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Saturday, 23 January 2021

BBC News

• Rail line in Aberdeenshire closed until FebruaryThe route near Stonehaven has been shut since a bridge wall collapsed, close to the site of last year's fatal derailment.
• East West and Northumberland rail lines get £794m boostThe government says the funding will connect

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Work to transform empty part of station into 'one stop shop' gets startedTransport for Wales and the Welsh Government are behind the renovation project

Northern Echo

• Trains: £34m for revival of 50-year-old North-East railway line A £34 MILLION investment to reopen a North-East rail route that closed more than 50 years ago has been announced by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

Other Regional Press

• £760m will lay new track for trains to CambridgeA £760m fund will be spent to break ground on a new railway link between Oxford and Cambridge.
• £760m will lay new track for trains to CambridgeA £760m fund will be spent to break ground on a new railway link between Oxford and Cambridge.

New Civil Engineer

• Extra land safeguarded at HS2’s Leeds stationAdditional land has been safeguarded next to Leeds station ahead of construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) and Northern Powerhouse Rail.

Railnews

• French give Eurostar new hope of survival Eurostar is set to receive financial support from the French and British governments, according to French transport secretary Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. He has been involved in talks with British transport secretary Grant Shapps.

Other News Sources

• Governments working on Eurostar dealFrench transport minister makes commitment to struggling operator   Eurostar patronage has slumped by 95%   Reports suggest that the French and UK governments will step in to provide financial support to troubled cross-Channel rail operator Eurostar. Eurostar has seen passenger numbers slump by 95% since the start of the pandemic and it now operates just one train each day between London and Brussels and London and Paris. The situation has been exacerbated by further travel restrictions on both sides of the Channel, including the need for pre-departure Covid testing, that could decim...
• London Underground weekend closures: The tube lines and overground shut on January 23 and 24Weekend number three of the third English national lockdown and millions are still working from home.