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Sunday, 30 May 2021

Times Online

• Dutch hit by East Anglia rail loss [subscription]When the Dutch transport giant Abellio won the Greater Anglia rail franchise in 2016, an analyst described it as a lucky miss for rival bidders.
• Make trains cheaper and we won’t fly, say tourists [subscription]Holidaymakers will only give up flying to their favourite destinations when train travel is cheaper, a study found.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Minister says announcement on rail plans, including possible Bradford high speed rail stop, will be made 'soon'A GOVERNMENT transport minister has stopped short of confirming when crucial plans for large rail projects in Yorkshire will be released to the public, insisting it would be soon

Yorkshire Post

• The idea of going anywhere by train has left the station – David BehrensThe journey across the width of Britain is among the more pleasurable medium-distance adventures for a holiday weekend. The fellwalker Alfred Wainwright realised this in the 1970s when he created his coast-to-coast route from Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire to St Bees in Cumbria, via the North York Moors, the Dales and the Lake District.

Other Regional Press

• Latest plans emerge for radical overhaul of Leicester railway stationFresh plans for a multi-million pound overhaul of Leicester’s railway station have been unveiled.
• West Dorset MP puts forward case for rail improvementsTHE case for making rail improvements in Dorset was put forward by West Dorset MP Chris Loder. As chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on South Western Railway, he hosted SWR Managing Director Claire Mann and Network Rail’s Route Director for Wessex Mark Killick for an 'open dialogue about the future after the pandemic and the improvements that need making'.

Rail Magazine

• Transport for the North urges increased devolutionThe Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail presents an opportunity for increased devolution and local oversight of train services and infrastructure, says Transport the North.
• GB Railfreight MD Smith: time for ‘freight evangelist’GB Railfreight is urging the new state-owned Great British Railways to appoint what it has described as a dedicated ‘freight evangelist’, to ensure freight traffic is not overlooked in the major changes prompted by The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail.