Rail (UK) - 2022-07-13

• Shapps holds firm as rail unions hold further ballots
• Rail companies and industrial action
• “The fight of our lifetime and of our generation”
• TUC claims legal advice proves public have been “misled”
• RMT says Driver-Only Operation a mandate from DfT
• Public does not support strikes
• Agreement over Merseyrail guards
• New wheel drop pit at East Ham depot
• Costain partners with TfL on signals
• Four-tracking to ease trans-Pennine bottleneck as part of route upgrade
• Refurbishm­ent for Northern EMUs
• £120 million funding boost for Scottish power supplies
• SWR body-worn cameras for staff
• New Wascosa wagons unveiled
• TSSA: ETCS “all the way to Scotland”
• Former ECML ‘91s’ moved for scrapping
• Northumber­land line on track for 2023 opening
• 15-week-old baby injured after brick thrown at train
• Track replaced in Severn Tunnel
• TfW arrival hubs welcome refugees
• View video on EMR’s Auroras
• Replacemen­t buses form Games contingenc­y plan
• Siggy is guest of honour at monument unveiling
• Long Marston’s new sustainabl­e platform makes its debut
• Hendy: our “obligation” to pursue efficiency and safety
• Strikes: Rail Minister calls for summer of recovery
• Who else appeared at the Rail Live Theatre?
• New charging facilities at Swindon and Bristol as NR expands EV rollout
• Six left in the running to be GBR’s HQ
• ‘91’ repaint incorporat­es Battle of Britain vinyls
• Network Rail granted the go-ahead for Oxford station redevelopm­ent
• England’s Economic Heartland sets out business plan
• Consultati­on on IRP delivery
• Eurostar adds to Dutch services
• Work begins on Victorian viaduct
• HS2 site to build concrete segments and launch careers
• Conveyor means fewer lorry journeys
• Residents’ feedback leads to revisions for Streethay cutting
• First design images for Washwood Heath depot
• Opportunit­ies for Crewe businesses
• Milestone for community works
• Minister offers little assurance on future of Ely scheme
• ORR offers online learning on risk management
• New entrance at Imperial Wharf
• New survey on Driver Advisory Systems
• Rail Network Enhancemen­ts Pipeline
• GTR funding for community links
• c2c renews ‘Try a Train’ initiative
• New XC planning role for Davey
• Shapps accuses Mayor as funding row drags on
• Consultati­on on blueprint for South East transport strategy
• Night Tube back on Northern Line
• New bridge boosts Pershore facilities
• TfN’s Connected Mobility Hub offers joined-up service
• Trams running again at Crich
• Blueprint calls for Windermere passing loop
• Brown is RSSB’s new chairman
• New facility at Siemens rail village
• Virgin Red launches new booking app
• Queensbury Tunnel Society urges council to take action over infilling
• Amey engineerin­g challenge inspires girls into STEM
• Consultati­on on operating model for Rail Ombudsman
• Eurotunnel carries more trucks
• Refills at South Woodham Ferrers
• Track upgrade starts at Belper
• Council approves new exhibition hall at Shildon
• Keltbray announces £530 million order book
• Staff commended for lifesaving acts
• German team wins Railway Challenge
• Fans: plan around Hope Valley work
• TfL tenders for electricit­y source
• NR and ORR investigat­e after lorry ends up on ECML
• GRBf and Freightlin­er trains in collision near Doncaster
• Fareham Tunnel blockade aids landslip prevention
• Regional News
• New use for old parcels office
• Meek takes SWR operating role
• Class 69s employed on ‘Swift’ task
• Class 17 heading home to Chinnor
• DC Rail acquires Class 60s from DB Cargo
• GA ‘720’ delivery duty for Class 56s
• Naming celebrates railway club’s longevity
• Four essential cornerston­es to a Labour railway policy Lobbying for beginners… and for the RDG!
• RSSB strategy fails to salute electrific­ation’s merits
• Confusion caused by Avanti’s new ticket machines
• Cutting back on requests, advice and emails
• The Whitsun Weddings: a railway ‘rhyme’ capsule
• Economic and climate benefits of trailers on trains
• Strikes: no justificat­ion
• Support staff jobs
• Rail Alphabet 2: positive signs
• Class 180s luggage van
• Win the public’s support
• The wrong nationalis­ation
• Saturday withdrawal
• Damaging strikes
• Axing HS2’s Golborne Link… and the possible alternativ­es
• We need Sectorisat­ion
• Supply chain frustratio­n
• User-worked crossings
• Another wrong train story comes from Barry Cumberlidg­e, and his time as a booking clerk at Leominster.

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