East West Rail seeks partners to develop Cambridge link
The East West Rail Company is seeking delivery partners to help with the ‘Central Section’, which is the long-abandoned line between Bedford and Cambridge. The Cambridge link, previously seen as a longer-term goal, will need a new route because the old alignment has been blocked east of Bedford. However, it was given a boost in the Budget, which allocated £20 million to fund a Strategic Outline Business Case. Companies with appropriate skills, including project management, are being invited to register their interest.
Rising Underground crime triggers RMT call for jobs rethinkThe number of violent crimes reported on London Underground has risen by more than half in three years, according to new figures from British Transport Police. The RMT has responded with a call for a ‘reversal of job cuts’ on the system, saying that the statistics should be a ‘wake up call’. The rise in all crime was lower, at around 25 per cent between 2015 and 2018, while BTP said the chances of being a victim of crime on the Underground ‘remained incredibly low’.
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