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More than 1,200 London buses have been fitted with a device to allow drivers to breathe fresh air and reduce the risk of catching Covid-19 after 45 TfL deaths from the virus were recorded.
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- Alcohol ban comes into force on Scotland's rail networkPeople are no longer allowed to drink alcohol on trains or at stations as part of measures to stem Covid.
Financial Times
- Is it the end of the line for mass transit systems? Revenues have fallen victim to the pandemic. Now there are concerns about what happens if passengers don’t return
Birmingham Mail
- What Broad Street looks like as metro hits another milestoneThere's one more year to go before we can start to use tram services up and down Broad Street but the West Midlands Metro is one more step closer to reaching its goal
Other Regional Press
- Rural train services are cut by ScotRailSome train services on the West Highland Line will be suspended next month, ScotRail has confirmed.
New Civil Engineer
- Carbon management standard accreditation first for HS2HS2 has said that it has become the first UK transport sector client – and only the second in the world – to achieve the global carbon management standard PAS 2080.
- Revealed: The 253 companies and public bodies to sign HS2 ‘gagging orders’The names of companies and public bodies who have signed non disclosure agreements (NDAs) with High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) can finally be revealed after an 18 month Freedom of Information (FoI) battle.
Railnews
- Monday essay: A political problem (conclusion)THE Department for Transport has agreed to provide financial help for Transport for London until next year, but the agreement has not been reached without a price. In the second of two essays, Sim Harris looks at the effect politicians can have on the business of running transport services.
Railway Gazette
- Skytrain monorail on testCHINA: A driverless suspended monorail vehicle with a design speed of 80 km/h is being tested on an 800 m elevated track in Wuhan.
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