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Lord Hendy said the tone of his letter to consultancy Systra UK ‘fell well short of what should be expected’

Passengers welcome measures to ease overcrowding such as earlier boarding, yet station layout remains ‘nightmare’

This was a Budget written in London, delivered in London, but almost totally ignored the region that drives the British economy. Rachel Reeves made only one mention of London — about par by recent standards — in her 77-minute speech, compared with five references to Manchester and Scotland, three to…

Rachel Reeves allocates funds for tunnelling work on high-speed rail link from Old Oak Common to central London

£485m for TfL could bring extra investment in the Tube and DLR

There was good news for London transport, with the Chancellor committing £485million for TfL’s capital renewals programme and confirming HS2 will go to Euston

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said this will encourage private investment in the area.

Network Rail is trying to tackle the so-called “Euston rush” – the madcap dash from concourse to platform as passengers try to board their soon-departing train.

Network Rail says about 40% of Avanti West Coast services will be accessible 20 minutes before departure

Around 40 per cent of Avanti West Coast services will now board 20 minutes before departure

Passengers travelling on around 40% of Avanti West Coast services from the London station can now board trains 20 minutes before departure.