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Monday, 25 March 2019

BBC News

• Edinburgh Waverley: Station expansion plans to be revealedNetwork Rail is to begin consultation on a long-term development plan for Waverley Station in Edinburgh.
• Rail services between London and Luton running after 'major disruption'Rail passengers were unable to travel between Luton and and London St Pancras as the line was shut.

The Guardian

• HS2’s friends in the north should take a closer lookProf Paul Salveson supports high-speed rail but does not believe the scheme represents value for money, Andrew Pendleton says it will deepen the existing regional divide, while John O’Dwyer thinks it is the wrong business model

The Herald

• Edinburgh Waverley: Multi-million pound station revamp plans revealedIT is the old Victorian train station that has become the second busiest in Scotland and an Edinburgh landmark.

Reuters News

• Germany to inject more money into Deutsche Bahn rail network: BildBERLIN (Reuters) - The German government wants to inject some 50 billion euros ($57 billion) into upgrading the national rail network over the next decade, mass-selling Bild newspaper reported on Sunday.

Mail Online

• Scrap the HS2, says ex-Treasury chief who signed it off: Lord Macpherson claims £56bn project will be 'obsolete' by the time it is operational in 2030sThe HS2 rail line should be scrapped for being too costly, says the former Treasury chief who first signed off its funding.

Liverpool Echo

• Commuters told to brace themselves for even more Merseyrail station closuresCustomers using Wirral's New Brighton and West Kirby lines are next in line for the rail replacement buses

Manchester Evening News

• Plans for a new £120m transport interchange in Stockport - with a park on top - have been approvedThe new hub will stand in the shadows of the famous viaduct arches and is set to become the epicentre of the local transport network.

Yorkshire Post

• Tim Farron: One last chance for Chris Grayling to prove himself as Transport Secretary – he should take it Read more at: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/tim-farron-one-last-chance-for-chris-grayling-to-prove-himself-as-transport-secretary-hWITH another big rail timetable change on the horizon, no doubt giving rail bosses recurring nightmares of last May’s utter chaos, it is vital that the lessons are learnt from last year.

Cambridge News

• Network Rail begins noise testing as work gets under way on £20m Soham station to connect with Peterborough and IpswichEight years after East Cambridgeshire District Council began preparatory work, Network Rail put flesh on the £20 million proposal to re-open Soham station with noise monitoring tests ahead of a planning application.

Construction Enquirer

• HS2 to beef up project control and cost managementHS2 is looking to appoint two firms to support commercial and delivery controls services on the £56bn scheme.

New Civil Engineer

• Welsh rail line left a 'complete washout' by stormsFloods caused by Storm Gareth have washed away several sections of the ground beneath Conwy Valley railway line in Wales.

Rail Advent

• First stage of Wolverhampton upgrade nearing completionWest Midlands Railway has announced that the steel framework for phase one of City of Wolverhampton’s new railway station building is close to completion.

Rail Magazine

• ScotRail takes three more ‘classic’ HSTsThree more ‘Classic’ High Speed Trains (HST) will be leased by ScotRail to combat poor performance as part of the operator’s Remedial Plan agreed with the Scottish Government.

Other News Sources

• Direct train between Swindon and Oxford could happen soonTRAIN passengers could speed between Swindon and Oxford in under an hour, if a new railway co-operative has its way.