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CAGLIARI, CIVITAVECCHIA (ROME), LA SPEZIA, SAVONA, CIVITAVECCHIA (ROME), NAPLES, MESSINA, CAGLIARI
only 58.43 per night
Cagliari , Italy
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Civitavecchia (Rome) , Italy
La Spezia , Italy
Savona , Italy
Naples , Italy
Messina , Italy
On-board accommodation in the stateroom category of your choice and cruise as shown.
Port Expenses & Fees.
Full board on the ship (a cover charge applies for our specialty restaurants)
Room service (free for premium and suite categories – charges apply in Classic)
Participation in on-board activities and on-board facilities (surcharge may apply)
Entertainment program on board.
Safety above all- Χρήσιμες πληροφορίες
10 Things to Know for a totally Safe Cruise
Drinks served in the restaurants, bars, lounges and in the stateroom, Service charge, Shore excursions.
Hair salon, use of wellness area, health and beauty treatments.
Selected on-board activities, Laundry, medical services, photographers, newspapers.
Purchases made at on-board shops, Club Restaurants, Samsara Restaurants, the Pizzerias and the Teppanyaki restaurant
Video games, the Casino, on-demand movies on the interactive TV in the cabin, Grand Prix Simulators
Other attractions only available on certain ships (4D Cinema, Music Studio, Star Laser, etc.) as well as personal expenses.
For all hotel services on board, a mandatory service charge of 10 € per person per day will be added each day to the guest's account. Payment will be requested at the end of the cruise and depends on how many days the guest's cruise lasts. Guests may choose to add the service charge to the total to be paid when booking. The predetermined daily amount depends on the date and the destination of the cruise.
The service charge rates to guests over the age of 14. There is no service charge on any cruise for children under the age of 4. Children between the ages of 4 and 14 will be charged 50% of the above rate.
° For all new bookings done until 13/10/2020, , on cruises with departure date until June 2021 Guests have the possibility to move or cancel their reservation without fees on a new one up to 48 hours before departure date!
° For all bookings already confirmed on cruises with departure date until end of March 2021 , Guests will be allowed to move / cancel their reservation within 31 October 2020. No cancellation fees will be applied until 48 hours before departure!
° All Guests who have not used the "Cruising Together" voucher, can book a cruise at the same price of the one canceled in 2020! The promotion is valid only for reservations made within next 28/2/2021!
If you have booked before 30 June, you will have up to 48 hours before the departure date to cancel and defer your holiday until a later date, and even another destination of your choice.
In the event of cancellation, all sums committed for the cruise portion and paid to Costa will be converted into a voucher/ future cruise credit which you can use for a new cruise, to be booked within 12 months of the issue date of the voucher, with a departure by 30 November 2021 at the latest.
This new policy applies to all rates.
In the event of cancellation/ postponement of a booking confirmed before 31/07/2020, Costa will issue a voucher/future cruise credit of a value equivalent to the total price of the cruise initially booked with Costa, net of commission. This voucher, issued by Costa Cruises, will be sent to the Travel Agency that placed the booking, and made out in the name of the traveller whose name appears on the booking.
The voucher will be valid exclusively for booking a cruise listed in our schedule; the booking is to be made within the 12 months following the issue date of the voucher, and with a final deadline of 30 November 2021.
It will be usable only by the named beneficiary/holder, and will therefore under no circumstances be transferable to a third party. It may be combined with catalogue offers and other promotions applicable at the time of reservation. Only in cases where several cabins are booked, and subject to the agreement of all adult travellers, it will be possible to divide the original voucher into multiple vouchers, one per cabin, in the name of the main passenger for each cabin.
At the time the voucher is issued, Costa Cruises will assign a credit value to the voucher for the amount shown on that voucher, equal to the sums actually paid to Costa Cruises, in respect of the sea travel portion.
The cruise booking and payment terms between the end customer and the Travel Agency, and between the Travel Agency and Costa Cruises, remain unchanged, and therefore the choice of a new cruise must be made within 12 months of the date of cancellation.
In order to protect the traveller against any risk of insolvency on the part of the organiser and/or the seller, the usual provisions as stipulated in our General Terms and Conditions of Sale, and the provisions of the Tourism Code, remain applicable, under the terms of which the insurance and Financial Guarantee companies, which stand guarantor respectively for the organiser and the retailer, will each provide cover for the traveller within the scope of their respective responsibilities.
In order to confirm a booking a 30% deposit is require of the bookings' total price. Balance must be paid 30 days prior to departure date. Any booking made in the period of less than 30 days full payment of the booking is required.
To complete the booking and according to the company policy, it is necessary for you to provide full details of all participants (Full Name, Date and Place of Birth) as they are shown on your Passport(s)/ID(s) (depending on the cruise type you have selected). It is also necessary to provide an Emergency Contact (friend or relative) and full contact details (Full name and mobile number) of this person.
You are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents and for complying with Customs and Immigration requirements. Guest without proper travel documents will not be allowed to board the vessel and no refund of cruise fare will be given to any guest failing to bring such documentation.
In order to avoid problems at departure, we kindly ask you to carefully check the validity of your documents and to be in possession of what is required for the cruise. If any guest does not possess the required documentation they will be denied boarding their flight/cruise and cancellation penalties will be applied.
A valid passport is required for this cruise. (Please check for Visa requirements with you embassy).
Cabin categories Basic
90 days or more prior to departure € 50
89-57 days prior to departure 25%
14 days prior to day of departure 100%
Cabin categories Comfort /Deluxe
89-57 days prior to departure Full Deposit Amount
World Cruises and Segments:
Name change possible up to 12 days before departure with a € 50 per person penalty.
THE CRUISE
Cagliari, Italy - 17:30
Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, spreads on a hillside overlooking the aptly named Gulf of Angels. Visit the old Castello Quarter, with the narrow and shaded streets and the old buildings, or enjoy the wide and expansive beaches of Sardinia, basking in the Mediterranean sun. All over the island, there are traces of ancient settlements, such as neolithic ruins at Nora; Phoenician, Cathaginian and Roman relics near Cagliari; and Arab, Genoese and Iberian heritage evident in architecture dating back to the Middle Ages.
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy 09:00 19:00
Our gateway to the Eternal City, Civitavecchia has served as Rome's seaport since the 13th century, boasting a long and venerable history. Its location near the modern city, made it a perfect vacation resort for emperor Trajan, who built a pleasure villa. while Bernini and Michelangelo designed the harbor fortifications. Yet the Eternal City, the ancient capital of the Western World and the center of Christianity for nearly 2.000 years, is our main reason to be here. YYou can visit the ruins of the Forum and the Colosseum, throw a coin in Fontana di Trevi to make sure you return to Rome one day, take a photo in front of the Vatican, view the splendors of the Sistine Chapel or climb the Spanish Steps, once the heart of Rome's Bohemian Quarter and enjoy a delicious gelato, in the glamorous area.
La Spezia, Italy 09:00 21:00
La Spezia is a city of Liguria in northern Italy. Located at the top of the Gulf of La Spezia, it is an important commercial port and base of the Italian Navy. It is also the getway to Florence and Piza
Savona, Italy 07:00 18:00
