Rail (UK) - 2019-09-11

• HS2 seven years late?
• Ready for ‘no deal’
• Springburn history
• Why HS2 is ‘essential’
• Preston station
• Grand Union vs GWR
• Saving of LMS 7069
• Solar-powered rail
• Fare Dealer
• Regional news
• Christian Wolmar
• Stop & Examine
• Philip Haigh
• Analysis
• Staged opening for Phase 1 - from 2029 rather than 2026
• Stations and system less well-developed than expected
• “No realistic alternativ­e to HS2”
• Britain’s railways gear up for a ‘no deal’ Brexit
• Nova 3 introducti­on saga not over yet
• Judging panel appointed for ‘Transform a Pacer’
• No more returns? LNER to simplify long-distance fares
• East Coast part-closure announceme­nt “imminent”
• RMT claims SWR receiving £32 to cover strike costs
• RMT threatens three days of action on Merseyrail
• Watchdog seeks refunds for passengers overcharge­d on penalty fares
• NR prepares to restart work to reinforce Dawlish sea wall
• Electrify now for emission-free future, urges Transform Scotland
• Tweet Check
• Regional News
• …but ‘755/4s’ dogged by early failures
• Skipton and Blackpool to welcome new Northern EMUs
• Redeploy redundant HSTs as main line relief trains
• Vivarail deserves praise for a branch line winner
• Concrete developmen­t
• Plenty of good stuff but new Azumas offer a challengin­g ride
• Igniting innovation in rail
• The Light Brigade
• Testing times
• Collaborat­ion is key
• Holistic approach
• Cutting overheads
• The current HS2 plan is not the best way to spend £80bn
• Single-track line with a significan­t past
• An excellent new spreadshee­t from Traintaxi

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