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Department of Transport has made a written statement on this but supporting documents and specifically the Rail Environment Policy Statement not yet posted on the DofT website. Thi document will look at Which will presumably respond to where they see electrification as an enabler

NR and Highways England have put out this report today addressing freight movements between the Solent and Midlands https://highwaysengland.co.uk/media/rc4bekfn/solent-to-the-midlands-multimodal-freight-strategy.pdf Study advocates a series of interventions NR team still has Basingstoke to...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/new-brent-cross-west-thameslink-station.157552 How would this mesh in with the proposed West London Orbital Line station?

Dept of Transport have published updated figures on support costs to TOCs upto Feb 21 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-payments-to-passenger-rail-operators-under-emergency-agreements Most TOCs run rate in January 21 comparable with April 20 lockdown but GWR , XC & AWC have lower...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-365-withdrawal-confirmed-great-northern.214851/page-8 They should be diverted to GWR to assist and 365s left in use until Azuma problem resolved 8-)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57059988 Boris presser confirms step 3 will go ahead "as deaths and hospitalisation are at lowest levels since July 20". No face mask in classrooms anymore. Says we are on target for 21st June and will say more in a few weeks about what that will look like but...

Shapps has published his report improving transport connectivity between the UK nations https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/union-connectivity-review-interim-report Somewhat surprising to see Shapps saying in his statement launching it Not sure the DofT are joined up sometimes with...

Interesting the Dept of Transport have issued and information notice to seek a direct award from 1 March 22 for period of 24 to 60 months. It lists all the routes to be operated and looks like they are in no rush to make any changes.

Grant Shapps at the transport committee yesterday was questioned when the Williams review was going to be published. He said its being updated to reflect the impact of the pandemic and now referred to it as the Williams-Shapps- review and a white paper will be published when they can see some...

TSSA & RMT have posted the remit of a new industry body Areas of work to include Half the reps are union General Secretaries, Andrew Haines and a few TOC reps. Not sure if it has been more widely promoted or its a 'secret squirrel' group that unions have revealed.

Im no fan of the Daily Mail for quality news but this is there article . There's also a similar titled article in Daily telegraph but thats behind a paywall. Essence is Treasury have reduced amount of subsidy available from 21/22 tax year Many TOCs are already below previous timetable plans...

Government launches its National Infrastructure Strategy today as part of spending review but my quick skim through shows its just wrap up of all previous announcements. Continues to commit to OK its a UK wide infrastructure so covers roads, power, flooding as well as public transport but no...

Transport Committee held this morning reviewing the impact of the railways emergency measures on running the railways. https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/6269b749-a5dc-4f06-9003-f41bdf6e2f4b Some bullet points Part One with TOCs (First and Abellio fielded MDs and GoAhead a strategy...

This in the telegraph this morning (moderator note : article behind a paywall but an extract has been provided) Guess there picking ECML as that was supposed to be a trial for an integrated franchise i recollect

Dept of Transport has published it first 6 monthly report into the project covering progress as well as future phases https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/hs2-6-monthly-report-to-parliament Already reporting cost pressures and earliest opening date starting to sound shaky despite its 9...

Dept of Transport have published NR's interim report into resilience of rail infrastructure as tasked by the Secretary of State for Transport when he visited the derailment site at Carmont, near Stonehaven...

Dept of T have posted West Midland Trains Emergency Measures Agreement all 164 pages of it https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/909396/emergency-measures-agreement-secretary-of-state-for-transport-and-west-midlands-trains-limited.pdf I...

Dept of Transport has published there methodology for how they assess payments under Emergency Measures Agreements and the payments made between Mar and June https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/payments-to-passenger-rail-operators-march-to-june-2020 Figures are adjusted for actual...

DofT have uploaded the results of an IPSOS survey https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902845/all-change-travel-tracker-wave-1-summary-for-the-department-for-transport.pdf into future travel habits which doesn't make pretty reading at...

Shapps appeared this morning on all transport topics but on rail i picked up Williams review has partly happened by default due to C19 Pretty well said concessions are coming along LO style but what will happen to EMA in September still to be confirmed He's very frustrated why it takes so...