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Councillors are being advised by officers at South Cambridgeshire District Council to object to plans for a new Cambridge South railway station.
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- GWR train services cancelled amid increase in Covid casesGWR warns some services will be busier as staff shortages mean fewer trains.
- London Underground:'Solid support' for longest-ever Tube strikesRMT Union members plan to take industrial action from January to June in a row over Night Tube rosters.
Times Online
- Transport for London 3D Tube model to map track faults [subscription]The startup Spinview is teaming up with Transport for London to build a three-dimensional visualisation of an Underground line to help the collection and monitoring of data and reducing maintenance costs and time.
City AM
- HS2 rushes to purchase land for phase one openingOut of the 70km2 needed to connect London to Birmingham, 13km2 are yet to be acquired, a freedom of information request put forward by the Telegraph has revealed.
- Southern rail services return to Victoria, while The Drain makes a comebackSouthern rail services have returned to London Victoria today, after the latest wave of the pandemic led to a staffing crisis across the public sector. Victoria station commuters will see eight Southern services each hour to a string of London suburbs including East Croydon, Balham and Sutton.
Liverpool Echo
- Stunning pictures reveal a rarely glimpsed side of Lime Street stationIt marks the beginning and end of so many journeys - but the deep railway cutting contains hidden secrets
Bucks Free Press
- This is what HS2 green tunnel is set to look likeHS2 has revealed the first images of the longest of three green tunnels that will be built across Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire to help blend the controversial new high-speed rail line into the landscape and reduce disruption for residents.
Other Regional Press
- MP to present East-West Rail Link Petition to ParliamentAylesbury Conservative Councillor and Chair of Buckinghamshire Council’s Aylesbury Community Board, Mark Winn, has presented the town’s MP Rob Butler with a petition to take to Parliament calling for the construction of the Aylesbury link of EWR. Signed by more than 2,000 people, the petition calls on the Department for Transport to give the green light to the line.
- Objection to Cambridge South railway station due to be lodged by South Cambridgeshire District CouncilCouncillors are being advised by officers at South Cambridgeshire District Council to object to plans for a new Cambridge South railway station.
- TfL reveals number of passengers fined for refusing to wear face coveringAlmost 1,500 people have been fined for not wearing a mask on public transport in London since the Government introduced Plan B restrictions at the end of November, TfL has confirmed.
- Great Western Railway to reduce train timetable due to Covid disruptionGREAT Western Railway (GWR) has announced a temporary reduced timetable that will impact Worcestershire commuters, due to Covid pressures.
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- Campaigners target Levelling Up cash to save decaying Preston bridgeCampaigners have called for Preston City Council to submit a bid to the government's Levelling Up fund to save the city's Old Tram Bridge.
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