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BBC News
- HS2 college 'financially unsustainable' report findsA college for HS2 engineers that failed to attract enough students has been branded "financially unsustainable".
- HS2 college 'financially unsustainable' report findsThe National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure has been placed under supervision.
Department for Transport
- Financial health notice to improve: National College for Advanced Transport and InfrastructureA financial health notice to improve issued to National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
- GTR's Try a Train days help to increase passengers' confidenceGovia Thameslink Railway (GTR) offer an ongoing programme of ‘Try a Train’ events. These provide an opportunity for people who lack confidence travelling by train to visit stations and to experience a train journey.
Financial Times
- Academy to train HS2 engineers faces funding riskAdvanced transport college receives double blow from inspectors’ reports
Times Online
- HS2 engineering college failed to teach students the basics, claims watchdogThe college set up to train engineers for the HS2 rail network has failed to teach students the basics of the job and left them vulnerable to harassment in the classroom, Ofsted found.
City AM
- The TfL junk food ad ban was clearly a recipe for failureToday marks a year since Transport for London (TfL) introduced a ban on junk food advertising anywhere on its network. The post The TfL junk food ad ban was clearly a recipe for failure appeared first on CityAM.
Birmingham Mail
- Stranded passengers get frustrated as all lines out of Birmingham New Street blockedWest Midlands Railway warned passengers that services running through New Street and Aston may be cancelled or delayed and that disruption was expected to last until around 8pm
Birmingham Post
- How Siemens Mobility's £200m new UK train factory will look is revealedNew images accompany detailed planning application for site that could become home to HS2 rolling stock building
Bolton News
- Bolton train station lights should all be fixed, Labour saysALL of the lights outside Bolton train station should be replaced, Labour's spokesman for transport has said.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Pacer-operated services to continue for many more years in Bradford district - on Keighley & Worth Valley Railway A rail line in the Bradford district is set to run Pacer-operated services long into the future, it has emerged.
London Evening Standard
- Bakerloo strike disruption continues as RMT threatens to target more Tube linesRead more about the Bakerloo line disruption HERE
Wales Online
- Transport for Wales has new Welsh-language announcements and they're laughably badThey insist the problem will be resolved as soon as possible
Cambridge News
- Big changes coming to Cambridge-Stansted train services to reduce overcrowding The government has announced £2.5m in new funding to ease overcrowding
Get Surrey
- Gatwick Airport will have a reduced train service for two years for £150 million upgradeVisitors to Gatwick Airport via train could face potential disruption for the next two years due to timetable changes. A £150m investment is set to double the size of the station as part of an "essential" upgrade that aims to improve accessibility, provide more space and improve facilities.
- Date for reopening railway line between East Grinstead and Lingfield announced There have been two landslips between Dormans and East Grinstead over the past four months
Sunderland Echo
Buying Business Travel
- Luton Airport Express train service proposedEast Midlands Railway (EMR) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its December 2020 timetable, which includes the introduction of a Luton Airport Express service.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Longer trains and more seats for passengers across the MidlandsThousands of passengers will benefit from improvements on CrossCountry trains including over 20,000 extra seats a week, thanks to a £2.5 million government investment announced by the Rail Minister. Passengers travelling from Birmingham to Nottingham, Leicester and Cardiff will start to see longer trains on some services from May 2020 delivering more than 5,000 more seats each week. A further 15,000 seats per week are planned to be in place from mid-2021, including to and from Cambridge and Stansted Airport to support the region’s commuters, businesses and leisure travellers. Mor...
- Railway passenger growth reaches 11-year high in WalesThe number of passengers using railway stations in Wales has grown by the largest amount in more than a decade. More than 57.4m people used stations in Wales in 2018-19, up 9.4% from 52.5m the previous year, the largest rise since 2007-08. Much of the growth occurred in the area surrounding Cardiff, with valleys and suburban stations seeing large rises. Swansea, Bangor and Rhyl stations were among the 20 busiest, but increases were modest compared to the south east. The figures, released by the Welsh Government, measure the number of entries and exits to railway stations over a 12-month pe...
Rail Technology Magazine
- £2.5m government funding set to improve CrossCountry Announced today (Feb 24th) by the Rail Minister a £2.5m investment is set to benefit passengers across CrossCountry rail services. From May 2020, passengers travelling from Birmingham to Nottingham, Leicester and Cardiff will start to see longer trains on some services, delivering more...
- Improvement work begins across three level crossings in Staffordshire Network Rail improvement work will begin this week on three level crossings in Staffordshire. Engineers will be replacing the older barrier gates and their components with new ones at Caverswall level crossing in Stoke-on-Trent, Hockley level crossing in Uttoxeter and Alrewas level crossing in...
Railnews
- New Worcestershire station opens A new station has opened in Worcestershire. The first train to call at Worcestershire Parkway yesterday morning was the 08.28 GWR service to London.
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