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Rail fares in England to rise below inflation rate, ministers say
The increase will also begin in March, rather than January, the government says.
Bus services in England face cuts as end of Covid funding looms
Bus services across England could be axed within days, transport groups have said, as operators decide before a funding deadline whether routes will remain viable.
Grant Shapps: Introduce a £2 bus fare cap to ease cost of living burden [subscription]
Transport Secretary says £260 million subsidy offers ‘a good deal’ for taxpayers and was being considered before Boris Johnson’s resignation
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- The tech aiming to prevent lost airline luggageWith millions of bags and suitcases going missing this summer, technology may offer the solution.
- Rail fares in England to rise below inflation rate, ministers sayThe increase will also begin in March, rather than January, the government says.
The Guardian
- Bus services in England face cuts as end of Covid funding loomsBus services across England could be axed within days, transport groups have said, as operators decide before a funding deadline whether routes will remain viable.
- The Guardian view on cheap train travel: a lesson from Germany | EditorialWhile the British rail industry is subjected to managed decline post-Covid, other countries are taking a more imaginative approachThe decision by one of the country's main train operators to reduce services on the west coast mainline offers the latest evidence of deep malaise in the rail industry. Citing staff shortages and the current industrial relations climate, Avanti West Coast has put an emergency timetable in place, severely restricting the number of inter-city trains serving the north-west and Scotland.
The Herald
- Paul Sheerin: Scotland’s rail plans open up new opportunities for SMEsAlongside some welcome holidays, July provided another cause for celebration for the Scottish Engineering team as we were awarded the contract to extend our operation of the Rail Cluster Builder for Scotland. This second phase will see us continuing to work closely with Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, and Transport Scotland for a further three years, building on the momentum achieved in the first two years of the initiative.
The Telegraph
- Grant Shapps: Introduce a £2 bus fare cap to ease cost of living burden [subscription]Transport Secretary says £260 million subsidy offers ‘a good deal’ for taxpayers and was being considered before Boris Johnson’s resignation
Times Online
- Rail unions raise strike threat after plans to curb walkouts [subscription]Rail unions have threatened months of further strikes and warned of disruption on a scale not seen for a century if ministers do not back down on plans to curb industrial action.
Mail Online
- Commuters will be spared 12% rail fare hike amid fears of yet another squeeze on hard-hit familiesIf fares went up this much, the cost of a 12-month season ticket would go up by £600 to £5,644 for Reading to London and by £685 to £6,450 for Colchester to London.
The Mirror
- Hundreds of bus routes face axe with 'cliff-edge' deadline THIS WEEK - key areas hitA cut-off date is looming within days for England's bus firms to cut or scrap key routes - as vital government Covid funding runs out in October
Derby Telegraph
- Last chance to vote to help bring Great British Railways HQ to DerbyThere are just hours left for people to cast their votes online and support Derby's bid to bring the national headquarters of the new Great British Railways to the city. Derby is up against five other towns and cities to be home to the organisation which will replace Network Rail in 2023 and become the heart of the rail network and how it is managed and run.
London Evening Standard
- Rail fare increase in England will be below inflation rate, Government saysThe Government will not use July’s retail price index to calculate how much to raise rail fares in 2023.
Manchester Evening News
- Trams and trains suspended as fire breaks out with 'loud bangs' near Metrolink stopServices are being disrupted on a number of Metrolink lines
The York Press
- York bus improvements welcomed - but fears remain over service cutsYORK bus users have welcomed planned improvements to the service – but fear cuts to services may still be on the way.
- 'Stop Uber in York - support local taxis instead' - letter'Stop Uber in York - we should support local taxi drivers instead' - letter
Other Regional Press
- Better news for buses - but late-night services depend on usageIt was looking like the last bus of the day on routes 3E, 5E, 8, 9 and 13 could no longer be run because the cost of subsidising these services had increased dramatically and was far more than Ipswich Borough Council’s budget.
- Short haul flights to resume from Heathrow Airport on MondayShort haul flights will at last be resuming at Heathrow Airport tomorrow (August 15) after British Airways suspended ticket sales. The suspension was put in place due to the cap on daily passengers at the airport.
- Work on HS2 Cheshire leg moves closer as new proposals are put forwardPreparations for work to begin on the HS2 Cheshire leg are being put in place. The government project has now lodged a planning application with Cheshire East Council for a HS2 compound in the county.
- Cheshire East Council asks for changes to HS2 including better station at CreweA better hub station and longer tunnel under Crewe are among the demands coming from Cheshire East Council
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport - your questions answered on what will happen and if we can buy the airportDoncaster Sheffield Airport has been under threat since owners Peel said it was 'commercially unviable'.
- Warning Yorkshire needs urgent government cash to stop bus networks being 'decimated'Both the region's Mayors have pleaded with the government for more support
New Civil Engineer
- A50 trial success leads to digital partnership to improve road carbon impact assessmentAecom has partnered with digital start-up Oris to work on the carbon impact assessment for new road designs.
- How Network Rail overcame the construction industry’s niggling newt challengeThey are powerful enough to stop a major construction project in its tracks, but yet delicate enough that their populations are dwindling despite decades of conservation efforts.
Other News Sources
- How broken is the UK’s public transport? I spent all day on buses to find outThe Big Issue got a bus from England’s worst-connected town to its best-connected town to see how levelling up is going
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