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Saturday, 19 September 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Funding for rail services extendedScotRail and the Caledonian Sleeper services will continue to get taxpayer support until January.

The Guardian

• It's 'back to the 50s' as day trips replace the UK rail commuteTrain operators may have to gear up for a 1950s-style future, where the biggest passenger demand is for summer day trips to the seaside rather than the morning commute to the office, industry bosses have suggested, as leisure travel is growing faster than the return to work.

The Scotsman

• Saturday is now ScotRail’s busiest day of the weekSaturdays are now ScotRail’s busiest day of the week as leisure travellers outstrip commuters in returning to the railways, The Scotsman has learned.

The York Press

• Siemens Mobility recruits start rail careers at Selby CollegeTWELVE apprentices, selected from more than 200 applicants, have embarked on a three-year engineering training programme with Siemens Mobility.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Midland Metro plans will help 'neglected' Black Country communitiesMP Nicola Richards is urging the Government to throw its weight behind the Midland Metro plans so that 'neglected' communities like Great Barr can feel the benefits.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 build huge factory where they will create the Chiltern Tunnel walls Work on a temporary factory that will build wall sections for the 10-mile Chiltern HS2 tunnel is being carried out.

Rail Advent

• Coronavirus: ScotRail has emergency Government funding extendedThe original funding was due to expire this weekend

Rail Technology Magazine

• Flood-damaged Edinburgh-Glasgow line to reopen The Edinburgh-Glasgow, via Falkirk High, railway line will reopen for passengers on Monday (21st Sept.) Network Rail engineers have worked tenaciously to repair the line which was partially washed away near Polmont when the Union Canal burst its banks on the 12th of August. The power of...
• Alstom set to purchase Bombardier Transportation Alstom’s move to takeover Bombardier Transportation has progressed following the announcement that Alstom has signed the sale and purchase agreement with Bombardier Inc and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). Chairman and CEO of Alstom, Henri Poupart-Lafarge...

Railnews

• Deadline approaches for fate of franchises The Government must decide the fate of most English rail franchises by Sunday, when the Emergency Measures Agreements which came into force on 23 March run out. However, transport secretary Grant Shapps has refused to reveal what could happen.

Other News Sources

• Manchester gets 21st century signalling upgradeSignalling equipment that is nearly 40 years old is being replaced as part of the Great North Rail Project to improve journeys for passengers and freight.