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
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
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
When the country went into lockdown in March to curb the spread of coronavirus, rail companies across Britain scaled back its number of ticket inspectors on trains to protect staff and travellers from possible contamination. But with children back at school and many people no longer working from home, returning passenger numbers are slowly on … Read more
When Kate Moss’ daughter Lila Grace recently left a fashion party wearing far less than she arrived in, it was interpreted as her racy mother passing on her daring sense of style. The teenager had jettisoned her knee-length frock and stripped down to a sheer black chiffon dress and a short leather jacket. How very … Read more