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Tuesday, 16 August 2022

BBC News

• Avanti West Coast: Direct trains from Shropshire to London reinstatedDirect trains between Shropshire and London are running despite plans to suspend the service. Avanti West Coast announced plans last week to halt trains from Sunday due to "severe staff shortages".
• Dublin Airport recommended arrival times reducedShort-haul passengers should arrive two hours before flights and long-haul travellers three hours.
• Network Rail strikes to disrupt almost all ScotRail servicesMembers of the RMT union will take strike action across the UK on 18 and 20 August.

Financial Times

• Heathrow extends passenger cap to end of OctoberAirport says move will boost passenger confidence after limit on numbers significantly improved services

The Guardian

• Labour demands action over Avanti West Coast reduced train serviceLabour has written to Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, urging him to take immediate action to ensure Avanti West Coast restores more frequent services on its busy intercity rail route, or else strip the train operator of its contract.
• Heathrow passengers face more uncertainty as capacity cap extendedLoss-making airport says restricting numbers to 100,000 a day is reducing last-minute cancellations. Heathrow airport has extended its 100,000 passenger a day cap for another six weeks as the aviation sector continues to struggle to meet increased demand for travel amid staffing shortages.The capacity limit was initially meant to last until 11 September, but that date was pushed back on Monday to 29 October, overlapping with the autumn half-term break for most schools.

Times Online

• Heathrow airport passenger cap extended until end of October [subscription]Heathrow airport will extend its cap on passenger numbers for another six weeks as the aviation sector continues to struggle to cope with demand.
• E-scooter accident rate blamed on young drunk ridersRiders of e-scooters suffer nearly three times as many accidents as cyclists and are more likely to be young, helmetless and drunk, research shows.

The Mirror

• Bus fares could be limited to £2 a journey - if services aren't slashed firstTransport Secretary Grant Shapps today said he was putting forward plans to bring in an upper limit for fares outside of London for 12 months - but there are widespread fears that hundreds of routes could be scrapped in the near future

Sky News

• Heathrow extends flight restrictions until end of OctoberHeathrow Airport has extended its flight restrictions until 29 October, hitting families' plans for half-term getaways.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• October funding cuts could 'decimate' West Yorkshire bus services - Government toldCUTS in bus funding planned for later this year will “decimateâ€� West Yorkshire’s bus network – according to the region’s mayor.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• EasyJet, Ryanair and BA rules on whether you can take 'smart bags' on your flightMany airlines have similar restrictions, so holidaymakers are being advised to check before they set off

Nottingham Evening Post

• 'World's comfiest platform' opens at Nottingham train stationA new bakery has opened at Nottingham Railway Station offering therapeutic massages and fresh pastries. CAWA, a cafe and speciality coffee roaster, has created Platform U: where travellers can take a moment and relax.
• Nottingham City Transport names bus after civil rights campaigner George Powe who made city 'a better place'A bus has been named after civil rights campaigner George Powe who worked to improve the countless lives of others facing inequality. The unveiling of the Nottingham City Transport bus took place outside Mr Powe's family home in Gorsey Road, Mapperley Park.

Wales Online

• Cardiff to get a new railway station with work beginning this yearConstruction work for the new Butetown railway station will begin in December. One part of Cardiff is getting a new train station. Transport for Wales has announced plans to build a new two-platform railway station in Butetown - and it also wants to redevelop Cardiff Bay station.

Bucks Free Press

• Art Deco train set to return on Metropolitan line in BucksIt served Tube passengers for half a century before retiring.

North Wales Live

• Giant ship sails into Liverpool for the first time everThe cruise season is now entering its busiest period

Other Regional Press

• Slough train ticket office closures will cause "major disruption"POSSIBLE ticket office closures will cause “major disruption” at Slough train station, according to political leaders.
• East West Rail Company makes its case: ‘Route will be a catalyst for growth and provide affordable, sustainable public transport’The support for East West Rail (EWR) from residents, businesses, academics and council leaders in Cambridgeshire echoes long-standing demands from local authorities for an east-west rail link between Cambridge and Oxford.
• East West Rail Company makes its case: ‘Route will be a catalyst for growth and provide affordable, sustainable public transport’The support for East West Rail (EWR) from residents, businesses, academics and council leaders in Cambridgeshire echoes long-standing demands from local authorities for an east-west rail link between Cambridge and Oxford.
• South Yorkshire sustainable transport schemes awarded £570mThe funding (City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement) will support schemes for the next five years and delivery will be managed by SYMCA.
• Bournemouth Airport closed to non-commercial flightsBOURNEMOUTH Airport closed to non-commercial flights for three days.
• Rail line through Dorset to close for week of engineering worksA TRAIN line running through Dorset will be partially closed for a week for engineering works, with a replacement bus service running in its place for passengers.

C.N.N.

• London Heathrow extends passenger caps through OctoberEurope's busiest airport will limit capacity to 100,000 people per day until at least October 29.

New Civil Engineer

• Bath’s historic Cleveland Bridge to reopen with new monitoring systemA historic bridge in Bath could reopen to two-way traffic as early as next month with a monitoring system in place as a precautionary measure.
• Welsh A road upgrade begins due to loophole in nation’s road building pauseAlun Griffiths has begun a major upgrade of an A road in Wales. Work to create the 1.5km dual carriageway in South Wales has begun, despite the nationwide pause to road building implemented last summer by the Welsh Government.
• What we know about the DfT’s capital funding offer to TfLThe Department for Transport’s (DfT) offer of a £3.6bn capital funding settlement for Transport for London (TfL) is for a period of 20 months and is filled with “wide ranging and complex conditions” according to papers from last week’s emergency meeting of the TfL board.

Trafnidiaeth Cymru [Transport for Wales]

• Work to begin on new Butetown railway stationPreparation work will begin this Autumn ahead of the construction of a new Butetown railway station and the redevelopment of Cardiff Bay station.

Aviation Industry

• AEF Responds to Government’s ‘Jet Zero’ StrategyIn July, the Government launched its plans for delivering net zero aviation. According to Transport Minister Grant Shapps, the plans will allow for guilt free flying.