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Wednesday, 05 August 2020

Government

• Getting Building FundThe government has agreed projects with mayors and local enterprise partnerships funded by the Getting Building Fund.

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Are people wearing masks on public transport?One Covid-19 survivor is refusing to use public transport because so many are failing to wear masks.

Network Rail

• Waverley Masterplan concept revealed

Birmingham Post

• The £120m train station for South Wales at the heart of a new business districtSubject to planning work on Cardiff Parkway and Cardiff Hendre Lakes will start next year

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Transdev – operator of Keighley Bus Company – is shortlisted for national awardTRANSDEV – which runs Keighley Bus Company – has been shortlisted for a prestigious national marketing award.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Plans for huge revamp of Edinburgh's Waverley Station unveiledA proposed Concept Masterplan, which cost £500,000 to develop, has been drawn up, outlining Edinburgh City Council, the Scottish Government and Network Rail’s ‘exciting and ambitious’ vision for the station’s future.

Other Regional Press

• Multi-million pound upgrade will make West Coast Mainline more reliable, say rail bossesThe West Coast main line near Preston is undergoing a major upgrade with a multi-million project from Network Rail.
• Middlesbrough station revamp now 'fully funded' as Tees projects get £17mGovernment money has also been pledged for works at Redcar's former steelworks
• £1m boost for Redditch railway station reinventionA SCHEME to reinvent the railway station in Redditch has received an additional £1million to help to get the project in motion.

Business Live

• The £120m train station for South Wales at the heart of a new business district for 6,000 workersSubject to planning work on Cardiff Parkway and Cardiff Hendre Lakes will start next year

Construction News

• HS2 delays loom after judges overturn planning rulePlanning permission required for HS2 work could be delayed after the Court of Appeal ruled councils are responsible for assessing the local impact of works for the project, rather than HS2 itself.

Rail Magazine

• Competition authorities approve Alstom takeover of BombardierAlstom’s purchase of Bombardier Transportation has been approved by the European Commission and is set to take place in the first half of 2021.
• 1-in-11,000 chance of contracting COVID-19 on trainsTwo studies into the spread of COVID-19 on railways have found that the chance of contracting the disease by travelling on a train is extremely low.
• Crossrail’s nine-car Class 345s back in trafficNine-car Class 345s have returned to traffic, having been withdrawn from service over safety concerns (RAIL 910).

The Business Desk

• Series of ‘shovel ready’ projects boosted by £66m funding packageEight ‘shovel ready’ projects, ranging from the National Brownfield Land Institute to the redevelopment of University Station in Edgbaston and investment in the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in Dudley, are to benefit from £66m of Government funding secured for the region.

Transport Network

• New Kent station among winners of £900m for shovel-ready schemesMinisters have announced the 300 schemes that will receive a share of the £900m Getting Building Fund and confirmed £360m for mayoral combined authorities to fund homes on brownfield land.

Other News Sources

• TfL rolls out travel app to help passengers plan safe, accesible journeysThe app features – which include real-time train times, alternative routes and accessibility options – will be developed further based on customer feedback.