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Thursday, 15 April 2021

Times Online

• Taking commuters for a ride ‘can boost operators’ [subscription]or much of the pandemic, there has been a feeling among commuters that transport operators would have to cut their fares if they wanted to tempt them out of their new-found fondness for working from home. Not many, it seemed, were content with forking out hundreds of pounds each month just to get up earlier and get home later.

Bristol Live

• Bedminster station to become new terminus replacing Temple MeadsA minor train station on the mainline into Bristol is to become the new railway terminus for passengers arriving in the city.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Passengers rise as lockdown rules eased on trains and busesThis week's easing of lockdown has also seen a relaxation in the rules about who can use public transport - and an increase in the number of services being operated.

Other Regional Press

• NYMR heritage railway back in motion from MayThe majority of the services will be available to book from April 19th
• Inverness rail line to reopen for passengers and freight servicesThe railway line has been closed near Dalwhinnie since Saturday following the derailment of two rear vehicles on an overnight rail operations test train.
• Rail travel restrictions to be lifted on FridayScotland’s rail operator urged customers to ‘plan ahead to stay safe’ as travel restrictions are lifted from Friday.
• New rail campaign launched to connect the north eastA new campaign has been launched to reconnect the north east by rail.

Train Operators

• Buses to replace trains on branch line during G7 summitGreat Western Railway (GWR) will operate a Rail Replacement Service along the Cornish Branch line route between St Erth and St Ives during the G7 summit in June.

New Civil Engineer

• Pinch point removal completed on Manchester’s busy A57Replacement of the former rail bridge has been completed above the A57 Hyde Road in Gorton, Manchester as part of a £5.9M scheme allowing the route to be widened, reducing traffic congestion.
• Arcadis, Motts and WSP among 40 firms on Midlands transport frameworkArcadis, Mott MacDonald and WSP are among 40 companies on a new West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA) procurement framework.

The Business Desk

• High speed electric motor specialist powers up with £5m funding roundAeristech, a specialist in high-speed electric motor and controller technology, has announced the close of a £5.15m private funding round led by investors Sabien Technology, Vela Technologies and SAIC Venture Capital.

Other News Sources

• Rail Forum Midlands: Supporting the Green RecoveryIn advance of the May elections, Rail Forum Midlands (RFM) has launched ‘Supporting the Green Recovery in all the Devolved Nations and City Regions’.
• Hydrail breezes in the UKRegular operation of the world’s first hydrogen train started in September 2018 with two Alstom Coradia iLints on the somewhat isolated Cushaven-Bremerhaven-Buxtehude line in northwest Germany. Powered by eight 30kW hydrogen fuel cells (HFC) per car, they are replacing diesel trains on the line, with more iLints coming into service as they are completed. Hydrail, the portmanteau of hydrogen and rail transport, is the more common term for this new type of train.
• MP praises railway volunteersMember of Parliament for Clwyd South, Simon Baynes MP, has praised the efforts of volunteers in fundraising to save Llangollen Railway.