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Covid: Bus and train firms must decide whether to require masks
Masks will not be legally required on public transport when Covid restrictions are eased in England.
Action needed on railway drainage, structures and safety says industry regulator
The Office of Rail & Road (ORR) has said that the rail sector dealt with the challenges of Covid well but must deliver more action on “Cinderella assets” of drainage and earthworks, as well as track worker safety, in its annual reports on the sector.
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
BBC News
- Scottish airports call for relaxation of quarantine rulesScotland's airports want the same exemptions for vaccinated travellers as those planned in England.
- Heathrow's long queues blamed on self-isolating staffTerminal 5 sees long queues at security because staff were told to self-isolate by the NHS app.
- Truck driver visa options under discussionThe government mulls how to deal with a lack of drivers amid warnings of food supply problems.
- Virgin Galactic may sell $500m of shares after space successThe company filed to sell up to $500m (£360m) in stock the day after its founder reached the edge of space.
- Covid: Bus and train firms must decide whether to require masksMasks will not be legally required on public transport when Covid restrictions are eased in England.
ITV News
- Inside the disused Welsh railway tunnel that could become Europe's longest underground cycle routeIt has been hailed as a feat of Victorian engineering - but the Rhondda and Swansea Bay railway tunnel hasn't seen a train pass through for more than half a century.
Financial Times
- Britain set to ban sale of diesel trucks from 2040Government will set out strategy to cut transport sector’s carbon emissions
- Ryanair aims to hire 2,000 pilots over next three yearsLow-cost airline embarks on recruitment spree for its new fleet of Boeing 737 Max jets
- Rivals rush to take advantage of security crackdown on China’s DidiCompeting ride-hailing groups boost attempts to lure users during probe into market leader
Times Online
- Two-hour queues at Heathrow after 120 staff told to isolate [subscription]Passengers faced long queues at Heathrow yesterday because scores of security staff were told to self-isolate.
- Britain is in the wrong gear on cycle lanes, study finds [subscription]Britain is lagging behind other countries on the development of cycle-friendly cities despite miles of new lanes being built in the past year.
City AM
- Let the train take the strain: The revival of sleeper servicesThe opening of the Eurostar service between London and Paris revolutionised travel for Britons to the Continent. The first train from Waterloo to the Gare du Nord ran on 14 November 1994, and a full daily service was operating by the following May.
- SpaceIL secures funding for second lunar landing attempt after 2019 crashSpaceIL, the non-profit Israeli initiative whose spacecraft crashed on the moon two years ago, has said that it has secured The post SpaceIL secures funding for second lunar landing attempt after 2019 crash appeared first on CityAM.
Birmingham Mail
- Redundancies announced at Jaguar Land Rover's Halewood plantJaguar Land Rover said they are 'taking action to optimise performance and achieve further operational efficiencies to enable sustainable growth and safeguard the long-term success of our business'
- Council forks out £13k after children wrongly denied free school transportThe complaint led to another seven possible cases being discovered
Birmingham Post
- Turnover falls £20m at up market motorway services group as pandemic hitsThe business opened its first site in 1972
- Midlands cab company continues nationwide expansion plans'It is exciting times at Take Me as we keep expanding and adding brilliant local businesses to our network fleet'
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Retired Pacer lifted into position at West Yorkshire stationA RETIRED train carriage has been lowered into position at a West Yorkshire station for a local charity called Platform 1.
- Rise in number of cyclists and motorcyclists injured on Bradford's roadsTHERE was an increase in the number of cyclists and motorcyclists injured on Bradford’s roads last year - despite a decrease in the overall number of accidents.
London Evening Standard
- Ryanair set to hire 2,000 pilots to fly new Boeing 737 Max aircraftDublin based airline Ryanair has announced it will recruit 2,000 new pilots over the next three years.
The York Press
- York's forgotten 'Ordnance Railway' to be celebrated with new plaqueA plaque commemorating York's 'Ordnance Railway' is to be officially unveiled at the weekend.
Other Regional Press
- Easyjet launch first flight from Bournemouth Airport to LiverpoolEASYJET’S first flight on its new domestic summer route launched from Bournemouth Airport over the weekend.
New Civil Engineer
- Government has 10 days to avoid ‘summer of uncertainty’ for rail industryWith only 10 days left before Parliament goes into recess, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has urged the government to publish a number of rail investment strategies, in order to avoid a “summer of uncertainty” for businesses.
- Action needed on railway drainage, structures and safety says industry regulatorThe Office of Rail & Road (ORR) has said that the rail sector dealt with the challenges of Covid well but must deliver more action on “Cinderella assets” of drainage and earthworks, as well as track worker safety, in its annual reports on the sector.
Railnews
- Network Rail condemns 'shocking' survey results A new survey which suggests that a third of British adults are prepared to risk their lives to retrieve an everyday object such as a mobile phone or a bunch of keys from the track has been described by Network Rail as 'shocking'.
The Business Desk
- ‘Underused’ railway station could be closedPeople are being invited to have their say on the future of Cottingley Rail Station, Leeds, as part of a 12-week consultation being held by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City Council and Munroe K.
Other News Sources
- 'Chaos' for passengers at Heathrow after staff told to isolateOne passenger said there were "easily a thousand" people queuing to get through security at Terminal 5
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