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Tuesday, 28 January 2020

BBC News

• Northern Rail: Your tales of 'atrocious' serviceCommuters and business owners in one village express their frustration about rail disruption.
• £500m fund to restore Beeching rail cuts goes ahead amid criticismThe transport secretary is to unveil the first two railway lines to receive funding to restore rural services.

Financial Times

• Ministers set to renationalise failed Northern rail franchiseUK government to invest £500m towards reopening defunct lines as it tries to contain network crisis

The Telegraph

• Ministers announce £20m new station boost for Beeching towns  

Times Online

• £500m to reverse Beeching’s rail cuts [subscription]A £500 million fund to resurrect railway lines axed under the Beeching cuts will be unveiled today as part of a plan to rebalance the economy.

The Mirror

• Tory pledge of £500m to reopen railways would build 'just a meaningless 25 miles'Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today will announce plans to "undo the damage of the Beeching cuts" fifty years ago which shuttered stations across the country.

London Evening Standard

• TfL spent £8m paying staff for time off to attend official union dutiesTransport For London spent £8 million last year paying staff for time off to attend official union duties.
• Cabinet minister says 'taking plunge on HS2' may be the right thing to doA second Cabinet minister today hinted that HS2 will get the go-ahead.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• HS2 decision could be made this week as Government prepares to announce green light for phase oneGovernment expected to announce go-ahead for southern section of HS2 but fate of northern legs is unclear
• Rail Minister announces £1.5 million to help re-open Northumberland rail lineMetro operator Nexus is also announcing the manufacturer of a new fleet of trains

Northern Echo

• Business case submitted with plans for £100m Darlington station refurbishmentPLANS to dramatically overhaul a railway station have taken a step forward with a bid for Government funding.

The York Press

• York Railway Station, where engineering becomes art PLANS are afoot to improve the frontage of York Railway Station, to make it easier to use for buses, taxis, cyclists and pedestrians.

Yorkshire Post

• This is why most of Yorkshire's closed railways won't re-open under the 'reverse Beeching fund'Transport secretary Grant Shapps has promised £500million of funding to go towards reconnecting communities that lost their rail links in the 1960s.

Cambridge News

• Plans for massive redevelopment of Peterborough train station are unveiledThe multimillion pound redevelopment hopes to create a 'new gateway' into the city

Leeds Live

• Northern Rail named most improved brand in UK ahead of Netflix, Greggs and IKEAIt beat thousands of brands to take top spot

Other Regional Press

• Oxford railway line's future on agenda at Growth Board meetingPLANS to reopen the Cowley branch line could hit the buffers if the Oxford mainline is not upgraded, according to a new report.
• Council to fork out £18m for rail stationControversial plans for a commuter railway station in a village have moved a step closer.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 boss tops government’s ‘high earners list’High Speed 2 (HS2) chief executive Mark Thurston has topped the government’s ‘highest earners list’ for senior officials, taking home an annual wage of £620,000.

Rail Technology Magazine

• ORR launch signalling systems market studyThe Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today (Jan 27) opened a market study into the supply of rail signalling systems. The study will aim to examine issues within the rail signalling marketplace and address them if appropriate, taking into account various economic drivers, consumer patterns and...
• Ep. 6. Unlocking the potential of NPR, Tim WoodDirector Northern Powerhouse Rail and Transport for the North, Tim Wood, joins us in the RTM Podcast room to discuss benefits and opportunities the NPH Rail can bring. Gain insider information on the progress of Northern Powerhouse Rail from the Director himself. With hosts Emily Rodgers...
• 120 NPH leaders call for HS2 to be delivered in fullOver 120 senior business leaders from within the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands have signed an open letter to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to commit to HS2 in full. The letter, published on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, outlines the importance of completing HS2...

Railnews

• Northern franchise likely to end within days Transport secretary Grant Shapps is reported to be preparing an announcement about the ending of the Northern franchise, which seems likely to be made on Thursday. The chances of the present Arriva Trains North contract being replaced by a shorter-term alternative are now being discounted in favour of a complete return to public ownership under the Department for Transport™s Operator of Last Resort. A return of Northern to public control is set to be welcomed by politicians in the north of England, some of whom have been voicing opposition to a new, shorter management contract staying in the ...

Other News Sources

• Transport boss in East Lancs rail pledgeREGIONAL transport bosses have promised to fight for the rights of East Lancashire railway users amid uncertainty over the future of services.