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Monday, 03 August 2020

BBC News

• Cressbrook bus service cancelled as cars block routeA bus service has cancelled its route through a village after cars parked at a beauty spot blocked the road, making it impossible to pass.
• Aviation buckles up for turbulent timesIt was the first industry into coronavirus crisis. It's the reason the virus spread so fast. And aviation is still among the worst affected parts of the economy.
• Coronavirus: Irish government to introduce random testing at airportsRandom coronavirus testing will be introduced at airports in the Republic of Ireland, the country's health minister has said. Speaking to RTÉ's This Week programme, Stephen Donnelly said the move was needed because the "international situation is becoming more volatile".
• Coronavirus: How the travel downturn is sending jet planes to 'boneyards'Amid the pandemic, commercial air fleets are grounded in some of the world's most remote locations.
• Ban ads for polluting large cars, report saysA new campaign says the government should ban adverts for large cars like sports utility vehicles.

The Guardian

• Ban SUV adverts to meet UK climate goals, report urgesHigh-polluting cars are threat to public health, says New Weather Institute thinktankAdvertising of sports utility vehicles, which emit more greenhouse gases than other cars, should be banned so the UK can meet its climate goals, a report has said.The large increase in numbers of SUVs in the UK and around the world is the second-largest contributor to the increase in global emissions since 2010, according to the International Energy Agency. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Aviation firms braced for quarantine ‘suffocation’Manchester Airports Group chairman Sir Adrian Montague warns that airport testing will not save the industry

Times Online

• Taxpayers are losing millions on Trainline ticket sales [subscription]The railways were effectively nationalised in March, but the booking service still takes up to 9% commission
• Bad cyclists are holding back green revolution [subscription]Inconsiderate members of my two-wheeled tribe need to mend their ways if more are to join us

City AM

• Uber launches first commuter boat service on the ThamesUber’s first ever UK boat service will set sail on the River Thames today in a new partnership that will The post Uber launches first commuter boat service on the Thames appeared first on CityAM.

The Mirror

• Heathrow chaos as travellers queue for hours at border and chant "get more staff"Passengers were forced to wait for up to an hour just to have their passports checked with just three Border Force staff on duty at Heathrow Terminal 5 on Saturday

Belfast Telegraph

• Uber teams with Thames Clippers for Uber Boat serviceUber’s first ever UK boat service will set sail on the River Thames today in a new partnership that will see Thames Clippers’ commuter service rebranded by the global ride-hailing giant.

Birmingham Mail

• No noise and a guaranteed seat - Why I have LOVED catching the train in lockdownBirminghamLive reporter Ross McCarthy has been travelling in to the city centre on the Cross City Line throughout the pandemic - here's what he's made of it

Birmingham Post

• Alstom takeover of Bombardier approved by EU regulatorsEuropean Commission’s decision opens way to create world’s second largest train-maker

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Road scheme will help boost Brighouse, Councillor claimsA MAJOR road scheme will help encourage more people in Brighouse to walk and cycle - a local Councillor has claimed.

Bristol Live

• Trains running again at Avon Valley RailwayDiesel services will operate on the heritage line initially after a four-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Post (North Wales)

• BA's unique VIP Airbus heir to Concorde set to be retiredThe A318 flies under the same flight number as Concorde

Lincolnshire Echo

• People living near railway station warned about planned construction worksPeople living near a railway station in Lincolnshire are being warned they could face disruption in the coming months.

Metro

• Hundreds packed into long queues at Heathrow again with ‘no social distancing’Frustrated travellers chanted ‘we want more staff’ as they were forced to queue for hours at passport control at Heathrow Airport this weekend. 

The York Press

• All aboard as North Yorkshire Moors Railway returns STEAM trains have returned to the North York Moors for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.

Wales Online

• Earthworks approved for site which could be used for rail testingThe site covering the Nant Helen coal mine could be used for the Welsh Government's £100m train testing project that would bring around 100 jobs to the area

Cambridge News

• Savage reactions to Cambridge's new Dutch-style roundaboutThe roundabout is the first of its kind in the UK but some readers remain somewhat sceptical

North Wales Live

• Two weeks of disruption on major city road aheadWork necessary to fix a gas leak at the point where two large mains meet
• Passengers face bank holiday rail chaos around LiverpoolDiversions and rail replacement bus services are in store as Network Rail carries out a series of improvement works

Other Regional Press

• ScotRail to increase Glasgow train servicesSCOTRAIL has reminded customers train services across Glasgow will be increasing
• £1 million rail improvements completed in JohnstoneA MAJOR project to improve Johnstone’s rail infrastructure has been completed.
• Public to have say on Weymouth Station Gateway projectIt's now over to residents who are being invited to have their say on plans to improve the area outside Weymouth railway station.

C.N.N.

• NASA-SpaceX mission: Astronauts splash down after historic missionSpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft — carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley — landed safely on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico.

Rail Business Daily

• Study reveals COVID-19 transmission rate on trainsA study by scientists from the University of Southampton has examined the chances of catching COVID-19 in a train carriage carrying an infectious person.
• More than nine out of ten trains on time for five months in a rowNew figures published show that more than nine out of ten ScotRail trains have arrived on time for the past five months in a row.
• Innovative data methods for passenger safety during the Covid-19 outbreakThe rail industry has been working hard to attract passengers back to rail. RSSB has been undertaking work in the area of crowd simulation to quantify the risk of infection from Covid-19 per average passenger journey. In the article below, we share the preliminary results of RSSB’s findings and detail what it hopes to do with the results and research in the near future.
• Hull Trains reveals return date for summerPeople in Hull and East Riding can take advantage of more direct trains to London next month as Hull Trains is pleased to announce the resumption of services.
• Raj Sinha joins SWGR as Group Managing DirectorRaj Sinha has joined SWGR as the company’s new Group Managing Director. SWGR is a leading supplier of civil, mechanical, electrical, fabrication services and personnel to a wide range of household names and specialist clients in the oil and gas, engineering, rail, construction, bridges and marine/ports sectors.

Other News Sources

• Punjab-born UK MP Virendra Sharma leads campaign to save Heathrow jobsHeathrow has historically employed a large number of Indian-origin people, who over the years took up residence in nearby London suburbs such as Southall
• The huge new hidden bridge that nobody seems to know aboutNetwork Rail installs Cloddymore Footbridge over the railway line at a tucked away site in Cheltenham