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Wednesday, 11 March 2020

BBC News

• Euston rail passengers' woes continue as more damage foundTrain passengers using London Euston face more disruption after more damage was found to electrical power cables.
• HS2 work unearths Stephenson-designed railway turntableThe railway turntable is thought to be the oldest in the world, predating a similar one by two years.
• 'Windfall' for British Airways as it wins back 12 Flybe flight slotsThe airline regains 12 flight slots it lost as part of a takeover of BMI eight years ago.
• Belfast City Airport: Two food outlets temporarily close after Flybe collapseThe company that runs food services at the airport closes two outlets following Flybe's collapse.
• Euston rail passengers' woes continue as more damage foundNetwork Rail says damage to overhead cables near Euston is “more extensiveâ€� than previously thought.
• Coronavirus: TfL to trial 'enhanced' anti-viral cleaning productTransport for London is trialling a new disinfectant to help halt the spread of Covid-19.
• Climate change: UK 'can't go climate neutral before 2050'The UK cannot reach net zero before 2050 unless people stop flying and eating red meat, a report says.
• Flybe plane seized by Isle of Man government due to 'outstanding debts'The Manx government says it will not release the plane until the former airline's debts are settled.
• Coronavirus: Korean Air fighting for 'survival'Airlines preparing themselves for further pain by cutting more flights as virus spreads across globe.
• Coronavirus: Airlines cancel thousands of flightsRyanair, BA and Norwegian are among carriers cancelling services as demand collapses.
• Cathay Pacific expects 'substantial loss' this yearHong Kong's national carrier is the latest airline to warn of economic impact from the coronavirus.

Financial Times

• Airlines slash flights as coronavirus hits travel demandQantas warns slump will be ‘survival of the fittest’ as American, Delta and United lower forecasts

The Guardian

• Rishi Sunak to promise 'historic' investment in first budgetFunds for roads, railways, broadband and scientific research promised to ‘level up’ UKThe chancellor will promise “historicâ€� investment in roads, railways, broadband and scientific research in his first budget, as the government tries to deliver on its promise to level up the UK.Much of Rishi Sunak’s first major statement on Wednesday will be devoted to the emergency measures the Treasury will take to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Airlines cut prices as tourists put off holidaysAirlines are cutting the price of flights in the run-up to the peak summer season because of a collapse in passenger demand linked to the coronavirus outbreak.

City AM

• HS2 boss says only building line to Crewe 'doesn't do justice to the business case'The boss of controversial rail project HS2 has said that only building the line to Crewe “doesn’t do justice to the business case” after doubts emerged over whether the proposed eastern route to Leeds would be built.
• Budget 2020: Chancellor Rishi Sunak promises "record" infrastructure spendChancellor Rishi Sunak will pledge £600bn over a decade, as he promises “record amounts” of infrastructure investment in tomorrow’s Budget. The post Budget 2020: Chancellor Rishi Sunak promises "record" infrastructure spend appeared first on CityAM.

Sky News

• Coronavirus: Transport for London reveals plan to disinfect Tube and bus networkAnti-viral fluid will be used in stations and trains, while poles on buses will be wiped with "strong disinfectant" every day.

Birmingham Mail

• Jaguar Land Rover worker tests positive for coronavirusThe worker at the Midlands car giant has been tested for coronavirus and is currently self-isolating at home

Birmingham Post

• Monorail set for North West town after futuristic plans revealedThe Heath in Runcorn, Cheshire, is set to become a 'modern-day version' of model village, Port Sunlight

Bristol Live

• Flights to Italy from Bristol Airport cancelled by easyJet and RyanairFlights from Bristol Airport to Italy are being cancelled by easyJet and Ryanair amid fears over coronavirus.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus update as coronavirus grounds A380s and defers orders and deliveriesThe aerospace giant said it is 'closely monitoring' the situation as Project Sunrise order delayed
• Coronavirus: The list of EasyJet, British Airways, Ryanair and Jet2 flight cancellationsAirlines have also introduced restrictions over Covid-19

London Evening Standard

• Remarkable old Tubes still run but lack of funding cannot go on, says TfL chiefLondon's transport chief today warned that parts of the Tube were at risk of
• BA and Ryanair cancel flights to and from Italy amid coronavirus outbreakFollow our live coronavirus updates here
• TfL Tube delays: Commuters hit with severe delays on the Jubilee and Piccadilly linesPassengers on the London Underground are facing severe delays due to a faulty train and signal failure.

