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Sunday, 04 July 2021

The Herald

• Economic development agency sues over funicular railway failuresA LEADING Scottish Government economic development agency is suing the constructors and designers of the UK's highest railway which closed three years ago due to structural problems for £14.5m.

Times Online

• Shapps is spinning us a line on railway announcements [Subscription]Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, promises fewer irritating interruptions for train passengers when Whitehall takes over the railways (“Infuriating train announcements will terminate here”, News, last week). Your article on this would have benefited from an explanation of who insists on the announcements we have now.

City AM

• Sunday papers: Face mask wearing and one metre-plus rule to end on 19 JulyEnforced mask wearing will end and social distancing will no longer be required as part of “freedom dayâ€� unlocking on The post Sunday papers: Face mask wearing and one metre-plus rule to end on 19 July appeared first on CityAM.

Birmingham Mail

• First look inside new Taroni scrapyard as £4m HS2 battle goes onWatch the giant machines at work in Russell Taroni's new scrapyard in Aston from where he's still battling HS2 for compensation after having to leave his old site
• Relaying tram tracks on Corporation Street after five years 'just incredible'Digging up five-year-old tram tracks on the £128 million Corporation Street line is 'just incredible' says furious city jeweller

Reading Evening Post

• Fantastic heritage railways a 45-minute drive from ReadingThese places make for an excellent family day out