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Monday, 04 November 2019
BBC News
- Candid moments on the London UndergroundPhotographer Mike Goldwater's pictures capture the London Underground during the 1970s.
- HS2 review criticised by deputy chair of panelLord Berkeley had 'no opportunity to influence' a forthcoming report into high-speed rail project.
Financial Times
- HS2 decision to be delayed until after general electionReview on high-speed rail project unlikely to be published before December
The Guardian
- Do rail companies need to change their bike policies?While vertical storage is an effective use of space, it deters cyclists from using trains
- John McDonnell on NHS privatisation and Heathrow expansion under Labour – videoJohn McDonnell says a Labour government would eradicate all traces of privatisation from the health service. Speaking ahead of the first full week of election campaigning, the shadow chancellor also says Labour could scrap the expansion of Heathrow because it does not meet the party's criteria on environmental, economic and social impacts
City AM
- HS2 review still unfinished, with no final decision expected until after electionA decision on whether to proceed with the controversial HS2 rail project appears to have been pushed back until after the upcoming General Election, amid uncertainty over how it will feature in party manifestos.
- 'Dirty business': Rail firms will still be dumping raw sewage on the line next yearRail operators have been forced to backtrack on a promise to stop the “dirty business” of dumping excrement on tracks by the end of the year.
- Carlyle in driving seat to acquire Arriva in £2.2bn dealAmerican private equity firm Carlyle is the front-runner to buy Arriva in a deal worth £2.2bn.
i News
- Passengers could get automatic refunds in a move that could cost train companies millionsTrain operators have been accused of 'playing the system' when it comes to compensation for passengers
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Passengers furious after LNER sells them tickets for a Leeds to London 'ghost' train that didn't existTrain operator LNER has been criticised after selling tickets for a Sunday train that didn't exist.
Yorkshire Post
- These are the Yorkshire train stations getting a makeover as part of a £2.6m investment by Grand CentralTrain operator Grand Central has revealed more details of investment in a number of stations across Yorkshire.
Other Regional Press
- Parish council throws its weight behind campaign to reopen Totton to Fawley branch railwayVILLAGE leaders have thrown their support behind a campaign to reopen a Hampshire rail route.
Railnews
- Berkeley dismissed from unfinished HS2 review The Oakervee/Berkeley review of HS2 is not yet complete, but deputy chairman Lord Berkeley has been stood down and will not be able to influence its conclusions. Even when it is ready, the potentially controversial report is now very unlikely to be published until after the general election. The review was commissioned in the summer, but only chairman Douglas Oakervee will now make the final recommendations, along with civil servants in the Department for Transport.
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