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- Storm Ciara: Rail passengers warned of further storm disruptionWeather warnings remain in place as the after effects of Storm Ciara continue to be felt across the UK.
- Storm Ciara helps plane beat transatlantic flight recordThe BA Boeing 747-436 reached speeds of 825 mph in the jet stream accelerated by Storm Ciara.
- West Midlands Trains: Under-fire rail firm must invest £20m extra on servicesTransport Secretary Grant Shapps says people must be able to rely on West Midlands Trains.
- HS2: Six reasons why the rail route is so expensiveThe controversial high-speed rail project could potentially cost as much as £106bn.
Financial Times
- Johnson to order boardroom shake-up at HS2Decision to proceed will be welcomed by business leaders but is likely to anger some Tory MPs
- Transport for London’s rail system offers a useful templateNetwork provides framework for government overhaul of privatised franchising
The Guardian
- Prioritise Liverpool-Leeds rail link over HS2, says BurnhamManchester’s mayor says the Transpennine railway line is more important for northerners than HS2
- Prioritise Liverpool-Leeds rail link over HS2, says BurnhamManchester’s mayor says the Transpennine railway line is more important for northerners than HS2 Boris Johnson should prioritise a new Transpennine railway line before the Manchester section of HS2, the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said.Following media reports that the prime minister is set to approve the London to Birmingham phase of HS2, Burnham called on Johnson to simultaneously build Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), a new line connecting Liverpool to Leeds. Continue reading...
The Independent
- HS2: Boris Johnson set to give green light for multi-billion pound rail projectGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham calls for PM to bring forward railway to link northern cities
- HS2: Boris Johnson set to give green light for multi-billion pound rail projectGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham calls for PM to bring forward railway to link northern cities
The Telegraph
- Boris Johnson to announce glut of infrastructure projects to appease HS2 criticsPrime Minister set to announce Phase 1 and Phase 2a of HS2 will go ahead
Times Online
- Record British road trip in a driverless car [subscrptionOn November 28 last year, at 7.25am, a car packed with electronics left the sprawling campus of Cranfield University in Bedfordshire moving north. By 2.50pm it had rolled into Nissan’s headquarters in Sunderland.
- Andy Street, the Midlands mayor whose fate is tied to HS2 [subscription]“Should we go ahead? It depends on whether you think Andy Street’s mayoral chances are worth £106 billion.” That is the view of Lord Berkeley, a Labour peer, who quit as deputy chairman of the government’s review of HS2 last November in protest at what he claimed was a one-sided process.
- Bus cuts turn rural areas into ‘transport deserts’ [Subscription]Bus route closures have left nearly a million Britons at risk of being cut off from basic services, research has found.
- Households offered perks to go green [subscription]Home owners are to be given subsidies to reduce their carbon footprints under budget plans to help Britain to hit its 2050 net zero target.
- Boris Johnson to repay the north by approving HS2 [subscription]Boris Johnson will call this week for work on the northern phase of HS2 to be speeded up as he gives the controversial project a green light.
Mail Online
- Prime Minister is to give green light to HS2 and back new 'free ports'Boris Johnson is to fast-track plans to create 10 'free ports' in the UK. He wants the 'biggest upgrading' since the Victorians, a government source said. He is to also give HS2 the green light.
The Mirror
- Boris Johnson to backtrack on HS2 rail link to the North and finally approve plansApproval of the controversial HS2 line to Birmingham looks set to receive Boris Johnson's go-ahead this week, in an infrastructure blitz including new freeports, but the Manchester extension looks doubtful
Belfast Telegraph
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Birmingham Post
- Jaguar Land Rover apprentices star in first chat show for National Apprenticeship WeekThe two JLR recruits discussed the changing face of apprenticeships
- Parliament to hear about 440-site rail freight freight and warehouse park planned for Leicestershire countrysideThousands of people raised concerns about plans for a 440-acre industrial park on land near their homes
- Green light set for West Midlands Metro extensionCombined authority's board poised to approve new one-mile section of track to connect network with HS2 station
- Monarch's Birmingham Airport hangar sold to US groupEngineering arm of former airline opened the huge facility in 2013 to service aircraft but fell into administration last year
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Trains cancelled on Conwy Valley and Cambrian railway lines due to Storm Ciara damagePictures show tracks have been left underwater and covered in debris
London Evening Standard
- London Euston station closed due to overcrowding amid Storm Ciara disruptionFollow our live Storm Ciara updates here
- British Airways flight from US to Heathrow travels faster than 800mph as Storm Ciara winds hurtle it alongFollow our live Storm Ciara updates here
Manchester Evening News
- Two double decker buses go up in flames at a compound in StockportFirefighters spent about an hour battling the blaze at the Stagecoach depot
Northern Echo
- Network Rail bosses vow to restore passenger 'trust' in the North-East THE people in charge of ensuring Britain's rail services arrive on time and safely have vowed to
Leeds Live
- Everything you need to know about the £116m East Leeds Orbital RoadThe road is due to be opened at the end of 2021
Reading Evening Post
- 'The road looks like a patchwork quilt' - frustration over Reading potholesA driver claims 'botched' repairs are making the situation worse
Other Regional Press
- Passengers told to avoid railways completely as chaos on tracks revealedPassengers are being told to stay at home
- M6 Smart Motorway works are continuing - despite opening on holdDrivers have faced 50mph speed limits between junction two and four for nearly two years
Railnews
- West Midlands Trains ordered to invest £20m West Midlands Trains has been ordered to invest £20 million to improve services and recruit more drivers. The money also be used to reduce some fares. The Department for Transport said operators should consider its latest move as a ˜warning™ that poor performance and a ˜failure to meet contractual obligations will be met with a firm response™. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said: ˜One of my priorities is getting the trains to run on time, and as a commuter myself I understand all too well the frustration caused by endless delays and cancellations.™
Other News Sources
- Uber-style bus service could be coming to GloucestershireParts of Gloucestershire could have an Uber-style bus service as part of a £20million Government scheme.
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