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A group of London firms has written to ministers calling for financial support for the rail firm.
Italian train operator pays £140m to stay in UK rail game [subscription]
It comes as the Government shifts train operators from the franchise model onto outsourcing contracts
Monday, 18 January 2021
BBC News
- Eurostar: Government urged to 'safeguard' rail firm's futureA group of London firms has written to ministers calling for financial support for the rail firm.
Financial Times
- Eurostar calls for UK bailout after passenger numbers collapseTrain operator that connects Britain to continent says there is a âreal riskâ to its survival
The Guardian
- Eurostar warns of 'risk to survival' without government helpEurostar has said it is facing an existential threat, as business leaders pleaded with the government to step in and save the vital link with Europe.
- Eurostar warns of 'risk to survival' without government helpThe cross-Channel train service has seen a 95% fall in passengers during the Covid-19 pandemicEurostar has said it is facing an existential threat, as business leaders pleaded with the government to step in and save the âvital linkâ with Europe.A 95% drop in passenger numbers has brought the cross-Channel train service to its knees, and the company reiterated on Sunday that while government loans had been extended to aviation, international high-speed rail had also been severely affected by the pandemic. Continue reading...
The Telegraph
- Italian train operator pays £140m to stay in UK rail game [subscription]It comes as the Government shifts train operators from the franchise model onto outsourcing contracts
Times Online
- Eurostar survival at risk without cash from government [subscription]Eurostar is at risk of collapse without receiving financial support from the British government, business leaders have warned.
Mail Online
- High speed cross-Channel train service Eurostar could go bust within months, experts warn Eurostar could go bust within months without a rescue package, MPs and business leaders warn. Passengers have fallen 95 per cent since last March and it now operates two services a day.
- High speed cross-Channel train service Eurostar could go bust within months, experts warn Eurostar could go bust within months without a rescue package, MPs and business leaders warn. Passengers have fallen 95 per cent since last March and it now operates two services a day.
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Yorkshire Evening Post
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- Dont be blue have a brew, say GTR and Samaritans as 60 railway colleagues are recognised for rescuing vulnerable peopleGovia Thameslink Railway and the Samaritans are highlighting how taking the time to talk could be life-saving, as the nation approaches Blue Monday on 18 January, said to be the most difficult day of the year.
Railnews
- Stadler signs contract for tri-mode locomotives A framework agreement to build 30 tri-mode locomotives has been signed by Stadler and Rail Operations (UK) Ltd. The new mixed-traffic Bo-Bo machines will be based on Stadlers established Class 68 and Class 88 fleets, but will be able to operate on 25kV or a CATERPILLAR C32 diesel engine. Each diesel engine will be backed up by two Lithium Titanate Oxide traction battery packs.
- TfL fares to rise in March, as report reveals £2bn funding gap Fares on Transport for London services will rise by 2.6 per cent in general on 1 March, but the mayor of London Sadiq Khan says some single pay as you go fares will not change. The rises are the first since before the present Mayor was elected in 2016. He had promised a four-year fares freeze, which was achieved, but the 2021 rises are a condition of government support since the pandemic began.
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- One of Reading's busiest stations to get £3.1m revampPlans to build a new ticket office, toilets and shop for Reading West Station have been approved but there will still be no lifts for passengers with disabilities or parents with pushchairs.
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