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Thursday, 21 November 2019

BBC News

• ScotRail misses target to stop dumping sewage on tracksScotRail has admitted it will not hit a target of stopping the dumping of human waste onto railway tracks by 2020.

Times Online

• Free trams for over-60s face the axe [subscription]Free travel for over-60s on trams in Edinburgh could be scrapped as the city council moves to save money.

City AM

• HS2 needs government support, not more dithering and debateLast week, a leaked draft of the HS2 review revealed recommendations that the controversial project should go ahead as planned. [...] The post HS2 needs government support, not more dithering and debate appeared first on CityAM.

Birmingham Mail

• Boris Johnson 'will check HS2 cost before deciding its future'The Prime Minister said the Government would be checking that money put into the multibillion-pound high-speed railway was being spent properly before deciding whether to pull the plug

Birmingham Post

• CGIs of a revamped University station in BirminghamPlans have been lodged to regenerate University station in Birmingham. These CGIs show how the new complex will look including a brand new building and footbridge over the canal

Bristol Live

• First look at £120m new Cardiff Parkway station which will run trains to Bristol every 15 minutesIt is hoped there will be four services to Bristol every hour

London Evening Standard

• Londoners will pay extra £70m for travel next year despite fare freeze Mayor says he's powerless to halt average 2.8% rise in Travelcards
• South Western Railway strike: Operator unveils emergency plans ahead of planned Christmas disruption

Northern Echo

• Bid to be made for £377m transport overhaul in North-EastA

Rail Technology Magazine

• £15m passenger benefit investment by GTR in first phase Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have pledged a range of passenger benefits as part of a £15m station investment programme. The first phase of the investment programme includes life-saving heart restarters, LED lighting and landscaping designed to improve passenger experience at GTR stations...
• Rail Forum Midlands launches its General Election manifestoThe Rail Forum Midlands (RFM) has launched its new manifesto ahead of the 2019 General Election, outlining the four major asks it has seen from its members for the rail sector supply chain in the run up to next month’s election. The RFM were established over 25 years ago, and represent...
• Metrolink contactless payment system hits millionth journey Transport for Greater Manchester announced today (20th Nov) that at the weekend Metrolink’s contactless payment system hit the million-journey mark. The contactless payment method was brought in on the 15th of July this year and this milestone for the new payment system shows that people...

Other News Sources

• New rail link to Heathrow faces delaysPlans for a new southern rail link to Heathrow Airport are facing delays and might not come into operation until 2030. A government supported project for a mostly privately funded rail link connecting towns to the south of the airport has also been revamped so that it no longer mandates a heavy railway service.
• Virgin say goodbye to West Coast Mainline with funny all-star music video VIRGIN Trains has launched a tongue-in-cheek music video featuring founder Sir Richard Branson, celebrities from across two decades and a host of staff to wave goodbye to the West Coast Mainline.