Manchester Evening News

• 'Vital' Leigh bus routes will continue to run after transport bosses find Jim Stones Coaches replacementJim and Joan Stones said in January that they were set to retire earlier this year - putting the future of the routes served by the company in doubt
• All the Greater Manchester bus services that could be saved or boosted as transport bosses draw list upTransport bosses have drawn up a recommended list of potential services for each area

The York Press

• More dropped kerbs planned - as York looks to be more all-age friendly MORE dropped kerbs could be created and extra seats could be added at bus stops - as part of plans to make York a better place for older people to live.

Wales Online

• Cardiff to Bridgend rail services disrupted after flooding in St FagansThere were cancellations to services between Bridgend and Cardiff Central due to flooding on the line

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• What will fuel the cars of the future?Is it finally the end of the road for the internal combustion engine?

Yorkshire Post

• Why TfL boss Mike Brown thinks Yorkshire can become a railway epicentreThe boss of the world’s biggest integrated transport authority has said that a new £200m railway factory in Yorkshire will ensure trains will be constructed in the region for “generations to come”.

Cambridge News

• A14 traffic: Should lorries be banned from overtaking?Some drivers thought this rule should be put in place on the M11, while others worried it would cause even more congestion

Kent Online

• Disability access to Deal railway station to improve after a £105,000 grantDisability access to Deal train station will be improved thanks to a £105,000 grant. The cash from the Department for Transport's Access for All Programme will bring improved lighting, surfaces and vehicular access to the "downside" of the station, known locally as the Ramsgate-bound platform from London Road.

Leeds Live

• Northern bosses reveal staggering £222 million lossArriva Rail North says the franchise lost £222.6 million during a "particularly difficult year" in 2018/19

Other Regional Press

• Harrogate MP blasts overcrowding on trainsHarrogate's MP is backing action about "desperate" overcrowding on local train services.

Train Operators

• ScotRail employs more female train drivers than ever beforeThere are more female train drivers on Scotland’s Railway than ever before, according to new figures released by ScotRail.

British Trams Online

• New Metro boss sees the work going in to maintain train fleetNewly appointed Chief Operating Officer at Nexus, Martin Kearney, has spent four hours with the night shift at South Gosforth Depot as it returns to the floor to see just what goes in to maintaining the 40 year old fleet of trains.

Business Live

• First apprenticeship roles announced for Siemens train plant as university partner revealed12 positions released and training includes a six month stint at existing facility in Austria as university partner revealed

Christian Wolmar

• Rail 898: Beeching cuts are not going to be reversedThis is one of those rare times when the fact that this column has to be written nearly a week before anyone can read it is causing me enormous difficulties. I hate to make predictions about the near future when they can so obviously be totally wrong almost by the time the ink is dry but for once I will take the risk rather than write about some timeless issue, like the slow progress of European signalling systems or the counterproductive behaviour of the RMT, because these are such interesting times.

Rail Advent

• £3m plans unveiled ahead of new GB Railfreight facility in PeterboroughGB Railfreight has unveiled plans for a new £3m operational and training facility which will be based in Peterborough.

Rail Technology Magazine

• The importance of SMEs to HS2 - Monica Barbosa, Xrail In light of TransCityRail Midlands coming up in July, we asked our strategic partner Xrail’s Director of Business Development and Communications Monica Barbosa, what they have planned for discussion at the conference. To start things off we asked Monica to enlighten us on the work Xrail do...

Railnews

• Network Rail welcomes British Steel sale Network Rail has welcomed the sale of British Steel to Chinese firm Jingye Group. The new owner said the deal would save more than 3,000 jobs in Scunthorpe and Teesside, although around 450 workers will be made redundant. British Steel was placed under the control of the Insolvency Service last year, and it was reported that Jingye had offered £50 million for the business. It has now pledged to invest some £1.2 billion over the next decade to upgrade the steel mills and machinery.

Railway Gazette

• ‘Beware the bubble’, warn level crossing safety campaignersINTERNATIONAL: The International Union of Railways has selected ‘Beware the bubble’ as the theme for the 12th International Level Crossing Awareness Day, which will take place on June 11.

Other News Sources

• A RAILWAY line at Fiddlers Ferry could be used for the proposed HS3 scheme.Fiddlers Ferry to close by end of this month – and rail line could be used for HS3
• Stobart Group on upward curve at Southend Airport"Stobart Group has a clear focus on developing infrastructure assets in the aviation and energy sectors"
• Hope for Southern Rail passengers as Godstone landslip repairs ahead of schedule The line between Redhill and Tonbridge has been out of action for more than two-and-a-half months
• Coronavirus: Ryanair and Norwegian scrap flightsAIRLINES cancelled thousands of flights and laid off staff as UK coronavirus cases continued to climb.