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Friday, 09 August 2024

BBC News

• New Everton stadium fan zone planned at train stationA fan zone is being proposed at a train station next to Everton's new stadium to cope with "increased footfall".
• MP wants clarity over plans for station reopeningThe MP for Taunton and Wellington has written to the Department for Transport (DfT) asking for clarity on the planned reopening of a station.
• Train company apologises for poor serviceA train company has apologised for its services not being "up to scratch". Passengers in Cumbria have complained that Northern trains are "unreliable" and that there are "too many cancellations and delays”.

The Mirror

• HS2 says infrastructure alongside track could help rural mobile and fibre broadband roll-outsA modern train line involves lots of cable and much of this is fibre, plus lots of ducting and while much of it may be hard to access when the train line is running, if this comms network is built with easy of repair access from day one it could be easy to mobile and broadband providers to rent spare fibre or duct space.

London Evening Standard

• ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper staff back strike action in pay disputeThe RMT staff said it will be speaking to ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper, both of which are publicly owned, to come to a negotiated settlement.

Oxford Mail

• HS2 Oxford route plans for 5G connection and fast broadbandHomes and businesses near HS2 could benefit from better mobile reception and faster broadband, according to the company building the high-speed railway.

Other Regional Press

• Cullompton railway station ’scrapped’ by government, Devon Lib Dems claimA plan to reopen Cullompton railway station appears to have hit the buffers after claims by Devon’s Liberal Democrats that the new government is scrapping the scheme.
• Urgent debate by councillors as Government pulls funding for Wellington Railway StationPLANS for a new railway station for Wellington appeared to have hit the buffers this week as the Government announced it would not fund the £15 million project.
• HS2 to Euston options 'reviewed' as Elizabeth line warning issuedInfrastructure bosses have set the Chancellor of the Exchequer a deadline

New Civil Engineer

• Councils hopeful on reopening of abandoned lines despite axing of Restoring Your RailwaysHampshire County Council and North Somerset Council have discussed the potential reinstatement of abandoned railway lines in their counties despite the recent axing of the Restoring Your Railways scheme. 

Rail UK

• Safeguarding vulnerable young people along the West Coast Mainline routeKey members of the rail community supported Railway Children on Thursday 1st August to raise awareness of safeguarding across the West Coast Mainline route from Glasgow to London as part of a Safeguarding Awareness Day.

Other News Sources

• Local MP on ’Sorting Out’ the National transport systemIn this week’s column, Ruth Cadbury, Labour MP for Brentford & Isleworth, says one of the big tasks facing the new government ’is sorting out the mess that our national transport system has been left in’.
• Network Rail to use synthetic wood for £4.5m viaduct upgradeRecyclable and reusable, the 190 manufactured fibrous bearer beams have double the life expectancy of their timber predecessors.
• Network Rail To Invest £4.5m To Safeguard Cumbrian CoastlineThe multi million pound project will see hardwood timber beams replaced with material which will double the life expectancy from 25 to 50 years, improving the structure of the track and making it more robust. At the end of their lifetime, they can be recycled or reused.