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Britain's busiest airport has revealed it lost almost three-quarters of its passengers last year due to 'lockdowns and border closures'. Only 22 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in 2020; 73 per cent less than the previous year.
11,000 tonne tunnel to be installed on the railway in first for UK engineering
Massive concrete structure to be pushed under the East Coast Main Line as part of £1.2bn upgrade
Brittany Ferries unveils gigantic new gas driven vessel
Salamanca has taken to the water at a shipyard in China and will enter service between the UK and Europe in 2022
Tuesday, 12 January 2021
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- Covid: Transport workers call for better protection after rise in deathsLondon's transport workers are calling for better protection against Covid-19 after fifty-seven Transport for London (TfL) staff have died from the virus.
- Covid: Disruption as 28 Wrexham bus drivers test positiveArriva Buses Wales says its services are still safe for passengers as 28 drivers test positive.
Mail Online
- Transport For London reveals 57 staff have been killed by Covid including 42 bus workers and one in 10 of their staff is absent due to sickness, self-isolating or shieldingTransport for London has revealed that 57 of its staff have been killed by coronavirus and one in 10 workers is absent due to sickness or self-isolation.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- 28 Arriva bus drivers test positive for coronavirus following outbreak at North Wales depotThe firm is urging all passengers to wear face masks in the wake of the outbreak which will cause disruption to some services
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- Campaign to improve public transport in Epping Forest launched five years agoIt's five years since this story about the formation of a new group to improve public transport was making our headlines.
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