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Coronavirus showed the way cities fund public transport is broken
Lack of public transport funding after Covid will only amplify the existing inequalities between transit access and disadvantaged groups, say transport researches
Trains as industry set to recommend windows are kept open to prevent spread of coronavirus
Commuters could face a chilly winter on trains as the industry is set to recommend windows are kept open to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz steps down
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz is stepping down from the role with immediate effect, owner International Airlines Group (IAG) said.
Monday, 12 October 2020
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- High-speed train 'stabling' facility proposed near GretnaA high-speed train "stabling" facility - creating up to 100 jobs - could be constructed in southern Scotland.
- Kintore rail services return for first time since 1964Rail services are returning to the Aberdeenshire town of Kintore for the first time in more than 50 years.
The Telegraph
- Trains as industry set to recommend windows are kept open to prevent spread of coronavirusCommuters could face a chilly winter on trains as the industry is set to recommend windows are kept open to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- HS2: Will high speed rail in fact slow us down?By his own admission, giving high speed rail the green light was a controversial and difficult decision for Boris Johnson, who had long had at least one foot in the anti-HS2 camp.
Other Regional Press
- 21 charged after protest at HS2 site near Maple Cross Police have charged more than 20 people following a protest at an HS2 site.
- Sherborne railway station could be voted Britain's favourite A Dorset railway station has made the shortlist in a public vote to find Britain’s favourite.
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- Wigan railway repairs complete after flood damage and landslipNetwork Rail engineers have completed emergency flood damage repairs on the railway between Wigan and Southport after flooding closed the line last week.
Railway Gazette
- SLC becomes newest train operator and sets up training academyUK: The Office of Rail & Road has granted a non-passenger train licence to SLC Operations Ltd, which is formed of part of rail infrastructure design, project management, investment and engineering services group SLC.
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- Trains firm must stop disrupting students, says Hereford MP In his regular column for the Hereford Times, Hereford and South Herefordshire MP Jesse Norman takes train company Transport for Wales to task
- Transport for Wales extra train for Gwent sixth-formersTRANSPORT for Wales has bowed to pressure from Gwent sixth-formers who complained about the company's travel arrangements for students.
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