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Thursday, 01 October 2015

BBC News

• Four level crossings to be upgradedFour level crossings on the railway line between Wrexham and Chester are being upgraded to improve safety.
• Trains cancelled after rail problemTrains from Cardiff Central to a number of destinations are cancelled after a line-side equipment failure.
• Rail electrification work to restartThe electrification of the TransPennine Express and Midland Mainline is to be restarted after being stopped in June so a review could be carried out.

Financial Times

• US woos private investment in transportAnthony Foxx calls for partnership approach to ease ‘huge pressure’ on capacity
• Rail projects to be delivered 4 years lateModernisation of Transpennine and Midland lines goes ahead with new 2023 completion date

The Guardian

• Northern rail electrification to be 'unpaused'Upgrades to transpennine line and Midland mainline to be restarted with revised timetable after being shelved in June

The Telegraph

• Commuter rail fare dodger forced to pay back £6,000Dr Peter Barnett evaded ticket inspectors for two-and-a-half years as he travelled from his £550,000 Oxfordshire home to work in London

The Mirror

• Major rail electrification projects delayed by four YEARS after Tories backtrack over key routesMinisters have restarted work to electrify the TransPennine and Midland Main Line routes - but it's come at a huge cost

Derby Telegraph

• Electrification of Derby's Midland Main Line to resume The Department for Transport has confirmed that the electrification of the Midland Main Line, which runs between Derby and London, will be restarted.

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester-to-Leeds rail electrification back on track after M.E.N. campaign Ministers have confirmed the project is now back on track following the controversial ‘pausing’ of the scheme in June following Network Rail ‘failings’
• Electriyfing news as rail upgrade is back on track - but minister refuses to reveal the cost of the work "It will be better for passengers", secretary of state promises

Northern Echo

• MP not convinced North East will benefit from electrification of Trans Pennine railway MINISTERS have been accused of ignoring the North-East following an announcement that the electrification of a cross-Pennine railway is to go ahead.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Midland Mainline electrification project to be 'un-paused' after Post campaign The Midland Mainline electrification project was set to be ready by 2019 and see quicker, greener journeys between the region and the capital, with trains able to carry more passengers.

Sheffield Star

• Sheffield to London electrification back on track after outcry - but not until 2023Work to electrify a railway line from Sheffield to London will resume after there was a major outcry over a ‘pause’ in the work.
• Sheffield to London electrification back on track after outcry - but not until 2023Work to electrify a railway line from Sheffield to London will resume after there was a major outcry over a ‘pause’ in the work.

The York Press

• Transpennine rail improvements 'unpaused' THE 'paused' electrification of the rail link between York and Manchester is to go ahead.

Other Regional Press

• Work on electrification of train line through Northamptonshire to resumePromised rail work to enhance train services in Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby which was ‘paused’ in June is set to be restarted.
• Rail electrification work to restart - but questions remain over links to TeessideMPs demand details on when electrification work will begin on TransPennine between Northallerton and Middlesbrough
• McLoughlin unveils rail electrification timetableTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today set out plans to restart electrification of key rail routes in Yorkshire.
• MP backs resumption of Midland Mainline electrificationRobert Jenrick has welcomed as good news for his constituents today's announcement that the Midland Mainline electrification will now go ahead.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TransPennine and Midland Mainline electrification works to resumeWork to electrify TransPennine and Midland Mainline railways will resume under plans announced today, Wednesday 30 September 2015, as part of Sir Peter Hendy’s work to reset Network Rail’s upgrade programme. Sir Peter Hendy has outlined to the Secretary of State for Transport how work could continue. The Secretary of State has replied to the Chair of Network Rail asking Network Rail to un-pause this work. Letters about rail electrification of TransPennine and Midland Mainline routes  Network Rail will work with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Rail North to develo...

Railnews

• Dismay as electrification plans are ˜un-paused™ but delayed by four years NEWS of the government™s announcement that work on the ˜paused™ North Trans-Pennine and Midland Main Line electrification schemes is to resume has been greeted with some dismay – because completion will be delayed by around four years

Other News Sources

• New rail link would boost UK economy Crossrail 2 could drive growth in jobs and homes and add billions to the economy across the UK, according to latest research for TfL and Network Rail.