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Train firm ‘reviewing’ distancing guidance after backlash
LNER had said it was following the English rules, meaning no masks or physical distancing required.
UK bus privatisation breached basic rights, says ex-UN rapporteur
Report blasts more expensive, unreliable routes outside London that have cut people off from communities and essential services. Britain's bus services outside London were so damaged by privatisation that people were unable to access basic needs such as work, education and healthcare, according to a scathing report by the former UN special rapporteur on human rights. Many people in Britain had lost jobs and benefits, been forced to give up on education, or been cut off from communities and healthcare as bus services grew more expensive, unreliable, and dysfunctional after the 1985 reform
Crossrail services could start in February at the earliest, MPs are told
Crossrail's chief exec tells the Public Accounts Committee of MPs that it has recovered time lost to COVID disruption but the pandemic has added to its already inflated costs.
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
BBC News
- Bike carriages rolled out on West Highland rail lineThe specialist Highland Explorer train carriages have designated spaces for up to 20 bicycles.
- Northern's self-service ticket machines hit by ransomware cyber attackNorthern rail's new self-service machines were installed at 420 stations two months ago.
- Covid in Scotland: Review after row over 1m rule on cross-border trainsA rail operator is carrying out a review after it was criticised for not enforcing social distancing rules when trains cross the border from England.
- Crossrail: Full timetable 'predicted in May 2023’A full Crossrail timetable will not be in operation until May 2023, the Public Accounts Committee has been told.
Financial Times
- French night trains head towards a new dawnClimate change is prompting a revitalisation of the country’s rail sector
- Northern Trains ticket systems hit by suspected ransomware attackUK state-owned rail operator says customer and payment data not compromised
STV
- Train firm ‘reviewing’ distancing guidance after backlashLNER had said it was following the English rules, meaning no masks or physical distancing required.
The Independent
- Station known as ‘Titanic of the mountains’ reborn as hotelUnlucky village in Pyrenees to gain new attraction
The Telegraph
- Train companies defy Sturgeon and axe social distancing in Scotland [subscription]Rail operators are embroiled in a row with Nicola Sturgeon's government after refusing to enforce social distancing rules for passengers travelling into Scotland.
Times Online
- Train firm rebuked over its English rules on Scot routes [subscription]A UK government-owned train company has said its passengers would be allowed to potentially break the law by allowing them to follow England’s relaxed social distancing rules when they enter Scotland.
City AM
- Northern Rail ticket machines hit by ransomware attackNorthern Rail’s new self-service ticket machines have been the subject of a ransomware attack, the rail operator confirmed this evening. The post Northern Rail ticket machines hit by ransomware attack appeared first on CityAM.
Network Rail
- Lift-off for Barry Station: £3.3m project gets underway to improve passenger accessibilityNetwork Rail is upgrading Barry Station with a lifts and a brand-new footbridge Passengers will soon benefit from an improved travel experience at Barry Station, with a multi-million pound investment to upgrade accessibility
Sky News
- Crossrail services could start in February at the earliest, MPs are toldCrossrail's chief exec tells the Public Accounts Committee of MPs that it has recovered time lost to COVID disruption but the pandemic has added to its already inflated costs.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Leeds Station opens new Changing Places facilityNETWORK Rail has opened a new Changing Places facility – a toilet for people with profound and multiple disabilities – at Leeds station.
London Evening Standard
- Crossrail almost at ‘dress rehearsals’ ahead of possible February 2022 openingThe Public Accounts Committee has heard that efforts to complete the railway are “going well”.
Other Regional Press
- The failed London commuter train service that would have made life easier for manyAn 'Ultraspeed' train between Glasgow and London was once on the cards but has since been abandoned
- LNER slammed by angry MSPs over ‘unacceptable’ English Covid guidance on train services in ScotlandTrain operator LNER has been accused of issuing “inaccurate advice” to passengers by saying it can operate its services under English virus guidance while in Scotland, in a row that sparked angry responses from Scottish Government ministers.
- New artwork windows that honour 'Britain's finest war poet' Wilfred Owen unveiled at Scarborough train stationVisitors to Scarborough train station may have noticed that two new colourful windows have been installed.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- £56 million recovery package to support light railLight rail operators will receive £56 million in financial support to help longer-term viability and self-sustainability as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Rt Hon Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, said: “As restrictions are lifted and passengers return, the light rail sector is important in helping local economic recovery, thereby supporting the government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda. “To encourage passengers back, light rail services should be as available as they were prior to the pandemic. Without support, however, it may not be ...
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- UK's Northern rail's self-service ticket machines hit by ransomware cyber attack- BBCBritain's Northern rail's new self-service ticket machines have been targeted by a suspected ransomware cyber-attack, the BBC reported on Monday, adding that the system has been offline since last week and an investigation is under way.
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