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July 27, 2020 | Financial

TfL publishes revised draft annual budget

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has released a draft revised 2020-21 budget, which it says will allow it to balance its budget, keep its assets safe and operable, and progress an investment programme, if sufficient government funding is received.

July 24, 2020 | Infrastructure

Crossrail central section opening delayed again

CROSSRAIL has announced that plans to open the central section of London’s 117.5km £18.25bn Elizabeth Line next summer are no longer achievable due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

July 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

British government approves Manchester - Leeds electrification

THE British government has allocated £589m to kickstart electrification and upgrading of the Trans-Pennine main line linking Manchester, Huddersfield and Leeds.

July 22, 2020 | Fleet

Eversholt Rail and Alstom to invest £1m in hydrogen trains

ROLLING stock leasing company Eversholt Rail and Alstom have announced a £1m investment to develop Breeze hydrogen trains in Britain.

July 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

£1.2bn rail upgrade proposed for southwest Britain

RAIL expert Lord Tony Berkeley and Mr Michael Byng, a chartered quantity surveyor and construction cost consultant, have published a £1.2bn plan to reopen lines and double-track existing lines in southwest Britain.

July 10, 2020 | Policy

End in sight for private passenger rail operation in Britain?

BRITAIN’s National Statistics Office (ONS) is conducting a review of the status of passenger rail franchises with a view to reclassifying them as public entities.

July 10, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar to reduce staff costs following falling passenger numbers

EUROSTAR says it is considering introducing reduced and part-time working hours to avoid redundancies as part of cost cutting measures initiated in response to Covid-19.

July 8, 2020 | Financial

“Uncertainty” over First Group’s ability to continue operating

FIRST Group has acknowledged a “material uncertainty exists” about its ability to continue trading, as plummeting passenger numbers and an inability to sell its American subsidiaries resulted in a pre-tax loss of £299.6m in its 2019-20 annual results to March 2020 published on July 8.

July 7, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar gets green light for direct Amsterdam - London services

PASSENGERS will soon be able to travel direct from Amsterdam to London by rail, without having to stop for border controls in Brussels, after the signing of a quadlateral agreement.

July 6, 2020 | Technology

Hitachi Rail agrees battery deal with Hyperdrive

HITACHI Rail has signed an agreement with Hyperdrive Innovation, Britain, for the development of battery packs for trains manufactured at its Newton Aycliffe site.

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