The UK Government is hoping to sell off its 40% share in Eurostar....the RMT , for one, is not impressed....
Another report calculates the % of UK rail franchises owned by other states' subsidized rail operators...and openly acknowledging that profits are used from UK operations to invest in own country network....
A major train leasing company is sold..
The UK Commons Select Committee takes evidence on train procurement....
After a long break because of a bloody civil war, Sri Lanka Railway (Colombo to Jaffna) opened for business today...
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Headlines
UK
Eurostar rail stake touted for sale by UK government.(BBC News)
Rail unions threaten Eurostar sale plans.(ITV News)
Doctor Who's at the GWSR..(GWSR)
Interactive Map.(hs2.org.uk)
Consortium buys British train leasing company Porterbrook
A consortium of infrastructure investors, including the alternative investment arm of German insurance group Allianz (ALVG.DE), has taken over British rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook Rail Finance [PTKRL.UL].(Reuters via transportinfo)
UK train rolling stock owner sold off (FT.com)
New survey reveals three quarters of private rail contracts are owned by foreign states .(Mirror)
Ministers criticised over foreign running of British rail services.(The Yorkshire Post)
Giant Birmingham site for HS2 College development(Birmingham Post)
A 3.3-acre site – the size of two football pitches – is being cleared at Ashted Lock on Birmingham Science Park Aston
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The Public Accounts Committee holds evidence session for the Committee’s inquiry. The session will explore the issues raised in the National Audit Office report into Procuring new trains.
- Parliament TV: Watch the session
- National Audit Office report: Procuring new trains
- Inquiry: Procuring new trains
- Public Accounts Committee
Witnesses
Monday 13 October 2014, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster3.15pm:
- Philip Putnam, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport
- Michael Hurn, Director, High Speed Rail and former SRO of both Thameslink and Intercity Express programmes, Department for Transport
- Lucy Chadwick, former SRO or Intercity Express, Department for Transport
International
Canada
What A CSX - Canadian Pacific Merger Would Look Like, And Why It Didn't Happen.(Seeking Alpha)
France
First driverless metro line in Paris set to be extended further.(SmartRail World)
India
Delhi-Agra semi-high speed train to be named Gatimaan Express (India Today)
Saudi Arabia
$200bn worth of rail and metro projects planned in Middle East.(ArabNews.com)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Colombo-Jaffna railway to reopen.(BBC News)
Sri Lanka restores blood-soaked railway to Tamil heartland.(Hindustan Times)
Sri Lanka Railways website.
President to open rebuilt Jaffna Railway Station on October 13
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will open the Northern railway line from Pallai to Jaffna on October 13 by inaugurating the north bound Yal Devi train up to Jaffna. Currently, the train travels from Colombo to Pallai and it will be extended to reach the Jaffna Railway Station from October 13.
President reopens railway to Jaffna - Railway Gazette(includes video..)
USA
www.progressiverailroading.com.
CSX focuses on three intermodal projects to prepare for traffic growth
Other Railway Press
The Rail Engineer
Amalfi in Lancashire
Graeme Bickerdike documents the return of Chorley’s historic flying arches to the Bolton to Euxton Junction line.
Great Western Electrification - Arrival of the new high output plant system
In March 2012, Amey was appointed by Network Rail to deliver a five-year operate, maintain and deliver contract to electrify the Great Western main line using a new high output factory train to be provided by Network Rail.
A view from a bridge
Stuart Marsh looks at the £14 million refurbishment of the Selby Swing Bridge.
National Operating Strategy unveiled
When Network Rail took over the national rail infrastructure in 2002, it inherited roughly 800 operational signal boxes deploying a wide range of technologies including lever frames, ‘entrance-exit’ (NX) panels and VDU workstations, built over a long period of railway history.
A very brief brief
Grahame Taylor reports on the challenge of constructing Silwood Sidings for London Overground's longer trains.
Read the whole magazine online
See the full digital edition here - now downloadable.
Graeme Bickerdike documents the return of Chorley’s historic flying arches to the Bolton to Euxton Junction line.
Great Western Electrification - Arrival of the new high output plant system
In March 2012, Amey was appointed by Network Rail to deliver a five-year operate, maintain and deliver contract to electrify the Great Western main line using a new high output factory train to be provided by Network Rail.
A view from a bridge
Stuart Marsh looks at the £14 million refurbishment of the Selby Swing Bridge.
National Operating Strategy unveiled
When Network Rail took over the national rail infrastructure in 2002, it inherited roughly 800 operational signal boxes deploying a wide range of technologies including lever frames, ‘entrance-exit’ (NX) panels and VDU workstations, built over a long period of railway history.
A very brief brief
Grahame Taylor reports on the challenge of constructing Silwood Sidings for London Overground's longer trains.
Read the whole magazine online
See the full digital edition here - now downloadable.
www.railway-technology.com
Rail track-laying work on Borders Railway begins
The UK's rail infrastructure operator Network Rail has started works on the £353m track-laying project for the new 30-mile Borders Railway.
Abellio selects Hitachi to deliver trains for Glasgow-Edinburgh line
Hitachi Rail Europe has been awarded a contract from Dutch rail firm Abellio to supply new rolling stock for Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).
LU reveals designs for 'New Tube for London'
London Underground (LU) has introduced new designs for the 'New Tube for London', which comprises the next-generation trains that are expected to start service from mid-2020.
New contracts awarded for Grand Paris Express
Société du Grand Paris in France has awarded contracts management worth €700m for the construction works on North lines 14, 16 and 17 of the Grand Paris Express.
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