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Friday, 22 May 2020

The Telegraph

• Rail commuters demand urgent introduction of part-time season ticketsFewer workers are expected to visit offices every day once pandemic subsides. Commuters have called for the urgent introduction of part-time rail season tickets to help employees return to work after the coronavirus outbreak.

i News

• Residents protest Network Rail's 'expensive' plan to move part of Brunel’s Great Western Railway near Teignmouth into the seaExclusive: The residents have formed a protest group in an attempt to stop Network Rail engineering works

Mail Online

• Rail passengers are at risk of being dragged under trains because staff are relying on technology to check nothing is trapped in doors, report saysPassengers are at risk of being dragged under trains because staff are not making sure clothing or bags are free from the automatic doors before leaving the platform, an investigation has revealed.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• New £80,000 study could lead to new train stations between Laurencekirk and AberdeenThe north-east regional transport body Nestrans has secured £80,000 from Transport Scotland’s Local Rail Development Fund (LRDF) to carry out the assessment.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Parliament 'must not be left in the dark' over HS2, MPs demandMPs have written to HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson demanding the Government is honest with Parliament over the project.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Passengers might stay away from trains after lockdown, says surveyPassengers could be reluctant to return to trains even after lockdown restrictions are eventually lifted according to a new survey commissioned by the official transport watchdog.

Hull Daily Mail

• Hull Paragon Station boss: 'Only use bus and train services for essential journeys'Bus and rail services at Hull Paragon Interchange should only be used to make essential journeys, the station's manager has said.

Other Regional Press

• Moseley railway station plan submittedThe reopening of Birmingham’s Camp Hill railway line to passengers has taken a major step forward after plans for a new Moseley Railway Station were submitted.
• Rail group presses for morning train along Whitby to Middlesbrough Esk Valley line to be brought backThe Esk Valley Community Rail Partnership is pressing Northern to restore a morning train service to Whitby from villages in the Esk Valley.

British Trams Online

• Metrolink services to increase in frequency as TfGM encourages passenger to stay safeThe next tramway to announce an increase in service frequency is Manchester Metrolink with trams on all routes set to run every 12 minutes instead of every 20 from Tuesday 26th May. This announcement comes at the same time as a new campaign has been launched urging people to stay safe when making essential journeys on public transport in Greater Manchester.

New Civil Engineer

• Green light for £280M scheme to provide road access to HS2 and Birmingham AirportTransport secretary Grant Shapps has granted the development consent order for the £282M upgrade of Junction 6 of the M42, just outside of Solihull.
• Search starts for £250M London rail improvement framework contractorsRail for London has launched the procurement process for a five year framework contract worth up to £250M for rail improvement work in London.
• Neither HS2 nor Northern Powerhouse Rail solves ‘core problem’ of rail in the NorthNeither High Speed 2 (HS2) nor Northern Powerhouse Rail “as currently envisaged offer solutions to [the] core problem on the North of England rail network”, according to rail research body Greengauge 21.

Rail Advent

• Grand Central pulls red signal on trains to Bradford, Halifax, London and Sunderland throughout JuneGrand Central has confirmed that its current suspension of trains will continue through June as bosses continue to monitor government advice.

Rail Technology Magazine

• TfGM launches campaign to encourage social distancingAs residents across Greater Manchester begin to emerge and need to travel, the region's transport body, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), has launched a campaign encouraging passengers to stay safe and take only necessary journeys.

Other News Sources

• Replica bench created for Plumley Railway StationA BELOVED wooden bench has been restored to Plumley Railway Station in the shape of a replica as a nod to the Mid Cheshire Line’s heritage.
• Southeastern launches £400,000 community rail fundSoutheastern has launched a £400,000 fund for community rail projects and is inviting proposals from existing Community Rail Partnerships (CRPs) and other local organisations.
• ‘A very sad day’: campaigners’ ‘disappointment’ as historic railway station set for demolitionA community have told of their sadness and disappointment after a decision was reached to knock down a historic railway station, but say they will continue to fight.