International & UK Railway News Tuesday 1st July 2014

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Headlines


UK


Manchester trams to arrive early.(Global Rail News).


HS2's £25m Midland property empire.(Express & Star).


Put high speed rail where it can really help - in the North of England.(The Ecologist).


Pont Briwet: Rail line opening is delayed until September.(BBC News).


£10m Banbury railway station car park opens.(BBC News).


Valleys rail upgrade plan 'at risk' says David Jones.(BBC News).


London Underground power control staff to begin eight-day strike(BBC News).





London Underground will run as normal 'if power workers' strike goes ahead'.(London Evening Standard).


Investor claims transport giant rewards failure.(heraldscotland).


The train dispatcher who defines what it means to be a gentleman - Telegraph.


Transport schemes helping Oxfordshire commuters and environment - News stories - GOV.UK


UK Heritage








Bluebell Railway is fundraising for Bluebell Railway Trust.


GWR - Gloucestershire's mainline heritage railway - Latest P&O progress report








China


China manufacturing growth hits six-month high in June.(BBC News).



The BBC report that "China's manufacturing activity grew at its fastest pace for six months in June, suggesting that recent stimulus moves have started to have an impact...and.
In April, the government said it would cut taxes on small firms and speed up the construction of railway lines across the country.
The government has also announced plans to build railways, roads and airports along the Yangtze River - which connects China's less developed inland provinces to Shanghai..


Hualien – Taitung electrification inaugurated - Railway Gazette




US
www.progressiverailroading.com.

UTA named 2014 'outstanding' transit system by APTA

WMATA complies with three more NTSB safety recommendations

Goldman to succeed Stolzman as Louisville & Indiana's president

U.S. Silica to develop UP-served frac sand facility in Wisconsin

Previsch retains seat as SMART Transportation Division president

Large tire plant coming to Lancaster & Chester's industrial park in South Carolina

South Florida RTA appoints new chair, vice chair

Rail supplier news from Thales, Siemens Rail Automation, American Railcar Leasing, Parkeon, AXION and Hollysys (July 1)

Other Railway Press

www.railway-technology.com

US DoT issues RoD for California high-speed rail system
The US Department of Transportation (DoT)'s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a record of decision (RoD) for the 114-mile Fresno to Bakersfield section of the California high-speed rail system.
IntegriCo secures new order for recycled railroad crossties
US railroad ties manufacturer IntegriCo has secured a purchase order for 5,000 crossties ('railway sleepers') from a major regional transit line.
HART begins column work along H-1 Waiawa interchange
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has begun column work on the regional elevated rail line in Hawaii, US.
Thales and Siemens Rail JV wins ERTMS supply contract in Spain
A joint-venture comprising Thales and Siemens Rail has secured a €208.7m contract to supply the European railways traffic management system (ERTMS) for the Antequera-Granada high-speed line in Spain.