HS2 support comes from the "Stoke Route" launch, and Liverpool campaigners taking the case for high speed rail to government.
What else will the future bring? For Scotrail? Driverless trains on the Tube? A "value for money" service for Southeastern commuters...for they are not getting that at present? A passenger led Western mainline service?
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UK
Business case for the HS2 'Stoke Route' launches (insider news)
Liverpool High Speed Rail campaigners take case to government(Liverpool Echo)
Southeastern train service 'not good value for money' (BBC News)
London Underground upgrade: a driverless future?(Telegraph)
Walk the Line (BBC)
In a new three-part series, Walk the Line, Barra Best sets out to uncover and explore some of Northern Ireland's lost railways.
Future of Scotland's railways statement.-8th October 2014.(BBC Democracy)
Slow worms halt work on new railway station.(Telegraph)
Network Rail Press Releases.
Residents' views sought on Marsh Gibbon and Calvert crossings
Residents from Marsh Gibbon and Calvert will have the opportunity to give their views on how railway crossing safety can be improved in their area by attending a public consultation event on Wednesday 22 October.
As part of the East West Rail project, Network Rail is undertaking a study looking at how to make the planned reinstated railway between Bletchley and Bicester safe for everyone to use.
The study covers public road and footpath crossings as well as private farm crossings in the area. The crossings being considered are those along the mothballed section of railway between Marsh Gibbon and Calvert.
Charles Hurst, Network Rail’s project manager for East West Rail, said: “Safety on and around the railway is a top priority for us. The East West Rail project will open up many new journey opportunities, but we want to make sure that the reinstated sections of railway are safe for everyone to use, which is why we are undertaking this study.
“So far, we have discussed our initial proposals with the local authority, landowners and ramblers, but we are keen to hear the wider community’s views. This event gives us the chance to share our initial plans with residents and invite them to give us the benefit of their local knowledge and experience.”
Details of the public consultation event are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 22 October
Time: Drop-in anytime between 5.30 and 8.30pm
Location: Marsh Gibbon, Church of England School, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire OX27 OHJ
The study covers public road and footpath crossings as well as private farm crossings in the area. The crossings being considered are those along the mothballed section of railway between Marsh Gibbon and Calvert.
Charles Hurst, Network Rail’s project manager for East West Rail, said: “Safety on and around the railway is a top priority for us. The East West Rail project will open up many new journey opportunities, but we want to make sure that the reinstated sections of railway are safe for everyone to use, which is why we are undertaking this study.
“So far, we have discussed our initial proposals with the local authority, landowners and ramblers, but we are keen to hear the wider community’s views. This event gives us the chance to share our initial plans with residents and invite them to give us the benefit of their local knowledge and experience.”
Details of the public consultation event are as follows:
Date: Wednesday 22 October
Time: Drop-in anytime between 5.30 and 8.30pm
Location: Marsh Gibbon, Church of England School, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire OX27 OHJ
Opportunity for the public to have their say on the future of the Western route rail network
People across the Thames Valley, the West and South West of England can have their say on the future of the region’s rail network following the publication by Network Rail of the rail industry’s draft Western route study.
Open for consultation until January, the study looks at the demands that will be placed on this part of the rail network over the next 30 years, including significant increases in passenger numbers and the need to continue to drive and support economic growth in the region. Passenger numbers into Bristol are set to rise by half in less than a decade, while demand for journeys into London from the West will double within 30 years. The study outlines options for how these demands can be met, such as through investment opportunities to increase the capacity of the network and options to make changes to train services, including increasing their frequency and increasing the number of carriages.
Patrick Hallgate, Network Rail’s managing director for the Western route, said: “The Western route is already one of the busiest in the country and is currently undergoing a major programme of investment including electrification, new track and signalling, and a new fleet of electric trains to make sure it is fit for the future. But there is more we will need to do to keep up with the continuing growth in demand for rail travel between London, the Thames Valley, the West and South West of England.
“The purpose of this study is to ensure that we are in the best possible position to meet this demand and continue to drive economic growth across the region. This includes enabling increasing travel for leisure and business purposes and helping companies to move more goods, more efficiently by rail.
“To achieve this aim we need to hear from the public themselves, which is why we are seeking their feedback through this consultation on the study and the options it outlines.”
Consultation on the draft Western Route Study is open until 9 January 2015 with the final version of the document expected to be published in spring 2015. The study will then be used to inform the Department for Transport’s strategy for the industry’s next funding period from 2019 through to 2024.
Anyone who would like to comment on the draft study can do so by visiting Network Rail’s website www.networkrail.co.uk/long-term-planning-process/western-route-study-draft-for-consultationInternational
Africa
Railways Africa.
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UMGENI STEAM RAILWAY
GAUTRAIN COVERING COSTS
Australia
Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder representative David Southwick MP officially opens the upgraded Balaclava Station, now with premium station facilities.
(DTPLI on YouTube)
Canada
Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers' National Railway Day Conference- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Canadian Pacific Railway: Worth Investing In After A Pullback.(Seeking Alpha)
Ireland
2014 September - Reilly's Crossing New Bridge Installation
(Iarnrod Eireann on YouTube)
The Ratoath Road, Realignment and Over-bridge Project commenced in June 2013 and will be fully completed in early 2015, closing one of the busiest manually operated rail level crossings on the Iarnród Éireann network. The €9.8 million Iarnród Éireann project has been developed in co-operation with Dublin City Council and is funded by the National Transport Authority.
Be-leaf it or not 2014 (Iarnrod Eireann on YouTube)
How leaves on the line affect trains, and what we do to tackle the
problem
Pakistan
Two killed as trains collide.(The Nation)
Russia
Moscow-Kazan high speed rail link will aim to "boost regions" (Voice of Russia UK)
USA
www.progressiverailroading.com.
Other Railway Press Releases
www.railway-technology.com
China to build Russia's first high-speed line
China is to build Russia's first high-speed railway line under an investment agreement signed by the two countries.
Finmeccanica selects CNR Corp and Hitachi to sell rail businesses
Italian industrial group Finmeccanica has shortlisted China's CNR Corporation and Japan's Hitachi for the sale of its unprofitable railway subsidiaries.
UK expects to sell 40% stake in Eurostar for £300m
The UK Government will sell its 40% stake in the cross-Channel train operator Eurostar, in a bid to raise funds under the National Infrastructure Plan announced last year.
Canadian Pacific Railway offers merger deal with CSX
North American railroad operator Canadian Pacific Railway has reportedly approached international transportation company CSX Corporation with a merger plan last week.
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