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Monday, 21 June 2021

BBC News

• New season tickets go on sale for part-time commutersNew flexible season tickets go on sale from Monday aimed at commuters who only travel to work two or three days a week.

Department for Transport

• Flexible season tickets on sale, saving hundreds of pounds for rail passengersNew national rail flexible season tickets and online season ticket calculator launch.

Financial Times

• HS2 costs rise by a further £1.7bn during pandemicSocial distancing and work suspensions add to bill for high-speed rail project

STV

• ScotRail accused of ‘attacking’ striking staff on social mediaDisruption is expected on Sunday as a result of strike action by the RMT union over rest day payments.

The Independent

• Flexi season tickets for rail travellers: all you need to know‘For many, the idea of travelling five days a week to the office is fast becoming a relic of the past’ – the transport secretary, Grant Shapps

The Scotsman

• Campaigners ‘aghast’ that £20m new Reston station in Borders may be served by just eight trains a dayScotland’s newest station, being built at a cost of £20 million, is likely to be served by only a handful of services a day when it opens next year.

The Telegraph

• Flexible rail season tickets to save passengers up to £350 a yearThe scheme, beginning on Monday, will offer workers commuting into the office two or three days a week savings on routes countrywide

Mail Online

• Season ticket boost for part-time rail commuters to encourage return to train travelThe scheme offers savings on certain routes for passengers travelling two or three days a week. It is the first step in a shake-up announced last month by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

The Mirror

• Flexible rail season tickets available from today in train travel overhaulThe scheme offers savings on certain routes for people who commute two or three days a week and come amid a major switch in working habits triggered by the coronavirus pandemic

London Evening Standard

• Will I save money with a flexible rail season ticket?Flexi Season tickets go on sale on Monday.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• ‘What the Hell are they playing at?’: Paul Sweeney criticises Scottish Government for not ensuring trains are made in ScotlandMr Sweeney wrote to the government asking if it would commit to assembling half of all new ScotRail trains within Scotland itself, to make sure Scottish people and businesses are used as much as possible.

Other Regional Press

• Northumberland Line to be ready by 2024TRANSPORT chiefs have repeated promises that passengers will be travelling on the Northumberland Line before the end of 2024.
• London Underground: Map shows how far Tube would go if South London had as many stations as NorthThe amount of stations north of the river greatly outnumber those down south
• Communities across Greater Manchester encouraged to find out more about HS2’s journey to the NorthHS2 Ltd, the company designing and delivering Britain’s brand-new high-speed railway, is encouraging communities in Greater Manchester to take part in a series of events and find out more about plans for HS2’s arrival.
• Flexible rail fares coming into force in major overhaulTrain passengers in Shropshire can buy flexible season tickets from today as part of an overhaul of rail travel.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Flexible rail season tickets on sale as part of major reformNew national flexible rail tickets, matching modern working habits and saving passengers hundreds of pounds, will be available to commuters across England from next week. The launch of flexible season tickets is the first step in the reform of the railways, as part of the recently launched Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail. The paperless tickets will allow travel on any 8 days in a 28-day period, with passengers able to tap smartcards or scan mobiles at the station with no need to select the days of travel in advance. The change has the potential to save commuters hundreds of pounds, providing gre...

New Civil Engineer

• 171-year-old Swansea station refurb completeSwansea railway station has been given a dramatic transformation with Network Rail and Transport for Wales (TfW) coming together to deliver key improvements.
• Revealed: Consultants fees from drawn-out Williams-Shapps ReviewMore than £4M was spent since by the Department for Transport (DfT) on consultancy fees for the drawn-out Williams-Shapps Review.

Other News Sources

• Levelling Up Fund – £30 million bid to accelerate three rail schemes in FlintshireBusiness and local authority leaders have endorsed the bid to the UK Levelling Up Fund (LUF) from member authority Flintshire County Council seeking £30 million for investment in the Borderlands railway line between Wrexham and Liverpool via Bidston.
• Investigation after claims new train broke down between Chesterfield and Sheffield because of 'high pollen count’Train operator Northern says an investigation is underway after claims one of its new trains broke down between Chesterfield and Sheffield due to a ‘high pollen count’.