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Thursday, 23 May 2024

BBC News

• Crash train 'authorised' to pass danger signalA signaller who failed to close barriers ahead of a train crash reportedly permitted its driver to pass a signal indicating danger ahead.
• Rail plans include town's only London linkA train company has announced plans to expand services, including a town's new and only direct connection to London.
• Plan for new Liverpool-Manchester rail line revealedPlans for an extra line between Liverpool and Manchester have been announced by the cities' new combined railway organisation.

Financial Times

• Labour vows to break inertia of UK infrastructure deliveryParty plans to create new body to avoid delays and overspending on big projects such as HS2

The Independent

• Liverpool Manchester rail plan announced will cut journey time in halfMayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, Liverpool City Region Mayor, said the plans will boost the economy of the North West

City AM

• The return of Virgin Trains: Can Richard Branson give Avanti a good kicking? Could Richard Branson's return to the West Coast Main Line finally get Avanti West Coast on the right track?

Network Rail

• Five-year investment plan for ’Backbone of Britain’ railway revealedPassengers and freight customers are at the heart of the multi-billion pound 2024-29 business plan revealed by Network Rail’s North West and Central region... The regional Strategic Business Plan (SBP) covers the projected activities, outputs and cost of operating, maintaining and renewing its railway infrastructure between 2024 and 2029.

New Civil Engineer

• Great British Railways’ long-term business plan must be informed by five-year funding cyclesGreat British Railways’ (GBR) long-term business plan must be informed by short-term funding settlements because a long-term operational funding commitment “wouldn’t be realistic” according to Network Rail chiefs.

Rail Magazine

• Level boarding fuels Southeastern’s new trains planSoutheastern is inviting five train manufacturers to negotiate to replace “as soon as possible” the operator’s 30-year-old Networker fleet that run metro services in London.

Transportxtra

• Rail plans for North and Midlands questionedThe NIC review includes new analysis on the railway network in the North and Midlands in light of the decision last autumn to cancel work on High Speed 2 north of Birmingham.
• New SNP position on transport unclear as fares cut extendedJohn Swinney, Scotland’s new First Minister, has extended the pilot of ScotRail peak fares removal, rather than making a permanent decision one way or the other.
• Transport for the North asks public for views on accessible stationsSome rail stations in northern England are “partially or wholly inaccessible to people with disabilities or reduced mobility”, says Transport for the North (TfN).

Other News Sources

• Alstom’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion recognised at Women in Rail AwardsAlstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, is celebrating after winning two major awards at the seventh Women in Rail Awards.
• Transport police and CPS smash major ’rail for scrap’ conspiracyA series of trials has concluded with the prosecution of seven men for their part in a conspiracy to steal rails from Network Rail and sell on through scrap businesses.