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Wednesday, 18 November 2020

BBC News

• Liphook station: SWR told to provide wheelchair accessA train company is facing prosecution unless it makes changes to provide access for wheelchair users at one of its stations.

Financial Times

• On the ground with UK efforts to train drivers for post-Brexit borderAt an Ashford lorry park, language barriers and lack of interest and information hamper preparations for Britain’s new frontier

The York Press

• York-Harrogate trains replaced by buses for £9.8m upgradeYORK trains will be replaced by buses for the next three weekends to allow for a £9.8 million upgrade of a key route.

Yorkshire Post

• MPs push for promise to deliver eastern leg of HS2 'on time, in full, and at the same time as the western leg' in levelling up commitmentA transport minister has been asked directly to commit to delivering the eastern leg of HS2 “on time, in full, and at the same time as the western leg to show their commitment to leveling up”.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• DfT publishes recommendations to deliver fairer deal for communities on HS2 property schemesAn overhaul of how land and property is purchased for High Speed 2 (HS2) will deliver a fairer deal for communities impacted by the project, Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson has announced, as he published a range of recommendations to improve acquisition processes. The 36 proposals are the result of the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) HS2 land and property review and pave the way for an improved system that focuses on better communication, more flexible compensation packages and tailored support for businesses. The review was commissioned by the HS2 Minister after the gover...

New Civil Engineer

• Exclusive | Breakdown of DfT Covid support spendingThe Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed a breakdown of the cost of support measures introduced to keep the rail and aviation sectors operational during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Railnews

• ScotRail strike ballot starts in RMT pay dispute The has begun balloting nearly 2,500 ScotRail staff for strike action and action short of a strike as a pay dispute hardens. ScotRail has condemned the ballot as ˜wrong™. The debate has been fuelled by a pay rise which has been awarded to drivers.
• Full service restored at Sheffield after derailment Train services through Sheffield have returned to normal after six days of disruption caused by a derailed cement train.

Railway Gazette

• Hong Kong’s latest generation of light rail vehicles enter serviceThe first of Hong Kong’s latest generation of light rail vehicles began entering service on routes 610 and 751 in the Northwest New Territories on November 17. #*#*SHOW FULLSCREEN*#*# cn Hong Kong LRV Phase 5 (3) In 2016 MTR Corp awarded CRRC Nanjing Puzhen a HK$745m contract to supply 30 Phase 5 LRVs to replace Phase 2 LRVs which have been in service since 1992, plus a further 10 to expand the fleet and provide more flexibility in operation.