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Friday, 26 March 2021

BBC News

• ScotRail conductors to stage series of strikesRMT union members are to hold strike days every Sunday until 2 May, in an overtime payments dispute.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Metro trains going back to full timetable when shops and pubs reopen, after driver shortage cutsThe Tyne and Wear rail network has been running a reduced service since November, after a driver training programme had to be cancelled due to Covid-19

Bucks Free Press

• Inside HS2 factory creating walls for the Chiltern tunnels New photos released by HS2 show inside a temporary factory creating wall sections for the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnels.

Other Regional Press

• Closed South Ribble railway station could be in line for return journey as part of funding bidA railway station in South Ribble that has not seen trains stopping at it for 60 years has rolled closer to a possible reopening.
• Colwyn Bay railway station access to the promenade would be boost for tourism, says MSAN OLD entry from Colwyn Bay promenade to the railway station could be reopened.
• Drone images of the railway lineDrone images of the railway line

New Civil Engineer

• Work left to do at Network Rail’s late-running Crossrail stations revealedNetwork Rail’s Crossrail stations to the West of London are taking shape ahead of the opening of the Elizabeth line.

Transport Network

• Validator roll-out a small step to flexible ticketingMerseyrail has installed contactless platform validators for electronic ‘smart cards’ at the majority of its stations but the roll-out of flexible ticketing such as pay-as-you go and fare capping in the city region remains ‘a long-term ambition’.

Other News Sources

• Scrapping HS2’s eastern leg would be a betrayal of the communities there - Lilian Greenwood MPEastern leg regions are home to 23 per cent of England’s population but 42 per cent of its social deprivation cold spots: as we look beyond the pandemic, we must ensure HS2 in delivered in full to bring opportunities to left behind areas
• The inevitability of HS2 does not mean it is a British success story - Michael Fabricant MPThere are many arguments which have been presented against HS2: is cost, its damage to the environment, its inability to connect effectively to the rest of the transport network, and whether – in the light of Covid and changing work patterns – it is needed at all.
• Railway Approach scheme to transform Worthing station areaFurther details of a regeneration plan for an area surrounding a train station have been revealed.