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Thursday, 06 June 2024

BBC News

• Rail services from Manchester to London Euston suspendedLines reopen after trains were suspended earlier due to an incident north of London.

Financial Times

• Infrastructure fund Antin backs French high-speed rail challenger Private equity firm invests 1bn in start-up set to challenge SNCF on intercity routes

Sky News

• Rishi Sunak pledges to cut price of railcard in pitch to veterans on D-Day anniversaryBoth main parties have seized on the theme of the week to pitch to veterans and the armed forces community as commemoration events for the 80th anniversary of D-Day take place.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Defects found in Bradford Interchange are revealedDETAILS of the structural problems that have led to Bradford Interchange bus station being closed until at least September have been revealed.

Other Regional Press

• Labour's Great British Railways pledge to end "30 years of privatisation" and bring rail back to public ownershipThe Shadow Transport Secretary says the commitment would serve as a boost for rural areas like Lincolnshire
• 'Lobbying must continue to guarantee Dorchester station upgrade'DORCHESTER will need to keep on track with its lobbying if the town wants to achieve improvements to the South rail station.

Rail Advent

• Cumbria’s ’Connecting Penrith’ project takes a step forwardTransport body meets with train operator and others to discuss Penrith plans

Rail Magazine

• UK train operators under new ownership as I Squared buys ArrivaArriva, which operates Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, the London Overground concession and open access operator Grand Central, has a new owner.

Railway Gazette

• Liverpool – Manchester Railway Board created to push for construction of new lineUK: A Liverpool – Manchester Railway Board has been launched by the two cities’ metro mayors and other stakeholders to lead the development of proposals for a high speed line between the conurbations.
• Battery trains could save £3·5bn, says Siemens MobilityUK: ’Britain should never have to buy a diesel passenger train again’, said Sambit Banerjee, Joint CEO of Siemens Mobility UK & Ireland, when the company set out a case for ordering battery-electric trainsets which would use electrification where available and battery power on non-electrified tracks.

Railway Gazette

• Freight: ’Nobody is writing us a cheque for €13bn’European policymakers and the larger rail freight operators are confident that the Digital Automatic Coupler programme can move from vision to reality by 2028. Nevertheless, significant financial and logistical barriers remain. Toma Bačić reports.

Transport for the North

• ’Connecting Penrith’ project takes a step forwardOn Monday (3 June), Matt Smallwood (Head of Connected Mobility) and Paul Collinge (Project Manager) were pleased to meet with partners in Penrith to advance the ’Connecting Penrith’ project.

Other News Sources

• University of Kent collaboration to explore clean energy distribution along HS1 routeA pioneering new study exploring clean energy distribution is being led by the University of Kent in partnership with HS1.