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Saturday, 14 November 2020

BBC News

• Alcohol ban introduced on Scotland’s rail networkPeople will not be allowed to drink alcohol on trains or at stations in Scotland from Monday, ScotRail has announced.

Times Online

• Commuters face big increase in rail fares to bail out train companies [subscription]Train fares are forecast to rise by more than inflation for the first time in eight years as passengers pay the price of a multibillion-pound bailout of train companies.

Daily Record

• ScotRail accused of treating businesses with 'contempt' over delays in settling billsLabour MSP James Kelly told the Record it was time for the ScotRail franchise to be taken back into public ownership.

Network Rail

• Snodland station upgrade continues with £0.5m footbridge refurbishment in Kent and a mural inspired by a local schoolNetwork Rail is upgrading Snodland station by refurbishing the footbridge while tactile paving will also be installed along both platforms to improve use for passengers with visual impairment.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Concern Toton HS2 station could be scrapped and line could terminate at East Midlands ParkwayOne council leader said the Government would scrap the Toton station "Over my dead body"

Burnley Express

• Blackburn level crossing to be modernised in rail upgradeA LEVEL crossing is to be modernised as part of a £2.1million upgrade for the East Lancashire line.

Other Regional Press

• The arty plans for Coventry's railway stationNew artwork is planned at Coventry’s railway station ahead of the City of Culture 2021 celebrations with local artists invited to come up with ideas.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• HS2 becomes first UK transport sector client to achieve global carbon management standardHS2 has achieved the PAS 2080 global accreditation, recognising its extensive plans to reduce carbon through the design, construction and operation of Britain’s new railway. HS2 is the first client organisation in the UK transport sector, and the second in world, to achieve the standard.PAS 2080 is a global specification for managing whole-life carbon in infrastructure. Developed by the Construction Leadership Council’s Green Construction Board with the British Standards Institute (BSI), it provides a consistent framework for evaluating and managing carbon across the whole infrastr...

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 review deputy demands ministerial meeting over £170bn cost claimsThe deputy chair of the Oakervee review into HS2 Lord Berkeley has written to transport secretary Grant Shapps demanding a meeting to discuss his projected £170bn cost for the project.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Improving communication for disabled passengers on the railwayUsing public transport has always been a source of frustration and anxiety, and sometimes outright impossible,  for disabled people with obstacles such as inaccessible vehicles, poor customer service and a lack of up-to-date information.

Railnews

• East West Rail takes next step towards new trainsTHE company building East West Rail has taken the next step towards procuring a new fleet of trains for the Western Section of the route between Oxford and Bedford, which will be the first part of the line to reopen in full.

RMT

• RMT Scotrail guards to strike at Glasgow CentralRAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that Scotrail guards are to strike at Glasgow Central in a series of actions from the end of this month over the abuse of disciplinary procedures

Other News Sources

• Hopes of new railway line between Portadown and Armagh gather steamHopes of restoring a railway line between Armagh and Portadown have been given a boost, with both the local council and the infrastructure minister keen to see the project advanced.