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Monday, 20 January 2020
BBC News
- Stagecoach takes rail franchise row to High CourtStagecoach and its partners say the government acted unlawfully in barring them from bidding.
- HS2: Rail link costs could rise to £106bn, says reviewThere is
Financial Times
- Stagecoach and Arriva sue over rail franchise bidsOperators say government breached statutory duties on pension liability change
- HS2 costs could hit £106bn, warns official reviewOakervee report gives lukewarm support and recommends part of phase 2 be paused
The Guardian
- The politics may be murky, but if Flybe failed many regions would be badly hitAlthough the airline’s competitors are right to complain about the lack of transparency, ministers needed to show pragmatism
- Rail franchise bid case starts in high courtStagecoach among operators disqualified from bidding for franchises over pensions
The Telegraph
Times Online
- Build HS2 in full, bosses demand [subscription]Construction chiefs say axing it would damage industry and hit regions
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- Tory plan to guarantee train service during strikes is akin to slavery, union leader saysLabour-affiliated union boss Mick Whelan likened the government's plan to clamp down on train strikes to 1930s fascism
The Mirror
- Pressure piling on Boris Johnson to get HS2 back on track for the NorthPolitical leaders from the Midlands and the North are demanding the high-speed rail plans go ahead - and quickly
Birmingham Post
- Key supplier to Derby train-maker Bombardier launches search for 200 staffMotherson Rolling Stock Systems is recruiting electrical and mechanical assemblers
- The £100m depot at the heart of rail's South Wales MetroThe depot will be home to 500 staff and is expected to open in 2022
Edinburgh Evening News
- Rail passengers can upgrade to first class on Edinburgh to Glasgow services for just £1Rail passengers using an Edinburgh to Glasgow eXpress service can upgrade to first class for just £1 for the remainder of the month.
Liverpool Echo
- Merseyrail passengers tell us what they think as company is rated nation's most punctual service"Overall it's great, they provide a very punctual service."
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- MP calls for more trains at one of the least-used rail stations in the countryTransport Secretary Grant Shapps is under pressure to get a village train station back on the rails - after official figures showed it was one of the least-used stations in the country.
This Is Local London Network
- 20-storey tower could be built at Barnet tube stationA development planned for a suburban tube station has been scaled back following feedback from the public.
Wales Online
- The deserted Welsh railway station with only 14 passengers a weekIt is the most geographically remote station on the Heart of Wales Line
Other Regional Press
- Ambitious proposals for a new railway station for HaltonSeveral new train stations could be added to the Merseyrail network under ambitious new proposals.
- Weymouth to Bristol line affected by week-long closureA RAILWAY line in Dorset will have to close for a week and also over four weekends so improvement work can be carried out.
Rail Advent
- New managing director for West Midlands TrainsWest Midlands Rail Executive has welcomed a new managing director for West Midlands Trains, Julian Edwards.
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