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Government urged to make a decision on HS2 route
Supporters and opponents of the paused Birmingham-to-Leeds rail link are concerned about its future.
Alistair Osborne: Head in the clouds over Heathrow [subscription]
Look on the bright side. At least the Civil Aviation Authority has stopped Heathrow’s billionaire owners jacking up passenger charges by 90 per cent. Still, it’s not ruled out “a real increase of around 60 per cent”. What is the CAA? A regulator or some sort of conduit for the flow of funds to China, Qatar and a bunch of minted infrastructure investors?
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
BBC News
- Work on new station near Inverness Airport beginsNetwork Rail expects the station near Inverness Airport to be completed in December next year.
- Heathrow passenger charge to be curbedThe airport has been told it cannot raise its charges for airlines by as much as it would have liked.
- Government urged to make a decision on HS2 routeSupporters and opponents of the paused Birmingham-to-Leeds rail link are concerned about its future.
Financial Times
- Canadian National railway chief to step down amid pressure from Hohn's TCI fundJean-Jacques Ruest announces departure after abandoning pursuit of Kansas City Southern
- Heathrow's regulation looks a bum deal for passengersAirlines are furious that fees, which are mainly borne by travellers, are set to soar
The Guardian
- Manchester airport's Terminal 2 reopens after reports of suspicious packageTerminal was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon but police investigation found ˜no security threat.
The Telegraph
- More taxes needed on cars and gas bills to reach net zero, warns Treasury [subscription]Black hole in public finances must be filled, admit ministers as they publish most comprehensive plan yet for how to hit climate change goal
Times Online
- Travel testing to stay until new year, says Grant Shapps [subscription]The news will come as a blow to families planning Christmas breaks, who face paying about £25 per person on tests. Airlines say testing on day two is unnecessary and puts the UK at odds with most other countries.
- Lorry driver shortage ‘to drag on for another year’ [subscription]Duncan Buchanan, the association’s policy director, told the Commons business committee: “Things are not visibly getting better, and I know there are a number of measures that have been put in place . . . but on the ground that isn’t having much of an effect.”
- Alistair Osborne: Head in the clouds over Heathrow [subscription]Look on the bright side. At least the Civil Aviation Authority has stopped Heathrow’s billionaire owners jacking up passenger charges by 90 per cent. Still, it’s not ruled out “a real increase of around 60 per cent”. What is the CAA? A regulator or some sort of conduit for the flow of funds to China, Qatar and a bunch of minted infrastructure investors?
City AM
- This service has been delayed: A railway revolution is at a crossroadsIt was back in May when Grant Shapps, the one-time Tory chairman turned Transport Secretary, promised a revolution that would The post This service has been delayed: A railway revolution is at a crossroads appeared first on CityAM.
Birmingham Post
- Houghton International extends Tyne and Metro contract ahead of new fleetThe Newcastle firm will work with train builders Stadler to keep the current fleet running until 2023
- The Teesside tech firm helping the HGV driver shortage crisisThe Avail Technologies app has seen soaring demand as HGV drivers are urged to get back behind the wheel
- Electric cars, 'guilt-free planes' and tree planting feature in net zero strategyThe strategy details how the Government aims to meet its legal target to cut climate-warming emissions to net zero by 2050
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- End of the line? Sources expect Birmingham to Leeds HS2 leg to be axedSources in Wakefield say they’re expecting the Birmingham-Leeds leg of HS2 to be scrapped by the government imminently.
- Plan drawn up to improve West Yorkshire's bus servicesA PLAN to increase bus use in West Yorkshire by six per cent in four years will be sent to Government later this month.
London Evening Standard
- Boris Johnson announces £1billion boost for electric car revolutionPM unveils plan for net zero carbon - and pleads to keep Cop26 on track
- I tried the new ‘meditation corners’ and ‘chill-out’ carriages on the DLR – here’s my honest opinion The world’s first ‘meditation trains’ have landed. Hafsa Khalil attempts some zen on her commute
- Grant Shapps: It is ‘imperative’ that aviation recovers in 2022The Cabinet Minister insisted that ‘considerable progress’ has been made this year.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Work begins on the new £14 million Inverness Airport railway stationConstruction has begun on a new railway station that will allow rail passengers easier access to Inverness Airport, beginning with the platforms at Dalcross.
The York Press
- Station staff save 2 lives in 3 weeksSTAFF at York railway station have used defibrillators to save people's lives twice in the past three weeks.
Other Regional Press
- Barrhead: Plans to fully electrify Glasgow line approvedPlans to fully electrify the Barrhead to Glasgow railway line have been given the green light, with work set to get underway in April.
- Public inquiry to be held into £1.5billion TransPennine route upgradeA public inquiry will be held at the start of next month into Network Rail’s £1.5billion TransPennine route upgrade, which will bring major disruption to parts of Dewsbury and Mirfield.
- Plan to reopen unused platform at one of region's busiest rail stationsPlan to reinstate platform and create new entrance at busy station before summer 2023
- Eurostar rescue talks discussed joint UK-French interventionThe government discussed the idea of a rescue package for Eurostar after passenger numbers plummeted during the pandemic, an FOI has revealed.
- Bus fares in West Yorkshire could be capped - and you could get refunds for cancelled servicesCheaper and simpler fares, improved punctuality, and new routes are all on the cards according to new plans up for discussion this week.
New Civil Engineer
- ICE calls for climate and Covid to be considered in second National Infrastructure AssessmentThe climate emergency and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic are among four main changes to infrastructure demand drivers that the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) says must be considered in the second National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA2).
- Right on track: How technology is moving the UK rail industry towards a sustainable futureAlready one of the cleanest forms of transport, the rail industry is continuing to play a leading role in helping to build a sustainable green economy. In fact, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that urban and high-speed rail hold major promise to unlock substantial environmental benefits, including lower levels of carbon emissions, congestion and air pollution.
- M4 upgrade complete after ‘ingenious solution’ shaves 12 months off constructionNational Highways’ congestion-busting M4 scheme has opened to traffic after an "ingenious solution" cut 12 months off its construction timeline.
Railnews
- Transport campaigners call for road-rail shift TUESDAY BRIEFING: Transport campaigners call for road-rail shift
Other News Sources
- MP backs residents concern over plans to close a level crossing in YorkThe Member of Parliament for York Outer has written to Network Rail in response to their consultation on the closure of the level crossing at Copmanthorpe.
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