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Give us back the daily rail commute, say staff desperate for freedom [subscription]

Seven in 10 people now say that they will return to the same commute as they did before the pandemic, according to research. Britons are increasingly keen to restart the daily commute after more than a year of working from home, according to accountant PwC.

Andy Burnham may continue with mask-wearing mandate on Manchester’s public transport network

The Greater Manchester mayor is also urging Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to begin Labour’s fightback by leading on UK’s Covid recovery policy

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  • First phase of Solent to the Midlands multimodal freight strategy publishedNetwork Rail and Highways England have published the first phase of the Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight Strategy.    The study forms part of Network Rail’s Long-Term Planning Process and Highways England’s Route Strategy and Pioneer Projects work, both of which are designed to identify investment priorities for the future.   The study uses data to identify where there may be freight flows that currently use road but could be better served by rail.    It also outlines the benefits that modal shift to rail offers to freight end-users and wider road ...
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