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Monday, 17 August 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Public transport restrictions lifted on MondayBuses and trains were mainly for the use of key workers and people unable to work from home during lockdown.
• Stonehaven train derailment: Minute's silence to remember rail crash victimsTrain stations across Scotland will fall silent at 09:43 on Wednesday - exactly a week after the crash was reported.

Financial Times

• US airlines hope Hawaii is route to recoveryCarriers bet that Americans tired of the coronavirus lockdown will seek vacations in hot places

The Guardian

• Tree of the week: the beloved 250-year-old wild pear being cut down for HS2The Cubbington pear tree is the second-largest in the country, a local landmark and was England’s tree of the year in 2015. Yet, despite years of protests, it is being felled for a railway line
• Tree of the week: the beloved 250-year-old wild pear being cut down for HS2The Cubbington pear tree is the second-largest in the country, a local landmark and was England’s tree of the year in 2015. Yet, despite years of protests, it is being felled for a railway line

Times Online

• Union seeks flexible rail season tickets [subscription]The government is being urged to launch a national scheme for flexible rail season tickets as many people will continue working from home after the pandemic.

Mail Online

• Heathrow Airport launches £150 coronavirus test for arriving passengersThe tests, costing £150, are already in use in more than 30 countries including Germany, France and Austria so arrivals can avoid having to self-isolate for two weeks.

Birmingham Post

• Rolls-Royce resumes testing on revolutionary new aero engine techFirm starts latest phase of testing on technology for next generation of engines
• Transport boss responds to station queuing fears, issues key back to work advice'Don't think you can suddenly go back to your usual routine'
• Cycle Show leaves NEC after almost a decadeOne of the UK's largest consumer sports shows has moved back to London after a run of nine consecutive events at the Solihull venue

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Passenger figures at Leeds-Bradford Airport start to take off LEEDS-BRADFORD Airport has been

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Travel restrictions on using trains and buses to be eased in Wales - but one rule's here to stayThe use of public transport had been limited to key workers but that will change from tomorrow

Wales Online

• More people can use public transport as restrictions easedTrain and bus companies have been running reduced services since lockdown measures were introduced in March

Lancashire Telegraph

• Transport for the North: More frequent trains between Blackburn and Clitheroe proposedLANCASHIRE County Council has put forward a proposal to invest in more frequent rail travel between Blackburn and Clitheroe.

Leeds Live

• Jet2 to press ahead with 102 pilot job cuts, union saysBalpahas called for support for the aviation industry

Other Regional Press

• Wrexham’s MP Welcomes additional funding for bus operators across WalesWrexham’s MP has welcomed the news that funding has been announced to ramp up bus services across Wales.
• Hundreds back campaign to save vital bus route connecting Glasgow village to East KilbrideA petition with more than 470 signatures has been submitted to First Bus to reverse the changes to the number 31 service.
• Batley and Spen MP backs residents' fight to stop closure of level crossingBatley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin has backed a campaign by residents who are fighting the closure of the Lady Anne Level Crossing in Batley.
• South Yorkshire campaign groups back a HS2 route changeThe proposed change could bypass the 'Northern Loop' which connects the main line to Sheffield
• Number of fatalities on Dorset roads increased last year Hundreds of people were killed or seriously injured on Dorset's roads last year, new figures show.
• Why it will soon cost you less to get a bus in CoventryBus fares are being cut

Business Live

• East Midlands Airport adopts Derby firm’s loo technology to cut down water useCastle Donington airport installs HSG’s Ureco system to save water, cash and the environment

Construction Enquirer

• London City Airport pauses £500m expansion planLondon City Airport has put its £500m expansion programme on hold due to a slump in demand during the Covid pandemic.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 signs research deal to spark innovationHigh Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) has signed a research & development deal with the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network.
• Rail stations investment ’key to building back better’ after Covid-19Investing in rail station upgrades should be “key to building back better” after Covid-19, according to a report by the Urban Transport Group.

Rail Advent

• Eversholt Rail and Alstom invest £1m into Hydrogen trains in Widnes – class number confirmedEversholt Rail and Alstom have announced plans to fast-track the hydrogen train industry with a new £1m investment into British hydrogen trains, creating a new class of train, the 600 series.
• Coronavirus: c2c launches face mask exemption badge schemeTrain operator, c2c, has launched a new exemption badge for passengers who are unable to wear a face covering.

Railnews

• Monday essay: the Stonehaven mystery Stations in Scotland and many in England and Wales will fall silent for a minute on Wednesday at 09.43, one week after the derailment south west of Stonehaven. The time has been chosen to mark the moment that the incident was reported. But this train was the 06.38 from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street, which left punctually and was apparently still on time at Stonehaven (booked departure 06.54). The long period of time between then and when the alarm was raised is just one of the mysteries surrounding this incident, as Sim Harris reports.

Railway Gazette

• UK universities and HS2 Ltd finalise research partnershipUK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has signed what it terms a ’ground-breaking agreement’ with the UK Rail Research & Innovation Network of universities and research institutions.

Other News Sources

• Government assistance will be key, says airport chief as passenger numbers drop by 74%PASSENGER numbers at London Luton Airport are down by 74% on last year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
• Bucks Council increase bus services this SeptemberThe Council are looking at adding additional services thanks to a Government grant.
• Government urged to launch national scheme for flexible rail ticketsThe Government is being urged to launch a national scheme for flexible rail tickets as many people will continue working from home as coronavirus pandemic restrictions further ease.
• Government urged to launch national scheme for flexible rail ticketsThe Government is being urged to launch a national scheme for flexible rail tickets as many people will continue working from home as coronavirus pandemic restrictions further ease.
• Concerns over lack of helmets in advert encouraging cycling A COUNTY resident has raised concerns that council adverts on buses which promote cycling do not show people wearing a helmet.
• Anger at plan to close Richardson Road, Hove to traffic BUSINESS owners have shown their total opposition to plans to close their road to traffic.

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