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Construction work on HS2 officially begins on Friday, with companies behind the controversial high-speed rail project expecting to create 22,000 jobs in the next few years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said HS2 would "fire up economic growth and help to rebalance opportunity".
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- Snaefell railway closure will cause 'incalculable harm'A heritage railway group has accused the government of causing "incalculable harm" after it rejected financial help to run a 125th anniversary Snaefell Mountain Railway service.
- Coronavirus: Eurostar trains will not stop in Kent until 2022Eurostar says cross-Channel rail passengers in Kent will have to start their journeys in London.
- HS2 rail project work begins with pledge of 22,000 jobsConstruction work on HS2 officially begins on Friday, with companies behind the controversial high-speed rail project expecting to create 22,000 jobs in the next few years. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said HS2 would "fire up economic growth and help to rebalance opportunity".
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- More reliable services promised as works confirmed for £1.2bn East Coast Main Line upgradeRail passengers are being warned about planned temporary changes to rail services as key works on the East Coast Upgrade are carried out.
The Guardian
- HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially startsBoris Johnson claims London to Birmingham rail link will bring 22,000 building jobs and âfire up economic growthâHS2 has announced the formal start of construction of the high-speed rail line between London and the West Midlands, which it claims will create 22,000 jobs.The prime minister, Boris Johnson, was expected to attend a ceremonial launch of the first shovels in the ground on Friday for the main civil engineering contracts. Continue reading...
Times Online
- No turning back now as HS2 building work begins [subscription]HS2 was passing the point of no return today with Boris Johnson signalling the formal start of construction work, ending a decade of debate over the multibillion-pound line.
Sky News
- HS2 construction formally begins with 'shovels in the ground' momentConstruction on HS2, the controversial high-speed railway, will get under way today, with a "shovels in the ground" moment.
Birmingham Mail
- HS2 construction officially begins in 'shovel in the ground' momentThe rail scheme, which will go through Birmingham and the West Midlands, has formally begun today (Friday September 4)
Birmingham Post
- Construction work on HS2 startsHigh-speed rail project has moved from the enabling works, scheme design and preparatory work stage to full construction
Bolton News
- Work on HS2 starts today with Boris Johnson set to launch projectConstruction of HS2 will formally start today with a âshovels in the groundâ moment â but calls have been made for work on the northern parts of the project to start sooner.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- How lottery players helped save popular North Wales heritage railway linesThe railway missed out on what would have been peak season due to lockdown
Sheffield Star
- Tram-train'Tram-train expansion will help rail capacity problems in South Yorkshire'Ambitions to extend tram-train across South Yorkshire will alleviate rail capacity issues in the region along with the arrival of HS2, transport bosses have said.
Other Regional Press
- Clwyd South MP Simon Baynes welcomes funding for Llangollen RailwayCLWYD South MP Simon Baynes has welcomed £161,000 worth of National Lottery support to help address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic at Llangollen Railway.
- Eurostar trains won't stop in Kent until 2022Passengers are to face continued disruption after Eurostar revealed its trains will not stop in Kent until 2022.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Greater voice for rail passengers in new collaboration between government and East Midlands transport leadersLocal leaders in the East Midlands will have a more influential role in deciding how rail services can support improvements across the region thanks to a new collaboration agreement with the government, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has set out. The Department for Transport has signed a multi-year agreement with TfEM that provides local leaders with a formal voice in the management of the East Midlands franchise which has been run by East Midlands Railway (EMR) since August 2019. This builds on the close collaborative work which has been taking place between TfEM and EMR since the start of...
Christian Wolmar
- Rail 910: the campaign that the rail industry must run to save the railwaysIt is impossible to exaggerate the extent of the crisis that the railways are facing. Glib optimism that people will come back because they did in the past, such as after 9/11 and the attacks on the Tube, is utterly and completely wrong. There are two components to this crisis which is why the future is so bleak.
Rail Technology Magazine
- New collaboration between DfT and East Midlands transport leaders Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has today (3 Sept) set out a new collaboration agreement between local leaders in the East Midlands in order to provide them more power in deciding how rail services can support improvements across the region. The Department for Transport has signed a...
- Major £1.2bn East Coast Main Line works confirmed With improving journeys for passengers as soon as possible a priority, Network Rail have today (3 Sept) confirmed dates for key works on the East Coast Upgrade. The completed works will bring improved dependability and punctuality for passengers and will guarantee the route has the capacity to...
- Aldrington station refurbished ahead of schedule Passengers at Aldrington station, in East Sussex, are to set benefit from newly improved platforms following a £500k investment. Engineers have carried out remedial works to restore and strengthen platforms 1 and 2. The platform redevelopments were planned to delivered in a 52-hour...
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