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Friday, 07 June 2024

BBC News

• Rail services to be suspended for bridge repairsRail services on and off the Isle of Sheppey will be suspended at the weekend for repairs to be carried out to the bridge connecting the island to mainland Kent.
• Steam locos to reunite for first time in 50 yearsEight steam engines will gather at a historic railway line, in a sight not seen in the south of England for more than 50 years.
• Rollout of new Docklands Light Railway trains delayedDocklands Light Railway (DLR) trains that were due to be introduced in April will not be ready until later this year.

City AM

• Transport for London hits £138m operating surplus but investment in upgrades falls London's transport operator has faced a cash crunch ever since the pandemic decimated passenger and commuter numbers on the tube.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Labour reaffirms promise to act to save Hitachi train factory in County Durham if electedThere have been fears for the future of the Hitachi Rail factory in Newton Aycliffe over recent months. Labour has reaffirmed its pledges to try and save hundreds of jobs at a North East train factory if it wins the general election.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• I'll look at case for connecting Black Country station to inter-city network, says Transport SecretaryA future Conservative government would 'look at the business case' for a new inter-city railway station at Dudley Port, to link up with the new tramline.

Rail Forum

• Rail Forum’s five policy recommendations that would unleash the potential of railRail Forum is delighted to launch our General Election policy document, ’Unleashing the potential of rail: an enabler of economic prosperity’. As a value-focused and member-driven trade association representing almost 400 organisations and supporting the resilience and growth of the UK rail supply chain, we are proud to present this document which outlines five key policy changes that would drive significant benefits for customers, taxpayers and the rail supply chain.

The Business Desk

• Life-saving knife wound bleed control kits rolled out across rail networkA woman whose brother was stabbed to death more than 20 years ago is using the campaign she founded in his honour to work with Merseyrail and introduce life-saving bleed kits throughout the Liverpool City Region, Lancashire, and Manchester.