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Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Channel 4 News

• Could rail construction delays threaten ‘levelling up’ in north of England?Political leaders in the north of England say the prospect of a lengthy delay to new improved transport links for the region are “completely unacceptable”.

The Telegraph

• Sadiq Khan pleads for £500m bailout as Londoners face cuts to Tube and bus services [subscription]Londoners face cuts to Tube and bus services as Sadiq Khan demands more money from taxpayers to fill a £500m hole in the budget of the capital's transport authority.

Network Rail

• Public consultation launches for new Tram Train stop and Park & RidePlans are progressing for a new Tram Train stop and Park & Ride in Templeborough, Rotherham.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Trains cancelled between Guiseley and Ilkley after bomb findTRAINS are having to be cancelled after a bomb was found near the railway.

London Evening Standard

• Rail disruption as services are cut back thanks to pingdemicRail passengers faced disruption on Monday as “emergencyâ€� timetables were introduced after the “pingdemicâ€� forced several train firms to scale back services.
• TfL faces ‘difficult decisions’ as new budget published, warns Sadiq KhanThe London mayor called on the Government to commit to bridging a £500 million funding shortfall in this financial year.

The York Press

• Sale of historic LNER nameplates raises £12K for charityThe nameplates from three retired InterCity engines which once plied the East Coast Mainline have sold for more than £12,000 at auction.

Bucks Free Press

• 'Tired' Chiltern Railways driver stopped metres from head-on crash at Chalfont and LatimerA fatigued train driver with a history of safety blunders passed a stop signal and narrowly avoided a head-on crash with another train, an investigation has found.

Other Regional Press

• Petition to stop HS2 Chiltern construction to be debated in ParliamentOver 150,000 people signed the petition.
• HS2 fears as Government adviser brands Yorkshire leg 'unachievable'Report gives project's eastern leg the worst possible rating

Train Operators

• Testing begins on new Transport for Wales trainsNew trains being built as part of the transformation of the Wales and Borders network have reached another key milestone as testing gets underway in Europe.

New Civil Engineer

• Crossrail 2 importance ‘cannot be overlooked’The importance of Crossrail 2 for the future of the rail network “cannot be overlooked”, according to Network Rail’s South West Main Line (SWML) Strategic Study.
• TfL ‘needs to reassess’ flood risk after stations left underwaterTransport for London (TfL) has been urged to reassess the viability of its flood measures after weekend storms left two of its stations underwater.

Rail Business Daily

• TfL publishes revised budget showing progress towards financial sustainability – but more Government support requiredLatest figures from TfL show a reduction in its funding gap for 2021/22, compared to its last budget published in March, due to higher operational savings, some deferrals of the capital spend into 2022/23 and use of own cash
• New Managing Director for Unipart RailUnipart Rail has announced that Neil McNicholas is the company’s new Managing Director, effective immediately.

Railnews

• Train operators slash timetables as staff self-isolate The timetables of a number of train operators are being reduced from today, because large numbers of staff have been 'pinged' and advised to self-isolate for up to 10 days.

Other News Sources

• Trees lining railway chopped down and residents aren't happyNetwork Rail says the work was needed to make the line safe