HS2 East Cancelled? East Coast Timetable & Lumo (Train News #22)

HS2 East Cancelled? East Coast Timetable & Lumo (Train News #22)

I discuss the potentially imminent cancellation of HS2's Eastern Leg to Leeds, the East Coast May 2022 timetable debacle, the launch of a new open access operator Lumo, the ongoing political battle over the Castlefield Corridor, masks on public transport, Avanti's West Coast speed record attempt & some updates from planned sleeper trains in Europe.

Sources/Further Reading:
Modern Railways (August and September 2021 editions)
Subscribe here: https://www.keymodernrailways.com/mod...

HS2 Eastern Leg may be scrapped (Guardian):
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...

Eastern Leg (HS2 Ltd):
https://www.hs2.org.uk/in-your-area/l...

“HS2 Leeds route could go via Manchester” (Nonsense article from the Times, with paywall):
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/da...

Tracy Brabin calls for HS2 to Leeds:
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/...

Andy Street suggests HS2 East may not be needed:
https://www.building.co.uk/news/hs2s-...

East Coast Mainline timetable delayed:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/...

Lumo:
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...

Northern leaders vs Government (Manchester):
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co....
https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/lee...
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/l...

London – Glasgow Speed Record Attempt:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...

Bolton – Wigan electrification:
https://www.business-live.co.uk/econo...

Midnight Trains:
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/20...

Royalty-Free Music:
http://incompetech.com/music/