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Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough says locals must use public transport or risk losing it
The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, James Palmer, is urging locals to make journeys by bus and train as the region returns to school and work.
Network Rail admits it can’t afford to keep pace with climate change [subscription]
Climate change is eroding the British railway network faster than had been imagined but the operator cannot afford to strengthen all “substandard” trackside slopes, a report into the fatal Stonehaven crash has found.
These are the rail schemes the North wants while it's waiting for HS2 to arrive
Northern transport leaders are pushing for Ministers to start work on a host of major transport projects in the next few years while they wait to hear how the flagship HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) schemes would fit together.
Friday, 11 September 2020
BBC News
- Coronavirus: New Blackpool to London rail route plans axedPlans for a new rail service between Blackpool and London have been scrapped due to a fall in demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Coronavirus: Transport for London reveals cost of pandemicTransport for London says the first financial quarter was the most challenging in its history.
Financial Times
- Rail sector pension fund warns of £15bn finance hole under new rulesRPS says proposed assumptions to value pension promises will drive up deficit
Times Online
- Theresa May calls for airport tests as Portugal joins England quarantine list [subscription]Theresa May has told ministers to “get planes flying again” in an attempt to boost the economy and called on No 10 to introduce coronavirus testing at airports.
- Network Rail admits it can’t afford to keep pace with climate change [subscription]Climate change is eroding the British railway network faster than had been imagined but the operator cannot afford to strengthen all “substandard” trackside slopes, a report into the fatal Stonehaven crash has found.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Train operator to 'concentrate on rebuilding' Bradford and Sunderland services after axing 'unfeasible' Blackpool plans A TRAIN company that runs direct services between London and Bradford has decided not to launch a long-awaited service between the capital and Blackpool.
The York Press
- Grand Central scraps plans to launch North West train route JOBS are under threat after a York-based rail firm has been forced to scrap their planned North West route train service between Blackpool and London after COVID-19 rendered plans ‘unfeasible’.
Yorkshire Post
- These are the rail schemes the North wants while it's waiting for HS2 to arriveNorthern transport leaders are pushing for Ministers to start work on a host of major transport projects in the next few years while they wait to hear how the flagship HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) schemes would fit together.
Kent Online
- Eurostar's uncertain future at Ashford and Ebbsfleet a major concern, stress Kent County Council membersoncerns have been raised that Eurostar services may never restart in Kent. County councillors have voiced their fears about the high-speed railway company's plans to suspend trains running to Europe via Ashford and Ebbsfleet until 2022.
New Civil Engineer
- Network Rail admits most railside earthworks are not up to modern standardsNetwork Rail has revealed that the majority of its railside earthworks are in excess of 150 years old.
- Crossrail to work out new cost after latest delayCrossrail Ltd will have a “better idea” of cost increases as a result of its latest delay next week, London mayor Sadiq Khan told a London Assembly meeting yesterday.
- HS2 spends £28M less on design as costs reallocated to Northern Powerhouse RailHigh Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) spent £28.6M less estimated design costs between April 2018 and March 2019 than it had budgeted for, a Department for Transport expenditure report reveals.
Rail Advent
- LNER to retain 10 Class 91s up to 2023, as overhaul contracts awardedEversholt has extended the leases, and signed contracts with wabtec
Rail Technology Magazine
- Welsh Government call for backing of South Wales Main Line major upgrade Plans 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. This comes as part of continuing efforts to tackle congestion and...
- GTR spreads messages of support on Suicide Prevention Day As today (10 Sept) mark the annual World Suicide Prevention Day, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), have revealed ‘Affirmation Art’ clusters across some of its busiest stations to raise awareness of the company’s ongoing support and understanding to those who may be feeling...
- Transport Secretary commits to a resilient railway Network Rail’s provisional report on the Stonehaven tragedy, commissioned by the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps immediately after the event, has bene released today (10 Sept), illustrating out direct and lasting action to advance the railway’s resilience to extreme weather events...
Railnews
- Grand Central abandons Blackpool plans Open access operator Grand Central has scrapped its plan to run services between London and Blackpool, blaming the pandemic. It is describing its decision as ˜heart breaking™.
- Network Rail to increase earthwork spending in wake of Carmont disaster Plans have been outlined by Network Rail to increase the amount it spends on maintaining cuttings and embankments, in the wake of the fatal derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven on 12 August, when a ScotRail train collided with a landslip. Water flowing from higher land beside the railway had washed stone on to the track, and three of the people on board were killed. An interim report for the transport secretary was published by the Department for Transport today, and it reveals that Network Rail is responsible for more than 191,000 ˜earthwork assets™, most of which were built more than 150 y...
EIN News Subscription
- Eurostar launches business-facing booking platform … platform for business travellers. In a first for rail operator, the new … portal has been designed with business travel … rewarded for choosing Eurostar for their business trips. Travellers can also sign …
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