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Digital 'health passport' trials under way to aid reopening of borders
CommonPass aims to create common standard proving a traveller is Covid-free or vaccinated. A new digital health passport is to be piloted by a small number of passengers flying from the UK to the US for the first time next week under plans for a global framework for Covid-safe air travel.The CommonPass system, backed by the World Economic Forum (WEF), is designed to create a common international standard for passengers to demonstrate they do not have coronavirus
Transport Secretary admits new cycle lanes are leaving roads 'backed up' with traffic [subscription]
Grant Shapps warns he is 'not prepared to tolerate' badly designed closures and cycle lanes, imposing 'sweeping changes' to communities
Sunday, 18 October 2020
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- Croydon tram crash: Inquest postponed due to rising Covid levelsAn inquest into the November 2016 crash that killed seven will not start on Monday as planned.
The Guardian
- Digital 'health passport' trials under way to aid reopening of bordersCommonPass aims to create common standard proving a traveller is Covid-free or vaccinated. A new digital health passport is to be piloted by a small number of passengers flying from the UK to the US for the first time next week under plans for a global framework for Covid-safe air travel.The CommonPass system, backed by the World Economic Forum (WEF), is designed to create a common international standard for passengers to demonstrate they do not have coronavirus
The Scotsman
- Governments split on Borders Rail future as campaign to extend line continues on fifth anniversary of openingFive years ago, Queen Elizabeth II opened the largest new railway line project seen in Scotland for decades to a fanfare of excitement.
The Telegraph
- Serco plans to seize on failure of franchising with rail return [subscription]The attraction of fixed fees lures Serco back to UK transport after coronavirus kills off ‘bonkers’ old model
- Transport Secretary admits new cycle lanes are leaving roads 'backed up' with traffic [subscription]Grant Shapps warns he is 'not prepared to tolerate' badly designed closures and cycle lanes, imposing 'sweeping changes' to communities
Times Online
- The Government must steer us out of Covid transport chaos [subscription]At last, someone is getting a grip on the chaos on Britain’s roads. Since the start of the pandemic, drivers have been subjected to a gamut of ridiculous new restrictions on their ability to get around. Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, decided that Covid necessitated a transformation in travel, and called on local authorities to refashion their roads, with the aim of making it easier to walk and cycle. The result has been a mess: road closures that have merely diverted traffic onto other routes and caused congestion, “pop-up” cycle lanes that are rarely used, and street narrowing programmes that have put people off visiting local high streets.
- Are jetpacks and air taxis the future of personal transport? [subscription]need a jetpack. Actually, make it a flying car. No, wait — what I desperately need is one of those levitating motorcycles that they race around on in the Star Wars films. You know the ones, where the driver is bent over like a jockey? Yeah, gimme one of those. My Toyota Prius does stupendous mileage to the gallon but it is just too pedestrian. I need to fly to work, hover down the street for a loaf of bread, glide over the gridlock just so I can look down — figuratively and literally — on all those “groundies”. Suckers.
Daily Record
- Taxi boss paid £1million to transport schoolchildren is stripped of licencePolice Scotland said the taxi boss was “likely to cause a threat to public safety” after he was caught breaking road laws.
- JK Rowling Edinburgh Waverley poster triggers complaint battle with rail bossesNetwork Rail bosses received hundreds of messages after removing a poster backing the author’s controversial transgender comments.
Mail Online
- HS2 to fuel the Northern Powerhouse: Manchester Piccadilly and Airport will get two more stations for high-speed trains while extra northbound line will run to Crewe under proposed changesManchester's HS2 stations are today at the centre of proposals to boost connections between the high-speed railway and Northern Powerhouse Rail.
Belfast Telegraph
- Lockdown drinking at Belfast airports could take off as exemption means pubs at terminals can serve boozeWHILE bars across the country were forced to close at 6pm on Friday evening, there are still pubs here where punters can legally get a freshly pulled pint.
Manchester Evening News
- All change at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport as proposed HS2 rail 'refinements' revealedThe announcement marks long-awaited progress on the western leg of HS2, transport bosses said, and confirms a link with the proposed Northern Powerhouse Rail network
Northern Echo
- Bus lane in Durham slammed after council issues 8,000 fines in first month A COUNTY Durham bus lane which has been criticised for “catching drivers out” has seen more than 8,000 motorists handed fines in the first month of operation, we can today reveal.
The York Press
- York station booking office "insult to travelling public"THE new booking office at York Station is an absolute insult to the travelling public. The old office, during busy periods,would have a staff of four or five assisting up to 30 to 40 travellers. The new kiosk appears to have facilities to accommodate a maximum of two staff and half a dozen members of the public.
North Wales Live
- City Region secures Ł50 million covid package from governmentLeaders have been pushing all week for more funding to help workers and businesses hit by new measures
Other Regional Press
- Borders Railway: Hopes of Carlisle extension hurt, says MPHOPES of a Borders Railway extension to Carlisle have taken a hit after the Scottish transport secretary blocked a review into cross-border transport.
- Inside the Ł1 billion Norwegian Bliss and Norwegian Encore ships moored in Weymouth Bay Two new billion-pound cruise ships with swimming pools and race tracks have recently entered Weymouth and Portland during the coronavirus pandemic.
- JlR round-up: VR offered to some staff, amazing old Jags and moreAll the latest news on Britain's biggest car maker
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Vital rail services protected through new deal with Arriva CrossCountryVital long-distance rail services that people the length of Great Britain rely upon will continue to run and support the UK’s recovery from coronavirus (COVID-19), thanks to a new contract signed between the government and Arriva CrossCountry. Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has announced today (16 October 2020) that Arriva CrossCountry, which has run the service since 2007, will continue to operate the franchise for 3 more years until October 2023. This will provide certainty for passengers and staff as the future direction of rail reform takes shape. As people return to the railway...
Railway Gazette
- Amsterdam – Wien sleeper train testingNETHERLANDS: Trial running has been completed for the operation of Nightjet sleeper trains between Amsterdam and Wien from the December timetable change, when Amsterdam will rejoin the network of European overnight trains for the first time since 2016.
Other News Sources
- Rail chiefs set to bring in full booze ban on all trains in ScotlandRail bosses are set to bring in a full booze ban on trains in Scotland as terrified staff reveal details of packed trains with drunk passengers swapping face masks.
- KAYS Traffic Management: Blackburn company unveils unveils 'all new and improved fleet'A ROAD MAINTENANCE firm has announced plans for a new expansion, expanding its staff and upgrading its fleet of vehicles.
- Government to publish 'comprehensive' net-zero strategy in build up to COP26 The UK Government has responded to the latest Committee on Climate Change (CCC) progress report, pledging to publish a "comprehensive" strategy that will detail how all parts of the economy will decarbonise in line with the national net-zero emissions target for 2050.
- Letter from Southern Railway on police incidentBEHAVIOUR such as that reported in The Argus is absolutely unacceptable, and we understand how distressing it must have been for the lady involved (I felt angry and violated, says woman after ordeal on train, 7 October).
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