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Surge in over-70s' bus travel despite told to avoid public transport
The number of over 70s travelling by bus in Scotland has increased by nearly 4,000 a day since lockdown started despite being urged to avoid public transport.
Weight sensors keep trains at ‘safe’ capacity [subscription]
Trains will feature weight sensors to prevent overloading and maintain social distancing as operators prepare to reintroduce full timetables in July.
Full details of Government's £1.6 billion TfL bailout revealed
Full details of the Government's £1.6 billion bailout for Transport for London were published today as a row raged about the temporary withdrawal of free travel for schoolchildren and during the morning peak for over-60s.
Saturday, 30 May 2020
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- Cruise firm Carnival set for the drop in FTSE 100 reshuffleCruise operator Carnival is set to drop out of the FTSE 100 stock index next week when Britain’s league of The post Cruise firm Carnival set for the drop in FTSE 100 reshuffle appeared first on CityAM.
Liverpool Echo
- Mersey Ferries to offer most extensive timetable since the 1980s amid social distancing pressuresCommuter ferry services across the River Mersey are set to return to their highest frequency in decades as the crossings start to play a vital role in Merseyside's post-lockdown transport network.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Shields Ferry to resume service on Sundays as lockdown restrictions are easedNexus has confirmed the return of the ferry service which ceased operations on Sundays earlier this year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
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- Ferry operator CalMac warns against island travel amid fears fine weather and slight easing of Scottish Government's Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown restrictions might spark irresponsible actsFERRY operator CalMac has repeated its plea to the public not to travel to the islands – amid fears that stunning weather and a slight easing in lockdown restrictions might spark a flood of irresponsible journeys this weekend.
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