South Western Railway has plunged festive travel plans into more disarray after cancelling trains into London amid staff shortages caused by Covid. The rail firm said it would only run services between the Tier 2 areas of Exeter and Basingstoke, but not to the capital, which is under the harshest of restrictions, up to and … Read more
Trains get cancelled as major outbreak of Covid-19 virus sweeps through rail company sparking fears of Christmas chaos for passengers One in four of GWR’s Plymouth-based train drivers due to work over Christmas are either ill or self isolating after a colleague tested positive for coronavirus More than 50 staff are out of action but … Read more
Public transportation is not a large contributor in the spread of viral respiratory diseases, a new study suggests. After reviewing national data for 121 cities, researchers found there was no link between bus or train ridership and mortality rates of influenza and pneumonia. It comes as the public remains generally fearful of beginning to use … Read more
As Britons plan their festive travel and look forward to spending time with their families after months apart, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas for many. But questions remain over how busy trains will be and whether the roads will be jammed over the period when three households can bubble next month. … Read more
Labour demands higher rail fares are axed over Christmas to stop off-peak trains being packed Travel restrictions lifted from December 23 to 27 sparking fears of virus spread Labour calls to suspend higher fares over the five days to reduce overcrowding Two million people travel by rail each year between Christmas and New Year By … Read more
The Government is considering putting on extra trains and may suspend engineering work as Britons hit the railways for their Christmas bubble. Ministers are understood to be concerned about a demand for rail travel following the five-day rule over Christmas which allows up to three households to mix. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has reportedly urged … Read more
Rail firms plan to slash timetables in the new year to cut costs amid fears a FIFTH of commuters will abandon trains indefinitely More than a fifth of passengers are not expected to return to regular rail use Passenger numbers have been slashed since the start of the covid pandemic The Department for Transport has … Read more
Rush-hour traffic remained high across England today as the new national lockdown began, just hours after extraordinary gridlock last night as motorists headed for last-minute shopping and leisure trips. Congestion in London was at 38 per cent between 7am and 8am this morning, with data from location technology firm TomTom, which revealed there were 536 jams … Read more
What lockdown? Tubes, trains and roads are rammed on first day of four-week national shutdown – as London is clogged with 255 miles of rush-hour traffic jams By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:04 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 08:04 GMT, 5 November 2020 Advertisement Rush-hour traffic remained high across England today as the … Read more
An expert in robotics and artificial intelligence has trained wild magpies to trade-in discarded bottles caps in exchange for food. Hans Forsberg constructed a DIY ‘birdbox’ consisting of a dispenser that releases food pellets and another compartment fitted with sensors to detect when a cap is dropped into a hole. A YouTube video shows a bird, … Read more