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Thursday, 04 August 2022

BBC News

• Rail lines reopen after cable theft in Tyseley causes severe delaysServices in Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Birmingham remain affected with delays expected.
• London needs driverless Tube like Paris, says Grant ShappsThe transport secretary's comments come as the government offers Transport for London a new bailout.

City AM

• Political rivalry will keep Transport for London in eternal financial purgatory People who live and work in London know the city would grind to a halt without an efficient public transport network. Almost half of the country's 22 million public transport journeys undertaken every day are in London.

Birmingham Post

• HS2 and high speed rail 'essential' to levelling up the UK, mayors and business leaders tell Government'Economic resurgence cannot be achieved without engaging cities and regions outside London'

London Evening Standard

• The Leader podcast: What’s the future of London’s transport?As TfL passes the latest deadline in discussions over government funding and unions continue to threaten strike action, the future of transport in London hangs in the balance.

Manchester Evening News

• Police explain increased presence on Metrolink last nightGMP urged passengers to stay safe

New Civil Engineer

• Renewed calls to level up Wales by building high-speed rail servicesHigh-speed rail connections into Wales are imperative to level-up the country and ease capacity constraints on the Great Western Main Line, Cardiff Council leader Huw Thomas has said.
• Engineers, MPs and businesses warn against scrapping East West RailKey figures from business, engineering and politics have come out in support of the under-fire East West Rail project as its future hangs in the balance.

Rail Business Daily

• Campaign for Better Transport calls for rail fare freeze as RPI forecast hits at 17.7%Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a fare freeze for rail passengers. The call from Paul Tuohy comes as the National Institute of Economic and Social Research forecast that the Retail Prices Index (RPI), which is used to set rail fares, will hit 17.7 per cent.