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Saturday, 20 April 2024

The Scotsman

• SNP-Greens ministers planning new Scottish air travel tax to cut emissions after climate target ditchedThe Scottish Government is drawing up new plans to hike the price to domestic flights in a bid to push more people onto trains.

Mail Online

• Tory candidate for London Mayor says she will ban commuters from playing loud music on the Tube if she is voted in: Susan Hall reveals radical move as she closes the gap on Sadiq KhanThe Tory candidate for Mayor of London has announced that she will ban commuters from playing loud music or taking calls on loud speaker if she wins the upcoming Mayoral Election.

Bolton News

• MP Chris Green calls for direct Bolton to London rail linkBolton MP Chris Green has called for a direct rail link to London - but a transport expert says it would mean cuts to local services.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford Forster Square train station entrance closedA Bradford railway station entrance will remain closed, Network Rail has revealed.

Rail Business Daily

• Welsh Government will invest more than £100m to improve public transport and support economic growthThe Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport, Ken Skates, has announced that over £100 million is being invested to improve public transport and encourage economic growth.

Other News Sources

• East Midlands Railway to Refurbish Luton Airport Express TrainsEast Midlands Railway (EMR) is investing 27.6 million GBP in a train refurbishment programme for the Luton Airport Express.
• Alstom sells North American signalling business to Knorr-BremseALSTOM confirmed on April 19 that it has entered into a binding agreement with Knorr-Bremse to sell its North American conventional signalling business for around €630m.
• Scottish city's free public transport pilot plan sees no fundingA PILOT scheme in a Scottish city which could see 1000 people given free access to public transport for nine weeks has yet to receive funding.