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Thursday, 03 June 2021
The Guardian
- Water in HS2 construction areas is safe and in good supply | LetterHS2 Ltd is doing a considerable amount of work to account for all potential impacts of construction, says the company's environment director Peter MillerI was disappointed by your article's presentation of HS2's extensive work to ensure good-quality drinking water in north London and Buckinghamshire (Fears raised over risks of water contamination as result of HS2 works, 1 June).
The Independent
- New York subway hacked in computer breach linked to ChinaThe New York City subway authority was hacked in April, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, as cyberattacks have targeted America’s energy resources, meat supplies and more.
London Evening Standard
- At last we have a deal for TfL but we need a longer-term settlementAfter weeks of negotiations with the Government, we have finally reached an agreement on the funding needed to ensure Transport for London can continue to provide safe and efficient public transport as the city begins to emerge from the pandemic.
- UK's longest serving railway worker waves goodbye to Waterloo stationBritain's longest serving railway worker is hanging up his whistle and high-vis jacket after almost seven decades of service.
Yorkshire Post
- Bid to reverse Beeching cuts and restore 32-mile Beverley to York rail route gets help from international engineering firm AECOMAn international engineering firm has been brought in to help the campaign to restore 32 miles of railway track between Beverley and York nearly five decades after the line was closed during the Beeching cuts.
- TransPennine Express introduces new 'express help points' for rail passengers stuck at Yorkshire stationsRail passengers who need help at stations in Yorkshire can use their mobile phones to get advice or information from a member of staff after a new service was introduced by one of the region's operators.
Chester Standard
- West Coast Main Line: £14.5m rail upgrades completedNETWORK Rail has completed essential upgrades to the railway between Euston, the Midlands, North West and Cumbria over the late May bank holiday.
Other Regional Press
- East West Rail’s bypass plan would “destroy our Milton Keynes town”A town council says an option to close railway level crossings and replace them with a bypass would “effectively destroy” Woburn Sands.
- Transport union slams 'disgraceful stitch up' TfL funding deal A leading transport union has threatened London-wide industrial action over the Government's disgraceful new funding package for TfL.
- Platform upgrade completed for high speed Middlesbrough to London trainsDriver training has now started with the high speed rail link expected to begin running in December
- Machinery worth £120k stolen from railway embankmentHeavy duty thieves have made off with an industrial wood-chipper and excavator being used on a railway embankment.
New Civil Engineer
- Project Speed | Three key ways to accelerate infrastructure projectsStreamlining governance, speeding up planning decisions and designing a variety of options have been identified as three key project accelerators needed to achieve the government’s Project Speed aims.
Rail Magazine
- Passengers asked to ‘be an ally to disabled people’An open letter from the Department for Transport and a coalition including charities and ‘influencers’ is calling on people to “be an ally to disabled people on public transport”.
The Business Desk
- Cable manufacturer wins multimillion-pound Network Rail contractNetwork Rail has awarded independent Merseyside based cable manufacturer Tratos UK a multimillion-pound five-year cable supply framework contract.
Other News Sources
- £4.5m bridge plans to replace 'notorious' Lindsell level crossing backed by town council - despite being branded an eyesoreSafety concerns have prompted Network Rail to design the bridge costing more than £4.5m
- Driver training has now started with the high speed rail link expected to begin running in December
- Knorr-Bremse to acquire train sanitary system supplier EvacEvac’s ‘highly engineered’ sanitary systems are equipped with vacuum technology.
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