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Monday, 10 June 2019

BBC News

• Storm-hit Dawlish railway line 'may be moved out to sea'A coastal rail line could be moved out to sea to protect it from the weather.

Times Online

• Trainline sells tickets without warning of closure on the east coast mainline [subscription]Britain’s biggest independent rail ticket retailer has been accused of misleading passengers by advertising journeys without warning of sub- stantial disruption on the network.

Network Rail

• Network Rail staff receive Queen’s birthday HonoursThe former head of the Thameslink Programme and a Network Rail incident officer have today been honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours list:
• Network Rail works hard to improve the railway each weekWe cater for 4.8m rail journeys every single day, while simultaneously delivering an ambitious, multi-billion pound Railway Upgrade Plan. We're renewing and upgrading 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges and viaducts, thousands of signals, level crossings and stations (the largest of which we also run), meaning our works have a wide-reaching impact.

Birmingham Mail

• Under fire HS2 slammed over plans to build pylons across Staffordshire beauty spotLichfield MP Michael Fabricant has branded plans an 'utter desecration'. The company behind the High Speed 2 railway line being built from London to Birmingham has come under fire for agreeing plans to build huge pylons across a Staffordshire beauty spot.

Liverpool Echo

• The 20 year plan to shape the future of Liverpool - and what it might changeA new train station, more greenery and the pedestrianisation of city centre streets could all be part of a 20-year-plan to shape Liverpool.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Planning experts get closer look at controversial Gailey rail freight hubPlanning experts have arrived in Staffordshire to inspect the proposed site of a hugely controversial rail depot.

Other Regional Press

• South Western Railway owners consider suing government if franchise renegotiation failsThe rail franchise has been beset by problems and commuters appear increasingly reluctant to use SWR's services
• Changes to HS2 rail route including through Leicestershire announcedChanges are being made to the plans for the HS2 railway through the county. The line between Birmingham and Leeds will pass close to Ashby as it follows the route of the A42 through Leicestershire.

New Civil Engineer

• Crossrail contractors ‘likely’ to demand more money, auditor warnsTransport for London (TfL) auditor Ernest Young has warned that Crossrail contractors are “likely” to demand more money as construction winds up.
• HS2 site clearance at Euston ramps upHigh Speed 2 has released new images showing the progress being made to clear the site at Euston Station in London in preparation for the main works starting.

Other News Sources

• Government transport promise 'has not been delivered' for the northMIKE Amesbury has blasted the government for delays to the promised two trains an hour through Northwich during a debate in Parliament.