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As of tomorrow, 1st September 2014, Network Rail is to be classified as a public sector company..
Crossrail's Terry Morgan speaks about the project..
Edinburgh Trams has experienced a collision with a bus, and 3 safety issues are highlighted by drivers..
Next week's scheduled railtour listing..... and more..
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Network Rail Press Release..
Network Rail Members vote for change..
At a general meeting today,(29th August 2014) 97.3% of Network Rail's 41 Members (the company's equivalent of shareholders) voted to change the company's articles of association.
The change was necessary as Network Rail is to be reclassified as a public sector company on Monday, 1 September following a statistical change in the classification of its debt from private sector to public sector.
The main changes to the articles give the company's special member - the Secretary of State for Transport - additional powers over the appointment of the company's chair, its remuneration policy and the selection of its Members.
The main changes to the articles give the company's special member - the Secretary of State for Transport - additional powers over the appointment of the company's chair, its remuneration policy and the selection of its Members.
Interview: Terry Morgan, Crossrail - The tunnel visionary driving a fast track underneath London .(London Evening Standard)
Tube needs more click-and-collect and fewer tatty shops, says TfL chief.(London Evening Standard)
Smelly passengers and sneezing are Tube commuters' biggest bugbears, poll shows.(London Evening Standard)
Edinburgh trams: Drivers identify 3 safety risks.(The Scotsman)
Bus and tram in Edinburgh collision.(BBC News)
Network Rail boss says he will “take every step” to avoid long delays as he confirms planned Ipswich engineering work will go ahead.(EADT24)
Babbacombe Cliff Railway celebrates anniversary with ukulele festival.(Torquay Herald)
Babbacombe Cliff Railway (2013)
UK Heritage: Bluebell Railway extension attracts thousands more visitors.(BBC News)
Mainline Steam Schedule
Railway Herald - Railtours
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Monday 1st September 2014
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Tuesday 2nd September 2014
The Welsh Mountaineer (Railway Touring Company)
- 45305 or 61994 Preston (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Chester (pu) - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction (run-round) - Blaenau Ffestiniog and return
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
The Dorset Coast Express (Railway Touring Company)
- To be confirmed London Victoria (pu) - Barnes Bridge - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Winchfield (water) - Basingstoke (pu) - Worting Junction - Winchester - Southampton - Bournemouth (sd) - Weymouth and return
- To be confirmed Weymouth-Upwey Bank-Dorchester South-Bournemouth-Southampton
- To be confirmed Southampton-Redbridge-Andover-Basingstoke-Woking-London Waterloo
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Thursday 4th September 2014
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Friday 5th September 2014
The Scarborough Flyer (Railway Touring Company)
- 46233 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Mirfield - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - York (sd) - Malton - Scarborough (sd) and return
Atlantic Coast Express (Cathedrals Express) : Day 1 (Steam Dreams)
- 34067 London Waterloo (pu) - Woking - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Exeter St. Davids - Crediton - Barnstaple
Atlantic Coast Express (Cathedrals Express) : Day 1 (Steam Dreams)
- 34067 London Waterloo (pu) - Woking - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Exeter St. Davids - Crediton - Barnstaple
- 34046 and 70000 Exeter St. Davids - Dawlish - Totnes - Plymouth - Par - Penzance
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Saturday 6th September 2014
The Heart Of Wales Scenic Explorer (Compass Tours)
- WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Barrow in Furness (pu) - Ulverston (pu) - Grange over sands (pu) - Arnside (pu) - Carnforth (pu) - Lancaster (pu) - Preston (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Craven arms - Knighton - Llandrindod Wells - Llandovery - Hendy Junction - Swansea District Line - Port Talbot - Bridgend - Cardiff
- WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Cardiff (pu) - Newport - Abergavenny - Hereford - Shrewsbury (sd) - Crewe (sd) - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) - Wigan North Western (sd) - Preston (sd) - Lancaster (sd) - Carnforth (sd) - Arnside (sd) - Grange over Sands (sd) - Ulverston (sd) - Barrow in Furness
The Trent Almighty (Pathfinder Tours)
- 2xDRS 20 and DRS 37 Crewe (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Birmingham New Street (pu) - Tamworth High Level (pu) - Burton upon Trent (pu) - Derby (pu) - Sheffield (pu) - Barnsley - Penistone - Stocksmoor - Huddersfield - Healey Mills - Waklefield Kirkgate - Crofton West Junction - Knottingley West to South Junctions - Askern - Doncaster North Chord Flyover - Hatfield & Stainforth - Scunthorpe - Barnetby - Ulceby - New Holland - Barton-on-Humber
- DRS 37 and 2xDRS 20 Barton-on-Humber - New Holland - Ulceby
- 2xDRS 20 and DRS 37 Ulceby - Immingham Loop - Marsh West Junction
- DRS 37 and 2xDRS 20 March West Junction - Grimsby - Cleethorpes
- 2xDRS 20 and DRS 37 Cleethorpes - Grimsby - Barnetby - Kirton Lindsey - Gainsborough Central - Retford - Worksop - Sheffield (sd) - Chesterfield (sd) - Derby (sd) - Burton upon Trent (sd) - Tamworth High Level (sd) - Birmingham New Street (sd) - Wolverhampton (sd) - Stafford (sd) - Crewe
Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)
- 46233 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Manchester Victoria (pu) - Bolton (pu) - Blackburn (pu) - Hellifield - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle
- 46233 Carlisle - Shap - Preston (sd) - Bolton (sd) - Manchester Victoria (sd) - Stockport (sd) - Wilmslow (sd) - Crewe (sd)
The Yorkshire Coast Statesman (Statesman Rail)
- WCRC 47/57 Gloucester (pu) - Stonehouse (pu) - Stroud (pu) - KJemble (pu) - Swindon (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Leamington Spa (pu) - Warwick Parkway (pu) - Dorridge (pu) - Solihull (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) & return
The Silver King (UK Railtours)
- Chiltern Class 67 London Marylebone (pu) - Beaconsfield (pu) - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Birmingham Snow Hill - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Bewdley - Bridgnorth (break/rev) & return
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Sunday 7th September 2014
The Royal Duchy (Railway Touring Company)
- 5029 or 34067 or 70013 Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Yatton (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St Davids (pu) - Plymouth (sd) - Par (sd) and return
The Waverley (Railway Touring Company)
- WCRC Class 47 York (pu) - Church Fenton - Leeds (pu) - Shipley (pu) - Keighley (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Hellifield
- To be confirmed Hellifield - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle and return
- WCRC Class 47 Skipton (sd) - Keighley (sd) - Shipley (sd) - Leeds (sd) - Church Fenton - York (sd)
North Wales Coast Express (Railway Touring Company)
- WCRC Class 47 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Manchester Piccadilly
- 45305 Manchester Piccadilly (pu) - Altrincham (pu) - Chester (pu) - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction - Bangor (sd) - Holyhead
- 45305 Holyhead (pu) - Bangor (pu) - Llandudno Junction (pu) - Rhyl - Chester (sd) - Altrincham (sd) - Manchester Piccadilly (sd)
- WCRC Class 47 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport (sd) - Wilmslow (sd) - Crewe (sd)
Atlantic Coast Express (Cathedrals Express) : Day 3 (Steam Dreams)
- FGW Class 150/9 DMU Penzance - Plymouth - Gunnislake - Plymouth - Penzance
Cancelled
Torbay Express (Torbay Express Ltd)
- To be confirmed Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Weston-super-Mare (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Paignton - Kingswear and return
Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)
- 5043 Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley-in-Arden - Stratford-upon-Avon (break) - Hatton - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill (sd) (two trips)
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
International
India. PM Modi promises to bring high speed bullet trains to India.(IBN Live)
Spain. Vocational training in Castilla - Railway Gazette
USA. Viewpoints: An environmentalist’s case for high-speed rail.(Sacramento Bee)
USA. Book Review: 'To the Edge of the World' by Christian Wolmar.(WSJ)
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