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Latest developments highlight concerns about progress with Network Rail projects
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Mark Carne (Network Rail), Philip Rutnam, (Department for Transport) and Richard Price (Office of Rail and Road) give evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on 21 October
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NEWS
“This is an industry for the future – not the past,” says minister at King’s Heath opening
RAIL minister Claire Perry declared the new National Training Academy
Electrification costs surge ‘unbelievable’
THE unhappy saga of Network Rail’s faltering electrification programme has
Late news
Perfect storm Network Rail apologised for Manchester disruption on 28
New Class 707 for SWT takes shape
CONSTRUCTION has started of a new fleet of Siemens units
Buses replace overcrowded Borders trains
SOME of the busiest trains on the new Borders Railway
Waterloo poppy sculpture pays tribute to those who fell in war
This sculpture of six giant poppies was unveiled at London
Prime Minister opens Oxford Parkway station
TRAINS started to carry commuters from a new station in
New Three Bridges depot for Thameslink is opened
ONE of two major depots for future Thameslink services was
Report calls for expansion of TfL-managed network
A NEW report by councillors is recommending a major expansion
Cheshire comes out on top in Community Rail awards
MID Cheshire Community Rail Partnership walked away with the top
Time for a change at Newark Castle
WORK began on a major upgrade at Newark Castle station
Eurostar finds a place in museum
A EUROSTAR power car built by Alstom almost a quarter
‘Transformed’ Manchester Victoria station is opened
THE rebuilt Manchester Victoria station has opened after a refurbishment
Level crossing upgrade is stopped by judge
A JUDGE has ordered Network Rail not to replace the
Stratford campaigners condemn service cuts as trains move south for Oxford line
CAMPAIGNERS calling for restoration of the railway between Stratford-upon-Avon and
METRO IN BRIEF
Strike call The RMT announced that it had called a
Trams by Christmas on first part of Manchester’s new city crossing
TRAMS will be running on part of the Second City
Tyne & Wear passenger figures continue recovery
THE number of journeys made on the Tyne & Wear
Route of next Midland Metro extension decided
THE route of a proposed extension of Midland Metro has
BTP seek track youth who‘diced with death’
BRITISH Transport Police officers have released CCTV footage and images
One passenger slightly hurt after train hit stolen car near Bathgate
BTP officers in Scotland are hunting two men who were
‘Prolific’ graffiti vandal banned from railway for a year
A GRAFFITI vandal has been banned from the railway for
BTP IN BRIEF
Trolley incidents BTP officers have described two incidents in Yorkshire
EURONEWS IN BRIEF
Dutch rescue The new chief exeutive of Dutch Railways was
Thousands of jobs may be at risk as DB looks for cash
THE German state-owned operator Deutsche Bahn has revealed that the
Fresh strikes called on Irish Rail in continuing dispute over pay and jobs
IRISH train services are being hit by new industrial action,
Can we really devolve rail?
Devolution is one of the industry’s favourite words at the
“This is no longer a declining industry of wheeltappers”
RAIL minister Claire Perry declared the new National Training Academy
BUSINESS
Stagecoach, Virgin urge franchising changes
STAGECOACH Group and Virgin Trains have suggested a fundamental reform
Armitt and Rosewell for National Infrastructure Commission
FORMER Network Rail chief executive Sir John Armitt and one
National Express signs German rail franchises
NATIONAL Express Group has signed two contracts with a combined
Better transport could be boost for Midlands region worth £1bn a year
A REGIONAL partnership which was relaunched in late October is
Infrarail heads for ExCeL London
NEXT year’s Infrarail exhibition will be at a new venue,
CITY WIRES
Tube contract Wabtec subsidiary Brush Traction of Loughborough has won
FEATURE
An element of danger
THE railway in Britain is officially described as ‘the safest
VIEWS & COMMENT
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Thank you very much for sending us your latest newsletter
We need a network overlord as a ‘system authority’
THE nature of Britain’s railway organisation today can result in
Virgin Trains East Coast: six months in
IF you’re a fan of Downton Abbey or you like
New National Infrastructure Commission needs clear rules to make progress now
WHEN we are compared to other countries in Europe, it
Is the £44m transformation of Manchester Victoria incomplete?
IT has been reported that Manchester Victoria [rated Category B
Cumbria has been treated shabbily
METHOUGHT Sim Harris’s response to Robert Talbot’s letter (October’s Railnews)
Questions for proposed expansion of the TfL-managed network
IT’S been claimed “some of the best rail passenger satisfaction
Walkers get new information map at Community Rail station in Kent
MIKE FitzGerald, Chairman of the Kent Community Rail Partnership, unveiled
NETWORK
InterCity 125 designer on GWR charity special
A SPECIAL ‘Explorer Train’ to South Devon, aimed at raising
SWT guard backs cancer charity with Football Day
SWT train guard James Doe, above, has again supported Prostate
Ribblehead Viaduct photograph scoops national award
A stunning image of a freight train curving through the
HS2’s Jonathan Sharrock is on the move to lead Sussex Growth Deal
JONATHAN Sharrock is leaving HS2 Ltd to join the West
10,000 rail staff trained to provide ‘emotional first aid’ to save lives
MORE THAN ten thousand railway staff have now been trained
Campaign launched to save Wolverton’s historic buildings
PROTESTOR Philip Webb has started an on-line campaign against plans
Scarborough railway poster exhibition
AN exhibition of railway posters has opened at Scarborough Art
Woman passenger seeks good Samaritans
A woman passenger who faced walking home alone in the
Budding bridge builders join Network Rail volunteers
CHILDREN at a South Wales primary school got the chance
Tribute to historic Mallard unveiled
WHEN celebrations were held in 2013 for the 75th anniversary
Sweet relaunch for East Midlands Trains franchise
STAGECOACH franchise East Midlands Trains celebrated the first weekday of
Market Harborough station is EMT’s ‘best’
MARKET HARBOROUGH station has been named as the best of
Dear diary
WITH Hallowe’en just behind us, Diary was suitably spooked to
Operational planning into the High Speed era
THE timetable is an important input to the business plan
CAREERS
Network Rail invites women to consider high-tech careers
NETWORK RAIL has launched the third year of its award-winning
Record number of graduate trainees join Transport for London
TRANSPORT for London has opened its doors to a record
ScotRail apprentices celebrate frontline training
SCOTRAIL’S third intake of Modern Apprentices in Customer Service graduated
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