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UK seeks private partners for new Heathrow airport rail link
Private companies will be invited this summer to fund, finance and build a Ł1.6bn railway between London’s Heathrow airport and the south of the capital under government plans to expand Britain’s rail network without spending taxpayer money.
350 miles of smart motorway ‘brought in by stealth’ [subscription]
Highways bosses have been accused of introducing smart motorways by stealth to avoid public scrutiny. An independent report said that motorists had been repeatedly misled over the expansion of motorways without a hard shoulder, often being provided with “incomplete information”.
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
Financial Times
- UK government takes tough line on bailout requests for EurostarMinisters insist struggling train operator should look to shareholders to ease its plight
- UK seeks private partners for new Heathrow airport rail linkPrivate companies will be invited this summer to fund, finance and build a Ł1.6bn railway between London’s Heathrow airport and the south of the capital under government plans to expand Britain’s rail network without spending taxpayer money.
The Telegraph
- Why London’s transport crisis will not stay underground [subscription]Boris Johnson is pushing for the introduction of driverless trains but union barons are in no mood to strike a deal
Liverpool Echo
- Lime Street plans could be changed in future over bus concernsCouncil report says it is not financially viable to change major project now - but admits it could change after numerous bus access objections
London Evening Standard
- London mayoral election: Laurence Fox promises free tube and bus travel to get Londoners moving after lockdown “I want to pay people to get out of the house and go to work or to the shops, the pub or the cinema.”
Wirral Globe
- More parking spaces at Bromborough station after upgradeA WIRRAL railway station now has an additional 53 parking spaces following an upgrade. The work, at Bromborough station, brings the total number of spaces to 136, including seven for disabled motorists.
Other Regional Press
- Proposals are submitted for new stationPlans have been submitted for a new station as part of the Northumberland Line.
- Basingstoke Rail Operating Centre takes control of new linesA railway worker was present to see the end of an era for equipment he saw installed as Basingstoke begins to take over signalling across the south of England.
- Heritage railway launches appeal to rebuild crossingOne of Norfolk's heritage railways has launched an appeal to raise Ł25,000 to rebuild an essential level crossing.
- Sutherland and Caithness rail passengers face disruption after high winds and snow hit the Far North Line, ScotRail confirmsSNOW and strong winds has sparked major rail disruption on some Highland railway lines, ScotRail has confirmed.
- West Highland trains face passenger ‘pressure’Train services between the Highlands and Glasgow may not be able to cope with the sudden spike in passengers later this month as travel restrictions across Scotland are lifted, it has been claimed.
- ScotRail and the ‘ScotFail’ social media backlash facing the Scottish Government’s takeover teamFor the thousands of social media savvy commuters, who made their displeasure known daily through the “ScotFail” hashtag, it may have come as a relief.
New Civil Engineer
- Network Rail delivers Ł116M of upgrades over the Easter weekendMore than 600 projects were undertaken on the UK rail network over the four day Easter weekend including two bridge pushes to upgrade an underpass below the Chiltern main line at Bicester.
- HS2 | DfT orders environmental review of planned Bromford Tunnel extensionTransport secretary Grant Shapps has requested an environmental impact assessment for High Speed 2’s (HS2) proposed Bromford Tunnel extension.
- Brunel’s sister may hold key to 180-year-old Box Tunnel sunrise mysteryAt 6.33am this morning – assuming there were clear skies – the sun rose over Corsham in Wiltshire where the eastern portal of Brunel’s Box Tunnel on the Great Western Main Line is located and, according to mathematicians, the angle meant that it shone through to the village of Box at the western portal.
Rail Advent
- HS2 signs Ł52m environmental contracts with Balfour Betty for Crewe to Birmingham sectionHS2 Ltd has announced that they have signed the first new contracts for Phase 2a to create new woods and wetlands as part of the environmental works.
- Transport and Works Order Act submitted for upgrades on Huddersfield to Dewsbury railway lineNetwork Rail has announced that plans have been submitted to upgrade the railway line between Huddersfield and Westtown (Dewsbury) in West Yorkshire.
Railway Gazette
- Using QR codes to provide bespoke real-time journey informationUK: Passenger entertainment and contact technology company Whoosh is working with train operators to test a Real-Time Journey Dashboard designed to enhance the provision of bespoke live information throughout a rail journey.
News from Europe
- Is the Trans Europe Express to return to the rails?TOM CHESSHYRE on tantalising plans to reboot Europe's legendary rail service for the modern, post-pandemic age.
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