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Bombardier to restart production despite coronavirus lockdown
Bombardier has announced it is to restart train production at its Derby site after work was halted due to coronavirus restrictions.
Wednesday, 08 April 2020
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- Bombardier to restart production following coronavirus stoppageTrain-maker Bombardier is to resume production at its Derby plant after work was halted in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Financial Times
- Lufthansa decommissions 40 jets and axes Germanwings Airline warns it will take years for industry to return to pre-virus peak
The Guardian
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- ‘Millions’ of airline jobs said to be at risk [subscription]The crisis gripping airlines has intensified after the industry body said that 25 million jobs worldwide could be put at risk as a result of the collapse in travel.
Mail Online
- Furious key workers rage at Sadiq Khan over busy TubesAngry London commuters today called the situation 'ridiculous' and a 'mess' as they shared pictures of crowded platforms and trains with travellers standing just inches away from each other.
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- EasyJet founder blasts airline's bosses for taking £600million from taxpayersSir Stelios Haji-Ioannou accused bosses of 'misusing taxpayers' money' and said the decision not to terminate the deal with Airbus 'could be the biggest scandal in British corporate history'.
Sky News
- EasyJet row worsens as founder threatens to sue airline's executivesThe founder of easyJet has warned he will sue executives at the airline if they spend a "penny" on a £4.5bn order for new planes.
- Fourteen transport workers dead in London - KhanFourteen transport workers have died in London after contracting the coronavirus, mayor Sadiq Khan has told Sky News.
Belfast Telegraph
- Hundreds of Stena Line staff temporarily laid off as coronavirus hits ferry travelhits ferry travel Ferry company Stena Line is temporarily laying off 650 staff and making 150 redundant, as well as cutting journeys, to cope with a fall-off in business after the outbreak of coronavirus.
Birmingham Mail
- Temporary mortuary opens at Birmingham AirportPart of facility completed and being used for storage as coronavirus deaths increase
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- 'Honest desire' to improve town is refused planning permission AN attempt to spruce up the land in front of a railway station has hit the buffers - with Council officers saying the plans were well meaning but breached planning rules.
Bristol Live
- EasyJet secures £600m from Government as industry struck downThe budget airline's Bristol base is its biggest outside of London
East Anglian Daily Times
- Empty trains as Greater Anglia keeps services running for essential workersThis is what an Intercity train from East Anglia to London looks like during the coronavirus crisis – only three passengers were on this service from the region to Liverpool Street.
Kent Online
- Coronavirus Kent: RMT general secretary Mick Cash blasts P&O's restructure for attacking pay conditionsSeafarers union the RMT has blasted P&O Ferries' Covid-19 restructure as an "all-out assault on jobs, pay and working conditions."
Leeds Live
- Jet2 cancels all flights and holidays until June - what you need to know"Although these are difficult times for everyone, the sun will come out again"
Other Regional Press
- Wi-fi boost on Greater Anglia’s new trainsGreater Anglia is upgrading the wi-fi on its new trains that have been introduced in the region over the last few months.
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- DIY road markings branded 'stupid' - but some understand 'frustration'A Linthorpe resident has painted keep clear signs - both mis-spelt - at a junction notorious for bad parking
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Business Live
- Bombardier to restart production despite coronavirus lockdownBombardier has announced it is to restart train production at its Derby site after work was halted due to coronavirus restrictions.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Rail industry welcomes Jim McMahon as new Shadow Transport SecretaryThe Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has welcomed Jim McMahon MP as the new Shadow Transport Secretary. Darren Caplan, Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association, said: “On behalf of the Railway Industry Association and our members I would like to welcome Jim McMahon to his position as the new Shadow Transport Secretary. “The Coronavirus outbreak provides a real challenge to the railways, and the UK rail industry is working hard to overcome these challenges. Whether maintaining the existing network or building, sa...
- Coronavirus: transport to FranceThe French government has announced that they have introduced a new ‘International Attestation’ for travel to France as of 6pm Monday 6th April. All travellers will be required to present this to confirm that their trip meets the criteria for essential travel – this includes goods carriers and cross border workers amongst others. The measure is not only targeted at curbing potential non-essential travel over the upcoming Easter weekend, but will also apply to drivers carrying freight across the border. Access the certificates here.
- Coronavirus: transport and travel guidanceGovernment has published updated information for people using transport or working in the transport sector during the coronavirus outbreak. They advise that during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, you should only use transport: • to get essential items, such as food or medicine • to go to support a vulnerable person • to get to work, if you cannot work from home • if you work in transport, for example you are a driver See the full guidance here.
- PD Ports continues investment in environmentally sustainable technologyPD Ports has continued its investment into environmentally sustainable technology at Teesport as part of its continued commitment to reducing the Port’s carbon footprint. In December, PD Ports took delivery of three electric Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes, supplied by Liebherr Container Cranes Limited, as part of the latest phase in the port operator’s container terminal expansion at Teesport. The RTGs, which stand at are more than 24 metres high and weigh 135 tonnes, are the first of PD Ports’ electrically powered fleet and a greener alternative to the existing diesel cr...
New Civil Engineer
- Canal charity confirms 2021 start for Toddbrook Dam permanent repairsCosted plans for permanent repairs to the Toddbrook Dam in Whaley Bridge are now being developed but work is not expected to start until next year, the Canal and Rivers Trust has said.
Other News Sources
- £20.5m Warrington West railway station scoops top awardTHE £20.5 million Warrington West railway station in Chapelford has scooped a top award. Civil engineers from across the north west were invited to join an online awards ceremony to hear which people and projects had won a coveted ICE North West Civil Engineering Award.
- Jim McMahon and Andy McDonaldMick Whelan, general secretary of ASLEF, the train drivers' trade union, has welcomed the news that Keir Starmer has appointed Jim McMahon as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, and appointed Andy McDonald as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights.
- Wrangle over Hereford southern link road moneyLOCAL enterprise partnership bosses expect Herefordshire Council to pay back £3.8m it has already spent on the Hereford southern link road.
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