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Andy Burnham makes £1bn transport bid for Manchester
Andy Burnham wants a London-style system for Greater Manchester as part of the levelling up strategy.
Privatisation may be on its knees, but ministers can make a mess of the railways too
Whoever owns the rail companies, they work best when they are under one management with no meddling
Sunday, 03 October 2021
BBC News
- Andy Burnham makes £1bn transport bid for ManchesterAndy Burnham wants a London-style system for Greater Manchester as part of the levelling up strategy.
The Guardian
- Need support levelling up, prime minister? Let Manchester help youLevelling up must be a unifying force so the right towns receive the right resources to help narrow the north-south divide
- Privatisation may be on its knees, but ministers can make a mess of the railways tooWhoever owns the rail companies, they work best when they are under one management with no meddling
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Tyne and Wear Metro cancel 13 trains due to driver shortageTrain operator Tyne and Wear Metro have had to cancel 13 trains today (Saturday October 2) due to lack of drivers.
Bucks Free Press
- Video shows what the first mile of the HS2 Chilterns tunnel looks likeThe first 2,000 tonne tunnelling machine passed the one mile mark this week during the construction of the first tunnels for the controversial HS2 line underneath the Chiltern hills.
Other Regional Press
- Revolutionary leaf-busting trains start today preventing autumn rail delays across the West MidlandsTHE SPECIAL fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains have now taken to the tracks across the West Midlands and Chiltern mainline and will be keeping the rails this autumn.
- Network Rail reopens train line from Brighton to HoveTHE train line from Brighton to Hove has officially reopened today following a restoration project.
- More trains set to stop at DunbarMORE trains travelling from Edinburgh to Newcastle will stop off at Dunbar before the end of the year.
Rail Magazine
- Rail Wellbeing returns to your screensRail Wellbeing Live (RWL) will return in a virtual format on November 17-18.
Other News Sources
- Passengers on new London train face pollution 13x worse than busiest roadsSome new trains in London have 13 times higher pollution levels onboard than one of the busiest roads in the capital.
- 'Barrow looked on with envy' - MP Simon Fell speech on 175 years of Furness LineA SHORT ceremony was held at Barrow railway station to mark a special anniversary.
- Network Rail reopens train line from Brighton to HoveTHE train line from Brighton to Hove has officially reopened today following a restoration project.
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