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Thursday, 19 November 2020

The Independent

• Leading rail expert accuses government of ‘world-class waffle’ on public transport safetyNigel Harris offers personally to brief the universities minister ahead of future media appearances. A leading figure in the rail industry has condemned “ministerial carelessness/incompetence about public transport’s Covid-19 infection rates”.

The Scotsman

• UK ministers accused of 'blatant power grab' by SNP over cross-Border transportTransport secretary Michael Matheson today accued his Westminster counterparts for riding roughshod over the devolved nations in planning improved links.

Times Online

• Coronavirus: Taxpayers hit with £4bn bill to keep half-empty trains on rails [subscription]The taxpayer bill to keep largely empty trains running during the pandemic has increased by a third to more than £4 billion, it emerged yesterday.

City AM

• Crossrail 2 ‘still needed in the future’ despite cash droughtLondon’s Crossrail 2 is “ready to be restartedâ€� in the future despite London mayor Sadiq Khan earlier this month agreeing The post Crossrail 2 ‘still needed in the future’ despite cash drought appeared first on CityAM.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Train crash near Neville Hill depot in Leeds: Azuma driver’s struggle to use software led to crash A crash involving two London North Eastern Railway (LNER) trains happened due to a driver struggling to use onboard software, an investigation has found.

Other Regional Press

• Community Transport Association appoints new Director in WalesTHE Community Transport Association - the voice of Wales’ community transport sector - has appointed Porthcawl-based Rachel Burr as its new Director in Wales.

New Civil Engineer

• Design phase of Cambridge to Oxford rail line moves forwardThe design phase of the next section of the East West Railway line, connecting Cambridge to Oxford have moved forward with the launch of environmental surveys.
• Crossrail’s late-running stations begin to take shapeProgress has been revealed on a number of Crossrail stations across the project’s route.

Other News Sources

• Welsh government unveils draft 20-year transport strategyTHE Welsh government has released its draft 20 year transport strategy, which aims to reduce transport emissions by 2040 and reshape travel options by embracing a new sustainable transport hierarchy that favours investment in greener transport options.