Work begins on HS2’s 'missing link' to Euston
Euston station in London is back on the high speed agenda, after the first of two tunnel boring machines began its subterranean journey from Old Oak Common to the Euston Road. This section has been mired in a controversy which was even greater than over the rest of the project, because when the previous government paused work at Euston it left a desolate worksite. The government now says the section between west and central London will be ‘essential to unlocking the project’s full economic potential.’
Railway weather disruption set to continueTrain services in south west England are not expected to return to normal before the weekend, National Rail has warned. Storms Ingrid and Chandra, which GWR described as ‘back to back’, have caused severe flooding in parts of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, while after heavy seas had damaged a sea wall, a sinkhole measuring 8m by 3.5m appeared near the railway between Dawlish and Teignmouth. Network Rail engineers have been carrying out emergency repairs overnight.
Rail passengers warned of disruption in new stormTrain services in parts of Wales as well as in southern and south west England are being delayed or cancelled as a result of Storm Chandra. There are also warnings of snow later today on higher ground in northern England and Scotland.
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