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Thursday, 28 October 2021

BBC News

• Budget 2021: North of England rail link omission 'concerning'A failure to mention a promised new rail line to link northern England in the Budget was "worrying", Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said.
• West Midlands Trains cancellations to continue for monthsTrain delays and cancellations are likely to continue into the new year, an operator has said.
• Rail strike action during COP26 called off after pay deal agreedThe RMT accepts a new pay offer which will provide its ScotRail members with a 2.5% pay rise.

The Guardian

• Rail strikes planned during Cop26 climate conference called offIndustrial action abandoned as trade union leaders confirmed pay talks with ScotRail have been settledRail strikes planned for next week’s Cop26 climate conference have been abandoned after trade union leaders confirmed negotiations on a pay rise have been settled.The announcement was made after talks between the RMT union and transport bosses on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Times Online

• ]Eleventh-hour deal saves Cop26 summit from transport chaos [subscriptionThe RMT union initially ignored a deadline yesterday to accept an enhanced pay deal forcing the rail operator to announce that from Monday it would be prioritising the route between Edinburgh and Glasgow and a shuttle service to the Glasgow campus where the summit is taking place.

City AM

• Budget 2021: Sunak commits £46bn to railwaysThe money is focused predominantly on boosting connectivity across the country.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Frustration as Northern Powerhouse Rail is 'glaring omission' from BudgetBRADFORD is still waiting for commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail - with a new station in the city centre - following today's Budget and Spending Review announcement.
• Northern encourages customers to return to rail travelCOMMUTERS are being encouraged to return to rail by Northern.

Yorkshire Post

• Budget 2021: Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 betrayal fears grow – Tom RichmondRISHI Sunak’s Budget will be widely remembered for the tsunami of Treasury leaks – a contempt of Parliament that forced Hugh Dalton to resign as Chancellor in 1947 and left Ken Clarke red-faced when his 1996 speech was leaked to the Daily Mirror.

Hull Daily Mail

• Direct rail link between Beverley and York takes major step forwardA business case will now be drawn up for ambitious project.

Other Regional Press

• MP welcomes £50,000 grant towards new Corsham railway stationTHE Government has awarded £50,000 towards feasibility studies for a new Corsham railway station.

New Civil Engineer

• 8 Budget pledges billed to deliver ‘infrastructure revolution’Chancellor Rishi Sunak told the House of Commons that today’s Budget will deliver the promise of an “infrastructure revolution”.
• Environmental campaigners take case against HS2’s Chilterns tunnel to High CourtThe Misbourne Environmental Protection (MEP) campaign group will appear in the High Court today, October 28, asking for judicial review of the consent given by the Environment Agency for HS2’s twin bore tunnel under the Chiltern hills.
• 13 more abandoned railways and stations backed by DfT for restorationPlans to reopen 13 abandoned railways and disused stations have been accepted for development under the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Restoring Your Railways fund.
• In full: The 105 projects to be financed by £1.7bn ‘Levelling Up Fund’The government has revealed 105 projects that will benefit from its £1.7bn ‘Levelling Up Fund’. While the exact sums to be provided to each project have not been revealed, there are a number of noteworthy inclusions.

Railway Gazette

• Porterbrook appoints Chief Operating OfficerUK: Porterbrook has appointed Ben Ackroyd as its first Chief Operating Officer, with strategic responsibility for all operational aspects of the business.

Other News Sources

• DB and Siemens present ‘the first automatic train’Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens Mobility have developed the world’s first train that operates by itself in rail traffic. The train is controlled by digital technology and is fully automated, although the driver remains on the train to supervise the journey with passengers on board.
• The Surrey railway station that will finally have step-free access after years of campaigningOne of seven improvement projects chosen to get a share of over £30million