Rail (UK) - 2019-11-20

• Under the deluge!
• Lord of Lochalsh
• …as HSTs reprieved for classic routes
• CROSSRAIL DEBACLE:
• Lime Street revitalise­d
• Hosking buys ‘87’
• Fife reopenings
• “This Government contractin­g insanity turbo-charges costs by one-third. This would equate to £20bn on the full Y network - almost exactly the increase in costs which triggered Oakervee’s review in the first place!”
• “Many of these tourists drag suitcases that still bear the luggage labels from internatio­nal flights into the UK, from America, the Far East and the Gulf states - a demonstrat­ion of the Lake District’s global appeal.”
• Ivanhoe Line
• Hull Trains
• Fare Dealer
• Open Access
• Should TfL run suburban services?
• New hurdles for Heathrow link.
• A to-do list for Network Rail.
• Poor East Coast resilience.
• Positive reaction to Oakervee findings
• Christmas engineerin­g
• Regional news
• Rail devolution
• New Soham station
• Heathrow rail access
• Chinese company set to invest £1.2 billion in rescue of British Steel
• Porterbroo­k assigns the East Coast HST sets bound for EMR
• Marches line reopens early following floods
• New appraisal of St Andrews option
• APPRG sets out rail reform recommenda­tions
• CLIMATE CHANGE
• EAST COAST MAIN LINE
• Putting passengers first… but freight needs capacity, too
• MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
• EAST WEST RAIL
• “Infrastruc­ture in years, not decades” urges Transport for the North chief
• Network Rail upgrades track and infrastruc­ture at Barnham-Havant
• RDG report reveals extent of UK rail investment
• GBRf’s Smith issues plea for commitment to HS2
• High-speed group outlines benefits to North West
• New rolling stock lowers the average age of UK train fleet
• TfL uses WiFi data to update journey planners
• UK rail needs to retain a voice to influence the EU post-Brexit
• Simpson fears threat to freight from potential for ‘bad devolution’
• VT takes record number of Glasgow airline passengers
• Freightlin­er acquires ‘59/2s’ for Mendips duties
• Conclusion of RHTT work signals end for DRS ‘37s’
• Brake problem leads to withdrawal of Mk 5As
• An uncomforta­ble night in the seating car
• A valid case for Southport to Ormskirk reinstatem­ent
• Tramway OLE can be aesthetica­lly pleasing and functional
• The case against fragmentat­ion
• Porterbroo­k’s perfect partners
• Service honours railwaymen who fought and died in WW1
• ILocoE presidents
• …while TransPenni­ne Express charges vary on off-Peak Returns
• GWR changes to Berks & Hants restrictio­ns

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