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Tuesday, 12 November 2024

BBC News

• Rapid-charging battery train trials under wayBattery powered trains using a new rapid-charging system are being tested as part of a trial by Great Western Railway (GWR).

The Guardian

• Train performance data to be displayed at stations under Labour plansTransport secretary says figures will be shown on screens in effort to hold operators and government to accountPassengers travelling in England will be shown how often their trains are delayed and cancelled on screens at stations under plans by the transport secretary to hold operators to account.Louise Haigh promised to increase transparency by publicly displaying punctuality performance of train operating companies, including those run by the government, on screens at most stations. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Passengers to be able to see just how bad their train company is at stations in transparency driveTransport secretary Louise Haigh has announced that data will be available for passengers at all stations on how well their train service providers are performing

City AM

• Avanti West Coast boss insists 'laser focus' will help cut cancellations and delays Avanti West Coast needs to maintain a 'laser focus'; on cutting cancellations and delays to its train services, its boss has said. Managing director Andy Mellors also insisted that the operator is “making progress” in improving its performance but that there is “still more to do”. The MD was speaking to the PA news agency [...]

Birmingham Post

• Swindon train station regeneration plans reach new 'milestone'It is hoped the project will help to transform the town and the area around the railway

London Evening Standard

• London commuter train firm c2c hails soaring revenue from fare-dodging crackdownMore than 8,000 penalty fines issued so far in 2024 as passengers warned ?not to gamble? on travelling without valid ticket
• 2025's hottest ticket: a new luxury Belmond sleeper train is coming to LondonTrain travel looks a little different on board the Belmond?s new uber-luxury sleeper train, which will chug through some of the UK and Wales?s most breathtaking backdrops

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Railway data to be displayed at stations to show passengers how services are workingTransport Secretary Louise Haigh said the move will allow the public to 'hold us to account' as the Government seeks to reform services after it inherited a railway that was 'failing its passengers'

Other Regional Press

• Historic railway building to be covered with 22 signs as part of revivalAn application has been made by Swindon Borough Council to put signage on the historic GWR Carriage Works building.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Multi-billion-pound funding secured for Transpennine Route and A57 road upgradeFollowing the recent budget announcement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Transport Secretary Louise Haigh have confirmed that two major transport projects, the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and the A57 road upgrade have secured the necessary multi-billion-pound funding to proceed. The TRU programme is expected to transform the key rail line from Manchester to York, via Leeds and Huddersfield, into a high-performing, reliable, and electrified railway. Once complete, the full 70-mile TRU route will be fully electrified, helping save 87,000 tonnes of carbon each year...

Rail Magazine

• First '807s' enter service on Liverpool route as part of diagram including Wolverhampton and BlackpoolThe first Class 807 Evero has reached Liverpool Lime Street on a passenger service.

Other News Sources

• Politicians call for end to matchday travel woes as fans face long waits at stationPoliticians have called for an end to match day travel chaos after fans were forced to wait for over an hour for trains after games.