Savona is a seaport in the northern Italian region of Liguria, on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona is the home port of Costa Cruises for the cruises to East and West Mediterranean, the Canary Islands etc. It has a large, modern cruise terminal, the Palacroisière, which provides all the facilities for its passengers. Large cruise ships dock next to the marina, which is located in the historic center of the city. Most sights are within walking distance of your cruise ship, through a pedestrian bridge near the marina. One of the most important inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, whose house, a cottage, is situated in the Savona hills. Highlights are the Cattedrale di Santa Maria (17th c.), located in the heart of the old town, the Priamar palace (16th c.), a reinforced fort just outside the port, the symbol of the town Brandale tower (12th c.), and the main tower (Tower Quarda) of the city Leon Pancaldo tower (14th c.) at the entrance of the old harbor. On the old markets, you will find souvenirs and local products.
Naples, Italy 08:00 18:00
Naples is the third-largest municipality in Italy, after Rome and Milan and one of the chief commercial cities of Europe. The city center has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the surrounding areas are dotted with cultural and historical treasures, with most notable, the restored ruins of Pompeii. Naples itself is mere enduring greatness. Highlights include Castel dell' Ovo, Castelnuovo, Castel Sant'Elmo, a medieval fortress located on a hilltop and national museums dedicated to art and archaeology. There is also a docile bay; the peaceful cypress-tufted islands of Ischia, Procida and Capri and over the city, Mount Vesuvius, volcano and national park. Take the opportunity to see the only active volcano on the European mainland, which blew in A.D. 79 and buried the city of Pompeii, or visit the magnificent Amalfi and Sorrento coasts.
Messina, Italy 07:00 14:00
Founded by Greek colonists in the 8th century BC, Messina is the 3rd largest city on the island of Sicily and the 13th largest city in Italy. The town is amphitheatrically built on top of a hill overlooking the sea and offers great views. While you wander around its alleys, you will see the Cathedral (12th century) and notice especially the Chapel of the Sacrament (late 16th century), with scenic decorations and 14th century mosaics and a bell tower which holds one of the largest astronomical clocks in the world. Among other main attractions are the Palazzo Calapaj, an example of 18th century Messinese architecture, San Ranieri lighthouse (1555), Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea di Messina, hosting notable paintings by Caravaggio and Antonello da Messina, the Fountain of Orion, located next to the Cathedral and the Fountain of Neptune, looking towards the harbour, both built by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli in 1547 and 1557 respectivelly. Messina is the gateway to Taormina and its views of snowcapped Mt. Etna.
Cagliari, Italy 12:00 -
THE CRUISESHIP
SERVICES PHOTOS CABINS DECKS INFORMATION
4.PALERMO 5.TAORMINA 6.MATERA 7.POSITANO 8.CAPRI 9.NAPOLI 10.ROMA 11.FIRENZE 12.GENOVA 14.VENEZIA 15.MILANO 16.COMO 17.BELLAGIO 18.TORINO 19.CORTINA
AVAILABLE CABINS
Inside category Classic
Outside category Classic
Outside category Premium
SYMBOL LEGEND
Restaurant La Colombina
Inside category Premium
Balcony category Classic
Restaurant Il Meneghino
Jazz Club Quelli della notte
Restaurant Arlecchino
Grand Bar Mastroianni
Theater Sanremo
Restaurant Il Rugantino
Co De Museum
Piano BarIl cielo in una stanza
Casino Laguna
Bar Laguna
Area Shop
Campari Bar
Bar Il Mattino
Bar Maranello
Teppanyaki Restaurant
Pizzeria Pummid'or
Restaurant Buffet La Sagra dei sapori
Inside categoty Premium
Balcony category Premium
Suite with Ocean View Balcony category S
Grand Suite with Ocean View Balcony category GS
PUBIC AREAS
Restaurant Tutti a tavola
Beauty Center Samsara & Venus
Bar La Cascata
The Salty Beach Beach Food
Bar Il Sole
Aqua Park Smeralda
Nutella Cafè
Bar Orizzonte
Bar Settimo Cielo
Balcony cabin guarantee - BV
Balcony cabins have 2 lower beds that can convert to a double or a 3rd bed. Balcony cabins have a large window and a balcony door that leads to the veranda.
Kindly note that cabins shown above are only samples. Decoration and design differ from cabin to cabin and category of each cabin.
Outside cabin guarantee - EV
Outside cabins have 2 lower beds that can convert to a double or a 3rd bed. Outside cabins have a large window.
Inside cabin guarantee - IV
Inside cabin have 2 lower beds that can convert to a double or a 3rd or 4th bed.
Costa Smeralda is the ship that is the symbol of beauty, style and Italian hospitality.
Its spaces take the name of and inspiration from the squares of the "Bel Paese" of Italy: as you walk down the wide stair case of the stern, it will feel like you are strolling through Piazza di Spagna, and browsing through shops, bars and restaurants to glimpse the liveliness of magical places like those of Trastevere, with the privilege of a unique perspective, that of the sea. An unforgettable experience to share with the people you love.
And, with added value: experience a cruise at the forefront of environmental protection, thanks to an LNG combustion system, the cleanest in the world.
Service Speed
2019 - - - - 6,518 1,682 2,612 -
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Pathway through the Summer
On 19 July, most legal restrictions will end, removing social distancing and social contact restrictions and enabling remaining businesses to reopen. All adults have now been offered a first dose of the vaccine.
By the end of July, the Government will publish an updated COVID-19 contain outbreak management framework for local areas.
On 16 August, the rules on self-isolating as a contact will change for people who are fully vaccinated, and for under 18s. Those not fully vaccinated will still need to isolate if they are contacts, and everyone will still have to isolate if they test positive, to protect themselves and others.
In September, the Government will undertake a review to assess the country's preparedness for autumn and winter, which will consider whether to continue or strengthen public and business guidance as winter approaches, including on face coverings and test, trace and isolate, and will review the remaining regulations.
The five-point plan to manage the virus in the next phase
This five point-plan, set out in the COVID-19 Response: Summer 2021, will help us to manage the risks of living with the virus on our careful and cautious pathway back to normality.
1. Reinforce the country's vaccine wall of defence through booster jabs and driving take up. Government will encourage vaccine take up among young adults and those yet to be vaccinated, ensure all adults have had the opportunity to receive two doses of the vaccine by mid September, and offer booster jabs to the most vulnerable subject to final advice from the JCVI.
2. Enable the public to make informed decisions through guidance, rather than laws. Government will reopen the remaining closed settings and remove regulations from 19 July, provide guidance for individuals, businesses, and those who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable on the behaviours that can help to protect everyone. Government will look to operate public services in a way that supports everyone feeling safe to access them, and work with businesses to the same effect.
3. Retain proportionate test, trace and isolate plans. Government will keep our testing system in place; continue to offer free lateral flow tests to help people manage their personal risk; maintain current domestic isolation requirements until 16 August before introducing an exemption for fully vaccinated contacts and under 18s; and maintain support for self isolation, with practical and financial support available until the end of September.
4. Manage risks at the border and support a global response to reduce the risk of variants emerging globally and entering the UK. Government will continue to operate a traffic-light system for international travel, reassessing the red, amber and green lists this week, and every three weeks, through the summer; remove quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated UK travellers returning from amber countries from 19 July, while retaining PCR testing crucial for identifying new variants; and accelerate global vaccination by prioritising access to vaccines in developing countries.
5. Retain contingency measures to respond to unexpected events, while accepting that further cases, hospitalisations and deaths will occur as the country learns to live with COVID-19. Government will continue to monitor the data on a regular basis to ensure there is no danger of the NHS facing unsustainable pressure; work with local authorities and provide national support to local areas that need an enhanced response to COVID-19; and maintain contingency plans for reimposing economic and social restrictions at a local, regional or national level if evidence suggests they are necessary to suppress or manage a dangerous variant. Such measures would only be re-introduced as a last resort to prevent unsustainable pressure on the NHS.
For more information visit the government website.

