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Rail franchising has hit the buffers. The question is, what replaces it?
ail franchising is being suspended “for a limited period, initially six months,” said the Department for Transport. Are you sure? It seems more likely the whole franchising model, as understood since privatisation in the 1990s, is now finished for good.
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
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- Traffic Commissioners require electronic communication during COVID-19 outbreakTransport regulators give strong guidance on how to maintain services following Government advice. The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain are currently faced with the difficult task of providing ongoing support and service to the transport industry, during a time of unprecedented disruption. Our roads need to be kept safe for essential deliveries, but the regulators are reviewing their processes and making essential adaptations as the COVID-19 situation develops.
BBC News
- Coronavirus hits Birmingham's clean air zone planBirmingham is seeking to delay its crackdown on cars entering the city centre.
- Coronavirus: Carmakers answer pleas to make medical suppliesThe auto industry is pledging to help tackle a shortage of ventilators and masks as virus spreads.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Taxi company offers to help people across the North EastWallsend based Blueline Taxis is offering vouchers to vital healthcare workers and has stepped forward to provide food deliveries for those who can't get to shops
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- TfL suspends all road user charging schemes to help critical workersTransport for London has announced that all road user charging schemes in the capital will be temporarily suspended. This will come into effect so that none of the charges are in operation from Monday 23 March until further notice. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has asked for this move to ensure London’s critical workers, particularly those in the NHS, are able to travel round London as easily as possible during this national emergency. It also supports the supply chain, the effort to keep supermarkets fully stocked and the city’s continued operation. Government advice is that p...
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