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Thursday, 13 August 2020

ITV News

• Network Rail was warned about 'vulnerabilities' to landslips four weeks before Stonehaven derailmentA health and safety report warned about the "vulnerability" of Network Rail to landslips and severe weather just four weeks before the train derailment in Aberdeenshire.

Financial Times

• Train companies seek bailout for station retail tenantsLandlords including the government accused of not helping as pandemic hits revenues

The Guardian

• Stonehaven tragedy shows rail industry must adapt to climate crisisUK railways have an impressive safety record but more needs to be spent to counter the growing threat from extreme weather

The Telegraph

• Wednesday evening news briefing: Deadly train derailment after landslip
• Rail campaign groups call for rail fares to be frozen

Times Online

• Climate change warning after fatal rail landslide [subscription]Bosses were told that network was vulnerable to extreme weather weeks before derailment
• Stonehaven derailment: ‘Our railway is a family, one that is hurting today’ [subscription]For most of the morning a plume of black smoke rising from a valley marked the site of the first fatal derailment in Britain for 13 years.
• Derailed train burst into flames in Aberdeen [subscription]Three people died in a train derailment following torrential rain yesterday at a spot that had been identified as being “greatly affected by earthslips”.

Sky News

• Three confirmed dead as aerial shots show train devastationThree people have died and six others have been taken to hospital after a train derailed in Aberdeenshire.
• Network Rail was warned about potential problems four weeks before train derailmentNetwork Rail was warned about not keeping up with extreme weather events four weeks before the deadly train derailment in Aberdeenshire.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• This abandoned Anglesey railway line could see trains roll on it once againThe Amlwch to Gaerwen line may be on its way back to into use

Manchester Evening News

• Passenger numbers are now rising on public transport - but there's a problemOn the buses, around 30pc of passengers are still failing to cover their faces

Northern Echo

• Mayor invites local businesses to bid on railway station redevelopment workTEES Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is inviting local businesses to a special event to learn more about how they can bid for work on the redevelopment of Darlington, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Teesside Airport Railway Stations.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Prime Minister says ‘most important thing’ is to investigate cause of derailed train south of StonehavenThree people have died and six people are injured after a Inter7City train derailed near Stonehaven.

Other Regional Press

• Preston and South Ribble road and rail schemes form part of governemnt cash bidPlans to create a dual carriageway between South Ribble and Preston and a new railway station in Leyland are amongst the Lancashire transport projects included in a pitch for government cash to “rebuild and transform the North” in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

New Civil Engineer

• Load testing milestone for Queensferry Crossing structural health sensorsFinal calibration of structural health monitoring sensors on the Queensferry Crossing will take place this weekend.

Rail Technology Magazine

• TfN calls for backing of £5bn Northern Infrastructure Pipeline proposals Today (12 Aug) Transport for the North has revealed its blueprint for a Northern Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), a 30-year investment plan of infrastructure projects to reinforce greener Northern growth. This £5bn pipeline includes rail, road, active travel and smart ticketing proposals...
• Siemens Mobility installs new signalling system at Hither Green Following the final contracts being confirmed for the Hither Green Area Resignalling Project, Siemens Mobility Limited are set to provide the technology to improve passenger services. The new signalling system will create greater reliability and better journeys for passengers, not just through...
• Children remind passengers to wear face coverings and keep distance South Western Railways staff members are using an unlikely voice to spread the message to passengers about face coverings. New station announcement has been recorded by two children of SWR staff members to remind passengers to wear face coverings and keep their distance from each other, thereby...
• Versatile coating system enhances Indestructible Paint rail industry role A highlysatile and robust epoxy coating system has now been introduced by specialist manufacturer, Indestructible Paint Ltd, with particular benefits for the rail industry. The development – centred on the introduction of the company’s RWIP120 product – signals the...
• Rail companies call for polluters to pay their fair share Rail Delivery Group have submitted proposals to influence the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan in hope of encouraging passengers to make greener choices when travelling in Britain or to international destinations that are reachable by rail such as Paris or Amsterdam. They have...

Railnews

• Three dead in derailment near Aberdeen Three people have been killed in the derailment near Stonehaven in north east Scotland, and six others have been taken to hospital, with mainly minor injuries. The ScotRail driver and conductor were among the three fatalities.The train affected was an early morning service from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street, worked by an HST with four passenger coaches.
• Government asked to invest £5bn in northern England Transport for the North has unveiled its initial plans for a £5 billion ˜Northern Infrastructure Pipeline™, a 30-year investment programme which would support ˜greener™ growth in the region and boost Northern Powerhouse Rail. Some of the projects, which include railways but also roads, active travel and smart ticketing, could be started as soon as next year, and according to TfN could help to create around 20,000 construction and design jobs in due course. The announcement from TfN has come just weeks after the Government unveiled separate investment of £589 million in Transpennine rail links...

Other News Sources

• Train safety system ‘works well’, says rail expertWe spoke to Nigel Harris, a rail expert and managing editor of Rail Magazine.