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Mexico pipeline oil spill may take month to clean
Two weeks after a pipeline leak in coastal Mexico sent oil gushing into a river, state oil monopoly Pemex has recovered about two-thirds of the spilled crude, but the full clean-up could take another month. Mexico's environmental protection agency, Profepa, is supervising containment of the 1,500-barrel spill that killed fish, injured wildlife and left greasy slicks in the Coatzacoalcos river. "Right now it is more about containing the emergency," Profepa official Sergio Herrera told Reuters. "There will be further actions to clean the river, the banks of the river, and the zone where the damage has happened." Pemex blamed the December 31 leak in Veracruz state on vandalism. Fuel thieves routinely tap into Mexico's network of pipelines to steal oil and gas for sale on the black market, often causing small spills. The company has contracted 140 workers to clean up the mess, which it said was mostly contained in a lagoon near the affected valve.
Two weeks after a pipeline leak in coastal Mexico sent oil gushing into a river, state oil monopoly Pemex has recovered about two-thirds of the spilled crude, but the full clean-up could take another month.
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Mexico's environmental protection agency, Profepa, is supervising containment of the 1,500-barrel spill that killed fish, injured wildlife and left greasy slicks in the Coatzacoalcos river.
"Right now it is more about containing the emergency," Profepa official Sergio Herrera told Reuters. "There will be further actions to clean the river, the banks of the river, and the zone where the damage has happened."
Pemex blamed the December 31 leak in Veracruz state on vandalism. Fuel thieves routinely tap into Mexico's network of pipelines to steal oil and gas for sale on the black market, often causing small spills.
The company has contracted 140 workers to clean up the mess, which it said was mostly contained in a lagoon near the affected valve.
In December 2010, 28 people were killed when a massive spill caused by an illegal pipeline tap east of Mexico City caught fire and exploded.
The spill in Veracruz is the biggest since then. The latest images of fouled river banks and black sludge in the water have environmental groups questioning Pemex's spotty safety and environmental record just as it embarks on an ambitious plan of oil exploration in the deep waters off the Gulf of Mexico.
"If Pemex is incapable of dealing with an oil spill in a river, how would they contain one at a deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico?" Greenpeace Mexico's Beatriz Olivera said.
Pemex is eyeing the estimated 29 billion barrels of oil beneath its territorial Gulf waters as it aims to replace lost output from aging fields.
But upstream production and exploration poses different risks than overland transport of oil for refining, said Mexico-based energy analyst David Shields.
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The book "Union Jackboot: British Foreign Policy" pretends to be a little political sensation.
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In this book, the authors, one of whom (Coles) is the director of the Plymouth Peace Research Institute, put forward their own version of the antagonism between Britain and the United States on the one hand, and Russia on the other.
According to the authors, the main reason is that Russia "does not do what they say." And especially in terms of the economy and the degree of openness of the markets. The book was published in the form of questions and answers. And the authors say that the confrontation between Russia and Britain in general began from the very beginning of the 20th century. And with the beginning of the revolution, Churchill in general called the Labor Party "a screen for the Bolsheviks."
At the same time, as far as the market is concerned, the authors point out that after the departure of Yeltsin, Russia abruptly changed its economic policy, and the market in our country became truly national. This, in turn, does not like the United States.
In this respect, the States have a very simple double-standard policy – they have a protectionist policy in relation to their national market, but as for the markets of other countries, here the Americans talk about globalism, openness and the removal of borders. Naturally, for American multinationals. But both Russia and China are clearly opposed to their national markets ceasing to be national.
As the authors point out, such a broad and progressive Western public cannot be spoken of, therefore the economic root cause is disguised as political rhetoric. By the way, Coles and Elford give a very curious historical parallel about the case of the "Novice".
The authors mention the monstrous case of the use of chemical weapons on the territory of Russia by British troops during the Civil War, when Britain decided to support the White movement. By the way, the "white" in the end, too, were not happy about such "support". But, as Coles and Elford write, despite the obvious historical fact of the mass poisoning of the Russians by the British, for some reason, now Britain is hysterical about the "Novice".
The authors walked through the Crimea. And here, too, everything is extremely interesting, since the book says that Russia in its right in terms of the Crimea, and, moreover, the military experts of the United States and Britain have repeatedly said before the events of 2014 that the rude Western interference in Ukraine's affairs would lead to such a result, to the fact that the Crimea will eventually be part of the Russian Federation.
Then there are interesting analogies, too, Coles and Elford suggest to imagine what would happen if Scotland left the united kingdom, and Russia deployed its military bases there. Or not in Scotland, but on the border of the USA and Mexico.
Well, and then everything is in the same spirit. In general, not all "British scientists" are equally useless. And one more important point is not that in Russia these theses of two British researchers were not voiced earlier, and were unknown to anyone. But, it seems, for the first time in the West, there were people who spoke in such detail and straightforwardly, with historical and economic arguments, "as it is in reality".
And, it is worth noting that Coles and Elford are not some kind of "marginal-conspiracy." At a minimum, Coles is quite an establishment of the humanities in Britain. In addition to heading the Institute for Peace Studies, he is also a doctoral student at the Plymouth University Institute of Knowledge, where he studies the philosophy of neuroscience and cognition with an emphasis on the aesthetic experiences of the blind and visually impaired. At the same time, he is also a columnist, Newsweek, a publication that, frankly, does not cause conspiracy to publish and work with marginal authors.
It is clear that both authors, while, rather, conservatives. Although many of their works are devoted specifically to human rights and freedoms, which is a typical part of liberal discourse.
In general, it is not yet very clear, either this is a kind of new trend in the British journalistic and humanitarian scientific community, or a single case of frankness, when the authors, as they say, "got sick".
In any case, this book shows that in Western society there is a certain stratum of people who categorically do not share the official rhetoric of the Western authorities regarding Russia, and sees the essence of the problem of relations between the West and our country – without being distracted by political propaganda, fabricated scandalous matters and other ostentatious tantrum of Western governments.
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Railways loses Rs.80 Crore Revenue to Gujjar Agitation
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New Delhi: Indian Railways has lost Rs 80 crore revenue in last five days due to cancellation of nearly 164 passenger and freight trains owing to ongoing Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan demanding reservation. Train services are also affected due to diversion of some trains which is also causing revenue loss.
According to Railways, 18-20 passenger trains and freight trains are cancelled every day on the route connecting western part to the northern India. Gujjars have been blocking the rail track in Bharatpur district amid a stand-off with the government over their demand for five percent reservation.
The railways said that cancellation of one train costs them Rs 15 lakh and worse part is that freight trains are also affected thus stopping supplies of various items. Indian Railways is already struggling to get financial support from private players and industry but with its core services paralyzed for nearly a week will affect the revenue generation.
The Western railways, which is worst affected, said that the revenue collection per day has dipped by Rs 12-15 crore as around 15-20 trains, including freight trains are getting cancelled in the zone.
"It would have been a bit less hard hitting had only passenger services been affected. But unfortunately, freight services have also been cancelled which has added to our concerns," said an official.
Among trains cancelled so far were August Kranti Rajdhani Express, Golden Temple Mail, Mumbai Central-New Delhi Duronto Express, Mumbai Central-Firozpur Janta Express while dozens of trains are running behind schedule or are being operated through diverted routes.
Few trains such as Rajdhani Express and Paschim Express are being run through diverted routes, causing delays by over 8 to 10 hours. Western Railways has launched helplines, set up special refund counters and assistance booths at major stations, including Mumbai Central and Bandra Terminus, for the convenience of passengers.


