Train
operators


are
preparing
for
extra
passengers
during
the
Coronation
weekend,
and
some
are
now
publishing
advice
about
travel
over
the
three-day
holiday.
Greater
Anglia
said
there
is
no
engineering
work
planned
on
its
network
on
Coronation
Day
itself,
6
May,
so
all
services
will
run
normally
and
be
strengthened
where
possible.
However,
there
are
some
engineering
possessions
on
Sunday
and
Monday,
and
a
few
GA
routes
will
be
affected.
LNER
is
naming
the
11.00
from
London
to
Edinburgh
the
‘Carolean
Express’,
and
the
first
train
with
that
name
will
leave
London
on
Coronation
Day.
After
that,
the
Express
will
run
every
day,
calling
at
York,
Darlington,
Newcastle,
Berwick-upon-Tweed
and
Edinburgh.
Transport
for
London
said
it
expects
to
run
a
full
service
on
Coronation
Day,
but
warned
that
some
safety
measures
may
prove
necessary
if
the
weight
of
crowds
gets
too
great,
such
as
queuing
or
temporary
station
closures.

Appointments
++


Network
Rail
has
announced
several
senior
appointments
for
the
Wales
&
Western
region.
Nick
Millington
has
been
confirmed
as
route
director
on
the
Wales
and
Borders
route,
after
acting
as
interim
director
since
June
last
year.
Marcus
Jones
from
MTR
Elizabeth
Line
has
been
appointed
route
director
for
the
Western
route,
while
Sophie
Bancroft
has
been
appointed
Western
route
operations
director.
David
Davidson
had
been
interim
Western
route
director,
and
now
moves
to
the
Southern
region
this
summer,
where
he
will
be
route
director
for
Kent. 

Maintenance
++


Derby-based
railway
maintenance
company
Loram
has
been
awarded
a
three-year
extension
to
its
Network
Rail
contract
for
its
Infrastructure
Monitoring
Fleet.
The
fleet
of
65
vehicles
consists
of
converted
passenger
coaches
and
monitors
track
and
structures,
so
that
infrastructure
maintenance
and
renewals
can
be
planned.
Loram’s
contract
will
now
continue
until
2027.
Loram
will
also
be
helping
Network
Rail
to
prepare
for
the
next
generation
of
maintenance
vehicles,
as
the
current
fleet
is
approaching
the
end
of
its
working
life.

Harmony
++


Northern
has
extended
its
use
of
classical
music
to
23
stations,
in
a
bid
to
reduce
anti-social
behaviour.
The
decision
follows
a
pilot
scheme
at
nine
stations
over
the
past
twelve
months,
which
reported
a
‘significant
reduction’
in
loitering,
graffiti
spraying
and
other
vandalism.
The
composers
will
include
Handel,
Beethoven,
Mozart
and
Tchaikovsky,
and
their
music
will
be
played
at
varying
times
during
the
day
for
the
best
effect.