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Thursday, 29 July 2021

Network Rail

• Rail improvements for Manchester to Glossop line passengersMajor railway improvements are taking place this August to improve future journeys for passengers on the Manchester to Glossop line.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Campaigners claim 'spooked' LNER could scrap train timetable changesCampaigners fighting plans which could see 24 rail services a day cut from timetables in Northumberland believe transport chiefs may be preparing to U-turn on the proposals

Northern Echo

• Teesside MPs and Mayor ask Government to stop Darlington timetable changesTEESSIDE MPs and metro mayor have called on the Government to step in and prevent proposed timetable changes set to cut rail services in the region.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottinghamshire County Council to 'proactively' pursue major transport upgrades including Midland MainlineNottinghamshire councillors have decided to expand the county council's transport team to help pursue major upgrades including the electrification of the Midland Mainline.

This Is Local London Network

• Opposition to flats on Cockfosters Tube station car parkResidents and commuters face being “seriously disadvantaged” by a development planned for a tube station’s car parks, campaigners have warned.

Other Regional Press

• Peak District park authority sets out opposition to reinstated rail line on Monsal Trail routeThe Peak District National Park Authority has issued a new response to groups proposing the restoration of a railway line from Derby to Manchester along the hugely popular Monsal Trail.
• Latest pictures show new £16m Marsh Barton railway station taking shapeThe first trains should be stopping for passengers in 2022 on the route serving South Devon
• CrossCountry to name train 'Pride of Leicester' after £2.5 million investment in new city depotA CrossCountry train is set to be named 'Pride of Leicester' after the country invested £2.5 million in improving train services in the East Midlands.
• South Western Rail is 'failing' Dorchester and WeymouthRAIL services from London and Bristol to Dorchester and Weymouth are not serving local people well – according to Dorchester councillors.

New Civil Engineer

• Work begins ahead of South Wales Metro electrificationVan Elle and Keltbray have commenced piling works in preparation for the electrification of 170km of South Wales Metro track.

Railnews

• Industry welcomes improved station accessibility plan The Rail Delivery Group has welcomed a Department for Transport plan to make stations easier to use for less able passengers. The DfT says a 'major audit' of all stations, which was outlined in the Williams-Shapps rail review, has now started.

Other News Sources

• Buckinghamshire Council calls for Aylesbury-MK train line to be builtCouncillors at Buckinghamshire Council have announced they intend to press the government further to build an Aylesbury-Milton Keynes rail line.
• Delays to Britain’s Integrated Rail PlanTHE Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) is crucial for Britain’s railway infrastructure. Decisions surrounding the construction of Northern Powerhouse Rail, which is planned to be a mixture of upgraded and new lines, electrification of routes including the Leeds – Manchester trans-Pennine route and the construction of the eastern leg of HS2 from the west Midlands to Leeds via Nottinghamshire and Sheffield, are dependent upon what is recommended by the report.