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Saturday, 23 March 2024

BBC News

• Croydon tram strike called off after talks heldTrade union Unite said its members are in a dispute with TfL over pay disparities.

Birmingham Mail

• Neighbours consider legal action against HS2 claiming 'damage to homes' amid health concernsResidents living in Washwood Heath's Common Lane say 'enough is enough'

Birmingham Post

• Concerns raised over hundreds of jobs at Hitachi plant in County DurhamLabour and Conservative MPs have raised fears that there aren't enough orders to keep the UK train building industry alive

Northern Echo

• Mystery as archaeologists find LNER train in BelgiumMystery surrounds a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train carriage unearthed by archaeologists in Belgium.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Black Country's busiest railway stations as number of train journeys continues to increaseTrain journeys on the operators that serve the Black Country and Staffordshire continue to increase
• Speculation Avanti is days away from being nationalised - we asked the Department for Transport for the truthSpeculation has been growing over whether a rail operator will be brought under imminent public control.

Other Regional Press

• HS2 longest tunnel complete after Maple Cross launchExcavation of HS2's longest tunnel has been completed after a second machine reached the end of its 10-mile journey from a site near Maple Cross.
• Multimillion-pound Solent Rail Terminal unveiled in SouthamptonThe Minister for Rail and HS2, Huw Merriman, officially opened the new Solent Rail Terminal

Railnews

• Derailed Northern train blocks line Four passengers and four members of railway staff were unhurt when a Northern unit was derailed between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness early today. The line will be closed for some time yet, while inspectors from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch gather evidence.

Other News Sources

• No trains or disruption at 13 Surrey stations this weekendSouth Western Railway (SWR) trains in Surrey to London, Hampshire, and the south coast will be disrupted by emergency and planned engineering work