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Friday, 15 October 2021

BBC News

• Manchester Metrolink tram strike cancelled after pay deal agreedWorkers' union Unite accepted a two-year pay deal for more than 300 drivers and supervisors.
• Night Tube: London Underground service to resume on two linesTrains will run between 01:00 and 05:30 on the Central and Victoria lines from 27 November.
• ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper strike confirmed during COP26The RMT says its ScotRail members will strike for the entire duration of the climate summit in Glasgow.

Financial Times

• Scottish rail and refuse workers vote to strike during COP26Halt to services could throw forthcoming global climate talks in Glasgow into chaos

The Telegraph

• £2.8bn HS2 contract 'shrouded in mystery', Siemens lawsuit claims [subscription]HS2 bosses accused by Siemens Mobility of serious failings after they backed a rival bid from Hitachi and Bombardier

London Evening Standard

• London's Night Tube to return from November - but only two linesNight Tube services are to return on the Central and Victoria lines in time for the Christmas party season at the end of November, Sadiq Khan confirmed on Thursday.
• Scottish rail workers to strike during Cop26Large-scale transport disruption had already been predicted during the climate conference due to major road closures.

The York Press

• Northern launches Virtual Reality services for supportA NEW Virtual Reality (VR) simulation is being developed to support disabled people to better access travel on a train firm's services.
• New study aims to 'shine a spotlight' on railways' links to slaveryTHE links between slavery and one of York's great manufacturing institutions - chocolate - have already come under scrutiny. Research by the Rowntree Society published earlier this year revealed that the Rowntree chocolate company may indirectly have profited from the slave trade.

Carlisle News & Star

• Transport for the North urge Government to deliver on HS2 and rail upgradesMore is set to be revealed about plans to "level-up" UK rail infrastructure but fears grow that it could be bad news for the North of England - sparking calls to deliver HS2 and the Northern Powerhouse in full.

Other Regional Press

• Preparations made to deal with Autumn weather track problemsTransport for Wales and Network Rail are utilising the latest technology this autumn to prepare for a growing number of storms and bad weather caused by climate change.

New Civil Engineer

• Werrington upgrade | Inside the record-breaking box jack pushed beneath the East Coast Main LineIn the years, decades and maybe even centuries to come, passenger and freight trains will zip through this little area of land just north of Peterborough in a matter of seconds.
• Network Rail vows to minimise disruption caused by engineering worksNetwork Rail has announced its intention to implement new practices to reduce disruption caused to passengers during engineering works carried out on the railways.
• Liverpool Lime Street job set for delay after council terminates NMCN contractA major redevelopment of Liverpool’s Lime Street area will be delayed after the council terminated its contract with NMCN.
• Sluggish reality of electrifying Britain’s railways revealedA lack of urgency to electrify Britain’s railways threatens to undermine government and Network Rail decarbonisation pledges, according to rail industry professionals.
• What HS2 could have learned from HS1’s 30 years of successPolitical gamble and against-the-odds are both descriptions used to describe probably one of the few private sector successes in challenging a major government infrastructure scheme.

Railnews

• Date set for Night Tube restart THURSDAY BRIEFING: Date set for Night Tube restart ++ New Southeastern md is aiming at 'smooth transition' ++ Northern engineer celebrates first 50 years ++
• Railfreight goes back to diesel as electricity costs soar Some rail freight operators have abandoned electric traction, at least for now, because the price of electricity has been rising sharply. The electricity tariffs include a 40 per cent renewable energy tax, and following the latest rises diesel traction is now cheaper. The drivers' union ASLEF is calling for the government to intervene.

Other News Sources

• Why light rail expansion is vital to green recoveryProtecting and expanding light rail services is key to ensuring towns and cities can recover from the impacts of Covid-19, according to a new report.