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Transport for London (TfL) has today dropped plans to make all of its underground, overground, and DLR stations cashless.
The road, rail and port investments needed to boost economy of North Wales and border regions
Growth Track 360 partnership and MPs across the regions have submitted proposals to the Union Connectivity Review
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
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- UK inflation rises to 0.6% as transport and clothing prices pick up – business liveRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
City AM
- Transport for London drops plans to make all stations cashlessTransport for London (TfL) has today dropped plans to make all of its underground, overground, and DLR stations cashless.
- UK inflation doubles in a month as transport prices riseUK inflation doubled in December as prices rose during the festive period, the Office for National Statistics has announced.
London Evening Standard
- Smart motorway shares blame for driver deaths, says coronerSmart motorways “present an ongoing risk of future deaths”, a coroner has concluded, following an inquest into the deaths of two men on a stretch of the M1 with no hard shoulder.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- 'Do they care about the North East?' – furious council leader blasts Government transport cutsGateshead Council leader Martin Gannon told the North East Joint Transport Committee (JTC) on Tuesday that the case for new funding was “absolutely overwhelming”
Other Regional Press
- Calls for Union Connectivity Review to “recommend coordinated cross-border transport investment benefitting Wales and England”Local authority leaders from North Wales, the Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester in the Growth Track 360 partnership have made a joint submission to the UK Government’s Union Connectivity Review being led by Sir Peter Hendy.
- 'They are too dangerous': Network Rail responds to plea for open access to crossingNetwork Rail has responded to calls for a barrow crossing to be openly accessed at Ulverston Station.
- 'Overspend in London' could cost the North its high speed railThere are fears the Government will cancel either the Leeds leg of HS2, or the Northern Powerhouse Rail link
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway staggered at support through pandemicThe charity behind the heritage railway has received generous support during the pandemic
Train Operators
- Rail passengers in the East Midlands and East Anglia set to benefit from more seats from May 2021CrossCountry is providing rail passengers in the East Midlands and East Anglia with more seats on its routes linking Birmingham with Leicester, Nottingham, Cambridge and Stansted Airport from May to reduce crowding at peak travel times, when passenger numbers recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
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- The road, rail and port investments needed to boost economy of North Wales and border regionsGrowth Track 360 partnership and MPs across the regions have submitted proposals to the Union Connectivity Review
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- Crossrail | TfL told to set final cost amid concerns about Ł275M funding ‘black hole’Transport for London (TfL) has been told to settle on an estimated final cost for completing Crossrail before the Mayor’s final 2021/22 Budget is submitted.
Other News Sources
- Welsh government accepts rail-based solution to tackle congestionTHE Welsh government has accepted in principle a rail-based solution to reduce congestion on the M4 corridor between Cardiff, Newport and Bristol.
- Footage of packed London Underground platform sparks concern Footage of platforms packed with commuters piling onto the London Underground have again emerged, raising questions about the safety of key workers.
News from Europe
- Has Eurostar 'fallen through the cracks' of the transport bailout safety net?The Eurostar train service that connects the UK with mainland Europe is under threat. Controlled by French state railway SNCF, it is at risk of collapsing following a 95% drop in the number of passengers since March.
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