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Saturday, 12 September 2020

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

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Call for line to be electrifiedNetwork Rail has called for the electrification of the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton in its new long-term plan to modernise the service.

Cambridge News

• Outrage as CrossCountry cut off 'lifeline' rail services to rural CambsThe axing of these services has meant some pupils have been unable to get to and from school
• The latest on plans for two new busways in CambridgeWork is continuing on a busway-style route in the south east, while plans for a similar route out west to Cambourne are currently paused

Peterborough Telegraph

• Train operator ‘hopes to find solution’ after mayor hits out over decision to scrap Fenland stopping servicesCross Country Trains have said they are trying to find a solution after Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer slammed the operator for cutting stopping services to Whittlesea, March and Manea.
• Train operator ‘hopes to find solution’ after mayor hits out over decision to scrap Fenland stopping servicesCross Country Trains have said they are trying to find a solution after Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer slammed the operator for cutting stopping services to Whittlesea, March and Manea.

Other Regional Press

• Railway level crossings between Kidlington and Yanton set to closeTHERE are plans to close two level crossings following complaints that people have put lives at risk by misusing them.
• Train delays caused by mass water leak in tunnelNetwork Rail has released footage of the deluge of water that came pouring through the cracks of a tunnel in Kent.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Four major rail freight companies come together at Mossend International Railfreight ParkFour main rail freight companies came together at Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) with their electric and hybrid locomotives, in support of the decarbonisation of the logistics supply chain network. It is the first time they have been pictured together in one location. This rare photo opportunity coincided with the launch of the Scottish Government’s Green Investment Portfolio, which saw Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop also at the MIRP site to promote market-ready projects seeking private capital that will help Scotland transition to a net-zero economy by 2045.  The l...
• Action taken to improve resilience of railway following Stonehaven tragedyNetwork Rail’s interim report on the Stonehaven tragedy, commissioned by the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps immediately after the event, has been published, setting out immediate and long-term action to improve the railway’s resilience to extreme weather events, following the derailment of a passenger train in Aberdeenshire. While the report in no way pre-empts the outcome of formal independent investigations being carried out by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, or those by the Office of Rail and Road, British Transport Police and Police Scotland into the tragedy on Wedne...

Rail Technology Magazine

• HS2 Ltd: Five tech firms join Innovation Accelerator initiative HS2 Ltd have announced today (11 Sept) the first five revolutionary tech firms that will join HS2 Ltd’s Innovation Accelerator programme. The chosen five focus on HS2’s innovation challenges such as productivity; the environment; and the circular economy. Chosen out of 109...