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Ditching HS2 ‘could mean years of weekend closures’ [Subscription]
Upgrading main railway lines in the north of England as an alternative to HS2 would be “unreasonably disruptive” to passengers and fail to deliver the same benefits.
Stansted Airport expansion scrapped after shock council decision
Stansted Airport’s long-awaited expansion was dramatically blocked after the district council overturned a previous decision to green-light the plans.
Saturday, 25 January 2020
BBC News
- Tram workers praised for restraining Victoria station knifemanTwo tram workers win bravery awards for the part they played in restraining a terror-plot knifeman.
- HS2 risks misjudged from the start, says watchdogNo-one took full account of how complex the project was going to be, says the spending watchdog.
Financial Times
- Trainline’s investment case is at risk of hitting the buffersTickets website has to navigate an overhaul of UK rail’s supporting infrastructure
Times Online
- HS2: More than two-thirds of land has already been bough [Subscription]The government has already purchased two thirds of the land needed to build the first phase of HS2 between London and Birmingham despite a threat to cancel the entire project.
- Ditching HS2 ‘could mean years of weekend closures’ [Subscription]Upgrading main railway lines in the north of England as an alternative to HS2 would be “unreasonably disruptive” to passengers and fail to deliver the same benefits.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Work closes King's Cross stationRAIL travellers are being warned that work taking place at King's Cross station means there will be no services on Saturday and Sunday.
Wales Online
- Transport for Wales gives away free KitKats to thank passengers for their patienceBut passengers says rail bosses should concentrate their efforts on improving services
Bucks Free Press
- 'HS2 is billions over budget' - Amersham and Chesham MP Cheryl Gillan continues to condemn the controversial projectMP for Amersham and Chesham Dame Cheryl Gillan continues to voice her objections to HS2 as the National Audit Office published their report on the project today stating that it's 'over budget and behind schedule'.
Cambridge News
- Cambridge North the worst station for crime in the UKThere were 19.6 crimes for every 100,000 passengers entering or exiting the station last year
East Anglian Daily Times
- Network Rail gives just 24 hours notice of major weekend train disruptionThe rail line to London will be closed most weekends until after Easter – and Network Rail has given passengers less than 24 hours notice of the problems to come.
- Second new Intercity train starts work on Greater Anglia main lineGreater Anglia has introduced the second of its new Intercity trains on the main line between East Anglia and London – two weeks after the first carried its first passengers.
Other Regional Press
- MP Victoria Prentis calls HS2 a 'train wreck' of a project AN Oxfordshire MP has called HS2 a 'vanity project' after a national report into the project was released this week.
- Workers on South Western Railway vote to continue taking strike actionWorkers on South Western Railway, which includes the Weymouth-Waterloo line, have voted to continue taking strike action in the long-running dispute over guards on trains.
Rail Technology Magazine
- HS2 progress report released Today (Jan 24) the latest update on the rail project High Speed Two was released by the National Audit Service. The report says The Department for Transport, HS2 Ltd and government have widely miscalculated the task, leading to ambitious estimates being set for delivery dates and set...
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