Information
gap
++


The
Railway
Industry
Association
in
Scotland
has
said
it
is
disappointed
that
the
Scottish
Government
has
postponed
publishing
its
plans
for
funding
railway
infrastructure
north
of
the
border
for
a
second
time.
Publication
of
the
Control
Period
7
High-Level
Output
Specification
and
Statement
of
Funds
Available
between
April
2024
and
March
2029
was
due
in
November.
The
publication
date
was
then
moved
to
27
January,
but
this
has
also
been
missed.
RIA
said
supply
chain
companies
needed
clarity
about
future
spending
so
that
they
can
plan
their
businesses.

New
station
++


Demolition
gangs
have
moved
in
at
the
site
of
the
future
Willenhall
station
in
the
West
Midlands,
and
work
is
also
under
way
stablising
the
old
mine
workings
under
the
site,
which
must
be
done
before
construction
can
begin.
Three
disused
buildings
which
formerly
dealt
with
waste
are
being
removed.
The
demolition
follows
the
move
of
the
recycling
business
which
formerly
occupied
the
site
off
Rose
Hill.
The
new
station
in
Walsall
is
part
of
the
£55
million
project
to
restore
passenger
trains
between
Willenhall
and
Darlaston.

Rugby
specials
++


GWR
will
be
running
17
extra
trains
to
Cardiff
Central
on
Saturday
for
the
Six
Nations
rugby
match
against
Ireland.
GWR
said
it
expects
to
provide
a
full
Saturday
timetable
following
industrial
action
on
Friday,
which
will
mean
38
trains
will
arrive
in
total,
providing
almost
30,000
seats
for
fans.