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Saturday, 29 June 2019

The Guardian

• Costain shares plummet after HS2 and M6 contract delaysEngineering giant takes 35% hit to share price after gloomy trading update
• Passenger threatened with court for using screenshot of e-ticketTraveller was allowed to board train, but was later told she would have to pay £160 fare

The Independent

• Forget about speed – make HS2 project’s main selling point its great connectivityManchester and the industrial northern cities need HS2 but the real benefit hasn’t been properly explained. A rebranding, one that says very simply what the new service is bringing, and why that matters, is in order

London Evening Standard

• National rail strike: Threat of first walkout in 20 years moves a step closer in major dispute over pensionsThe first national rail strike since 1994 has moved a step closer with more than 40,000 mainline rail staff to be balloted in an escalating dispute over pensions.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Calls for better access for disabled people at Nottinghamshire railway stationOne resident called for the station to be brought 'up to standard'. Campaigners have called for improvements at a Nottinghamshire railway station to 'bring it up to standard' and make it more accessible for disabled people.

Yorkshire Post

• Boris Johnson and his Northern Powerhouse Rail test – The Yorkshire Post saysTHE success of the Power Up The North campaign, launched less than three weeks ago by The Yorkshire Post and 33 newspapers, can be judged by the commitment made by Tory leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson at the latest hustings.

Hull Daily Mail

• The forgotten train station which could reopen after 30 yearsThirty years have been and gone but Melton Halt train station has remained in the memories of those who used to board and alight on their way to and from work, day trips and city breaks.

Other Regional Press

• TfL boss: 'Tube air is so safe I'd live down there'A Transport for London (TfL) boss has dismissed the dangers of air pollution on the Tube, saying he’d “happily live on the Underground 24 hours a day”.
• Sound shower boosts train travel for the visually impairedA STUDENT has devised a simple solution to help the visually impaired to navigate railway stations. Danny O’Beirne’s research found that many people with visual impairments are put off travelling by train in the UK due to the potential for confusion when they arrive at a station.
• Salisbury station set for upgrades after South Western Rail receive million pound grantSOUTH Western Railway (SWR) has been granted more than a million pounds to upgrade cycle facilities across its network, including in Salisbury.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Local SMEs key for Midland Metro Alliance's head of procurement Paula Gray Paula Gray, head of procurement, explains how the Midland Metro Alliance continues to establish partnerships with innovative local SMEs. The Midland Metro Alliance, working on behalf of the West Midlands Combined Authority, is expanding the tram network by approximately 34km across the region to...