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Tuesday, 15 June 2021

BBC News

• HS2: Chesham and Amersham by-election candidates' policiesVoters head to the polls to elect a new MP for Chesham and Amersham on 17 June.
• East Midlands Railway conductors announce series of summer strikesA further eight days of strike action have been announced by conductors working for East Midlands Railway (EMR) in a row over contracts.

Birmingham Mail

• Metro commuter service to resume with daily inspections after safety alertSome trams will remain out of action after the entre fleet was taken out of service last week

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Stunning pictures show West Yorkshire train station transformed with 15,000 rainbow knitted squaresTHESE stunning pictures show a West Yorkshire train station which was been completely transformed with more than 15,000 rainbow knitted squares.

Northern Echo

• LNER Azuma arrives in Middlesbrough ahead of services to LondonA DIRECT link to the nation’s capital is now one step closer as the LNER Azuma train pull up at a Teesside station.
• Why Darlington Station's £100m redevelopment is so important for the townTHE £100 million development at Darlington’s Bank Top Station is slowly becoming a reality with a planning application being submitted and construction starting in the “early new yearâ€� according to Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen - but what does this mean for Darlington?
• The key part of Darlington Station's £100m redevelopmentAS part of the £100 million development at Darlington Bank Top Station, the town will see three new platforms and a new station increasing capacity and bringing HS2 to the town.

Sunderland Echo

• LNER reveals proposal to scrap its train service between Sunderland and LondonA rail company is asking the public to have their say on plans to scrap its service between London and Sunderland.

Business Live

• Major Metrolink trams contract awarded to Manchester signage companyA signage company, which has worked with the likes of Manchester Airport, Skechers and Hilton Garden Hotels, has been handed a major contract for the city's new fleet of Metrolink trams.
• Government Minister urges firms to get on the HS2 supply chainWork on the first stretch is underway despite doubts over the Birmingham to Leeds section

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TfL, transport police and community groups take a stand against hate crime and abuseTransport for London (TfL) has announced a series of measures it is putting in place to continue to improve how it tackles hate crime on the network, making public transport a more welcoming and safer place for everyone as more people return to the network. This follows several months engaging with community groups and TfL’s frontline staff to better understand lived experiences and concerns about hate crime on the transport network.   Everyone has the right to use public transport without fear of abuse because of their disability, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religio...

New Civil Engineer

• Planned rail upgrades could be deferred due to rise in ‘staycationing’ Rail upgrades planned for the August Bank Holiday and over Christmas could be deferred due to the anticipated increase in people holidaying the UK this year.
• Network Rail to replace all human lookouts following rail worker death in LondonNetwork Rail is accelerating plans to eliminate unassisted lookout working on the UK’s rail network following the death of a worker in London in February.

Rail Business Daily

• Minister leads call for East Midlands businesses to bid for work on HS2HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson is hosting an online event for small and medium sized businesses in the East Midlands to demonstrate just how simple it is to register an interest in joining HS2’s supply chain.

Railway Gazette

• Welsh rolling stock strategy evolves as three-phase post-pandemic recovery envisagedUK: TfW Rail has again revised its fleet strategy as it seeks to ensure passenger services can be improved despite the financial constraints caused by Covid-19, Managing Director Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde tells Rail Business UK.

Other News Sources

• Partnership with bus operators to improve services recommendedAmbitions to improve bus services across North Yorkshire are at the heart of a proposal county councillors will be asked to approve this month.