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Railways still in chaos 60 years after Beecham Report sparked decimation of train network

This week in 1963, Dr Beeching wielded his axe that shut down more than half of Britain’s stations and closed 5,000 route miles of track - costing 67,000 workers their jobs

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove refuses to guarantee HS2 will terminate at Euston

‘I don’t know what the final decision will be about where the terminus will be,’ Michael Gove said.

Evening Standard

Levelling-Up Secretary refuses to guarantee HS2 will terminate at Euston

‘I don’t know what the final decision will be about where the terminus will be,’ Michael Gove said.

The Independent UK

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Mum killed by 'careless' DPD driver as coroner calls for better break time laws

Jennifer Davies, 69, was fatally knocked down as she crossed a roundabout in Brighton, East Sussex, with coroner Penelope Schofield writing to the Department for Transport

Daily Mirror

A ‘complete mess’: fury in north London over HS2’s ‘big hole in the ground’

The blighted communities have little to show for six years of disruption … except a mile-long hole in the ground

The Guardian - UK

Dumfries charity shortlisted at Scottish Veterans Awards

The Dumfries Veterans Garden is in the running for the Health and Wellbeing accolade, while Mark Harper, who heads the project, is up for Volunteer of the Year and The Community Award

Daily Record

Transport Secretary: GBR will remove ‘blame culture’ as Derby unveiled as new HQ

Mark Harper said customer experience was the key priority of the new body.

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Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract?

Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve

Liverpool Echo

What are the benefits of cold water swimming? How to start and how to stay safe in cold water

What are the benefits of cold water swimming and what do beginners need to know? We asked the experts

GoodToKnow

North West misses out as headquarters of Great British Railways named

The other unsuccessful shortlisted locations were Birmingham, Doncaster, Newcastle and York

Birmingham Post

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid quick to praise crew member after 'technical issue' with MP

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid looked on as the ITV crew member had to step in to deal with the technical glitch

Chronicle Live

Government 'rewarding incompetence' as Avanti West Coast contract extended

The government yesterday said Avanti's performance was "terrible" but was making "significant improvement"

Liverpool Echo

RMT chiefs told to put pay offer to train workers and call off strikes next week

Transport Secretary Mark Harper on Tuesday urged the RMT union to put a pay offer to its train company workers so next week’s rail strikes are called off.

Evening Standard

RMT members at Network Rail vote to accept pay offer, piling pressure on Mick Lynch to call off all train strikes

Transport Secretary Mark Harper urges RMT to call off upcoming strikes across train operating companies and let all members have say on pay offers

Evening Standard

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Avanti West Coast contract extended for six months despite regular disruption

AVANTI West Coast has had its contract controversially extended for six months after being criticised for regular disruption to services.

Insider UK

Avanti West Coast gets short-term contract extension

Operator of Scotland-London services had been struggling with reliability and punctuality

Liverpool Echo

Avanti West Coast awarded contract extension despite reliability and punctuality struggles

Avanti West Coast had handed £13.5m to its shareholders during its latest financial year

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘reward Avanti West Coast’s failure’ by extending contract

Rail firm given six-month extension after pointing to improvements but Labour says decision is inexplicable

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Birmingham Post

Contract extension handed to Avanti West Coast after 'recent improvements'

Avanti West Coast had handed £13.5m to its shareholders during its latest financial year

Daily Mirror

Question Time audience laugh at Tory as he's mocked by Fiona Bruce for stuttering on HS2

Tory MP Bim Afolami struggled to get his words out as the Question Time panel debated whether HS2 is worth the money. Ministers have announced part of the high speed railway will be delayed by at least two years

Daily Record

Dumfries Veterans Garden claims "hands tied behind their backs" over organisation's future

The group has been trying to meet The Crichton Trust over negotiations for their existing site on the estate

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Only true pie lovers need apply

Manchester International Festival line up revealed PLUS Judging the British Pie Awards

Daily Mirror

HS2 delay 'will increase costs, trigger job cuts and could see firms go bust' leak shows

A leaked document produced by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in the Commons laid bare the potential impact of the controversial two-year delay to a key section of the high speed railway

The Independent UK

Leaked document ‘blows apart’ claims HS2 delay will save money – Labour

Louise Haigh told MPs she had seen a Government document which undermines Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s claims the move will reduce costs.

The Guardian - UK

Internal government briefing admits HS2 delays will increase costs

DfT document appears to undermine ministers’ claims, saying jobs are likely to go and construction firms could be at risk

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