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Monday, 05 October 2020

Times Online

• Eastern HS2 will redress years of decline, Boris Johnson told [subscription]Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to commit the government to the eastern leg of HS2 amid warnings that the route is needed to address “decades of chronic underinvestment” in the railways.

Reuters News

• UK PM launches transport review to boost economy, strengthen tiesLONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a review aimed at improving transport links across the UK, including a possible bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland, as part of a plan to boost the pandemic-hit economy and strengthen ties between its member nations.

i News

• Testing plan for new arrivals to Britain to be set out, Grant Shapps disclosesTransport Secretary predicts aviation and railways will eventually return stronger than ever after the pandemic

Northern Echo

• MPs call for full delivery of HS2MPs are calling for the full delivery of HS2's eastern leg to bridge the East-West divide following a report highlighting “starkâ€� economic inequalities.

The York Press

• Trans-Siberian 'blockbuster' for NRM A MAJOR new exhibition is to be staged at York's National Railway Museum about the world’s longest and most famous rail journey – the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Other Regional Press

• Chiltern Railways trains slower in autumn because of leavesA TRAIN provider will be running slower trains from this week because of leaves on the lines.

New Civil Engineer

• Jacobs to manage Highways England’s railway assetsJacobs has won the £30M contract to monitor and manage Highways England’s historic railway assets.
• Crossrail confirms Network Rail stations delayCrossrail Ltd has confirmed that upgrade works to surface stations on the eastern and western sections of the railway will be pushed into next year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Business Desk

• Call for HS2’s Eastern leg to be delivered in fullA group of 53 MPs, civic and business leaders from across the Midlands and the North have written to Boris Johnson calling for the full delivery of HS2’s Eastern leg from Birmingham to Leeds. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the cross-party group cites a new report which demonstrates stark social and economic inequalities between the Eastern and Western regions of the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine.