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• HS2 supporters boast of benefits – but costs keep going off the rails | Nils Pratley

  17-07-2017 20:52
  
  Is spending £55.7bn on the high-speed railway really the best way to ‘rebalance the economy’ and deliver a ‘jobs bonanza’?‘HS2 was always designed to be much more than just a high-speed railway and today we can see the opportunities it brings right around the country – spreading prosperity, acting as a catalyst for investment and rebalancing our economy 10 years before the railway even opens,” said David Higgins, chairman of the high-speed railway,
  
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• More boasts about HS2's benefits – but costs keep going off the rails

  17-07-2017 20:22
  
  Is spending £55.7bn on the high-speed railway really the best way to ‘rebalance the economy’ and deliver a ‘jobs bonanza’?“HS2 was always designed to be much more than just a high-speed railway and today we can see the opportunities it brings right around the country – spreading prosperity, acting as a catalyst for investment and rebalancing our economy 10 years before the railway even opens,” said David Higgins, chairman of the high-speed railway
  
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• HS2 contracts worth £6.6bn awarded by UK government

  17-07-2017 10:08
  
  Construction work billed to start in 2018 with transport minister Chris Grayling expected to announce changes today to final Manchester and Leeds routesThe government has awarded £6.6bn in contracts to build the new high-speed railway between London and Birmingham, to companies including crisis-ridden construction firm Carillion.Construction work is due to begin in earnest next year on new stations, tunnels, embankments and viaducts on the London to Birmingham line, which forms the first p
  
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• What is it like to be a bag going through Manchester Airport?

  17-07-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Video footage shows the journey taken by your luggage - just to get to the plane
  
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• Twenty new train coaches coming to Wales for most crowded services

  17-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Twenty additional train coaches will arrive in Wales next year to provide relief at last for passengers on the most crowded services.
  
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• There could soon be twice as many seats on rush hour trains between Manchester and London

  17-07-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Plans for the final leg of the HS2 high rail line between Manchester and Leeds will be announced on Monday.
  
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• Sudden closure of one of North Wales' oldest railways base

  17-07-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The Penrhyn Quarry Railway has shut up shop in Felin Fawr for 'circumstances beyond its control'
  
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• South West Trains commuter slams 'ridiculous' decision not to offer reduced fares during August Waterloo works

  17-07-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Commuters are angry South West Trains will charge full charge season ticket price for "half a service and increased journey times" during August works
  
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• Rail firms that fail on disability should lose franchise thinktank

  17-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Tory group sets out vision for human rights after Brexit, including call to remain in the European court of human rights
  
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• Rail agency proposal to cure chaos Subscription

  17-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Civil servants at the Department for Transport have put forward proposals to take much greater control of the running of the train operating companies, raising the spectre of the recreation of the defunct strategic rail authority.
  
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• ON THE BUSES: Street scenes of York from 1960s

  17-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - MAXINE GORDON flicks through a York collector's album of buses from 50 years ago
  
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• New connections could take passengers in Huntingdonshire beyond capital

  17-07-2017 02:00 via huntspost.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Railway passengers travelling from Huntingdon and St Neots could soon be able to travel beyond London if proposed changes are given the go-ahead.
  
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• Main civil engineering works contracts for Stage 1 of HS2 Phase One

  17-07-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Announcing bidders who have won contracts to design and construct bridges, tunnels, embankments and viaducts for HS2 Phase One.
  
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• Is there a Brexit threat to new flights from Aberdeen?Ryanair tells passengers not to worry

  17-07-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - New flights from Aberdeen International Airport (ICA) face being grounded by Brexit because of strict rules governing airline ownership.
  
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• HS2: Route through Sheffield to be announced by ministers

  17-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government is due to announce the final route of the Manchester and Leeds arms of HS2.
  
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• HS2 reveals winners of building contracts

  17-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The winners of £6.6bn worth of contracts to build the first phase of HS2 between London and Birmingham have been announced by the government.
  
