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Thursday, 10 April 2025

Department for Transport

• Leisure travel tops charts for reasons people choose railThe railway network connects people across the country, fuelling business, growth and opportunity.

The Independent

• UK's longest direct train route cancelled by CrossCountryThe UK's longest direct train journey has been axed after more than 100 years of service.

Network Rail

• Groundbreaking thermal modelling slashes railway heating costsSignificant cost and carbon reductions will be delivered through an industry-leading initiative joint developed by Network Rail, AtkinsRalis, Balfour Beatty and TSO, as the Central Rail Systems Alliance (CRSA).
• Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green stationPassengers are set to benefit from step-free access at Hither Green station thanks to a £28m funding boost from the Department for Transport's Access for All (AfA) programme.

Yorkshire Post

• Approach to tram network in Leeds has always been fragmented - Yorkshire Post LettersWestminster Correspondent Ralph Blackburn comments on the PM's 'support' for the West Yorkshire (including Leeds) Mass Transit System (TYP, March 29). The Leeds/Bradford route is inevitably still at the talking shop stage.

Other Regional Press

• Network Rail guidance on Mauchline station reopening planA steering group is currently working towards plans for a stop to be brought back to the town.
• SELRAP meet with Skipton MP to update on rail campaignSKIPTON MP Sir Julian Smith has committed to working with the group and fellow MPs campaigning for the reinstatement of the Skipton to Colne railway - which could reopen in the early part of the next decade, say supporters.

New Civil Engineer

• Rail accessibility programme still oversubscribed 9 months into new governmentNetwork Rail's Access for All programme for delivering step-free access at stations is still 'heavily oversubscribed' more than 9 months into the new government, according to a minister.

Rail Business Daily

• MyPeople: Why the rail industry should get on board with behavioural safetyChristian Hughes is Chief Executive Officer of MyPeople. He began his career as a sports psychologist, helping to create environments in which individuals could really perform. Now, he and his team are applying this approach to the rail industry, and have created a new suite of safety profiling products with a focus on behaviour.

Railnews

• New figures say almost one in three rail passengers are commuters The number of railway passengers travelling to work has reached 30 per cent, according to the Department for Transport, which says commuting also tends to be concentrated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The most likely reason for using trains is travelling for leisure, which involved 54 per cent of journeys. Another 15 per cent of passengers were making journeys for business purposes.