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Government rejects council's £57m bid for M25 and A22 upgrades to facilitate 4,000-home garden community
The funding would have been used to increase capacity on highways running through the proposed 4,000-home South Godstone Garden Community
Grand Central and Hull Trains
Mick Whelan, general secretary, has called on the government to help two open access operators – Hull Trains and Grand Central – which are furloughing rail staff.
Thursday, 09 April 2020
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- UK airlines to save millions as navigation charges deferredCharges for air navigation services in European airspace deferred for up to 14 months.
- Letter from the Rail Minister to the Rail Delivery Group on maintaining accessibility during the COVID-19 outbreakOpen letter to the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) asking the rail industry to continue to ensure that rail travel is accessible during the coronavirus outbreak.
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- Coronavirus: Transport workers 'must not work' without measuresThe union's advice follows the deaths of 14 workers in London and others elsewhere in the UK.
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- The looming demand-side crisis at US portsSlowdown in cargo shipping seems like bad news for global trade prospects
- Airbus cuts aircraft production by a thirdEuropean aerospace group confirms it will slash output of popular A320 single-aisle jet
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- Airbus reduces jet production to cope with coronavirus crisisMove comes as expert predicts impact of virus on aviation industry will be worse than 9/11. Airbus is to slash the number of planes it builds by a third, amid expectations that the coronavirus pandemic will continue wreaking havoc on global aviation long after travel restrictions are eased.
- Flights are grounded - is this the moment we give up our addiction to flying? | Nicole BadstuberIf the government ends up with a stake in the airline industry, it should steer transport policy towards a lower air-travel future. Passenger air travel has come to a virtual standstill. EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet, and Ryanair has announced it will not resume commercial flights before June. British Airways has elected to suspend 36,000 staff and has closed its operations at Gatwick and London City airports until further notice. Overall, passenger flights have decreased by up to 95%.
Times Online
- Warning to Sadiq Khan on bus driver coronavirus risk [subscription]The mayor of London is under growing pressure to provide personal protective equipment to transport staff after 14 infected workers, including nine bus drivers, died in the capital.
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- England's silent skiesData from airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 revealed a significant reduction in the number of aircraft flying over the capital last night compared to April 7 last year.
- EasyJet founder blasts airline's bosses for taking £600million from taxpayersSir Stelios Haji-Ioannou accused bosses of 'misusing taxpayers' money' and said the decision not to terminate the deal with Airbus 'could be the biggest scandal in British corporate history'.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Airbus cutting plane production rates with fears over jobs at BroughtonThe aerospace giant is reducing future production rates by a third for the foreseeable future
Northern Echo
- PD Ports, in Teesport, invests in green alternativesPD PORTS has continued its investment into environmentally sustainable technology at Teesport as part of its continued commitment to reducing the Port’s carbon footprint.
- Arriva North East responds to bus driver safety concernsA NORTH-EAST bus company has responded to concerns that bus drivers could be at risk of contracting coronavirus while carrying out day-to-day duties at work.
Get Surrey
- Government rejects council's £57m bid for M25 and A22 upgrades to facilitate 4,000-home garden community The funding would have been used to increase capacity on highways running through the proposed 4,000-home South Godstone Garden Community
- Guildford train station closure for engineering works to go ahead as planned despite coronavirus outbreakNetwork Rail says it will be the biggest upgrade at the station for 40 years
North Wales Live
- Driver clocked speeding at 117mph on the A483 in WrexhamPolice have said that while traffic is less busy, the rules of the road remain the same
Reading Evening Post
- What Reading Buses is doing to protect passengers and staff from Covid-19All drivers have been equipped with hand sanitiser and seats closest to the cabin have been cordoned off
Other Regional Press
- “Essential journeys only” advice from train companyWest Midlands Railway is reminding passengers that only essential journeys are permitted this Easter weekend as coronavirus travel restrictions continue.
- First look at new £63m stationThis artist's impression shows the scale of a railway station destined to be built in the middle of a £170 million peninsula development.
Business Live
- Rolls-Royce to restart UK operations after coronavirus shutdownEngineering giant to operate under new safety regime at Derby, Bristol and Barnoldswick sites
- Port of Hull expands refrigerated container capacityFood and medicines to benefit from installations by East Yorkshire engineers and fabricators
- Car retailer furloughs staff while boss donates salary cut to NHSThe firm is also introducing salary cuts for senior staff to protect the business
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- UK airlines to save millions as navigation charges deferredAirlines will be able to temporarily defer the payment of air navigation charges, saving them tens of millions of pounds, following action from UK government. This measure should provide financial relief to airlines struggling as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Airlines will be able to defer the payment of charges for air navigation services in UK and European airspace for the months of February-May 2020 for up to 14 months. In February, the 10 largest UK airlines would have been expected to pay a total of £47.2 million for flights in European airspace. EUROCONTROL, the organisat...
Christian Wolmar
- Rail 900: Has the franchising question been answered at last?Things are too busy and exciting in the rail industry to spend the whole of this column looking back but it is certainly a worthwhile exercise. History may never quite repeat itself, but there are always lessons to be learnt, and a look at franchising is rather timely given recent events.
New Civil Engineer
- 360 Amey workers move to Kier as part of troubled Birmingham roads contractKier has successfully integrated 360 former Amey Highways employees into its own highways team as it starts work on its Birmingham Highways contract.
- Crossrail workers laid off by Balfour Beatty ‘not eligible’ for government helpApproximately 30 Balfour Beatty workers laid off at the Crossrail Whitechapel station will not not qualify for the government's Covid-19 Job Retention Scheme, as the redundancies are "not related" to the coronavirus.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Railway Rainbows needed for displays at railway stations Network Rail’s station teams are inviting the public to send in home-made pictures of rainbows with a railway theme, which will be displayed at Bristol Temple Meads, Reading and London Paddington. The railway rainbow-themed images are hoped to boost morale for station teams and passengers...
- Rail Minister publishes open letter to Rail Delivery Group Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, has published an open letter to RDG asking the industry to proceed in their work ensuring that rail travel continues to operate throughout the coronavirus outbreak. He opened the letter by thanking them for their regular updates throughout the outbreak and the...
Railnews
- Government issues urgent PPE requirements request to rail industry RAIL businesses which need anti-virus personal protection equipment for their staff are being urged to send details of their requirements to the Department of Health and Social Care today (8 April). The Department said all requests will be considered against ˜clinical criteria™.
Transportxtra
- Rail minister urges sector to maintain an accessible service during pandemicCoronavirus: Heaton-Harris writes to Rail Delivery Group after complaints by disability campaigners
Green Miscellany
- Air pollution link to Covid-19 deathsPeople exposed to polluted air are more likely to die from Covid-19, according to American research. Scientists at Harvard found that even tiny increases in historic exposure to airborne particulates appears to increase the death rate by 15 per cent. Acute respiratory distress syndrome is associated with Covid-19-related deaths, as well as other respiratory and heart problems. And it’s known… The post Air pollution link to Covid-19 deaths appeared first on ETA.
Other News Sources
- Grand Central and Hull TrainsMick Whelan, general secretary, has called on the government to help two open access operators – Hull Trains and Grand Central – which are furloughing rail staff.
- Coronavirus test site opens for NHS workers at Gatwick AirportA long-stay car park has been transformed to help the UK fight against coronavirus
- New measures introduced to protect London bus drivers from coronavirus after deaths of 15 transport workersThe deaths of at least 15 transport workers has brought into sharp focus how exposed some key workers are during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Gatwick Airport converts car park into mass testing centreA CAR park has been converted into a drive-through testing centre as the Government aims to ramp up coronavirus tests.
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