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Saturday, 14 March 2020

BBC News

• Birmingham New Street signal box still going strong after 50 yearsBirmingham New Street's signal box has been controlling rail travel since the mid-1960s.
• London Underground driver tests positive for coronavirusThe St Patrick's Day celebration due at Trafalgar Square on Sunday has also been called off.

ITV News

• Sadiq Khan scraps Tube fare freeze in Mayoral election pledge to only freeze bus faresSadiq Khan has announced that if re-elected as Mayor of London, he’ll freeze bus fares for the next four years and ensure any other TfL fare rises are lower than the rate of inflation.

Financial Times

• Mayor abandons London fares freeze as virus hits TfL financesMove comes after Moody’s predicts £400m blow to transport network’s income

The Scotsman

• Caledonian Sleeper fails to reach any passenger satisfaction targetsA Caledonian Sleeper train has broken down leaving passengers hundreds of miles from their destination as it was revealed the service has failed to hit satisfaction targets since operator Serco took over five years ago.

Birmingham Post

• Transport projects that can reshape North Wales in future yearsConsultancy WSP has identified the major transport infrastructure scheme that are due to take place

Derby Telegraph

• Thousands sign petition calling for historic railway line to reopen for passengersThousands sign petition calling for historic railway line to reopen for passengers

Other Regional Press

• Angry MP: ‘Rail firm is isolating my constituency’A FRUSTRATED MP has called on a rail firm to stop “isolating” his constituency. Harwich and North Essex MP Sir Bernard Jenkin said he regularly received emails from constituents complaining about the rail service.

Rail Advent

• Four Sussex rail stations set for accessibility upgrades thanks to Government budgetNetwork Rail has announced that four stations on its Sussex Route, served by Southern and Thameslink, are to benefit from new Access for All funding.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Network Rail volunteers support Borders Forest Trust Network Rail have furthered their efforts to help the environment by staff members using their volunteer leave to plant trees. Working in partnership with the Borders Forest trust over two days, the team planted 1,200 dwarf silver birch trees and removed more than 1,000 tree guards and stakes...
• £3m investment in new GB Railfreight Peterborough offices GB Railfreight have announced plans for a new £3 million new operational and training facility in Peterborough. Originating in 1999 and headquartered in London, GB Railfreight is the third largest rail freight operator in the UK, with a turnover in excess of £200m. The operator is...

Railway Gazette

• First Stadler multiple-unit arrives in SloveniaSLOVENIA: The first of 52 Stadler multiple-units ordered by national operator SŽ arrived in Slovenia on March 11.

Other News Sources

• New multi-storey to increase cycle storage at Bishop's Stortford railway stationA shortage of bicycle storage at Bishop's Stortford railway station is set to be addressed. Station and train operator Greater Anglia has confirmed to Shaping Stortford steering group chairman Cllr Colin Woodward that 50 additional spaces will be provided in the new multi-storey car park which is to open later this year.
• Redevelopment of Europe's busiest train station being proposed Clapham Junction one of the busiest stations in the UK, with more trains stopping there per hour than any other station in Europe.