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• HS2: Final route of Manchester and Leeds branch to be announced

  17-07-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The final route of the Manchester and Leeds arms of the HS2 high-speed railway will be announced on Monday.
  
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• HS2 could double rush hour seats in Leeds

  17-07-2017 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - The long-awaited HS2 rail project could double the number of rush hour seats for Leeds commuters, it has been revealed today.
  
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• HS2 cost concerns mar major contract awards

  17-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Independent expert says initial section will be worlds most expensive rail line
  
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• HS2 contractors named

  17-07-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Department for Transport has named the contractors who will carry out work worth 6.6 billion on Phase 1 of HS2 between London and Birmingham. Full construction is now set to start next year. Preparatory work has already started after 900 million worth of contracts were awarded in November last year. Meanwhile designs are also being prepared for the new Phase 1 stations. The DfT said the invitations to tender for the station design services contracts for Phase 1 and the invita
  
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• Holidaymaker parking costs revealed in new survey of airport car parks

  17-07-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Those flying from Heathrow terminals 2, 3 and 4 will pay £146 for two weeks, and £10 more at T5
  
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• Govia Thameslink Railway renews ticket sales system

  17-07-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Govia Thameslink Railway is to replace its current desktop ticketing issuing system with...
  
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• Five new trains will be on lines in Wales in 2018

  17-07-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A SET of five brand new trains will be on the rails in Wales next year thanks to a £2.9 million investment by the Welsh Government and a rail firm.
  
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• First big HS2 contracts to build Britains new railway will support 16,000 jobs

  17-07-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Winners of £6.6 billion worth of first stage major construction contracts for HS2 Phase One announced.
  
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• Extra train carriages for Wales' most crowded services to be announced

  17-07-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Extra train carriages for Wales' most crowded services will be announced today by the Welsh Government.
  
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• EasyJets Carolyn McCall appointed chief executive at ITV

  17-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• EasyJet boss set to take the helm at ITV

  17-07-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- EasyJet boss Dame Carolyn McCall looks set to be confirmed as the new ITV boss now that Direct Lines Paul Geddes is reportedly out of the running.
  
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• E Riding road closed

  17-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - MAJOR roadworks start on the Market Weighton to North Cave road today, and will take 20 weeks to complete.
  
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• Dualling cost put at £100m-£150m

  17-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -DUALLING Yorks outer ring road would cost between £100 million and £150 million, a council officer has revealed.
  
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• Delays to electrify UK railways will raise overall cost of network

  17-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transport committee head attacks plans by government to scale back electrification
  
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• Bikes bring £99m in tourism

  17-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - TOURISM in Yorkshire has already brought in almost £100 million in the years first quarter.
  
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• All the major transport schemes in Plymouth

  17-07-2017 02:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  Plymouth Herald - There's no doubt that getting about in Plymouth is a gruelling experience at times.
  
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• Airbus ditches UK president Paul Kahn in jobs shake-up

  17-07-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Airbus UK president Paul Kahn, 51, is going as part of a group-wide restructuring that will see more than 1,000 positions cut.
  
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• Adaptable carriage offers new revenue opportunity for TOCs

  17-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Zane van Romunde, transport sector lead at 42 Technology, explains why Adaptable Carriage could be a game changer in encouraging more online deliveries to be transported by train rather than via the UKs increasingly congested road network.
  
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• A game changer for Wales and borders

  17-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Andy Thomas, managing director for Network Rails Wales route, describes how the infrastructure owner will work more collaboratively than ever with whoever is chosen to operate the next Wales mp; Borders franchise.
  
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• £1.6million Stornoway Airport job gets underway next month

  17-07-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Work on a £1.69million contract to resurface the taxiway at Stornoway Airport will commence next month.
  
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• £12m for harbour expansion announced by First Minister

  17-07-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Nicola Sturgeon will today announce a £12million boost towards Aberdeen Harbours £350m expansion.
  
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