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Saturday, 26 October 2024

BBC News

• Budget 2024: London transport and infrastructureLondon is a city that is constantly changing and growing.
• Train company begins apprentice recruitment driveA train company has launched a recruitment drive to hire new apprentice engineers.

The Herald

• Reston: The story of Scotland's newest and quietest train stationThere are warnings about the trains at Reston. Every 10 minutes or so an automated tinny voice tells passengers at Scotland's last railway station before Berwick to step away from the tracks.

Times Online

• Caledonian Sleeper staff to get body-worn cameras after rise in abuse [subscription]Some passengers on Scotland's luxury trains refuse to go to bed and drink until dawn

Local Government

• Pembrokeshire County Council plans transport interchange at Milford Haven railway stationPembrokeshire County Council's Cabinet has agreed an additional £1.4m of capital funding, alongside grant funding, to support a Milford Haven Public Transport Interchange.

Nation. Cymru

• Royal Mail urged to use trains to move postPublic transport campaigners have urged Royal Mail to transport post by rail after the company axed its fleet of mail trains last month.

Plymouth Herald

• MP pledges push for vital Plymouth rail link in new Commons roleAn MP has pledged to continue a push for a vital Plymouth railway link after taking on a key new transport role in the House of Commons. Rebecca Smith, who represents South West Devon, says the restoration of the Tavistock-Plymouth line would "unlock an opportunity" for the region.

Other Regional Press

• East West Rail chief exec thanks campaigners for 'honest and frank' discussionThe new chief executive of East West Rail Co, David Hughes, has thanked local residents and campaigners who met with him during a three-hour visit to the proposed railway route.
• New measures at Elizabeth line station because of 'significant gap' between trains and platformMore changes are to be made in an effort to safeguard customers

Rail Advent

• Nottinghamshire station change to combat fare evasionBecause of a high level of fare evasion, East Midlands Railway is changing access arrangements to the footbridge at Nottingham station.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Northern Appoints New Head of ArchitectureNorthern, the second largest train operator in the UK, has appointed John Lombard as its new Head of Architecture within the IT department.

Railway Gazette

• State railways fined for colluding against open access operatorEUROPE: The European Commission has fined the Czech and Austrian national train operators a total of £487m for colluding to prevent new entrant RegioJet from acquiring second-hand rolling stock to support its growth in the Czech Republic and on the Praha Wien route.