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Parents Go To Court Over Whether Their Child Should Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Family court cases commonly involve divorced or separated parents who can't (or won't) agree on the details involved in raising children. Of course, it should not be surprising that COVID-19 has introduced a whole new slate of issues that parents can disagree on. In a recent decision from Saskatchewan (reported on by CBC), two parents could not agree on whether they should take their daughter to get vaccinated.
Father claimed mother provided daughter with misinformation
According to the father, the matter arose after the parties' 13-year-old daughter was ready to get vaccinated. In the decision, the judge wrote that the mother shared views that were contrary to "the prevailing wisdom surrounding all of the health concerns arising from COVID-19," which included the safety of vaccines.
The details of what transpired between the mother and the daughter were not laid out, but it was clear that the daughter became skeptical of the safety of the vaccine and spoke with a doctor who advised that her prior medical history should provide her with a medical exemption to having to be vaccinated.
However, the court stated that there was no evidence provided by the child to the doctor, instead, relying on her re-telling of her medical history.
Court states that the vaccine is safe
The judge was quoted as saying "this case is not about whether there is, or has been, a pandemic with respect to the COVID-19 virus…the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination is safe and effective for use in people, including both adults and children."
In addition to the doctor the mother spoke with, another doctor worked with the mother to dispute the safety of the vaccine. However, the court noted that the doctor she worked with had been reprimanded by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. after it was found that he was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and was not qualified to provide evidence on the issue.
The mother also told the court she was upset with the father's use of COVID-19 protocols, such as sanitation, online school, and testing for COVID-19 if symptoms showed. However, the court sided with the father on this point, stating that the measures he enforced were consistent with public health recommendations.
The court ruled that the father will be allowed to take the child to get vaccinated, adding that he will be able to do the same with the parties' second child, who will be turning 11 soon.
We expect that we will see more decisions related to this issue, particularly as vaccines become available for younger children, assuming that plans to do so remain in place.
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THE LEFT BEHIND | INTERVIEW WITH AIMEE-FFION EDWARDS
July 10, 2019 Category: Film, Interviews
WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 01/07/2019 - Programme Name: The Left Behind - TX: 10/07/2019 - Episode: n/a (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: Tracy (JALISA ANDREWS), Gethin (SION DANIEL YOUNG), Titch (ALED AP STEFFAN), Massy (RYAN NOLAN) - (C) BBC - Photographer: Simon Ridgway
The scintillating drama The Left Behind screens tonight on BBC1. Carl Marshchats to Welsh actor Aimee-Ffion Edwards about her role in the production
The role you play in The Left Behind, a young mum amongst Britain's working class, how did you prepare for this role without coming across as patronising to the role, if that makes sense?
My family on both sides are working class. Both my parents grew up on council estates. Dad left school at 15 and got an apprenticeship in engineering which meant one day, he could own his own house. My grandparents also moved in so I grew up with a strong sense of loyalty and care for those closest to you. I am one of five kids and we all feel a responsibility to look out for each other. What struck me most about Annes' character and ALL the characters was that regardless of class/ethnicity, all they want is to feel safe and secure like everyone else, earn a fair wage to pay for that security and to be able to stick together. When you are being let down from so many sides, all you have is family. Annes is being forced to sacrifice her own brother to look after her child. I focused more on that rather than just trying to make her "working class". She is just a woman with a family trying not to drown in a system that repeatedly lets her down.
The characters in the show are a mix between victims of zero-hour contracts or no work at all. What message is there for people to take from watching the drama?
That if people feel trapped by poverty, ignored and let down and that there is absolutely no way of them breaking the cycle, then the anger that comes from the injustice of that will eventually surface in one way or another.
Tackling a topic such as the increase of the far-right amongst the young, especially on council estates, is a topic so current, and one that needs to 'hit home' with everybody but what made you take this role, as it can be such an inflammatory subject, and the message this drama sends out?
As soon as I read the script I wanted to be a part of it. It has an amazing team behind it who are fearless in telling stories that people would rather not engage with. Apart from that, it is so brilliantly written and it's set in Wales which I feel is generally under-represented in mainstream television but also because the script made me feel uncomfortable. Everyone in the film is a victim in some way and so it asks you to empathise and to try an understand sometimes, against your own instincts.
Will we be seeing you in plenty more Welsh-set projects?
I hope so! I feel like things are revving up in Wales and I hope people continue to invest in the talent here, especially in the writers. I think people will think they have just discovered Alan Harris but he has been going for years! He is amazing.
People may always ask you this but your knack at accents is sublime, and I know you are an actor but lots cannot pull them off, what is your secret?
Well, some come easier to me than others! But I basically walk around the house mumbling to myself in different sounds till it starts to (hopefully) sound right. It drives my dad mad because he thinks I'm talking to him. Then it's practice, practice, practice!
The last question – do you miss playing the role of Esme in Peaky Blinders?
I think Esme is my spirit animal. She's still with me!
The Left Behind screens tonight on BBC1 at 9pm and will be available on BBC iPlayer afterwards.
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Margaret Whittaker Moodey (December 1862 – January 17, 1948) was an American scientific curator affiliated with the United States National Museum (later the National Museum of Natural History).

