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The architect behind the original proposal for an Irish Sea crossing has emphasised the need for a link after reports this week that the plan is in line to be axed.
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
BBC News
- Cambridge railway station entrance floods amid downpourA railway station's ticket office has been closed because of flooding as the east of England has weather warnings in place.
Financial Times
- London’s transport chief calls for £17bn long-term funding boostMoney needed over the next decade to cover pandemic recovery and capital spending, Andy Byford argues
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Nexus explain 30% fall in Metro passengers on Great North Run day but it was still 'busiest day of year'Tyne and Wear Metro welcomed 63,000 passengers on Great North Run day but the number of people using the service was lower than 2019 following the change of route to finish in Newcastle city centre
Northern Echo
- £1m signed off to upgrade Billingham train station accessA £1million investment has been signed off to significantly improve disability access at Billingham railway station.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Bulk of infrastructure spending in region on HS2Future spending on infrastructure in the West Midlands is set to be one of the lowest levels in the country when HS2 is excluded, according to a new report.
Other Regional Press
- Concerns over planned travel hub at railway stationProposals for a new travel hub at Huntingdon railway station are a missed opportunity which will resemble a “massive car park”, a councillor has said.
- Main railway line through Fife closed after train fire at Cupar station
- East West Rail Company launches environmental surveys for £5bn railway lineEast West Rail Company (EWR Co) is carrying out environmental surveys along the route area over the autumn.
Business Live
- Chances of HS2 stopping in Notts are 50/50 says Tory MPAn MP has said the chances of the HS2 eastern leg being built as far as Nottingham are pretty much 50/50 following growing concern about the plans and spiralling costs.
New Civil Engineer
- Podcast | Creating the strategy for regional transport decarbonisationTransport for the North (TfN) has just closed a consultation of the UK’s first regional transport decarbonisation strategy and TfN’s new chief executive Martin Tugwell joins NCE editor Claire Smith and features editor to talk about the new strategy.
- Inside HS2’s ‘beating heart’Amid a torrential September downpour, work continues apace at High Speed 2 (HS2)’s North-West London logistics hub.
- Network Rail completes another London station upgrade as part of Crossrail projectA sixth station upgrade has been complete in London as part of Network Rail’s work to ready the network for the Elizabeth line.
Railnews
- RMT and ScotRail start new talks over long-running pay dispute WEDNESDAY BRIEFING: RMT and ScotRail start new talks over long-running pay dispute ++
Other News Sources
- Treasury document suggests value of HS2 ground deal has shrunkThe value of ground investigations work on phase 2b of High Speed 2 has shrunk by some £50M in the last two months, according to official documents published this week.
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