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Restore Avanti rail services or end contract, leaders tell government
The London and Greater Manchester mayors and Manchester City Council boss have told Transport Minister Grant Shapps it was "unacceptable".
Rotherham won't get its new railway station for years after government pulls funding with no warning
The government has kicked Rotherham's planned new railway station "into the long grass", according to the borough's council leader, after it was revealed the project will be delayed until at least 2027. In a letter to South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that the long-awaited scheme will not be funded during this transport settlement period.
Wednesday, 10 August 2022
BBC News
- Restore Avanti rail services or end contract, leaders tell governmentThe London and Greater Manchester mayors and Manchester City Council boss have told Transport Minister Grant Shapps it was "unacceptable".
- Rail strikes: No train services on some lines on SaturdayRail firms reveal reduced timetables as thousands of workers walk out on Saturday over pay.
Financial Times
- Cuts to UK west coast rail service infuriate city mayorsBurnham and Khan demand operator Avanti loses its contract unless trains are reinstated
- Great British Railways: where passengers come lastLarge-scale cancellations by Avanti owe more to a dysfunctional model than ˜unofficial strike action
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- ˜We deserve better than rail betrayal’ - Naz Shah MPThis MPs column comes from Naz Shah, Labour MP for Bradford West
London Evening Standard
- Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham join forces to criticise Avanti West Coast service cutsLondon mayor Sadiq Khan and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham have criticised Avanti West Coast for drastically reducing its timetables, branding the decision “completely unacceptable”.
Cambridge News
- 'I bought my house to be next to Waterbeach Railway Station - now it's being moved over a mile away'We asked Waterbeach locals for their views on the £37m project to relocate the railway station
Other Regional Press
- Seaside gridlock fears as rail strike hitsWith no Southeastern train services running at all on Saturday, those flocking to the coast are being warned to expect chaos on the roads.
- Rotherham won't get its new railway station for years after government pulls funding with no warningThe government has kicked Rotherham's planned new railway station "into the long grass", according to the borough's council leader, after it was revealed the project will be delayed until at least 2027. In a letter to South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that the long-awaited scheme will not be funded during this transport settlement period.
Railway Gazette
- Station navigation app for visually impaired passengers on testUK: South Western Railway is trialling the myEyes app, which provides audio directions to help guide people with sight loss from a station entrance to assisted boarding points on platforms where they can get help to board the train.
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