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Sunday, 09 August 2020

BBC News

• Manchester city centre tram stops closed for nine daysMarket Street and Shudehill stops will shut as part of maintenance work before September.

Mail Online

• Rail body calls for sleeper trains to use Channel Tunnel due to rise in post-Covid eco-tourismInternational overnight train services are being revived to cater for a growing demand from those who want to travel in an environmentally-friendly way.

Belfast Telegraph

• 2,750-ton road bridge inching into place for HS2 worksThe engineering operation over the M42 near the NEC in Birmingham is part of building work for the high-speed rail interchange station.

Bolton News

• Fresh boost for buses and trams through pandemicBUS and tram services across Greater Manchester will receive extra support to help them ramp up services ahead of expected increases in use in September.

Bucks Free Press

• TV star campaigner Chris Packham speaks out over 'disappointing' court ruling on HS2Environmental campaigner and TV star Chris Packham says the case for HS2 should be revisited despite a disappointing Court of Appeal ruling.

Other Regional Press

• The complicated story behind the beautiful Knaresborough viaductThe Knaresborough viaduct crashed into the river during the first attempt at building it and was detested upon completion

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Government extends coronavirus support for buses and trams, as total funding tops £700 millionEngland’s bus and tram services will receive extra support worth up to £256 million to help them ramp up services ahead of expected increases in public transport use in September, the Government has announced. Bus services across the country will receive up to £218.4 million of support over the next eight weeks, with rolling funding at up to £27.3 million per week afterwards until a time when the funding is no longer needed. Alongside this, tram services have access from today to up to £37.4 million investment over 12 weeks, at a rate of up to £3.1 million a...

Rail Advent

• Manchester to Leeds to be electrified – £589 Million funding announcedTo kickstart upgrade work on the TransPennine route between Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced £589m in funding.