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Avoid train travel at Christmas, Grant Shapps urges [subscription]

People should consider avoiding the railway at Christmas because of major “limitations” imposed on the network’s capacity, according to the transport secretary.

Quarantine travel reduction is a start but not end solution, says Heathrow boss

The boss of Heathrow today welcomed the reduction in the quarantine period for travellers returning to Britain from a fortnight to five days as a start but not enough in itself to get back to business as usual

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  • Tram-Train pilot comes to an end as other local authorities seek to create their ownWhen the Tram-Train pilot between Sheffield and Rotherham was conceived it was always due to be a two year pilot but with that period now up (it having launched in October 2018) it has been confirmed – as if confirmation was needed as the amount of investment involved in the scheme was unlikely to see it abandoned after a couple of years – that the service will continue to operate. Various local and national transport officials have also come out to say how much a success it has been and that it is planned to be a blueprint for other areas with over ten local authorities said to be interested as South Yorkshire also looks for further lines.

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  • New technology comes to the aid of Ribblehead The famous Ribblehead viaduct which was at the centre of unsuccessful proposals to close the Settle & Carlisle Line in the 1980s is receiving more attention than ever, after Network Rail scanned the viaduct using drones, lasers and 3D software.

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