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Monday, 11 August 2014

BBC News

• Shottle railway station reopens to passengersA countryside railway station has reopened to passengers for the first time in more than half a century.
• Henley-in-Arden station £2m revamp due to finishNew lifts and a footbridge at a Warwickshire railway station will be working "early next week" after months of delays, London Midland has pledged.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Reopening Caernarfon to Bangor train line 'would be cheaper than the planned £100m bypass'Ex transport chief says revived network would draw in tourists and boost economy

Liverpool Echo

• Transport minister agrees to meeting with Liverpool High Speed Rail campaign backed by ECHOCase for superfast link right into Liverpool to be put to government

Sheffield Star

• Call to axe HS2 in favour of reopening Woodhead line from SheffieldCampaigners fighting HS2 have urged the Government to ditch the plans and reopen a closed route between Sheffield and Manchester instead.

The Shields Gazette

• South Tyneside MP tracking Siemens train orderJARROW MP Stephen Hepburn got on track for a major train contract set to create 300 jobs in South Tyneside.

Other Regional Press

• Rail service ‘not fit for purpose’Yorkshire train services are not meeting the region’s needs and need a radical transformation, a top transport official has admitted.
• Full steam ahead for rail electrification?The campaign to upgrade Calder Valley’s rail line has been given a major boost after it was revealed that the task force considering electrification projects in the North has confirmed that the line is now being seriously looked at by Network Rail..
• Letter: Why weren’t we consulted?I am writing to you with regard to the demolition of the signal box at Deeping St James.

Other News Sources

• Brighton railway pioneers awarded with blue plaques Two men who helped put Brighton on track to becoming a tourist haven have been honoured.