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Thursday, 03 December 2020

BBC News

• Swanage Railway: Cash boost to revisit heritage line link planA volunteer-run heritage railway has been awarded £50,000 to look at reinstating services to the mainline. Swanage Railway in Dorset is to conduct a fresh feasibility study in the hope of running regular connecting trains.
• Hull Trains services to London restart as Covid-19 lockdown endsA train company is restarting daily services to London following the lifting of the national lockdown. Hull Trains had suspended its daily services to London for the second time on 5 November due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Department for Transport

• £29 million to be invested in Stoke-on-Trent’s transport networkFunding given on works around Stoke-on-Trent and Longton train stations, new cycling and walking schemes plus upgrades to city centre bus station.
• Train takes the strain as huge aggregate haul avoids village roadsLLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) share successful rail delivery lessons with Sellafield colleagues.

The Telegraph

• Rail firms consider volunteer marshals to monitor Christmas social distancing [Subscription]Concerns that narrow five-day travel window and reduced train services could see carriages and platforms become crowded

Birmingham Post

• HS2 reveals first images and video of Warwickshire tunnel siteNew imagery shows vast site where tunnel will be built under Long Itchington Wood to allow high-speed rail service to pass through north Warwickshire

Kent Online

• Demolition of Chart Leacon railway works in Ashford continues as main workshop taken downDemolition of a disused railway works to make room for a new train maintenance facility is progressing at pace.

Other Regional Press

• Transport for Wales trains being built by CAF and StadlerTHE creation of new trains for the South Wales Metro and the Wales and Borders network is under way.

Business Live

• Setback to East Riding rail restoration bid criticised by councillorsCampaigners want to restore the line between Beverley and York but the project has not won Government backing
• Transport for Wales' new trains on track despite Covid-19 challengesTfW is investing £800m into new trains and tram-trains for its Wales and Borders network

New Civil Engineer

• TfL brings in Wood as transport plannerEngineering firm Wood has been appointed by Transport for London (TfL) for services under its Transport Planning & Impact Monitoring (including Health and Safety and Environmental) Services Framework.
• HS2 | Midlands site takes shape ahead of tunnelling beneath ancient woodland One of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) largest construction sites is beginning to take shape, ahead of tunnelling in the area.
• Crossrail begins train testing after blockade gets central section up to speedCrossrail is to begin systems integration dynamic testing (SIDT) on the central section of the network today.

Rail Advent

• Transport for Wales to light up HQ as part of #PurpleLightUpTransport for Wales will be lighting up their HQ this Thursday with purple lighting to represent Wales in a global broadcast to celebrate disability inclusion.

Other News Sources

• Critical Crossrail staff kept apart to ensure late-running job not hit with covid delaysMeasures put in place to make sure entire teams are not struck down at once with virus
• Worcestershire Parkway 'a complete waste of money'TRAVEL by rail and road has featured heavily on the Worcester News letters page recently.