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Monday, 24 January 2022

BBC News

• Bolton-Wigan rail: Disruption as bridge rebuild beginsA railway bridge Bolton is being rebuilt as part of a £78m rail electrification scheme.
• Bill extending HS2 to Manchester laid in ParliamentOfficial approval for the high speed line to Manchester is a

Times Online

• Rail prices in Scotland have increased 38% over the past decade, says union [subscription]The RMT rail union questioned the government’s commitment to a greener Scotland when rail fares were rising so much more than petrol costs

Yorkshire Post

• ‘Irrational’ Grant Shapps deserves sack as Transport Secretary for North’s latest rail insult THE humbled demeanour being adopted by Boris Johnson in the wake of the ‘partygate’ scandal doesn’t appear to have influenced Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, judging by his arrogant dismissal as “irrational” critics of this Government’s decision to deliver a second-rate rail solution for the North of England (‘Mayors are irrational on railway plan’, The Yorkshire Post, January 19).

Carlisle News & Star

• 2022 is the new era for rail according to Transport for the North2022 is a new era for the railway with more focus on sustainability, accessibility and collaboration needed, say leading rail experts

Other Regional Press

• West Midlands transport improvements - including Coventry Very Light Rail - are a step closerIMPROVEMENT plans to public transport across the region – including Coventry Very Light Rail – have taken a step closer to reality.
• Stroudwater rail station campaign back on track and picking up speed"I’m looking forward to the day when this gaping hole in the transport network is filled"

New Civil Engineer

• This year needs to be one of procurement evolutionThis is a year of opportunity for contractors working in the built environment. Regenerative infrastructure projects including innovations in highways, rail and flood defences will play a vital role in creating stronger local economies in a post-pandemic world. But as well as being a year of opportunity for contractors, it should be seen as an opportunity to evolve procurement.
• Transport Scotland plots new transit systems as part of drive to net zeroTransport Scotland has said it will develop an Edinburgh & South East Scotland Mass Transit and an Aberdeen Rapid Transit, as well as the multi-billion pound Clyde Metro in Glasgow, as it plans for a cleaner and better connected future.
• Northern leaders have not given up on construction of major rail projects in the region despite the way plans were scaled back by ministers in the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), a key figure has insisted.Northern leaders have not given up on construction of major rail projects in the region despite the way plans were scaled back by ministers in the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), a key figure has insisted.
• Have ministers given up on finding chair for HS2?The government has insisted it is still trying to fill the vacant chair role on High Speed 2 despite industry speculation that ministers have decided against replacing Allan Cook, who departed last summer.

Other News Sources

• Over £4m paid out to Greater Anglia by fare dodgers and fraudstersFare dodgers and fraudsters paid out over £4m to Greater Anglia in 2021. Ticket inspectors issued over 54,000 penalty fares in 2021, worth a total value of £1.63m.
• New hours will not affect how we deal with incidents say ScotRailScotRail are saying reduced booking office hours at some train stations will not make events similar to those seen at Troon last year any more likely or dangerous.