Early life
Moodey was born in Steubenville, Ohio, the youngest of ten children born to Virginia Southgate Eoff Moodey and Roderick Sheldon Moodey, a lawyer who died in 1866. She lived in Steubenville until she moved to Washington D.C. in the 1890s.

Career
Moodey was a secretary and scientific aide in the Department of Geology at the National Museum in Washington, D.C. She classified, catalogued, and maintained the museum's geological and paleontological holdings. She also assisted with exhibitions, and wrote reports. She and Edgar T. Wherry were assistant authors of George Perkins Merrill's Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Gems and Precious Stones in the United States National Museum (1922).

In the 1920s, she was in charge of a large collection of American gemstone samples; "she has had the entire responsibility and care of the collection of cut gems," explained the museum's annual report in 1924, "and in connection with this has been called upon to answer numerous inquiries and furnish information on gems and gem minerals." Pictures of Moodey peering into a microscope were published in newspapers and magazines across the United States during this time.

Moodey resigned from the Museum in 1941, when she was almost 80 years old. As a "fitting finale to her Museum endeavors", she was co-author with Ray S. Bassler of Bibliographic and Faunal Index of Paleozoic Pelmatozoan Echinoderms (1943). She also co-authored a biography of George P. Merrill, with Waldemar Lindgren.

Personal life
Moodey was guardian to her brother Beverly's three children after he died in 1906. She lived with her niece, Helen M. Coolidge, a high school principal, before she died in 1948, aged 85 years.

References

External links

 Margaret Moodey & William Foshag, photograph from about 1926, in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Diana Elizabeth Marsh, "From 'Extinct Monsters' to Deep Time: An ethnography of fossil exhibits production at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History" (PhD diss., University of British Columbia 2014).

1862 births
1948 deaths
People from Steubenville, Ohio
Smithsonian Institution people
American women scientists
American curators
American women curators
Gemologists


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(woman) Yeah, I'm just upset about that article I showed you this morning.(man) Why? What's the big deal?
(woman) Well, as an art major, I think it's a big loss for the department. The university's got it all wrong.
(man) What do you mean?
(woman) Well, the low enrollment isn't because art majors don't want to take these classes, problem is who has time to take them when there are so many other requirements?
(woman) See, the classes they're eliminating are all optional. The required courses are mostly painting and drawing, and they take up all our time. What we really need are different requirements. Then art majors could take a better variety of classes, all the things we're interested in.
(woman) Well, that's true. But still, they're being drastic. If money is the problem, they could hire a part-time professor. Or most of the professors in the department have secondary fields.
(woman) Yeah! At least a few painting teachers are also great sculptors. I'm sure one of them could teach the class."


