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Monday, 24 February 2020

BBC News

• First trains stop at Worcestershire Parkway stationThe first train has left a newly opened railway station in Worcestershire.

ITV News

• New train station connects Worcester to London, Cardiff & NottinghamA new £22 million train station has opened in the Midlands today (Sunday) giving local passengers more options when travelling by rail.

Times Online

• Golden goodbyes for 1,000 staff after ministers promised a ban [subscription]Despite a Treasury pledge to cap publicly funded payoffs at £95,000, workers still receive bumper packages to leave their jobs
• HS2 bid vital for Bombardier’s future [subscription]Derby train factory must win contract to secure its future, boss says

The Mirror

• Ministers promise thousands more seats on overcrowded trains within 15 monthsCommuters on CrossCountry trains could see a 20,000-seat boost on routes between Birmingham and Nottingham, Leicester and Cardiff

Birmingham Mail

• CrossCountry trains from Birmingham to get more carriagesThe carriages will come from West Midlands Trains, which is receiving new rolling stock

Manchester Evening News

• 'Go big or go home' - Boris Johnson 'must do more than build railways' to narrow the north-south divide‘Levelling up’ will require more than rhetoric, argues former top mandarin Lord Kerslake, suggesting government does not currently have a plan

Yorkshire Post

• New bridge planned across East Coast Mainline at YorkA new bridge is set to be built across the East Coast Mainline under major plans for York

Bucks Free Press

• Buckingham MP Greg Smith: 'I share anger and frustration over HS2 decision'THIS week, Buckingham MP Greg Smith writes exclusively to readers: A significant proportion of my time since being elected to Parliament in December has been dedicated to making the case against HS2.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail line from Lowestoft to reopen after three weeks of closureRail services from Lowestoft should return to normal on Monday morning after three weeks of disruption which has seen them replaced by buses as new signalling and crossings are installed.

Leeds Live

• This West Yorkshire station is second worst in the whole country for late trainsSimply enter the name of your local train station into this interactive tool to see how often trains are late

Other Regional Press

• New general manager of West Somerset Railway appointedA NEW general manager of West Somerset Railway has been appointed.
• Importance of Crewe HS2 hub to Chester and North Wales 'cannot be overstated', campaign group saysThe North Wales and Mersey Dee Rail Task Force has welcomed the Government's backing for the high speed rail route

Other News Sources

• Railway station on MPs agendaA proposed new rail station for a Solway town has been pushed back up the agenda by Workington MP Mark Jenkinson.
• 'Work on Wellington rail station continues...': Rebecca PowI AM delighted to have been asked by the Prime Minister to continue to serve as the Minister for the Environment focusing on delivering the Government’s commitment to make this country the cleanest and greenest on earth and tasked with bringing the transformative Environment Bill through Parliament.