Borders
ambitions
frustrated

A
feasibility
study
into
extending
the
Borders
Railway
from
Tweedbank
to
Carlisle
has
been
put
on
hold,
as
part
of
the
Government’s
plan
to
close
an
alleged
‘funding
gap’
of
£22
billion
in
the
public
finances.
Other
railway
reopening
schemes
on
the
Restoring
Your
Railway
list
have
already
been
suspended,
although
work
has
continued
on
Mid
Cornwall
Metro,
where
a
second
platform
is
now
being
built
at
Newquay.
The
Cornish
scheme
escaped
the
Treasury
axe
because
it
is
being
funded
with
almost
£50
million
from
the
separate
Levelling
Up
fund.
The
Northumberland
Line
is
also
set
to
reopen
soon
between
Ashington
and
Newcastle.

Railway
to
close
for
landslip
work

A
section
of
railway
in
Kent
will
be
closed
for
four
days
at
the
end
of
next
month,
so
that
work
to
prevent
landslips
can
be
carried
out.
The
possession,
from
31
October
to
3
November,
will
allow
engineers
to
build
a
200m
sheet
pile
wall
near
East
Farleigh,
and
other
renewals
will
be
made
while
the
line
is
closed.
Buses
will
replace
trains
between
Paddock
Wood
and
Maidstone
West.

Greater
Anglia
life-saving
classes

Greater
Anglia
is
showing
its
support
for
World
Suicide
Prevention
Day
today,
by
training
more
staff
in
suicide
prevention
to
help
keep
people
safe
on
the
railway.
Staff
have
already
helped
to
save
20
lives
so
far
this
year
by
helping
vulnerable
or
distressed
people.
In
the
last
three
years,
141
GA
staff
have
completed
Samaritans’
managing
suicidal
contacts
course,
and
another
session
is
being
held
at
Norwich
tomorrow,
using
Greater
Anglia
trainers.