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Sunday, 19 January 2025

The Guardian

• Labour pledges to make Sunday trains as reliable as weekday servicesGovernment plans to renationalise railways will establish new public body to improve the network

Times Online

• Spending freeze to shunt major railway projects past general election. [subscription]Rachel Reeves is expected to limit funding to maintenance work only as three schemes soak up budget and transport secretary warns on public ownership

i News

• Andy Burnham: Give me control of Northern and I'll fix the broken rail systemAndy Burnham: Give me control of Northern and I'll fix the broken rail system

The York Press

• Northern shares plans for 450 new trains in Net Zero pushA York-based rail firm has announced plans for a "game-changing" new fleet.

Carlisle News & Star

• Decade of rail disruption possible in west coast main line worksPassengers travelling to and from Cumbria on the west coast main line could face a decade of rail disruption after plans for a ?once in generation? line upgrade were leaked.

Other Regional Press

• Major boost planned for Somerset rail services through two key projectsSOMERSET?S rail services could receive a major boost if two major projects are taken forward as part of a new transport and investment strategy.
• MPs demand urgent reform of South West's railway servicesAdding 15 minutes to the fast train from Exeter to London is significant.
• Transport for London celebrates east London's creativity with community-woven London Overground Weaver line roundelTransport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new roundel woven by Londoners at Hackney Downs London Overground station to mark the naming of the Weaver line.

Rail UK

• Hitachi Rail to acquire OmnicomHitachi Rail has agreed to acquire the cutting-edge digital rail monitoring business Omnicom from Balfour Beatty. The acquisition marks a key strategic pillar for Hitachi Rail?s new digital asset management business, known as HMAX.