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The bad news: rail fares are going to rise. The good news: it won’t be in double figures [subscription]
Ministers have pledged to spare passengers a double-digit rise in rail fares and are devising a more competitive flexible season ticket to soften the impact of soaring prices.
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- Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Rally held to keep site openAbout 200 people attended a rally to protest against the threatened closure of an airport in South Yorkshire. Doncaster Sheffield Airport owners Peel Group said in July the site "may no longer be commercially viable".
- Birmingham New Street station falls silent for rail strikeThe platforms are closed as train operators cancel services for the one-day strike by drivers.
- London-North rail cuts: Grant Shapps criticises mayorsA row has developed over rail service cuts between London and north-west England, with the transport secretary saying Labour mayors should "take the matter up with the rail unions".
- Tonnes of timber to be moved by sea rather than roadScottish Forestry says 225,000 tonnes of wood will be transported by sea to Ayrshire.
- Train strikes cause more disruption for passengersSome rail operators are running no services as 6,500 train drivers walk out in pay dispute.
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- Giant Norfolk solar farm to sell renewable power to Network RailA huge countryside solar farm, set to be one of the biggest in the country, will generate renewable electricity to help power the rail industry.
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- Severe rail disruption across Great Britain as train drivers strike over payMembers of Aslef union on 24-hour strike, affecting services in England, Scotland and Wales
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- HGVs diverted hundreds of miles to avoid UK’s crumbling road network [subscription]Marcus Gough, head of operations at Strata Logistics, can pinpoint the moment he feared the UK’s roads were crumbling. His firm had been tasked with transporting heavy machinery from Edinburgh to Stockton-on-Tees, 156 miles along the A1, which skirts the North Sea.
- The bad news: rail fares are going to rise. The good news: it won’t be in double figures [subscription]Ministers have pledged to spare passengers a double-digit rise in rail fares and are devising a more competitive flexible season ticket to soften the impact of soaring prices.
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- Inside airport chaos: Pilots loading luggage, ‘mountains’ of bags and fears travel crisis may last until 2023Aviation workers and industry experts told i how 2022 descended into a travel nightmare for passengers
The Mirror
- Passengers arriving at Manchester Airport told to wait 10 DAYS for their luggageFamily left without medication after flying back from Portugal to learn that their bags were not available and they would have to submit an online form to reclaim then over a week later
Sky News
- Rail users face widespread disruption from train drivers' strikeThe walkouts are hitting Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains.
Birmingham Post
- Britishvolt work is limited for six months but company insists Northumberland factory is on trackReports that work has stopped at the gigafactory site have prompted speculation
Bolton News
- Manchester Airport named among worst UK airports for lost luggageManchester Airport has been named as one of the worst UK airports for lost luggage, according to a study.
Manchester Evening News
- Fury over 'ignorant' drivers blocking cycle lane near city centre - but the council are powerless to stop itMotorists are dumping their cars 'willy-nilly', according to a Manchester cycling group
Northern Echo
- Teesside Airport 'should not be asking for any more money' after £20m boostTeesside’s publicly-owned airport should not be asking for any more money, according to the region’s mayor.
Other Regional Press
- Flintshire makes ‘superb’ £36m Levelling Up Fund bid for local railway improvements after first was rejectedFlintshire Council has submitted what its leader has called a “superb” Levelling Up Fund (LUF) bid after a previous one was rejected by the UK Government.
- New eco-bus trial for Stansted AirportAn electric bus is being trialled by National Express at Stansted Airport as part of the aviation hub's net zero aspirations.
- Sam Rowlands MS welcomes Transport for Wales and Cadw partnershipA NORTH Wales MS is urging constituents to take advantage of a 2-for-1 offer entry to Wales’ historic landmarks. People travelling by train to Wales’ historic landmarks can now get 2-for-1 entry thanks to a new partnership between Transport for Wales and Cadw.
- High Court threat to transport plan droppedA legal challenge against a blueprint for transport in Norfolk has been dropped by campaigners.
Rail Advent
- Construction of Levenmouth Rail Link progresses to second mileFollowing completion of building the first mile of the Levenmouth Rail Link, work is continuing on the next mile, which unlike the first mile will be double-tracked.
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