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Friday, 08 August 2014

The Telegraph

• Crossrail extension to Hertfordshire being consideredTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin says he has commissioned a report into whether to extend Crossrail to bring the high-speed train services to Hertfordshire

Network Rail

• Football fans advised to check August rail travel plansFootball fans planning to travel to matches by train in August are being advised to check before they travel as planned improvement work may mean changes to some journeys.
• Rail investment in Blackpool continuesNetwork Rail is to make additional investment in the line between Preston and Blackpool North as part of its commitment to provide a better railway in the north west of England.

London Evening Standard

• Transport for London worker counts down days to new Doctor Who with witty signsA Transport for London worker is counting down the days until the new series of Doctor Who arrives with witty signs for commuters.

Yorkshire Post

• Rail company given new 10-year contractGRAND Central Railway has been awarded the contract to run services between London and Bradford for another 10 years.

Other Regional Press

• Railway crossing diversions drive motorists crazyDiversions where level crossings have been closed have been driving motorists in South Holland crazy.
• Brockenhurst Railway Station gets £4.6m refitPASSENGERS at a Hampshire railway station will benefit from a £4.6m scheme that will improve access for those with limited mobility.
• Knutsford Railway Station gets spruced up in a bid to attract more visitorsRAIL users can expect an extra colourful welcome when they step off at Knutsford train station, thanks to the efforts of some proud Knutsfordians.
• Letter: Don’t demolish 1850s signal boxI live in a hamlet between the parishes of Deeping St James and Crowland.

Railnews

• High Court dismisses HS2 protestors The High Court has dismissed a petition for a Judicial Review of HS2, rejecting claims by HS2 Action Alliance and the London Borough of Hillingdon that the Government had failed to carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment under the European ˜SEA Directive™ before making safeguarding the route. The court concluded that the Safeguarding Directions were not a plan or programme that set the framework for development consent and therefore the Department for Transport was not required to undertake an SEA.

Other News Sources

• Government proposes Crossrail extension to HertfordshireNew service could help redevelopment of Euston station