Rail (UK) - 2022-11-02

• Howard Johnston
• Muted industry response
• Harper becomes the third Secretary of State in just seven weeks
• INDUSTRY INSIDER
• RIA seeks to improve visibility with its own enhancemen­ts pipeline
• HS2 teams up with UK suppliers
• Transport groups and city leaders criticise rail services in the North
• Network Rail ensures Merseyrail looks good on the ‘dance floor’
• McLean and Lord take key TfL roles
• London to Edinburgh halfway sign restored
• SWR restores West of England line timetable
• Network Rail to investigat­e alleged threat to enthusiast photograph­er
• Dales residents go half-price
• First ‘387/1’ at Worksop for fitting of in-cab signalling
• LNER targets leisure travellers with eco-friendly campaign
• Bank station’s £700m improvemen­t programme nears completion
• Tests begin on Tyne & Wear Metro EMU
• Grazia-Zedda in UK influentia­l list
• NR prepares next step at Barmouth
• Unions angry at government bill seeking minimum service levels
• “Weeks” to repair damage caused by freight derailment
• Unions pass motion on maximum cab temperatur­e
• Delay to work at Piccadilly Gardens
• Track renewed at Trent Valley
• £87m upgrade to Ebbw Vale line
• HS2 lays ‘earth-friendly concrete’ at Euston site
• Midlands Connect renews push for Nuneaton dive-under
• Alstom agrees five-year Electrosta­r contract
• Second platform at Castleford
• Hastings work to improve reliabilit­y
• RIA awarded for Decarb campaign
• ‘Scotsman’ the star attraction for KX’s 170th birthday
• Improved methodolog­y to prevent ‘Scotsman’ trespass incidents
• Sir Peter Hendy destined for House of Lords
• GA offers extra help with getting home
• Engineerin­g work on Luton route
• Capacity upgrade at Haslemere
• Merseyrail’s Elaine is a customer star
• RIA North sets out 20-year electrific­ation programme
• Varamis Rail runs its debut service
• News In Brief
• Driver escaped serious injury after crossing misuse led to derailment
• Rail Partners sets “ambitious growth target” for rail freight
• Work starts on new platform at Hartlepool
• Hillside station goes step-free
• ‘Trap and drag’ incidents point to issues with door-close alarms
• Push-pull set ready for railtour duties with fresh livery
• Additional stops open on Seaton Tramway
• GTR awarded equality standard
• Grayrigg crash cited as TUC fears workforce reform a threat to rail safety
• SWR commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2040
• Bristol Temple Meads chosen for ‘station innovation’ contest
• Track defects on Fen Line repaired
• Petts Wood footbridge brings commuter suburb together
• Walkers raise £43,000 for Rail Aid
• Highly commended: Great Northern
• Greater Anglia’s key highlights
• When coal was king, and container trains ran empty
• UK ports: Where rail freight gets its business
• Has UK rail been left behind?
• American Keystone system is clunky and old-fashioned
• Better informatio­n on ticket machines
• A specified time to post new informatio­n online
• The effects of disruption
• Staff absenteeis­m
• Ticket office closures
• Link Bedford to the ECML
• Battery brings benefits
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