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Friday, 10 January 2025

BBC News

• Rise in jobs and homes near Elizabeth line - TfLTfL says there is an increase in housing growth and employment within one kilometre of stations.

The Guardian

• RMT union boss Mick Lynch announces retirementFirebrand leader says he is proud union stood up to 'wholesale attacks' on rail industry by Conservative party

The Independent

• Mick Lynch to retire as RMT general secretaryThe firebrand leader said he was proud to have served the Rail, Maritime and Transport union

The Telegraph

• Mick Lynch retires as RMT union boss [subscription]General secretary, who was elected in 2021, says: "It has been a privilege to serve this union for over 30 years in all capacities"

Times Online

• Mick Lynch: RMT chief with a cult following announces retirement [subscription]Union boss who oversaw two years of industrial action and commuter misery on the railways steps down saying "it is time for a change"

City AM

• RMT union boss Mick Lynch to step down Mick Lynch, the RMT general secretary who gained national notoriety during a series of train strikes in recent years, is to retire. Lynch, 63, was elected general secretary in 2021 after previously serving two terms as assistant general secretary and another two on the union’s national executive committee executive. The union boss has become a [...]

Mail Online

• State-run railways have been a 'fiasco' in Scotland - but we'll STILL do it in England, says Transport Secretary Heidi AlexanderThe Transport Secretary yesterday admitted that rail nationalisation in Scotland has been a 'fiasco' - but vowed to press ahead with ending privatisation in England.

Sky News

• Welsh first minister expecting more money for railways from PM as she slams 'unfair' HS2 fundingThe first minister of Wales has revealed she is expecting more money from the prime minister for rail infrastructure in the country.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Divers to check out Conwy Valley Railway after floods wash out 2.5 mile sectionBy following a new 'resilience not resistance' strategy, Network Rail still hopes repairs will be completed quickly

Liverpool Echo

• 'Merseyrail, sort it out!' Major rail disruption sparks widespread angerMultiple train services have been delayed or cancelled following a week of snow and ice

London Evening Standard

• Elizabeth line hits 500m passenger journeys landmark as wider benefits of £20bn link are revealedShorter journey times and fewer interchanges are top two reasons for using the Lizzie line

Other Regional Press

• A46 bypass to close for weeks due to essential HS2 worksThe closure will last for two weekends in February and three weeks in spring

Railnews

• RMT leader Mick Lynch announces retirement RMT general secretary Mick Lynch is to retire in the spring. Mr Lynch, who is 63, will step down in May when his successor has been chosen.