Rail (UK) - 2022-11-16

• Government ditches former PM’s NPR pledge
• Rail strikes halted to allow for “intensive negotiatio­ns”
• Clause on disability access voted down in Parliament
• Snow Hill platform reopening plans
• GMB ballot at Nottingham Trams
• Minimum disruption on Metro
• Railtour’s wander to Honda branch
• Commons Transport Select Committee seeks new Chair
• Huw Merriman
• More LU payments made via mobiles
• Bank’s moving walkways open
• RSSB research sanctions more goods wagons per train
• Free WiFi and new screens at Gatwick
• Masts along Leith Walk as tram extension nears completion
• Plymouth freeport status fuels Tavistock line revival hopes
• Clapham Junction entrance upgrade
• Relaid track puts Tyne and Wear Metro on schedule
• Caroline joins fellow TBM Sushila on 22-month journey to Greenford
• New suppliers given SPEED briefing
• Brigg’s Saturday service returns
• Brackley benefits from HS2 grant
• Defibrilla­tors at Northern stations
• Man jailed for assault at Wigan
• GCRE tie-in with Singapore group
• Driver’s death after being struck by train linked to lack of welfare facilities
• Site for Centre of Rail Excellence formally acquired
• Work on assisted lounge at Piccadilly
• Swiss set world record for longest passenger train
• RIA: rail offers jobs, income and social opportunit­ies
• Line closed for three weeks after HGV strikes bridge
• Superfast WiFi on SWT route
• Examples of the estimated impact of a 10% reduction in travel times in UK regions and cities
• ORR identifies areas for NR to improve performanc­e
• Dementia-friendly signage installed at Buxton
• Green initiative at Cardiff Bay
• OLE upgrade at Carstairs Junction
• Upgrades to boost Ebbw Vale service
• Haines: fares reform essential to reclaim lost revenue
• Hull Trains naming honours ‘The Bee Lady’
• Fare dodgers: no ticket will soon mean a £100 fine
• Southern’s war dead honoured
• New facility to train TfW drivers
• Church organ at London Bridge
• SYSTRA director role for Muldoon
• Rare sightings on Marlow branch
• Steps taken since the collision
• The crash investigat­ion
• EMR support for period scheme
• Rolls-Royce deal to go greener
• Parliament event for RIA Scotland
• West Midlands prioritise­s the return of passengers
• 19th century siding unearthed by engineers
• Help for food banks
• ‘Shrinking embankment’ services restored
• EMU derails at Liverpool Central
• Gold standard awarded to BBV
• Payne takes GA safeguardi­ng role
• GWR to support Forces Covenant
• Campaigner­s seek reversal of further bridge infills
• Regional News
• Repairs at Piccadilly
• Barrhead ‘box closes
• Redcar on railtour’s itinerary
• Rare HST power cars south of Ayr… but Stranraer is too far
• Switch to rail cuts manufactur­er’s emissions
• Grant to restore railcar
• The Rest Day Working saga…
• Trans-Pennine… transforma­tive
• TRU project maturity
• Back in history
• About the author
• Focus on fare checking, rather than penalty fares
• Highly Commended (Large)
• Highly Commended (Medium)
• Highly Commended (Small)
• York station’s rack for ramps ramps up the debate about ramps
• About the author
• Penalty Fares to increase
• Great Western Sleepers
• About the author
• How not to run a franchise
• Elizabeth line toilets
• Peterborou­gh: time to think bigger
• Wealden line is best bet
• A simplified system
• HS2 link to WCML
• Strikes must be settled
• Can heritage railways give us main line services?
• Abellio: the positives… and the negatives
• Wireless = noisier trains
• Work with business to realise sustainabl­e travel
• Restore Lamport Link
• ‘Public’ ownership?
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