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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street says HS2 needs a new name and trains from Birmingham to Paris

Andy Street backs HS2 but says supporters of the planned high speed rail line are losing the argument

The Ł120m new train station for Cardiff with its own business district for 5,000 staff

The public are being encouraged to have their say on Cardiff Parkway and Cardiff Hendre Lakes

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  • David Gilmour in legal fight with composer of French SNCF train jingleMichaĂ«l Boumendil has appealed court decision to throw out his case against the Pink Floyd guitarist for alleged misuse of musicDavid Gilmour is in a legal battle with the composer of a ubiquitous jingle that plays at French train stations, TĂ©lĂ©rama reports.Gilmour heard the four-note jingle for France’s national railway operator SNCF in Aix-en-Provence in 2013 and was charmed. “It makes me want to sing and dance,” he told Le Parisien in 2015. Continue reading...

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  • Network Rail to improve accessibility at Spalding station Work to improve Spalding station’s accessibility will begin next month (Dec 3). Improvements to the station include step free access to platform two, more lighting on the footbridge and additional CCTV across the station. More tactile paving is being installed at the station in order to...
  • Hull Trains appoints new director ahead of Ł60m fleet arrival Hull Trains has made a new appointment, as Anne Somers joins the team as commercial and customer experience director. The appointment comes as a way of strengthening its customer experience, with her roles focussing on listening and responding to customer insight and adapting services to meet...

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  • HS2 to streamline procurement process Four of HS2 Ltd’s (www.hs2.org.uk) biggest contractors are to introduce a standardised pre-qualification (PQ) system for sub-contractors in a bid to streamline the process, reduce costs and boost productivity.

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