The UK's railway news is dominated by the announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr George Osborne that a high speed line from Leeds to Manchester (dubbed HS3) will make the north an economic powerhouse. As expected, there are many different takes on this announcement, and this edition of The Railway Chronicle includes 9.....
The Dawlish line collapse in the winter has caused some to have a major rethink on the route to the West Country, and how to improve "resilience". The Western Morning News carries an interesting article on a viable alternative.
And if you are a long haul British Airways passenger, then you may well find yourself looking at a 7 hour silent film of a rail journey to Oslo!!
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Headlines
Going straight to the point, this shows the rail route of the future.(Western Morning News)
Storm-hit Dawlish Warren in £10m revamp.(BBC News)
Trainline on track for £400m flotation following valuation.(heraldscotland)
Borders to Edinburgh railway: Launch party appeal issued.(BBC News)
(Edinburgh Waverley)
The north needs more than a high-speed train line..(The Guardian)
Forget HS3 – we need to fix the north of England's wretched rail service now.(The Guardian)
Cameron promises transpennine rail ‘will be in Tory manifesto'(The Yorkshire Post)
Anger at lack of high speed rail link to Scotland.(heraldscotland)
HS3 announcement perfect time to reconsider HS2, says Bucks MP.(BucksFreePress)
HS3 alone will not get our big northern cities on track.(The Telegraph)
High-Speed Rail Link Or Political Hoodwinking?(Sky News)
Business leaders welcome high-speed rail "good start".(ITV News)
New mayors and rail links to create northern ‘powerhouse’ – but will North East be left behind?(Hartlepool Mail)
BA's new film offering is a silent seven-hour train ride to Oslo: Airline to screen 'Slow TV' movie as calming influence for passengers.(MailOnline)
The need for speed: Thameslink trains reach 100mph on test track.(Euro Railway Review)
France
France claims victory in Alstom deal with US rival GE.(BBC News)
Sogaris unveils ‘combi’ freight train plan for central Paris.(Lloyd's Loading List).
India
Season ticket rush: Over 50k sold on WR in 1 day.(Times of India)
Govt rethink on suburban railway fare, hike may be in phases.(Times of India)
CER - The Voice of European Railways
CER/UNIFE press release: CER and UNIFE call for agreement on Technical Pillar under Italian Presidency.
CER and UNIFE call for agreement on Technical Pillar under Italian Presidency
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On 1 July, the Italian Presidency will start its work taking over from Greece. CER Executive Director Libor Lochman and UNIFE Director General Philippe Citroën are looking forward to working with the Presidency and wish them a successful period.
The Italian Presidency will last from 1 July to 31 December. With no meetings taking place in August, the Transport Council and its Working Parties will have to deal with many transport-related dossiers in just five months. Both associations therefore call upon the Presidency to keep a close eye on the time at its disposal: significant progress will only be made if resources are concentrated on selected topics.
Regarding the Fourth Railway Package, a political agreement on the Technical Pillar could easily be reached before the end of the year. Informal trialogues would need to start as soon as the European Parliament rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs are appointed. The Council would therefore need to start preparing such trialogue meetings right from the beginning of the Presidency.
CER and UNIFE invite the Italian Presidency to put the Technical Pillar on top of the rail agenda of the July Working Parties. This will create a sound basis enabling the launch of informal trialogues with a solid negotiating mandate from all EU Member States.
CER Executive Director Libor Lochman said: “The sector sees it as essential that the negotiations on the Technical Pillar progress quickly. For the EU´s rail operators, finding an agreement on the Technical Pillar is the vital precondition for them being able to perform on a single and truly open EU market. Harmonised and faster procedures will improve vehicles’ availability for all operators, and will result in naturally lowered market entry barriers for new entrants: having more efficient operators is what we wish to provide to our customers and to society.”
“For the European rail industry, the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package is of utmost importance,” reiterates Philippe Citroën, Director General of UNIFE, “Streamlined and more efficient authorisation procedures are needed in Europe to get rail products onto the market more quickly and to improve the competitiveness of our industry. The European rail industry hopes that the Italian Presidency and the Council Working Group will seize the opportunity of the summer months to prepare the trialogues, paving the way for an adoption of the Technical Pillar in autumn 2014”.
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Other Railway Press
Future Rail - Issue 16 July 2014
For nearly 150 years the Suez Canal has been an unrivalled freight artery between Europe and Asia, but this could soon change if Israel goes ahead with its proposed £2bn Red-Med rail link. We take a look at the project which aims to connect Eilat on the Red Sea and Ashdod on the Mediterranean and could break ground within the year.
We also find out how increasing passenger numbers and demand for more rail capacity in Britain could help revive lines that were scrapped by the Beeching Axe half a century ago, talk to Hitachi Rails new global CEO about the companys future strategy and profile the ten countries with the biggest rail networks in the world.
Moreover, we learn how new technologies could help operators improve passenger services and speak to the developers of a new mobile app which aims to offer a real-time interactive travel guide to landmarks along Europes most popular rail routes.
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Bombardier to deliver maintenance services for Virgin trains
Rail manufacturer Bombardier has been contracted to continue delivering fleet maintenance services for Virgin's Super Voyager trains fleet that operate on the UK's West Coast Main Line.
NSW Government to establish new rail operations centre
Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Government is planning to modernise the railway network and reduce delays for customers, with a new rail operations centre (ROC).
Alstom and Vinci win €2bn Qatar tram system contract
A €2bn Qatar tram transport contract has been awarded to a consortium composed of Alstom and Vinci subsidiary QDVC.
Alstom and RZD partner to develop railway infrastructure projects
Alstom and RZD International have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop railway infrastructure projects.
Latest edition of eurotransportmagazine HERE
Visit the National Railway Museum online shop HERE
Various new lines have been added ..including a new line for The Flying Scotsman.
Expect to see more new products over the coming weeks!
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