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Sunday, 18 April 2021

The Telegraph

• Eurostar secures lender lifeline as shareholders prepare to do 'heavy-lifting' [subscription]Operator still hopeful of British bailout as government faces losing English Channel rail link for two years if company collapses

Manchester Evening News

• TfGM releases videos of tram crashes to encourage people to be aware on the roadsOfficials are urging drivers not to let their guard down as traffic levels start to increase again

Yorkshire Post

• Hypocrisy of Leeds Council’s ‘planes first’ approach to transport – Yorkshire Post LettersTHE Connecting Leeds Transport Strategy talks about “mixed modes of transport,” “delivering a mass transit system” and “increasing modal split”.

Oxford Mail

• Flexible rail season tickets will offer 15% discount – reportFlexible rail season tickets which are 15% cheaper than peak fares are being planned by the Government and train operators, it has been reported.

South Wales Argus

• Network Rail's New Measurement Train zooms through WalesTHE most technically advanced train of its type in the world, Network Rail’s ‘NMT’ whizzed through Pembrokeshire this week at 125mph.

Other Regional Press

• East West Rail would create ‘Great Wall of Cambridgeshire’An embankment to carry East West Rail through South Cambridgeshire has been dubbed ‘The Great Wall’.