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Thursday, 23 July 2020

Bolton News

• Northern railway network to benefit from £600m boostA £600m boost to the northern rail network has been announced alongside the establishment of an organisation to accelerate transport investment in the region.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Network Rail issues warning about misusing railway crossingsA RAIL operator has reminded people about the dangers of trespassing on the tracks by releasing a CCTV image showing three teenagers casually risking their lives.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• New train converted from London Underground stock finally spotted in North WalesThe Class 230s should have entered service on the busy Wrexham to Bidston line last year

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• £600m pledge to deliver 'modern, reliable public transport system' in the NorthThe cash will create all-electric services to operate between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, York and Newcastle

The York Press

• York station plans to prioritise pedestrians and cyclists over cars PLANS to revamp the front of York railway station have been revised.

Other Regional Press

• Council join forces in Transport for the South East COUNCILS in the South have joined forces in a bid to transform transport across the region.
• Government confirm £589m grant to improve main Yorkshire railwayTrack capacity to be doubled at bottlenecks and network to be electrified as part of Northern Powerhouse kickstart funding
• Swanage Railway launches S.O.S. campaign to surviveTHE Swanage Railway is continuing its ‘Save Our Service’ (S.O.S.) Appeal to raise £360,000 to help the popular heritage line survive in the wake of the economic effects of coronavirus.

Railnews

• Crossrail costs rise again, and new delays are likely The price of Crossrail has risen by another £140 million, and rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris described the further increase as ˜very disappointing™. It also seems likely that completion of the project will be delayed yet again. The extra funding is needed to complete the surface sections in east and west London, which are run by Network Rail, and there is no connection with the coronavirus pandemic, because it has emerged that the additional costs were calculated before lockdown. However, work on Crossrail sites was paused for a while until ˜safe working™ could be introduced, and this may ...
• Transpennine boost as £589m budget is announced The Department for Transport has announced a budget of £589 million to launch work on upgrading the Transpennine main line between Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester. A Northern Transport Acceleration Council is being set up today, which will be ˜dedicated to accelerating vital infrastructure projects and better connecting communities™ in the north of England, the DfT said. Labour responded: ˜Whilst we welcome an announcement of devolution of transport powers, we™ve heard all this before.™

Other News Sources

• No trains will run between Southampton and Winchester this weekendRAIL passengers are facing more disruption following a major incident at a Hampshire station earlier this year.