re-instated as part of a review of the way the proposed HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail connect with each other in West Yorkshire.

Business Live

• MD of beleaguered West Midlands Trains steps downJan Chaudhry-van der Velde is replaced just weeks after region's mayor Andy Street calls for rail operator to be stripped of the franchise

Rail Advent

• Innvoation for Wales rail services as Lab by Transport for Wales is launchedOne year after taking over from Arriva Trains Wales, TfW Rail Services have inaugurated the Lab by Transport for Wales, an open initiative for the benefit of passengers in Wales.
• First of a Kind 2020 launched to find new innovative railway ideasOrganisations developing technology focused on making rail journeys faster and greener could receive a share of £9.4 million to bring make their ideas a reality.

Rail Technology Magazine

• £9.4m in rail technology contracts announcedInnovate UK has announced £9.4m worth of technology contracts from the Department of Transport that organisations can apply for, aiming to improve rail services to passengers and operators. As the number of rail users in the UK continues to grow, as do the challenges faced by the rail...
• Network Rail 'taking action' on SMEsSource RTM: Dec 2019 /Jan 2020   Commercial director Ken Blackley explains how Network Rail’s new action plan for working with small and medium sized enterprises will mean better engagement, listening and solutions. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of...
• South Western Railway £70m 'Desiro' fleet completed South Western Railway (SWR) has completed the £70m refurbishment of Desiro trains as final train enters passenger service. The rail operators’ £70m upgrade programme started in December 2019 and has seen the modernisation of all 172 Class 444 and 450 trains. The restoration of...