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InTheNews: The latest rail news on Monday, 4th April 2022
Regional Transport body Midlands Connect is today launching its Strategic Transport Plan for the Midlands entitled ‘Greener, Fairer, Stronger’ at its annual conference in Birmingham.
The plan lays out the key challenges facing transport in the Midlands, including how a lack of mobility is holding back economic growth and productivity, how levelling up and social exclusion can be addressed with better accessibility, and the need to slash carbon emissions.
Among the key projects of investment identified includes rail journey time improvements between Birmingham, Derby and Nottingham; Kings North area rail capacity improvements; and creating more space for passengers and freight on the rail network.
The shocking injuries of a train driver whose cab window was shattered by a brick thrown by vandals in Clifton, Greater Manchester have been revealed.
Ian Birch, who works for Northern at their base in Blackburn, was left with cuts to his face after the incident, which happened as the train travelled at 70mph on Friday, 4 February.
Miraculously, Mr Birch was able to bring the train to a halt safely and praised the response of a doctor travelling on-board who was able to administer immediate first aid.
Despite appeals for information from Northern and British Transport Police, no arrests have yet been made.
Engineers have worked 24/7 to reopen the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury and Newtown on the first weekend of April, following flood damage caused by Storm Franklin in February.
The stretch of Cambrian Line has been closed to allow vital repairs to take place following extensive flood damage caused by the storm.
Initially, it was thought just 12 areas of ballast had been washed away but further investigation revealed 33 severely impacted locations across a half-mile stretch of railway.
A charity fighting for street children all over the world has praised the UK’s rail industry for sleeping out at railway stations and raising more than £150,000.
350 people swapped their warm beds for the cold floor of a railway station to help Railway Children raise awareness and vital funds to support the thousands of children who face hardship every day around the world.
Photo credit: Midlands Connect