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Not to mention, reducing or eliminating that grinding daily commute--something 70% of people said would reduce their overall stress levels in the 2017 Super Survey on flexible and remote work. People also think working remotely would reduce interruptions from colleagues (76%), eliminate distractions (76%), and minimize their exposure to office politics (69%). It's clear that professionals could reap a lot of benefits if they worked from home--but only if they do it well.
According to an article from New York Times, telecommuting now takes about 2.6 percent of the American workforce not including remote works like drivers. The article also mentions an experiment done by Nicholas Bloom. Nicholas Bloom is an economics professor from Stanford University. During this experiment, 250 workers were picked randomly from Ctrip to work either at home or at an office. Ctrip is a large China travel agency. The result showed that those who telecommuted worked longer hours than those who worked at an office. The telecommuters were also more productive and happier. Ctrip saved around 2K from telecommuting. Although the quitting rate decreased for telecommuters, the promotion rate also decreased. Many telecommuters asked to be back in the office at the end with reasoning like loneliness and desire for promotion. Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, came to the conclusion that most workers prefer telecommuting and office work combined. Telecommuting increases efficiency and workers' flexibility.[116] America has an increasing trend of using teleworking due to its strong economics and multimedia services. Among the top 10 telecommuter countries, U.S is ranked number one;[117] however, developing countries like China is also catching up to the trend. An article from money.163.com states that the number of telecommuters in the Asia pacific region exceeds region like America, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Asia Pacific region has about 37% telecommuters while the others have about 23-4%.[dubious – discuss] Chinese citizens also favor the combination of telecommuting and office work due to reason like disturbance at work and increase in flexibility.[118] Not all workers have the chance to telecommute. One of the ethical issues behind telecommuting is who should have the chance to telecommute? One may have more chance to work at home because he/she has young children. The other one may argue he/she also has personal problems. It is favored by most workers to combine telecommuting and office work. Many think that telecommuting once or twice a week is a reasonable schedule. Businesses also favor this suggestion because workers are more satisfied and companies save money from it.
Since work hours are less regulated in telework, employee effort and dedication are far more likely to be measured purely in terms of output or results. Fewer, if any, traces of non-productive work activities (research, self-training, dealing with technical problems or equipment failures) and time lost on unsuccessful attempts (early drafts, fruitless endeavors, abortive innovations) are visible to employers. Piece rate, commissions, or other performance-based compensation also become more likely for telecommuters. Furthermore, major chunks of per-employee expenses are absorbed by the telecommuter himself - from simple coffee, water, electricity, and telecommunications services, to huge capital expenses like office equipment or software licenses. Thus, hours spent on the job tend to be underestimated and expenses under-reported, creating overly optimistic figures of productivity gains and savings, some or all of those in fact coming out of the telecommuter's time and pocket.[citation needed]
Paul Bischoff, a privacy advocate at Comparitech.com, says that these apps typically collect data for marketing purposes. "Some types of data these apps can collect about you include websites visited, real-time location, online purchases, other apps you use, your entire contact list and search queries," he said. Watch out for apps that collect background data — you can find that information in the app's privacy policy when you sign up. Of course, privacy policies are often lengthy and hard to understand, so it helps to know what you're looking for.
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Remote office centers (ROCs) are distributed centers for leasing offices to individuals from multiple companies. A remote office center provides professional grade network access, phone system, security system, mail stop and optional services for additional costs. ROCs are generally located in areas near to where people live throughout population centers, so that workers do not have to commute more than a couple of miles. The telecommuter works in a real office but accesses the company network across the internet using a VPN just as in traditional telecommuting.
Managers may view the teleworker as experiencing a drop in productivity during the first few months. This drop occurs as "the employee, his peers, and the manager adjust to the new work regimen".[89] The drop could also be due to inadequate office setup. Additionally, a 1999 study claimed that "70 minutes of each day in a regular office are wasted by interruptions, yakking around the photocopier, and other distractions".[90] Over the long term, though, surveys found that productivity of the teleworker will climb; over two-thirds of employers report increased productivity among telecommuters, according to a 2008 survey.[91] Traditional line managers are accustomed to managing by observation and not necessarily by results. This causes a serious obstacle in organizations attempting to adopt telecommuting. Liability and workers' compensation can become serious issues as well.[92] Weaker relationships between job dimensions and job outcomes, such as job performance and absenteeism,[33] may explain why the results regarding performance and telework are conflicting. Some studies have found that telework increases productivity in workers[93] and leads to higher supervisor ratings of performance and higher performance appraisals.[35] However, another study found that professional isolation in teleworkers led to a decrease in job performance, especially for those who spent more time teleworking and engaged in fewer face-to-face interactions.[48] Thus, similar to job attitudes, the amount of time spent teleworking may also influence the relationship between telework and job performance.
One should think about their skills, hobbies and basic daily habits as well. Do you like to cook? Be a personal cook or dinner parties. Baking? Make wedding cakes or cupcakes for weddings/special events. Do you enjoy cleaning? Trying going to banks/repo companies and ask if they are in need of a repo cleaner or market yourself as a all-around cleaner. Know how to mow a lawn? Get paid to do it in your neighborhood. Sell products from large companies – Jewelry in a candle, Sentsy, Health and home products – etc.
If you're disorganized, working from home is productivity's death sentence. With no boss sneaking peeks at your computer screen, and no set start/end to the day, it is all too easy to waste an entire morning on Twitter and then get stuck trying to make a deadline at the last minute. This also holds true for chores outside of work. Though working from home technically makes it easier to, say, clean your house or do some laundry, knowing you can always put it off until later makes it more likely that you will, until one of your roommates or friendly house mice sends you a polite but firm text.
Autonomy influences experienced responsibility such that if the job provides freedom, independence, and scheduling flexibility, the individual should feel responsible for his or her work outcomes. Telework provides flexibility in scheduling and freedom because being outside the office gives the worker more choices. Teleworkers do not have to stick to office routines and can shift work to different times of day.[34] Telework allows employees the freedom to choose where they work, when they work and even what they wear to work to allow their best work.[35] Teleworkers may experience more responsibility to the extent that they feel in control and accountable for their work.[36] The autonomy of telework allows for lower work-family conflict.[37] Teleworking provides the freedom to arrange work to avoid family conflicts. Increased control over life demands[38] is one of its main attractions. The level of autonomy in telework felt by the employee depends on a variety of factors, including scheduling flexibility and the household size.[38] In addition to reducing work-family conflict, conflicts with activities are also reduced. Increased and fewer time restrictions freedom allow workers to participate more in recreational activities, whether social or physical.[35]
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The song has a typical verse-pre-chorus-chorus structure with a rap bridge done by Ty Dolla Sign before the third chorus and the outro. The song begins with bubbling beat[27] and finger snaps.[28] The first verse is sung by Cabello, the first pre-chorus is sung by Kordei. "I know you're always on the night shift/but I can't stand these nights alone", she sings.[26] Following is the chorus sung by Jauregui, with the word "work" repeated seven times after each line.[29] The second verse is sung by Hernandez who sings: "Let's put it into motion / Imma give you a promotion / I'll make it feel like a vacay / Turn the bed into an ocean".[30] Hansen sings the second pre-chorus. Ty Dolla Sign sings after the second chorus, and on the third and final chorus Cabello closes the song with an ad-libbed outro.[24]
Several critics noted the song's style is comparable with the musical style of the hip hop producer DJ Mustard.[38][39][40] In a review published by the staff of Idolator, Robbie Daw called the track worthy based on previous singles with the titular name a called it the group's "most solid single to date." In a mixed-positive review, Carl Williott initially called the track a "DJ Mustard ripoff" but complimented the group for managing to make the song "their own" with their "subtle harmonizations adding some texture", he adds. Mike Wass shared similar sentiments and called it a "sleek and sexy bop with on-trend production" and an "insidiously catchy chorus" while praising the group's musical evolution.[41] Several publications thought it was a strong contender for song of the summer.[42][43][44] However, other critics were not so positive. Christopher Bohlsen of Renowned for Sound gave a negative review, saying that while vocal melodies in the verses were "satisfying", the chorus just "doesn't sound interesting enough", calling it an "utterly standard pop song". Bohlsen gave the song a two-and-a-half out of five rating.[45]
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I am writing this very post in the very outfit I just slept in, but this is why I am a slob with a sink full of dirty dishes and relentless insomnia. Experts always recommend that if you're working from home, you should get dressed as if you are not. This does not mean you need to sit on your couch in a suit, but you should, at the very least, put on pants and a shirt, and potentially brush your hair. Saedi Bocci suggests donning an outfit you'd feel comfortable wearing outside. "Maybe you're wearing joggers, but you should wear something that at least makes you feel more put together," she says. "Wear some basics that can go out door." Otherwise, you're a) less likely to leave your house at any point and b) more likely to go a solid week in the same pair of dirty leggings, not that I've ever done that!


