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Friday, 24 December 2021

BBC News

• London Underground: Night Tube drivers to strike for six monthsUnion bosses warn the strike action on two London Underground lines could be extended further.

Birmingham Post

• Rail passengers told to plan ahead as major engineering work planned around Manchester stationsUpgrades between Christmas and New Year part of improvement plans for Transpennine services

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Union bosses urge ministers to reconsider £100m cuts to rail budget in light of Stonehaven derailmentUnion bosses have accused ministers of “playing fast and loose with people’s lives” as they propose to cut £100million from the budget over the next two years.

Yorkshire Post

• Delays expected at Leeds station across festive period with major upgrade works due to get underwayMass delays are expected at Leeds station throughout the festive season with hundreds of engineers set to begin work on the remodelling of the track layout.

Other Regional Press

• How the Glasgow Subway map would look if plans for 50 new stations went aheadA total of 11 new lines and 50 odd stations have been proposed over the years as part of Glasgow Subway extension plans submitted in 1937, 1944, 1948, 1954, 1988 and 2010.

New Civil Engineer

• M42 to close over Christmas for HS2 bridge workA stretch of the M42 will be closed from Christmas Eve to Friday 31 December so that contractors working on High Speed 2 (HS2) can carry out prepatory work for a railway bridge which will run above the motorway.

Railway Gazette

• Keolis finalises Eurobahn saleGERMANY: Groupe Keolis has reached agreement to sell its German rail operating business to Team Treuhand GmbH with effect from December 31, the company confirmed on December 23.

Other News Sources

• Transport spokesman rails against cuts to train servicesRochdale's transport spokesman has hit out at a proposed new timetable which could mean a temporary reduction in train services, imposed because of coronavirus (COVID-19) back in 2020, is here to stay long term.