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Shares in Stagecoach slipped yesterday by 3.2 per cent, or 2˝p, to 79˝p, their lowest since news of a possible deal broke. Shares in National Express were down 3.4 per cent, or 8p, at 228Ľp.
Transport for the North urging people to take a fresh look at the train
Transport for the North (TfN) is this week urging people to take a fresh look at the train.
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
BBC News
- UK firms will have to disclose climate impactChancellor Rishi Sunak will bring in new rules around environmental sustainability reporting.
Times Online
- National Express takeover bid for Stagecoach delayed [subscription]Shares in Stagecoach slipped yesterday by 3.2 per cent, or 2˝p, to 79˝p, their lowest since news of a possible deal broke. Shares in National Express were down 3.4 per cent, or 8p, at 228Ľp.
City AM
- Travel rules mean London is 'very uncompetitive' tourism prospectThe government must tweak its international travel rules in order for high-end London hotels to recuperate after the pandemic, according The post Travel rules mean London is 'very uncompetitive' tourism prospect appeared first on CityAM.
Daily Record
- East Kilbride MSP says 'still a case' for rail line dualling plans despite U-turnCollette Stevenson has broken her silence on the announcement the town's rail line will remain single track
Birmingham Mail
- Birmingham businesses urge Boris Johnson to back Moor Street expansion in Ł2.3bn rail planThe 'Midlands Rail Hub' will deliver faster, more frequent or new rail links for 26 towns and cities including Birmingham, Coventry, Worcester, Hereford, Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Nuneaton, Tamworth and Loughborough
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Mirfield station celebrates blooming great awards successVOLUNTEERS at one of Northern’s West Yorkshire stations have been celebrating success after winning top accolades from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).
Daily Post (North Wales)
- North Wales teen becomes one of the country's youngest bus driversTeenager Abby Griffiths was worried what her friends would say but now says they think 'it’s incredible'
Liverpool Echo
- Thousands call for return of city night bus amid safety fearsThe service is popular with students but it has been suspended since the start of the pandemic
Wales Online
- Stagecoach strike action to go ahead with planned disruption to services across south WalesIt will affect Stagecoach services across the Blackwood, Brynmawr, Cwmbran and Pontypool areas
- The staggering number of Transport for Wales trains which are cancelled or delayedDetails of the length of delays have also been revealed
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- National Express travel shops to close by end of OctoberNational Express travel shops across the Black Country are set to be axed in response to changes to the way people buy tickets, the firm has announced.
Carlisle News & Star
- Transport for the North urges car commuters to take the trainTransport for the North has urged people to consider taking the train to reduce carbon emissions.
Doncaster Free Press
- Railway timetable shake-up means Doncaster will get direct hourly service to LiverpoolDoncaster is set to gain a direct hourly service Liverpool Lime Street but direct trains from Sheffield to Manchester Airport are set to be scrapped following timetable changes.
Other Regional Press
- Huddersfield Railway Station set to close for 30 days as part of Ł1.5 billion rail electrification worksHuddersfield Rail Station set to close for 30 days as part of modernisation work. The scheme, part of The Transpennine route upgrade will see the eight-mile stretch between Huddersfield and Westtown just outside Dewsbury fully electrified and widened to four tracks.
- 'The little people don't matter one bit' say residents over plans to funnel HGVs on to tiny Huddersfield roadOak Road will be used to take traffic from the A62 Leeds Road in a Ł75m road plan
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Government set to extend cabotage rightsThousands more HGV deliveries could be made each month in the UK under plans to help bolster the country’s supply chains by temporarily extending ‘cabotage’ rights. The proposals set out in a consultation launched last week mean foreign operators that come into the country laden with goods can pick up and drop off goods an unlimited number of times for 2 weeks before they return home. Currently hauliers from the EU can only make up to 2 cabotage trips within 7 days. Subject to a one-week consultation, the temporary measures would come into force tow...
New Civil Engineer
- Crossrail station contractors to exit sites by end of year in bid to keep costs downMain contractors working on seven of Crossrail’s central London stations will be demobilised before the end of the year in a bid to keep costs down.
- World’s first zero-emission driverless mass transit system to be built in DurhamA groundbreaking technology that has been heralded as "revolutionising inner-city transport" has been launched in Shildon, in county Durham.
Railnews
- Third franchise renationalisation as Govia loses Southeastern MONDAY BRIEFING: Third franchise renationalisation as Govia loses Southeastern ++
Transportxtra
- West Midlands gets ‘smart and green’ new bus sheltersTwo new types of bus shelter with a range of ‘smart and green’ features are being installed in the West Midlands.
Aviation Industry
- Reform aviation taxation to accurately reflect aviation’s environmental cost, campaigners tell TreasurySince 1990, UK’s aviation’s emissions have increased by 125%, in stark contrast to the UK’s overall emissions which have decreased by 43% over the same period. In 2019, aviation emissions … The post Reform aviation taxation to accurately reflect aviation’s environmental cost, campaigners tell Treasury appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
Other News Sources
- Manchester Airport bounces back: Managing Director Karen Smart talks renewal and recoveryIt has been equally as heartbreaking to see travel return to something much closer to “normal” across the continent, while we have felt stuck in first gear, despite the success of our vaccination programme and low infection rates in the most popular destinations for our customers.
- NATS lands Heathrow 5-year contract extensionNATS and Heathrow have had a long and successful relationship, working together to operate the world’s busiest and most efficient dual runway airport before the impact of the Covid pandemic.
- Alstom secures $150.76m tram order for French lineWith a length of 33m and a width of 2.4m, the trams will feature a passenger information system with 18 screens.
- Transport for Wales defend themselves against Tory criticism: ‘Only 1% of trains over 15 minutes late’Transport for Wales have defended themselves against criticism by the Conservatives, who have said that more than 774,471 trains have failed to turn up on time since TfW started running rail services in Wales.
- Transport for the North urging people to take a fresh look at the trainTransport for the North (TfN) is this week urging people to take a fresh look at the train.
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