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Monday, 09 May 2022

Financial Times

• My trans-European rail adventureCan the train really rival the plane for a journey across the continent? Henry Mance travels from London to Budapest to find out

The York Press

• TPE launches search for railway stars of the futureA TRAIN firm, which operates in York, is searching for the next generation of railway superstars and believes its apprenticeship scheme holds the key to unlocking hidden gems.

New Civil Engineer

• Regulator demands ‘fast’ rail safety improvementThe Office of Rail and Road (ORR) “wants to see a fast return to previous levels of safety training, assessment and frontline assurance regimes”.
• Plans submitted for new Greater Manchester railway stationThe village of Cheadle in Greater Manchester has taken a step closer to being served by its own railway station for the first time since the 1960s after a full planning application was submitted to Stockport Council.
• TfL seeks firms to design and build tunnels for Elephant & Castle station upgradeTransport for London (TfL) has put out a prior information notice (PIN) to begin the process of hiring firms for civils work on the £150M Elephant & Castle station capacity upgrade.

Rail Business Daily

• The Inside Track on the race to become the home of Great British RailwaysToday, Inside Track launches a special supplement about the 42 towns and cities that have joined the race to become the new home of Great British Railways HQ.

Railway Gazette

• HS1 Ltd deploys passenger flow monitoring technology at stationsUK: High speed line concessionaire HS1 Ltd is using OpenSpace Group’s counting and flow monitoring technology to improve passenger flows at its London St Pancras, Stratford, Ebbsfleet and Ashford stations.