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After privatisation: can Britain ever fix its railways?
The government is tearing up the fragmented system but critics say the new plan suffers from magical thinking
Network Rail chair condemns billions squandered on botched GWR electrification
The disastrous project to electrify the Great Western railway lines to South Wales and the West of England has been condemned by the chair of Network Rail. The scheme was delivered late, £2bn over budget and incomplete.
Flexible season tickets only 20pc cheaper than unlimited monthly travel [subscription]
Flexible season tickets for eight days each month will only be 20 per cent cheaper than passes that give commuters unlimited travel, Grant Shapps has revealed.
HS2 ‘maladministration’ left homeowners needing medication during property ‘nightmare’
HS2 Ltd’s failure to properly communicate with homeowners led to the deteriorating health of a couple whose home was purchased for construction of the high speed rail line, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has concluded.
Thursday, 27 May 2021
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- Holiday islands considered for green listIslands such as the Canary Islands and Majorca could be placed on the UK green list of destinations for holidaymakers, a government minister has said.
- Passengers refused boarding amid testing confusionTravellers with Ryanair and EasyJet were told they could not fly because they had taken the wrong PCR test.
The Guardian
- Airline and holiday firms hit out at UK’s ‘utterly confusing’ travel adviceBosses of easyJet, British Airways, Ryanair, Jet2, Tui UK and others write to Boris Johnson over situation
The Independent
- Grant Shapps makes no guarantee of an expansion to ‘green list’Transport secretary rejected calls for ‘vaccine dividend’ for British holidaymakers who have had both jabs
Times Online
- Britain is worst in Europe for private jet pollution [subscription]An analysis by Transport & Environment, a campaign group, found that carbon dioxide from private jets in Europe increased by about a third between 2005 and 2019. Flights that entered or left the UK accounted for nearly a fifth of these emissions, the largest share of any country.
City AM
- Airline SAS gets £255m loan guarantee from Denmark and SwedenSweden and Denmark said today that they had agreed to offer ailing airline SAS, in which both countries own stakes, The post Airline SAS gets £255m loan guarantee from Denmark and Sweden appeared first on CityAM.
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- New low-cost airline launches £30 flights from Stansted AirportSpain and France are among the airline's seven destinations
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