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Hidden stories of the Khyber Railway-4
March 30, 2020 July 3, 2020 abn397 Khyber pass railway, Landi Khana, Landi Kotal, Pakistan railway history, Pakistan railways, Richard Wallace	Khyber pass railway, Landi Khana, Landi Kotal, Pakistan railway history, Pakistan railways, Richard Wallace
Concluding the series with an attempt to answer the question "Where did the Khyber Railway end?"
Anyone familiar with this line would know that
The line up to Landi Kotal was opened on 3 Nov 1925,
and was extended up to Landi Khana on 3 Apr 1926
and the section from Landi Kotal to Landi Khana was closed on 15 Feb 1932.
There is no mention in the Annual Reports of IR of that period (up to 1931) about any further line being opened beyond Landi Khana
Now see this map (presumably prepared by Bayley and Hearn) which is part of the papers they read at the Institution of Engineers.
Beyond Landi Kotal there is the reversing station of Tora Tigga, and finally the "terminus" at Landi Khana. This too is a reversing station from where a line appears to proceed to a point on the Afghan border.
However, there does not seem to be any explicit mention of the tracks being laid beyond Landi Khana. In their paper it is mentioned that Landi Khana is a reversing station from where there is a short distance to the border.
Richard Wallace, who has studied this line in detail, says that tunnels were built beyond Landi Khana but rails were not laid.
Probably this brief writeup by Andrew Grantham sums it up:
http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/railways/khyber-pass-railway/
In particular: "An alignment was cleared for a extension of the line from Landi Khana to the Afghan border post, although it is uncertain whether any tracks were ever laid on this final section of the route."
One interesting thing I found was in this map which was part of the 1930 NWR timetable:
This shows "Torra Tigga Nala" beyond Landi Khana. Perhaps this is where the tracks were supposed to end. I have not come across this name anywhere else. It may well be an error connected with Tora Tigga, or the place where the rails were expected to end.
This extract from the 1930 NWR timetable shows the trains running to Landi Khana.
It is a little hard to read the footnotes. But they mention that the trains ran 7 days a week (both ways) up to Landi Kotal and continued beyond to Landi Khana on 2 days. In the last days of the Khyber Railway there was one pair of trains a week to Landi Kotal.
Finally-it may not be too difficult to locate the mythical tracks beyond Landi Khana. See this video from 2017 where the visitors walk down to the station from the highway:
Even the water column still works!
Closing with old pictures of the station, which must be from before 1932:
March 6, 2020 July 3, 2020 abn397 Dakka in Afghanistan, Khyber pass, Khyber pass railway, Pakistan railways, Simon Darvill	Dakka in Afghanistan, Khyber pass, Khyber pass railway, Pakistan railways, Simon Darvill
Another look at the neighborhood, this time from Wikimapia. Can't say how reliable it is, though it does show the elusive places such as Kacha Garhi and Dakka.
https://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=34.010621&lon=71.511898&z=14&m=w&show=/38342473/ur/%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%82%DB%81-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8C-%DA%A9%DB%92-75&search=Peshawar
Start from Peshawar Cantt and move west. The route of the Khyber Railway is shown quite clearly here, unlike in Google Maps.
Note the two pairs of reversing stations. The one between Landi Kotal and Landi Khana has not seen trains since the 1930s, and saw regular services only from 1926 to 1932.
Also reposting the basic map:
Next, we come to the planned narrow gauge line from Jamrud to Dakka across the border.
It is covered in this earlier post:
https://abn397.wordpress.com/2019/06/14/book-on-industrial-locomotives-of-south-asia/
Whatever was done here, no traces of this narrow gauge line have been mentioned by any visitor. The construction of the actual BG line started soon after the 1919 war.
Then there was another abortive project to reach Afghanistan in the 1900s, which actually did see some BG track rapidly constructed and shut down equally rapidly in 1905-1907. That will be in the next post.
March 5, 2020 July 3, 2020 abn397 Jamrud, Kacha Garhi, Khyber pass railway, Landi Khana, Landi Kotal, Pakistan railways, Richard Wallace, Victor Bayley	Gordon Hearn, Jamrud, Kacha Garhi, Khyber pass railway, Landi Khana, Landi Kotal, Pakistan railways, Richard Wallace, Victor Bayley
The Khyber Railway may not see trains again. While its basic history is known well enough, there are a couple of planned extensions which may have changed the history of the route if they had been implemented.
We start with the basics, from this "official" map used by Victor Bayley and Gordon Hearn in a paper presented at the Institution of Engineers in the late 1920s. It can be found in "Couplings to the Khyber" by PSA Berridge:
Not all of these stations appeared in timetables.
The Khyber Railway actually starts from Jamrud, which was the railhead beyond Peshawar Cantt since 1901. Work on the present line started in the 1920s, and the section up to Landi Kotal was opened in 1925 and up to Landi Khana in 1926. While an embankment may have been built up to the border, probably rails were not laid. These are points which are yet unclear and can be established only by visits to the area-if it is safe enough.
The stations listed in timetables are given in the Fergusson lists:
Note Kacha Garhi, we will meet it again soon. It seems to have been in the timetables only around 1910.
As most readers know, passenger trains did run up to Landi Khana up to 1932. Then the ruler of Afghanistan "requested" that this be stopped, and the trains then ran only up to Landi Kotal.
It is unclear how useful the line was for freight. Typically there was a passenger train from Peshawar Cantt to Landi Kotal on one or two days of the week from the 1940s onward. Regular services stopped in 1984, though tourist specials ran on and off until rainstorms washed away large parts of the line in 2006.
Even so, it is still possible to see see remnants of the line and stations (yes, even Landi Khana) if you travel by the road which now sees plenty of goods traffic into Afghanistan.
Next we come to the lesser-known stories connected with the line's construction.
To begin with:
The official date of opening from Jamrud to Landi Kotal was 3 Nov 1925. and to Landi Khana 3 Apr 1926. Nothing is said about the line beyond Landi Khana.
But Richard Wallace has found evidence that work on the tunnels was continuing even after these dates. Not so surprising, as it is possible to run trains through tunnels where all work has not been completed as long as there is nothing to block the rails.
The importance of Landi Khana-1
September 29, 2019 December 22, 2021 abn397 Indo-Afghan border, Khyber pass railway, Landi Khana, Landi Kotal, Pakistan railways, Victor Bayley	Indo-Afghan border, Khyber pass railway, Landi Khana, Landi Kotal, Pakistan railways, Pakistani geography, Victor Bailey
You would have heard of Landi Kotal, long known as the terminus of the Khyber Railway and the main cantonment guarding the head of the pass.
Landi Khana is not so well known. We first look at a detailed map of the Khyber Railway, which featured in an article by Victor Bayley and Gordon Hearn, the men most responsible for the construction of the line:
This lists all the stations on the line. Most of them were not shown in timetables.
The line was completed up to Landi Kotal in 1925 and to Landi Khana in 1926. Actually the line (or at least the embankment) was built up to a point right on the border. This point is mentioned as Torra Tigga Nala in contemporary accounts, though it is unclear what exactly it was (A station? or siding? or no track at all?)
Trains ran all the way up to Landi Khana in the first few years. Then the King of Afghanistan "requested" the Indian government to close the last stretch of the line. So no trains ran beyond Landi Kotal since 1932.
Here we see the 1930 NWR timetable for the line going all the way to Landi Khana:
My old friends from Dehradun would note the passenger train connecting Peshawar Cantt with that city. Coming to the point, we see from the small print that the trains ran between Landi Khana and Peshawar twice a week, and started from Landi Kotal on the other five days. This was the peak traffic for this line; by the time regular services ceased in 1984 the train ran up to Landi Kotal only once a week.
