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Wednesday, 24 February 2021

The Telegraph

• Rail commuters could stick to car post-lockdown prompting calls for fare reform [subscription]Rail bosses said that one in seven former train commuters could add 175,000 cars to the morning rush hour
• Rail commuters could stick to car post-lockdown prompting calls for fare reform [subscription]Rail bosses said that one in seven former train commuters could add 175,000 cars to the morning rush hour

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Railway group backs proposals for new train service to Manchester A PUBLIC consultation on the possibility of the Manchester to Clitheroe train service being extended to Hellifield and on to the Settle and Carlisle line as far as Garsdale, is being strongly supported by a rail user group.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Abandoned buildings at Victorian train station like 'stepping back in time' as revamp plan revealedStation rooms in Abergele and Pensarn that have been left unused for decades could now become commercial space

Liverpool Echo

• Major new £200m rail plan could link Merseyside and North WalesIt would see the Wrexham to Bidston line extended to Liverpool

London Evening Standard

• Geography lecturer charged over Euston HS2 tunnel protestA geography lecturer has been charged after he was removed from the network of tunnels beneath Euston Square Gardens in protest at the HS2 railway line.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• £16 million funding sought to start passenger services on rail lineA bid is set to be submitted for £16 million of government funding to extend rail services in the Black Country.

New Civil Engineer

• Industry-wide Expenditure Transparency Charter mooted to improve procurementThe Rail Supply Group is developing an industry-wide charter to log all expenditure in a bid to improve procurement processes.
• Electric resistant paint saves Cardiff rail bridge from costly demolitionThe use of electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge usable by new electric trains, saving Network Rail millions of pounds in the process.

Railway Gazette

• Smart windows on Paris airport peoplemoverFRANCE: One of the Orlyval shuttles at Paris Orly airport has been fitted with smart LCD windows which show information including flight departures and weather forecasts for the destinations. .

Other News Sources

• Plans to reopen Meir Station after 50 years chug forward with £37.5k cash injectionCouncil chiefs have been awarded nearly £40,000 of government cash to develop their plans to reopen a railway station – more than 50 years after it closed.
• Longer freight trains at Southampton port after £17m Network Rail projectLONGER freight trains are set to travel through Southampton following the completion of a £17million upgrade to a key stretch of railway line.
• Further consultation called for as opposition grows to chosen East West Rail routeBedford residents, councillors and MPs have called for further consultation on the rail link between Oxford and Cambridge as opposition to the proposed route mounts.