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Wednesday, 29 October 2014

BBC News

• HS2 could spell hard lines for StokeWhat will it mean for Stoke-on-Trent if HS2 bypasses the city in favour of Crewe?
• Crossrail 2's £20bn route outlinedA preferred route for a proposed £20bn Crossrail 2 scheme running north-south through London is identified by mayor Boris Johnson.
• VIDEO: Crossrail 2 route outlined by mayorA preferred route for a proposed £20bn Crossrail 2 scheme running north-south through London is identified by Mayor Boris Johnson.
• 'Golden thread' rail needs fundingThe main rail route between Norwich and London is in danger of becoming a
• Celebrities voice Tube announcementsThe voices of celebrities including Stephen Fry, Barbara Windsor and Joanna Lumley will echo across trains and buses as part of London Poppy Day.

Financial Times

• London mayor’s fears without Crossrail 2Capital will ‘seize up’ if £20bn southwest-northeast link is not built, says Johnson

The Guardian

• Crossrail 2 plan boosted by Boris Johnson funding claimsLondon mayor says Treasury is prepared to meet half the £20bn costs as transport authorities announce preferred route
• High-speed rail is the best argument yet for elected regional governmentTransport for the North may sound like a good idea, but dig deeper and it’s clear the body could rapidly go off-track

The Herald

• East Coast pressure growsPRESSURE is growing for the publicly owned firm that runs the East Coast Main Line to be allowed to bid to retain the service.

The Telegraph

• TGV shows success of integrated public transport networksThere are indeed lessons to be drawn for HS2 and HS3 from the report on the TGV in France by the French audit office (France’s ‘incoherent’ TGV network fails to live up to high-speed promise, 27 October)
• Boris Johnson says Crossrail Two better for economy than HS2London mayor appears to undermine party line as he claims High Speed 2 will not be 'as powerful a booster of the economy' as second Crossrail link

This is Money

• Major rail projects including HS2 have been made using a 'lack of common sense' and 'unrealistic analysis' damning report says Government decisions on major rail projects like the £50bn high-speed HS2 have been made using a lack of common sense and ‘unrealistic analysis’, a report by spending watchdogs says today.

Bolton News

• Bid to preserve historic features at Bromley Cross station IT has kept things ticking along at Bromley Cross Train Station for more than a century, taking pride of place on the platform.

London Evening Standard

• Crude test reveals hidden dust in seats on the London underground The amount of dust caked into seats on the Tube has been revealed in a crude test.
• Definitive Debrett's guide tackles London transport etiquette, including giving up your seat, E-cigarettes and eating on the Tube Londoners should always give up their seats on public transport for the elderly, pregnant or visibly needy, according to the definitive guide to British etiquette.

Northern Echo

• Former Tory Minister criticises decision to prevent in-house operator from bidding for East Coast MainlineTHE decision to prevent the current public-owned railway company from bidding to run the East Coast line has been criticised by a Conservative former Cabinet minister. Lord Forsyth of Drumlean said the point of a competitive process was to allow the best company to win.

Sheffield Star

• MP backs idea of using tunnels to connect citiesMP Angela Smith said building a new tunnel - or reopening disused ones - could help improve rail links between Sheffield and Manchester.
• HS2 boss: Poor transport links between Sheffield and Manchester ‘matter of national concern’Poor road and rail links between Sheffield and Manchester should be a matter of ‘national concern’, HS2 project boss Sir David Higgins has said.
• South Yorkshire rail cut protesters handed survey results over to transport bossesProtesters fighting cuts to travel passes for older people have handed over the results of their consultation to transport bosses.

Yorkshire Post

• ‘Numbers did not add up on HS2’POLITICIANS were misled over the financial benefits of high-speed rail and other flagship projects because of bad calculations from bungling Government officials, financial watchdogs have found.

Doncaster Free Press

• South Yorkshire rail cut protesters handed survey results over to transport bossesProtesters fighting cuts to travel passes for older people have handed over the results of their consultation to transport bosses.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail revolution set to make journeys saferBritain’s railways are among the safest in the world – but that has not happened by accident.

Other Regional Press

• MP pushes for direct railway link from Horsham to WorthingMP Nick Herbert is pushing for a new rail link that would enable trains to turn east below Arundel, providing a direct link between Horsham and Worthing.
• New railway station southern interchange to open this weekRedeveloped area will include a large open square, new taxi rank, improved access to station and more bicycle parking
• High-speed rail move welcomed in LancashireBusiness chiefs have given a cautious welcome to moves for a high-speed “HS3” rail link in the north of England, following a report by HS2 boss Sir David Higgins.

Aviation Industry

• GTMC welcomes HS3 proposalsTrain journey times between Manchester and Leeds could be cut to 26mins

Other News Sources

• Sir David Higgins: 'HS3 can be built simultaneously with HS2'Sir David Higgins has insisted that High Speed 3 can be built alongside existing plans for High Speed 2.
• Mayor seeks support for £20bn Crossrail 2 as preferred route revealedLondon transport authorities have revealed a preferred route for Crossrail 2, as mayor of London Boris Johnson has labelled the scheme as “vitalâ€� for the capital.