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HS2 Birmingham: The £435m station nobody wants to build
HS2 has abandoned its initial hunt for a contractor to build its Birmingham station, after firms were unwilling to take on the risks associated with the £435m job.
Northern Powerhouse Minister urges rail bosses to re-think 'ill-timed' bank holiday shutdown
Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry has urged Network Rail to re-think a controversial shutdown of the East Coast Main Line on the forthcoming August Bank Holiday, The Yorkshire Post can reveal. Rail bosses have been heavily criticised over the plan which would impose disruptive line closures between King’s Cross and Peterborough for 48 hours on August 24 and 25.
Friday, 12 July 2019
The Guardian
- Rail worker killed by train was fatigued and on zero-hours contractSafety chiefs call on Network Rail to review labour practices after warnings go unheeded
The Scotsman
- Why public transport is vital to ensure equality for all – Michael McEwanFor many people, even though public transport plays a big part in their daily lives, they may not give it much thought unless there’s a problem. But if you have a disability, it can be challenging to find accessible public transport across Scotland, writes Michael McEwan.
Times Online
- Rail worker hit by train ‘was fatigued’ - [Subscription]Network Rail has been criticised after a track worker employed on a zero-hours contract was killed on a main line while suffering from “fatigue”.
- Home of Industrial Revolution atones for ‘original sin’ - Andy Street [Subscription]As the home of the Industrial Revolution, Birmingham and the wider West Midlands have a moral responsibility to tackle climate change. Powered by the Staffordshire Thick coal of the West Midlands coalfields, the furnaces, foundries, glass factories, steelworks of the region began the rapid increase in global carbon emissions.
City AM
- HS2 Birmingham: The £435m station nobody wants to buildHS2 has abandoned its initial hunt for a contractor to build its Birmingham station, after firms were unwilling to take on the risks associated with the £435m job.
London Evening Standard
- Tube strike threat escalates as eighth round of talks break upThe threat of a Tube shutdown in the escalating row over pay increased today after an eighth round of talks broke up without agreement.
Yorkshire Post
- Northern Powerhouse Minister urges rail bosses to re-think 'ill-timed' bank holiday shutdownNorthern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry has urged Network Rail to re-think a controversial shutdown of the East Coast Main Line on the forthcoming August Bank Holiday, The Yorkshire Post can reveal. Rail bosses have been heavily criticised over the plan which would impose disruptive line closures between King’s Cross and Peterborough for 48 hours on August 24 and 25.
Doncaster Free Press
- Retired Pacer trains should be turned into soft play for autistic learners, say Yorkshire schoolchildrenSchool pupils in Leeds have suggested that Pacers could be used as a soft play area for children on the autistic spectrum as a contest was officially launched to find new uses for the much-maligned train carriages.
New Civil Engineer
- Failure to recognise Crossrail delay drove up cost, TfL boss admitsSpeaking to the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee, TfL investment delivery planning director David Hughes admitted said that recognising issues with the Crossrail delivery timeline earlier on might have reduced cost impacts.
Railnews
- DfT concedes that franchising is reaching the end of the lineA NEW and much reduced rail franchising schedule published by the Department for Transport appears to concede that franchising in its present form is coming to an end.
RMT
- RMT CALLS FOR AN ABSOLUTE BAN ON CONTRACTING OUTRMT calls for an absolute ban on contracting out after shocking report into track worker death near Purley
Other News Sources
- Banbury MP weighs in on nimbyism claim for HS2 reviewDuring a terse exchange in the House of Commons debate on the merits of HS2, Victoria Prentis MP gave her support for a reevaluation of the worth to the tax payer of the high speed rail network.
- Founders of rail group honoured with new waiting roomA NEW waiting room has been erected at a train station in honour of two leading members of a rail campaign group.
- Aerial pictures show new trains housed in mid-NorfolkNew aerial pictures show some of the new Greater Anglia trains being housed in mid-Norfolk.
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