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Thursday, 10 September 2020
BBC News
- App tells if office workers are not socially distancedA social-distancing app which alerts someone when a colleague is too close is being used by Network Rail.
Department for Transport
- Action taken to improve resilience of railway following Stonehaven tragedyGovernment publishes Network Rail’s interim report on 12 August’s tragic derailment of a passenger train at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
- Rail infrastructure resilience interim report, following the derailment at Carmont, near StonehavenInterim report to the Secretary of State for Transport regarding rail infrastructure resilience after the derailment at Carmont, near Stonehaven, on 12 August 2020.
City AM
- One in five Londoners will not go back to pre-Covid levels of Tube usageA little more than one in five Londoners do not believe they will use the Tube at the same frequency as they did prior to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey.
The York Press
- Train service opens new Travel Centre in York stationLONDON North Eastern Railway (LNER) has officially opened a new Travel Centre at York Station.
Carlisle News & Star
- Railway group buys highest stationENGLAND’S highest mainline railway station building has been bought by a railway support group.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Welsh Government call for backing of South Wales Main Line major upgradePlans for new train services and stations in south-east Wales have been outlined by the Welsh Government, who have called on the UK Government to “play its part” in delivering developments to Wales’ railway.
- New electric train fleet revealed for Birmingham's Cross-City Line The electric train fleet set to transform travel on Birmingham’s Cross-City Line has been revealed to rail passengers in the West Midlands. A sneak-peak was provided for some members of the public, where they witnessed the dozens of new state-of-the-art electric trains to the route, which...
- Contract awarded by Network Rail to strengthen bridges Three contracts have been awarded by Network Rail to carry out strengthening work to three railway bridges across the Wessex route in the South of England. The contract with Dyer and Butler, part of M Group Services, includes all aspects from design to delivery at three locations which are...
- Major station improvements and electric vehicle charging hubsFollowing the announcement of Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR) programme to develop numerous stations, today (9 Sept) on World Electric Vehicle (EV) Day, GTR welcomed Secretary of State Grant Shapps to open rail’s largest dedicated EV charging hub at Hatfield station, which features a...
Railnews
- DfT reveals rejected rail restoration bids The Department for Transport has named the schemes which have failed to qualify in the first round of its railway funding competition. They include proposals for new or improved services in many parts of England and Wales.
Other News Sources
- From the experts: the future of the UK’s transport system is still “uncertain”The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the foundations over which the UK transport sector was based, leaving its future uncertain. In a recent webinar, we found out why experts believe it’s too soon for the industry to make long-term plans.
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