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Tuesday, 01 December 2020

BBC News

• Sheffield derailment: Track fastenings 'broken' says reportBroken rail track fastenings caused a freight train derailment at Sheffield station, a report says.

Department for Transport

• Freight train derailment at Sheffield stationInvestigation into a freight train derailment at Sheffield station, South Yorkshire, 11 November 2020.

The Scotsman

• Scotland’s railways aren’t history, they’re the transport of the futureScotland’s railway has been a success story in recent years, with substantial investment in electrification, infrastructure enhancements and new fleets.

City AM

• Proposal to extend Bakerloo line to Beckenham and Hayes gathers steamA proposal to extend the Bakerloo Tube line even further south-east than previously planned has garnered considerable support from local residents, Transport for London said today (TfL).

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• High speed rail link to Leeds and Sheffield debated by LordsThe Government has narrowly avoided defeat in the Lords at the hands of peers determined to see the planned high-speed rail network continue to Sheffield and Leeds.

Sheffield Star

• 'Disaster' if Sheffield misses out on HS2, Lord David Blunkett saysThe Government has been urged not to forget Sheffield when the next phases of the HS2 high-speed rail link are built amid claims the eastern leg of the project to the East Midlands may be scrapped.

Other Regional Press

• Regular Okehampton to Exeter rail link is backThe reopening of the line between Okehampton and Exeter was included in last week’s Government Comprehensive Spending Review and the National Infrastructure Strategy
• Owen Paterson MP pushes for disability access funding for Whitchurch Railway StationTHE MP for North Shropshire, Owen Paterson, has pushed for government funding to improve disabled access at Whitchurch train station.
• 4 Northwich and Winsford railway stations in Best Kept successDEDICATED volunteers have been recognised for their efforts in maintaining and improving their community’s railway station.
• Government funding to help Swanage and Wareham rail linkSWANAGE Railway is poised to look into increasing regular passenger services to the main line at Wareham, following funding from the Department for Transport.

Rail Business Daily

• Major safety boost for region’s Metrolink transport networkA raft of high-profile measures, aimed at keeping public transport users even safer and boosting confidence ahead of anticipated increase in travel post-lockdown, will be rolled-out in the coming days, the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham announced.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Why is now the time for electrification?The coronavirus pandemic has forced changes of an unprecedented scale across the UK’s commuting networks. COVID-19 has given us all the space to pause and reflect, to build a different future – one where we work, live and travel in a different way.
• £16m Christmas upgrade for Scotland’s RailwayScotland’s Railway is set to receive more than £16 million of investment over Christmas and the New Year.

Transportxtra

• Request stop rail stations go hi-techThe rail industry is to trial technology to reduce the cost and time associated with trains stopping at ‘request stop’ railway stations