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Sunday, 19 January 2025

BBC News

• Families cannot cross own road due to bridge worksResidents of a street close to where a train derailed have said ongoing works are a "nuisance".

The Guardian

• Labour pledges to make Sunday trains as reliable as weekday servicesGovernment plans to renationalise railways will establish new public body to improve the network
• Living Wage Foundation accused of accrediting firms not paying the living wageStaff at OCS who clean the British Airways headquarters and its Heathrow offices only receive ?11.44 an hour, which is the minimum permitted by the government. Their pay is below the foundation?s current living wage rate of ?12.60 across the UK and ?13.85 an hour in London.

The Scotsman

• New call to replace ageing Scottish transport fleet - and it's not ferriesFirst of three sets of greener trains were due to have been ordered two years ago

Times Online

• Everyone bashes it but BA is surging ahead ? what?s its secret?Next month British Airways will report a rise in profits despite a litany of customer complaints ? and bosses promise things are only going to get better
• Start-up wins £100m backing to roll out green refuelling sites. [subscription]Aegis Energy secures investment to offer biofuel and electric charging for trucks and vans, with plans to build 30 sites in the UK by the end of the decade
• Spending freeze to shunt major railway projects past general election. [subscription]Rachel Reeves is expected to limit funding to maintenance work only as three schemes soak up budget and transport secretary warns on public ownership

i News

• Andy Burnham: Give me control of Northern and I'll fix the broken rail systemAndy Burnham: Give me control of Northern and I'll fix the broken rail system

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• West Yorkshire drivers are urged to watch their speedDRIVERS are being urged to watch their speed - as Government figures show it contributes to around half of all fatal collisions in Britain.

The York Press

• Northern shares plans for 450 new trains in Net Zero pushA York-based rail firm has announced plans for a "game-changing" new fleet.
• Plans to dual York Outer Ring Road could be scaled back amid funding reviewNew sources of funding for the York Outer Ring Road are set to be explored, the council’s transport spokesperson has said amid warnings the project could be scaled back.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Secretary of State for Transport visits Black Country car cruising hot spot after tragic deathsSecretary of State for Transport visits Black Country car cruising hot spot and promises action.
• West Midlands commuters give their views on bus reformPlans to transform the West Midlands bus network are drawing a range of responses from passengers across the region.

Bucks Free Press

• Record ?20m allocated to fix Buckinghamshire potholesMore than ?20 million has been allocated to tackle the pothole problem in Buckinghamshire.

Carlisle News & Star

• Decade of rail disruption possible in west coast main line worksPassengers travelling to and from Cumbria on the west coast main line could face a decade of rail disruption after plans for a ?once in generation? line upgrade were leaked.

Other Regional Press

• Government asked for airport helpThe leader of Plymouth City Council has written to the secretary of state for transport asking for support to reopen Plymouth Airport.
• Major boost planned for Somerset rail services through two key projectsSOMERSET?S rail services could receive a major boost if two major projects are taken forward as part of a new transport and investment strategy.
• MPs demand urgent reform of South West's railway servicesAdding 15 minutes to the fast train from Exeter to London is significant.
• Transport for London celebrates east London's creativity with community-woven London Overground Weaver line roundelTransport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new roundel woven by Londoners at Hackney Downs London Overground station to mark the naming of the Weaver line.

Rail UK

• Hitachi Rail to acquire OmnicomHitachi Rail has agreed to acquire the cutting-edge digital rail monitoring business Omnicom from Balfour Beatty. The acquisition marks a key strategic pillar for Hitachi Rail?s new digital asset management business, known as HMAX.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Better buses pledge must be backed by cold, hard cashThe government?s grand plans for buses will not meet success without sufficient funding, says CPT CEO Graham Vidler

Transport Action Network

• Scrapped Stonehenge road could fund south west's sustainable travel revolutionTransport Action Network (TAN) today publishes a new report [1], commissioned to explore better transport connectivity for the South West, after the scrapping of two highly contentious road schemes by the Government. It has been produced by transport policy experts, Greengauge 21 [2]. The report proposes using some of the ?2.5 billion [2] saved by cancelling the A303 Stonehenge and A358 schemes [3] to invest in rail, bus and active travel instead
• Lower Thames Crossing will supercharge carbon emissions while plundering nation's infrastructure budgetResponding to the UK Government's latest consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) proposal, Transport Action Network (TAN) has deplored National Highways for completely washing its hands of its unaffordable scheme?s wider environmental impacts, in particular road user carbon emissions.