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Controversial plans to transform UK’s busiest railway station given green light

Campaigners warn proposals will ‘destroy’ conservation area, while Network Rail insists they ‘respect station’s unique heritage’

The Independent UK

UK’s busiest railway station to undergo £1.2bn redevelopment as controversial plans approved

Many have opposed the proposals, with one campaigner calling them ‘disfiguring’

The Independent UK

Controversial Liverpool Street station 19-storey tower block plans get green light

Campaigners ‘prepare for the long haul’ as £1.2bn scheme passes to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and the Government for final approval

Evening Standard

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D-Day for Liverpool Street Station transformation as record 3,700 object to Network Rail's £1.2bn plan

City of London planning committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon to decide whether to approve or delay ‘transformational’ scheme

Evening Standard

‘Do not travel’ alert lifted by UK’s biggest train franchise

Train operators Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express urged passengers not to travel on Wednesday morning.

Evening Standard

Devon and Cornwall rail passengers hit with further disruption after floods

Storm Chandra caused severe flooding, affecting train travel in Devon and Cornwall

The Independent UK

'Transformational': Liverpool Street station redevelopment gets glowing review from City planners

But the owners of the five-star Andaz hotel say the scale of likely disruption is ‘simply unmanageable’ and want scheme rejected

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‘Too much reliance’ placed on firm behind faulty drain, derailment inquiry told

Three people died when the train detailed near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, during torrential rain in August 2020.

Evening Standard

Liverpool Street redevelopment will cause 'decade of chaos' - as officials recommend approval

City Corporation sets February date for planning decision as campaigners warn UK’s busiest train station will be construction site for seven years

Evening Standard

Signaller ‘compliant’ with rules in instructions to train crash driver, FAI told

Network Rail Scotland route director Ross Moran gave evidence on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Train driver told to go at normal speed just minutes before derailment – inquiry

Train 1T08 crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a pile of gravel washed onto the railway track.

The Independent UK

Rail crash outcome ‘likely would have been improved with modern safety features’

The train crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a pile of gravel washed onto the track by heavy rain.

The Independent UK

Dramatic image shows how landslide leaves rail line in London commuter belt hanging in mid-air

The line won’t be running trains on it until the middle of February while repairs take place

Evening Standard

Inquiry told of victims’ last moments in fatal Stonehaven train crash

The train crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a pile of gravel washed on to the track by heavy rain.

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Network Rail infrastructure management ‘ineffective’, derailment inquiry told

Three people were killed in the incident in Aberdeenshire on August 12, 2020 when the train hit debris washed on to the track by heavy rainfall.

Evening Standard

Stonehaven death toll ‘would have been higher’ had train been full – inquiry

The 6.38am Aberdeen to Glasgow service derailed after it collided with debris washed from a drain onto the track near Carmont on August 12 2020.

Evening Standard

Three killed in Stonehaven derailment suffered ‘unsurvivable injuries’ – inquiry

The crash in Aberdeenshire on August 12 2020 claimed the lives of three people and resulted in six others being injured.

The Independent UK

Blind student awarded £18,000 in compensation after falling onto train tracks

Abdul Eneser, 23, injured his knees, hands and neck in the incident at Manchester Piccadilly in May 2022

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The Guardian - UK

‘It was a very lucky escape’: blind man who fell on to tracks calls for rail travel improvements

Abdul Eneser blames his fall on the lack of tactile paving on the platform and was awarded £18,000 by Network Rail

Evening Standard

'Fly-through' CGI video showcases proposed £1.2bn redevelopment of Liverpool Street station

Network Rail’s controversial scheme has attracted 1,000 letters of support but more than 2,100 objections

The Independent UK

Airports shut and trains cancelled as ‘do not travel’ warnings issued for Storm Goretti

Exclusive: 50 flights cancelled at Heathrow with an estimated 7,000 passengers affected

The Independent UK

What is a ‘weather bomb’? Storm Goretti set to unload heavy snow, ice and winds on UK

A ‘weather bomb’ can bring winds that cause structural damage, according to the Met Office

Evening Standard

Forecasters warn of more heavy snow across swathes of northern Scotland

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of snow and ice for the whole of Scotland on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

The travel chaos to expect as snow and ice hit Britain

Flights across Europe have been cancelled, while travellers by rail and road face severe disruption

The Guardian - UK

End of the line for diesel fumes at London St Pancras as new trains arrive

East Midlands railway will switch to bi-mode Aurora fleet to cut emissions and noise but elsewhere electrification is delayed

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