In the reverse direction, we see the same pattern, except that on Sundays the train left Peshawar later to provide a connection with the Frontier Mail and ran up to Landi Kotal.
Timetables in later years mentioned that "Passports will be examined at Jamrud", meaning that you needed a passport to travel into the tribal territory where the British government had limited powers. However (as my father recounted), tourists from other parts of India could travel up to Jamrud, probably have their picture taken there, and say that they had visited the Khyber.
This is a picture of Landi Khana station (which obviously was taken between 1926 and 1932):
Note the Gurumukhi script. And the ever-reliable HGS locos which tackled the Khyber and Bolan passes without much fuss.
There appears to have been a small military outpost here, but it must have closed long ago. Which is why many people (even those presently living in Pakistan) do not know of its existence. As we will see, the remnants of this station still stand but there does not seem to be anything around it. The local villagers still use water from the water pipes laid in the 1920s for watering engines.
You may find it interesting to watch this 9-minute video (entirely in Urdu) from 2017 to see this place as a sideline to a trip up to the Afghan border:
Note the Gurumukhi sign which no one has bothered to remove yet.
One of the places they passed was this station which was one of the stops on the excursion trains which ran until the floods wrecked the line in 2008.
Here another sign in Gurumukhi script still survives, unlike this one from pre-partition Lahore:
If you approached the Afghan border, you would see this sign if you tried to cross anywhere except the official route:
And if you did succeed in crossing, you could look back and see this:
It should not be difficult to understand what P, J and LKL were. In those days all distances were measured in miles.
Now, you may say, you have told us all about a corner of Pakistan so obscure that few Pakistanis (leave alone Indians) have heard of it. Why is it important?
The answer is: It was important to know about it if you were an Indian POW in Pakistan in 1972.
Changes in station signs over time-1
July 20, 2019 July 21, 2019 abn397 Khyber pass railway, Landi Khana, Language policy in Pakistan, Pakistan railways, Station signs	Khyber pass railway, Landi Khana, Language policy in Pakistan, Pakistan railways, Station signs
From the areas now in Pakistan in the 1930s/1940s:
Note the combination of languages; including Hindi in Lahore and Punjabi in all these places.
Landi Khana had train services only between 1926 and 1932. Then the station and tracks seem to have been undisturbed until the floods of 2006 seemingly closed the Khyber line forever.
Now we see current pictures of Lahore and Landi Kotal (where excursion trains ran sporadically from the closure in 1984 until 2006).
The only languages here are English and Urdu (although a few stations such as Peshawar also have Pushtu):
Note how the regional language has been pushed into a corner.
However, you can still visit the long-forgotten Landi Khana station which is some distance from the highway into Afghanistan:
This is taken from a video shot a few years ago. As this is a remote and long-forgotten place, no one bothered to remove the Punjabi script.
(While many people in Pakistan speak Punjabi, they use a different script unlike the Gurumukhi used in India).
And this station which used to be a stop for the trains from Peshawar to Landi Kotal:
Here, perhaps it was found to be too much trouble to modify the sign which is fitted into the sturdy boundary wall.
We now compare the old and new signs at Shelabagh (on the way from Quetta to Chaman on the border near Kandahar):
It is not clear what is in the smaller inscription in the newer sign, but normally the Balochi language(s) do not appear on the signs.
The southern end of the famous Khojak tunnel is seen here. Until the Konkan Railway came along, it was the longest rail tunnel (3.9 km) in South Asia.
And finally to Karachi (1940s) and now:
As you can see, somewhat distorted Hindi (Devanagari) script was used earlier. Today we see Urdu along with Sindhi.
While hardly any pre-1947 pictures from the area now in Bangladesh can be seen on the net, there are still some interesting points to be noted. (To be continued).
The Khyber Pass in the 1930s-photo feature and other rail-related material.
April 16, 2017 July 3, 2020 abn397 Albert Chalcroft album, British army in India, Indian Bradshaw, Indo-Afghan border, Khyber pass, Khyber pass railway, Landi Kotal, Looswala, North Western Railway	Albert Chalcroft album, British army in India, Indian Bradshaw, Indo-Afghan border, Jamrud, Khyber pass, Khyber pass railway, Landi Kotal, Looswala, Peshawar
This post is dedicated to a photo album which used to belong to a British soldier named Albert Chalcroft who appears to have been posted in Landi Kotal in the Khyber Pass, (close to the Afghan border) in the late 1930s. As it often happens, the album was discovered by his descendants many years later (maybe c.2010) and was put up on the net.
This album is interesting in that it shows many aspects of life as a British soldier in the Khyber Pass area at that time. There are some pictures of trains on the Khyber Railway as well as a number of crashed light aircraft. Some pictures appear to show the road crossing between India and Afghanistan. However there are hardly any meaningful captions.
Many of these pictures have ended up in the results of Google searches for the Khyber Pass.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjAkttMW
Explanatory notes:
Landi Kotal was the terminus of the Khyber Railway which was opened in 1925. From 1926 to 1932 it ran a few miles further towards the border up to another station called Landi Khana, though this section was closed in 1932.
A collection of old timetables of the North Western Railway (which covered most of present-day Pakistan and a bit of present-day India) can be seen here:
http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/nwrtt/
The line up to Landi Khana can be seen in the folder of the 1930 timetable. Only a few routes are shown here.
The entire NWR timetable as of 1943 can also be seen in another folder, which is from the Indian Bradshaw of that period.
Note the bit about passport checks at Jamrud in the 1943 timetable. As I understood from my father and other older persons who had traveled there, tourists from other parts of India could travel up to Jamrud fort in the 1930s but not beyond without special permission. However, they could claim that they had seen the Khyber Pass.
And the milestone at the border refers to P = Peshawar, J = Jamrud and LKL = Landi Kotal (the main cantonment at the top of the pass).
The last few pictures show Mr Chalcroft and his wife in later years. He appears to have worked in the Customs and Excise department at Liverpool. The last two pictures appear to be of Mr Chalcroft's sister.
Station signs in undivided India
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Here are some pictures of stations and signs as they were in the 1940s or earlier. It is interesting to see the languages used in some of the signs, as these places are now in Pakistan
First, Karachi Cantt in the 1940s (from a film shot by a British soldier):
Lahore, probably 1940s:
Landi Khana. This is truly a rare picture, as it could have been taken only between 1926 and 1932. Note the Gurumukhi script.
Landi Kotal, probably 1930s:
Shelabagh, close to Chaman on the border with Afghanistan and not too far from Kandahar. Note the southern end of the Khojak tunnel:
And finally Tanduri, on the now-closed Sibi-Khost section. It appeared in the 1891 timetable and never again. Perhaps the extreme heat gave it its name and hastened its closure:
(This picture seems to have been taken in 2009). The sign does look to be a century old.
Finally, this is what you would see while entering British India from Afghanistan at the Khyber Pass border checkpoint in the 1930s:
It is easy to guess that the milestone refers to Peshawar, Jamrud and Landi Kotal. The station of Landi Khana was still closer to the border. It appears that an embankment and maybe rails were laid from there to the border, but trains never ran on them.
And when you tried to cross into Afghanistan at other points on the border, you would see this:


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