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People should consider avoiding the railway at Christmas because of major “limitations” imposed on the network’s capacity, according to the transport secretary.
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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
Wednesday, 25 November 2020
The Independent
- Rail passengers over Christmas should ‘look at alternatives,’ says transport secretary‘I would appeal to people to think very carefully about their travel plans,’ said Grant Shapps
Times Online
- 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.
City AM
- Think 'carefully' before travelling at Christmas, warns ShappsPeople should think “carefully” about travelling over the Christmas period, the transport secretary warned today, because of “limitations” on the UK’s railways.
Birmingham Mail
- New look for trains on Snow Hill line serving Worcestershire commutersWest Midlands Railway has revealed its new and improved trains which will serve Worcestershire commuters on the Snow Hill line.
Birmingham Post
- Manchester sanitiser firm supplying London Underground sees turnover grow 2,000%The business, founded in 2018, said the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic prompted a “sharp rise” in interest for its products
Sheffield Star
- Proposal to build HS2 in ‘phases’ prompts fears that it may not reach SheffieldA proposal to build the HS2 rail link in phases has led to fears the eastern leg of the project will be scrapped altogether, missing areas such as Sheffield and Leeds.
Other Regional Press
- Metro Mayor to meet with railways minister to lobby for more trains through ElyMayor, James Palmer, is to meet with the railways minister to lobby for improved capacity at the Ely north complex and Ely station area.
- Meet Barry - one of a team of new managers at South Western Railway working 24/7 to make train services around Portsmouth more efficientTRAIN services in and around Portsmouth are about to become more efficient, thanks to South Western Railway’s newest team.
- Please consider not making tracks at Christmas, transport secretary urgesPEOPLE should consider not travelling by train at Christmas due to the rail network’s ‘limitations’, transport secretary Grants Shapps has said.
- c2c chaos: MPs vow to fight for change after 'unacceptable' cuts“The situation for commuters is unacceptable, not only in terms of the cost that they are paying for their tickets but also in terms of the service given. The changes to the timetable are also unacceptable.
- £160m bid for Oxford station and railway upgradesA £160m plan to turn Oxford’s railway station into a 'transport hub of national significance' could be signed off this week.
British Trams Online
- 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.
New Civil Engineer
- Crossrail enters another construction blockade ahead of train testingA second blockade of the railway has been implemented on Crossrail to get the stations, tunnels and portals ready for the next stage of testing.
- Scotland minister: Connecting HS2 across the border can help appease independence supportersThe UK government minister for Scotland Iain Stewart has called for cross border connectivity with High Speed 2 (HS2) to help “strengthen the Union”.
- Exclusive | Crossrail construction injuries spiked as focus switched to Covid safetyConstruction-related injuries on the Crossrail project have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, NCE can reveal.
- HS2 launches first major civils contract on Crewe leg of routeHigh Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) has launched the procurement process for the first major civils contract north of the West Midlands.
Railnews
- 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.
Other News Sources
- Ministers asked to intervene over rail research instituteRail industry and civic leaders are urging the Government to accelerate construction of an advanced rail Institute that would provide a “...game-changing opportunity for the UK”.
- Tyne and Wear Metro launches mobile ticketing on Android phonesPassengers on the Metro light railway network in Tyne and Wear in the north-east of England can now buy and store electronic tickets on their Android smartphone without needing a physical ticket or a smart transit card.
- TfW welcomes new member to Community Rail NetworkTransport for Wales has welcomed the election of Lisa Denison to the board of directors of the Community Rail Network (CRN).
- Siemens Mobility and partners to study automated rail operationsSiemens Mobility will contribute its experience and expertise to two innovative research projects studying the safety of automated rail operations.
- HS2 Ltd showcases Ł12bn in supply chain opportunitiesTHE developer of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project, HS2 Ltd, launched a four-day virtual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event on November 23, in order to showcase more than 400,000 supply chain opportunities worth around Ł12bn for Phase 1 of the project.
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