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Saturday, 16 January 2021
BBC News
- Transport for London: A future with fewer faresTransport for London (TfL) has detailed new plans on how it will become self-sufficient in the long-term, a new document shows.
- London Underground: 'Measures in place' to prevent overcrowdingDozens of passengers squeezed on to a train at Canning Town because of Jubilee Line delays.
Department for Transport
- Consultation launched to improve Manchester’s railwaysConsultation launched on improving the performance of rail services in and around Manchester following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Independent
- Amtrak CEO asks Congress to expand TSA’s ‘No Fly List’ to rail passengersAmtrak is limiting ticket sales, requiring masks to be worn on their trains, and expanding their security personnel following deadly Capitol riot
Network Rail
- Week-long upgrade of Portsmouth's railway about to get underwayNetwork Rail engineers are about to kickstart improvements to Portsmouth’s railway and the landmark Landport Viaduct.
Birmingham Mail
- Ridiculed 'brown shed' Perry Barr railway station to cost nearly £10m more than plannedThe redevelopment of Perry Barr railway station will cost nearly £10 million more than originally planned - raising concerns over the scheme.
Edinburgh Evening News
- ScotRail cutting carriage numbers on some services from Monday – including Edinburgh-Glasgow routeScotRail has confirmed it is to reduce the number of carriages on some of its services due to the latest lockdown restrictions – including the busy route between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Body blow for 'Oyster card for the North' as government axes £105m for contactless travelHopes of passengers using contactless payment to touch in and out of different public transport systems across the North East have been rocked by a major funding cut
The York Press
- 'Staggering' boost for North Yorkshire Moors RailwayA CRISIS appeal launched by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway after it was closed down by the pandemic has raised a 'staggering' £440,000.
Yorkshire Post
- Give us clarity on rail investment, say transport leaders, as Transport for the North cuts row continuesRail industry leaders have called for the Government to urgently clarify its investment in northern transport in the wake of proposed cuts.
Other Regional Press
- 'Essential travel only' says train operator as Covid timetable returnsTRANSPORT for Wales is to reintroduce a Covid-19 timetable to support lockdown.
- TfL: Fares to increase as sustainability plan releasedTransport for London has outlined its radical plan to become self-sustainable by 2023, which includes introducing a boundary charge to drive into Greater London and a potential redrawing of the Tube map.
Trafnidiaeth Cymru [Transport for Wales]
- Work begins to transform Llandudno railway stationTransport for Wales has started work to revamp Llandudno railway station for use by a community enterprise.
Other News Sources
- Shock as part of north-east rail bridge collapses close to site of Stonehaven train tragedyA trade union says the situation on Scotland’s railways is “becoming terrifying” after part of a bridge collapsed approximately one mile from the site of the Stonehaven train derailment.
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