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July 19 might not be end of the line for face masks on trains, admits Grant Shapps [subscription]
Transport minister confirms rail operators will be able to make it a condition of carriage that face coverings are worn
Sunday, 11 July 2021
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Rail chaos: Hundreds of trains cancelled ahead of Euro 2020 finalOperators expect a shortage of drivers as more are pinged by Test and Trace and many plan to watch the Euro 2020 final
Bristol Live
- GWR train disruption as test and trace forces staff to stay homeSome trains are 'crowded' as a result of busier services
Other Regional Press
- Remains of Collingbourne Ducis railway to be demolishedTwo ‘unsafe’ vestiges of a former railway are to be demolished after being deemed to “pose a safety hazard” to the public.
- MK Council makes shortlist for new electric bus fleet schemeMK Council have confirmed they have made the final shortlist for a scheme to receive new electric buses for the city’s transport network.
Rail Advent
- Network Rail and Highways England publish the first phase of the Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight StrategyThe Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight Strategy began in July 2020 and is a year’s work by Network Rail and Highways England and marks a step forward in their collaboration to create and implement an integrated strategy to better serve customers.
Rail Business Daily
- Innovation and co-operation – key to access successInnovation and ongoing equipment development have long been at the heart of the scaffolding and access industry. With well-established benefits across the rail industry, Sean Pike, UK Managing Director of Layher Ltd., believes all parties have a key role to play in ensuring key objectives in this context are realised.
- Mace appoints new head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing for constructionMace, the global consultancy and construction company, has appointed Kari Sprostranova to lead the Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy for its construction business.
- HS2 Minister unveils exciting new designs for public space outside West London ‘super-hub’ stationHS2 Minister, Andrew Stephenson MP, has revealed new plans for the urban realm around the new Old Oak Common station in West London.
- Broad support for heritage steam exemption in the Lords’ Environment Bill debateIn a bid to secure the future of heritage steam, Heritage Railway Association (HRA) President, Lord Faulkner has received wide support for his proposed amendment (No. 279) to the Environment Bill during the Bill’s committee stage in the Lords.
Other News Sources
- European operators plan rail service to COP26 in GlasgowPassengers will travel by Eurostar from Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Brussels to London, where they will change to an Avanti West Coast train to Glasgow.
- Elon Musk submits bid to build beach tunnel transport system in FloridaFort Lauderdale has voted to approve a proposal from Elon Musk's tunnelling firm Boring Company to build an underground transit loop connecting the downtown part of the Florida city to its beachfront.
- Elon Musk submits bid to build beach tunnel transport system in FloridaFort Lauderdale has voted to approve a proposal from Elon Musk's tunnelling firm Boring Company to build an underground transit loop connecting the downtown part of the Florida city to its beachfront.
- Work starts on £8m business centre at Goole 'Rail Village'The site will provide office space near a new £50m research base for Siemens
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