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Thursday, 12 March 2020

Government

• Budget 2020: What you need to knowMeasures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget. ... 3. Infrastructure

The Guardian

• Key points from budget 2020 – at a glanceRishi Sunak opens the budget on the coronavirus outbreak: “I know how worried people are … what everyone needs to know is we are doing everything we can to keep this country and our people healthy and financially secure. This is an issue above party.”

City AM

• Budget 2020: Sunak confirms £600bn in capital investment for UK transport and industryThe Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has pledged £600bn in investment over the next five years for infrastructure and industry in today’s Budget.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Rail bosses to meet Council as part of review of services in CalderdaleKey rail chiefs will join scrutiny councillors to discuss services and the public’s input will also be welcomed.

Bristol Live

• GWR and First Bus carrying out 'extensive' cleaning amid coronavirus outbreakThe companies say there's no reason to stop using public transport

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• £95m Budget boost for Metro will pave way for extra trains and 30,000 more passengers every dayRail bosses are promising more frequent and reliable trains thanks to the new funding – but the region's leaders face tough decisions over what other projects will get the green light

Northern Echo

• Chancellor announces £105m Darlington Railway Station redevelopment will be fundedCHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has today used his first budget to announce that the redevelopment of Darlington railway station will be approved and fully funded.

Wales Online

• Trains cancelled after flooding on track between Newport and CardiffServices are waiting for the water level to lower

Other Regional Press

• Sheffield railway station ranked as fourth worst of busiest stations in UKSome journeys to and from the station never arrive on time
• Train services between Bradford and London are to double says LNERIt comes as 65 new Azuma trains are added to LNER's fleet

New Civil Engineer

• Budget | Rail groups back £20M Midlands Rail Hub green lightOrganisations including the Rail Industry Association (RIA) have welcomed the chancellor’s commitment to the Midlands Rail Hub.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Railway Industry Association responds to the 2020 budget Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced the 2020 budget. Among his announcements, he confirmed reports that the government will increase spending on infrastructure.

Railnews

• Arriva reports £222.6m loss on Northern The Northern franchise run by Arriva lost £222.6 million in the year to March 2019, according to newly-published accounts from Arriva Trains North Ltd. The contract continued until 1 March this year, when it was terminated by the Department for Transport and taken over by the DfT™s Operator of Last Resort. It should have run until April 2025, but transport secretary Grant Shapps told Parliament at the end of January that the operation was ˜no longer sustainable™. The directors™ report says there had been ˜several material and unprecedented challenges™, which included delayed infrastructure up...

Other News Sources

• Software glitches continue to dog CrossrailHeathrow stretch of line hit by teething problems Crossrail is facing new delays in its efforts to get its trains running through the tunnels to Heathrow airport.