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Monday, 03 August 2020

Times Online

• Taxpayers are losing millions on Trainline ticket sales [subscription]The railways were effectively nationalised in March, but the booking service still takes up to 9% commission

Birmingham Mail

• No noise and a guaranteed seat - Why I have LOVED catching the train in lockdownBirminghamLive reporter Ross McCarthy has been travelling in to the city centre on the Cross City Line throughout the pandemic - here's what he's made of it

Birmingham Post

• Alstom takeover of Bombardier approved by EU regulatorsEuropean Commission’s decision opens way to create world’s second largest train-maker

Bristol Live

• Trains running again at Avon Valley RailwayDiesel services will operate on the heritage line initially after a four-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic

Lincolnshire Echo

• People living near railway station warned about planned construction worksPeople living near a railway station in Lincolnshire are being warned they could face disruption in the coming months.

The York Press

• All aboard as North Yorkshire Moors Railway returns STEAM trains have returned to the North York Moors for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.

Wales Online

• Earthworks approved for site which could be used for rail testingThe site covering the Nant Helen coal mine could be used for the Welsh Government's £100m train testing project that would bring around 100 jobs to the area

North Wales Live

• Passengers face bank holiday rail chaos around LiverpoolDiversions and rail replacement bus services are in store as Network Rail carries out a series of improvement works

Other Regional Press

• ScotRail to increase Glasgow train servicesSCOTRAIL has reminded customers train services across Glasgow will be increasing
• £1 million rail improvements completed in JohnstoneA MAJOR project to improve Johnstone’s rail infrastructure has been completed.
• Public to have say on Weymouth Station Gateway projectIt's now over to residents who are being invited to have their say on plans to improve the area outside Weymouth railway station.

Rail Business Daily

• Study reveals COVID-19 transmission rate on trainsA study by scientists from the University of Southampton has examined the chances of catching COVID-19 in a train carriage carrying an infectious person.
• More than nine out of ten trains on time for five months in a rowNew figures published show that more than nine out of ten ScotRail trains have arrived on time for the past five months in a row.
• Innovative data methods for passenger safety during the Covid-19 outbreakThe rail industry has been working hard to attract passengers back to rail. RSSB has been undertaking work in the area of crowd simulation to quantify the risk of infection from Covid-19 per average passenger journey. In the article below, we share the preliminary results of RSSB’s findings and detail what it hopes to do with the results and research in the near future.
• Hull Trains reveals return date for summerPeople in Hull and East Riding can take advantage of more direct trains to London next month as Hull Trains is pleased to announce the resumption of services.
• Raj Sinha joins SWGR as Group Managing DirectorRaj Sinha has joined SWGR as the company’s new Group Managing Director. SWGR is a leading supplier of civil, mechanical, electrical, fabrication services and personnel to a wide range of household names and specialist clients in the oil and gas, engineering, rail, construction, bridges and marine/ports sectors.

Other News Sources

• The huge new hidden bridge that nobody seems to know aboutNetwork Rail installs Cloddymore Footbridge over the railway line at a tucked away site in Cheltenham