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Tuesday, 28 October 2014

BBC News

• Council 'to fight' for HS2 stationThe leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council has pledged to keep fighting to bring a high-speed rail station to the city despite losing out to Crewe.

Financial Times

• China lines up merger of top trainmakersCombining CNR and CSR partly an effort to win more overseas contracts

The Guardian

• What is HS3?: proposed sub-Pennine rail line explainedReducing east-to-west journey times is ‘a necessity’ for a prosperous north – but how will that happen?
• HS3: cross-Pennine railway line will help rebalance economy, says PMDavid Cameron welcomes Sir David Higgins’ report, which stresses need for improved rail links across north of England
• Manchester to Leeds TransPennine Express – in picturesGuardian photographer Christopher Thomond takes the TransPennine Express from Manchester to Leeds on the day plans are announced for the development of a high-speed cross-Pennine railway line, ‘HS3’, between the two cities

The Herald

• PM backs HS3 plans to cut journey timesDAVID Cameron and George Osborne have welcomed a report which suggests journey times between northern English cities could be slashed under proposals put forward yesterday by the boss of the £50billion HS2 high-speed rail project.
• High-speed rail link should be extended north of the BorderTRANSPORT minister Keith Brown has called for plans for a high-speed HS3 rail link to be extended north of the Border to Scotland.

The Scotsman

• High speed rail link to slash journey timesTrain journey times between northern English cities could be slashed under proposals put forward by the boss of the £50 billion HS2 high-speed rail project.

The Telegraph

• HS3 rail link a 'costly vanity project'Institute of Economic Affairs says better to spend money on smaller schemes than HS3 high-speed rail link in northern England
• David Cameron: I am passionate about high speed railPrime Minister welcomes the HS2 project after its chairman Sir David Higgins put forward HS3 plans in a report incorporating further plans for phase two of the £50bn rail project
• HS3: delays on the lineTelegraph View Even as ministers talk up HS3, HS2 has yet to win full parliamentary approval - and will not take passengers until 2027

Mail Online

• SHHH...Why commuters never talk to each other: Crowded trains full of strangers make passengers 'freeze like frightened animals' A new book investigating the rush hour reveals some extraordinary facts about our daily grind. Here we pick out the best including staying quiet on every coach and the rise of road rage.
• High speed rail needed so Manchester United fans from south can get back after game High Speed 2 chairman Sir David Higgins said the current two hour trip between London and Manchester meant people had to 'allow for a full day' if they wanted to get to Old Trafford.

Network Rail

• Residents invited to second drop-in event about the electrification of the railway through BathLocal residents are invited to find out more about the electrification of the railway through Bath city centre by attending the second in a series of monthly drop-in events.
• Passengers urged to check ahead of changes to London Bridge rail services - alternative travel and ticket arrangements confirmed for Christmas and throughout next yearPassengers travelling to and through London Bridge station are being urged to find out more about changes to their train services starting this Christmas, with major long-term alterations to some routes from January.

Bolton News

• Bolton MPs welcome "HS3" plans for the North West PLANS for a high-speed train service �— dubbed HS3 �— across the north of England have been welcomed by Bolton politicians and business leaders.

Northern Echo

• HS3 "must benefit the whole of the North" THE Government has been urged to ensure new high-speed rail plans - dubbed HS3 - bring benefits to the entire region and not just the North's big cities.

Sheffield Star

• South Yorkshire politicians clash over HS2 station plansSouth Yorkshire politicians have clashed over the potential location of a new high-speed rail station after project boss Sir David Higgins repeated his backing for Meadowhall.

The York Press

• HS3 proposals welcomed as a "must" for York PLANS for a high speed rail network linking northern cities from east to west have been welcomed by politicians and business leaders in York as a key driver for investment in the city.

Bucks Free Press

• Chiltern Railways services running to and from Marylebone facing delays and cancellations Chiltern Railways is warning that trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes due to a problem with line side equipment.

Crewe Chronicle

• Crewe wins HS2 hub station bidSir David Higgins:
• HS2 station location won't affect the Alex, fans reassuredCheshire East leader Michael Jones says the location of the new hub is unlikely to be at the current station but won't be far away

Doncaster Free Press

• South Yorkshire politicians clash over HS2 station plansSouth Yorkshire politicians have clashed over the potential location of a new high-speed rail station after project boss Sir David Higgins repeated his backing for Meadowhall.

East Anglian Daily Times

• MPs told Norwich to London investment three or four times bigger than HS2Multi-million pound investment on the rail line between Norfolk and Suffolk and London could provide an investment and jobs return three or four times bigger than the controversial high-speed two line from the capital to the Midlands, MPs have been told.

Other Regional Press

• What lies ahead for signal box?The last train to pass through Deeping St James using the signal box hooted as people gathered to watch the moment on Friday.
• Phase one of tram plan recommended for refusalPLANS for the first phase of a project to build a tram line in Preston look set to be thrown out.

Other News Sources

• Rail platform puts Dura £17m blueprint on trackAn Essex manufacturer is targeting a £10m jump in turnover after launching a new solution for the rail sector. Read more...
• HS3: Leeds to Manchester 26 minute rail link proposedHiggins outlines plans for overhaul of northern rail services