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Saturday, 20 March 2021

Birmingham Post

• Railway group to 'upskill' firms based along HS2 route to help them win workSCS Railways wants to train 150 businesses via a free virtual academy
• West Midlands transport chiefs agree £9.5m funding for station revampPerry Barr station will under a major overhaul ahead of 2022 Commonwealth Games while construction is under way at University of Birmingham
• Work starts on £80m upgrade of Plymouth railway stationConstruction and relocation work under way on main concourse and in office tower block as shops, offices, car park, hotel and medical campus will be created

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford MUST have a Northern Powerhouse Rail stop, leaders urge THE LEADER of the council, candidate for West Yorkshire Mayor and Bradford Labour MP have come together to call for the Government to ensure there is a Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) stop in the city centre.

London Evening Standard

• Warning of national dispute over rail job cutsThe RMT is warning of 'drastic' cuts in Network Rail jobs and maintenance of the railways.

Get Surrey

• London Underground weekend closures: the tube lines and overground shut on March 20 and 21 Here are all the planned Tube, overground and TfL Rail line closures this weekend

Other Regional Press

• Warning of national dispute over rail job cuts The RMT is warning of 'drastic' cuts in Network Rail jobs and maintenance of the railways.

New Civil Engineer

• Millions saved and time slashed on West Coast Main Line workWork on 34 projects along the West Coast Main Line will be accelerated and a £13.8M cost saving delivered, as a result of the reduction in passenger numbers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Railnews

• Reopening confirmed for railway to Okehampton Funding worth £40.5 million has been confirmed to restore passenger services in Devon between Exeter St David's and the Dartmoor town of Okehampton.
• RMT declares national dispute over Network Rail changes The RMT has declared a national dispute in protest at changes at Network Rail which the union claims will lead to thousands of redundancies and a halving of safety critical maintenance work.