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Thursday, 28 April 2022

Financial Times

• Go-Ahead hastens renewal of audit contract after Deloitte probe announcedRunning tender three years early comes in wake of regulators starting investigation of firm’s work for bus and rail operator

City AM

• Railway cleaners begin 11-day strike over salariesRailway cleaners began today an 11-day strike to increase their salary to £15 per hour. The union RMT said its members working for contract Churchill aboard the GTR, Southeastern and HS1 networks will go on strike until 7 May. As part of the campaign, RMT is calling for cleaning staff to be treated like other [...] The post Railway cleaners begin 11-day strike over salaries appeared first on CityAM.

Manchester Evening News

• 'Dangerous' and 'embarrassing' – Why Andy Burnham wants to take control of Manchester's train stationsThe Mayor claims the city centre stations have not seen substantial investment for decades

The York Press

• Calls for action over 'concerning' cuts to Northern train services in YorkYork’s council leader has called on the government to take action over “deeply concerningâ€� incoming rail service cuts that will hit the city.

Yorkshire Post

• Leeds station needs "massive redevelopment" to deliver Integrated Rail Plan, Grant Shapps confirmsA "radical transformation" of Leeds railway station will be required to deliver the Government's Integrated Rail Plan, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said.

Other Regional Press

• Reopening of Bideford to Barnstaple railway 'transformational for North Devon'Support is growing for ambitious plans to reconnect Bideford's historic rail line with Barnstaple and the national network. The Tarka Rail Association (TRA) have welcomed visitors to both Bideford and Barnstaple Railway Station, where they have showcased the work currently being done to prepare for a future reopening.
• Rail worker strike could be 'biggest in history'Passengers could face travel chaos this summer if plans for a national rail strike go ahead.
• New HS2 plan set to shave nine months off railway build near LeamingtonHS2 says money saved on construction will help to 'enhance the environmental legacy' of the project locally

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 | Shapps categorically rules out underground Manchester stationTransport secretary Grant Shapps has said that the government has concluded its investigation into the value of an underground station at Manchester Piccadilly to accommodate HS2 services and has determined that it “doesn’t work out”.

Railnews

• More than 500 rail projects planned for Bank Holiday weekend Network Rail is investing �70 million on 550 projects to upgrade the railway over the May Bank Holiday weekend, but is urging passengers on some routes to travel on either side of the weekend if they can. About 95 per cent of the railway will not be affected by engineering work, but there will be no trains between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston, between Waltham Cross and Stansted Airport, or between Stalybridge and Guide Bridge.