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Crossrail: Elizabeth line confirmed to open on 24 May
The Office of Rail and Road grants approval for the railway to begin running on 24 May.
Anger over hundreds of axed train services for newly nationalised ScotRail over driver shortages
Hundreds of trains services have been cancelled or curtailed this week due to driver shortages linked to a bitter pay dispute ahead of a possible summer of discontent on the newly-nationalised Scots rail network.
Summer of rail strikes ahead after unions dismiss pay offer [subscription]
Railway passengers face a summer of disruption with two unions planning industrial action over pay and a threat to hundreds of jobs in Scotland.
DfT pledges £1m to finance world’s first net-zero transatlantic flight
The Department for Transport (DfT) has pledged £1m to finance the world’s first net-zero flight. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has called on the global aviation industry to work on the project, inviting international airlines to collaborate alongside the UK Government to deliver the demonstrator flight in 2023. “This trailblazing net zero emissions flight, a world [...] The post DfT pledges £1m to finance world’s first net-zero transatlantic flight appeared first on CityAM.
Independent rail firm bids to launch as rival to Great Western on the mainline from south Wales to London
'We will drive value for money for passengers and taxpayers by providing more choice for rail-users, as well as providing a more personal, customer-focussed train service'
Saturday, 14 May 2022
BBC News
- Platinum Jubilee: London buses go purple to commemorate QueenCelebratory announcements will also be made on the Jubilee and Elizabeth lines to mark the occasion.
- Jubilee line Night Tube to return this monthServices will resume on Friday and Saturday nights from 21 May, despite ongoing industrial action.
- London anti-terror bridge barriers plan put on holdWork on permanent barriers will not proceed this year due to TfL's financial constraints.
- Crossrail: Elizabeth line confirmed to open on 24 MayThe Office of Rail and Road grants approval for the railway to begin running on 24 May.
- Drivers cut back on journeys as fuel costs biteOne UK petrol station operator tells the BBC motorists are making fuel
Financial Times
- Are electric air taxis and commuter planes really getting closer? | FT RethinkTechnology is improving, but the FT’s Charlotte Middlehurst reports there are still major hurdles to overcome to get manned electric vertical take-off and landing craft airborne
The Guardian
- Promote safety benefits of low-traffic schemes, Boardman tells councilsHead of Active Travel England says aim is to give neighbourhoods back what has been taken away Councils should face down rows over low-traffic neighbourhoods by reframing the debate in terms of livable streets that children can use safely, the head of England’s walking and cycling watchdog has argued as it unveiled its first raft of projects.Chris Boardman, the former Olympic cyclist who heads Active Travel England (ATE), has promised his organisation will help local authorities navigate culture wars and media controversies over traffic schemes, along with carrying out its core role of ensurin...
The Herald
- Ferries fiasco: £1m paid for Nicola Sturgeon's launch of Glen Sannox that hasn't sailed five years onA 'MILESTONE' payment of more than £1m was paid to a Scottish shipyard the day after Nicola Sturgeon launched a new ferry that remains unseaworthy and languishing in the yard to this day, it can be revealed.
- Anger over hundreds of axed train services for newly nationalised ScotRail over driver shortagesHundreds of trains services have been cancelled or curtailed this week due to driver shortages linked to a bitter pay dispute ahead of a possible summer of discontent on the newly-nationalised Scots rail network.
The Independent
- Space schedule: Boeing prepare for Starliner test, Congress investigates UFOsThe US Congress will hold a public hearing on UFOs, while Boeing attempts to complete an orbital flight test of its Starliner spacecraft
- Walking and cycling schemes get £200m boostTransport minister Trudy Harrison said the investment will help create a ‘golden age’ for active travel.
Times Online
- John Menzies does the treble with Los Angeles airport deals [subscription]John Menzies has expanded its presence at its largest hub in the Americas with three new contracts.
- Summer of rail strikes ahead after unions dismiss pay offer [subscription]Railway passengers face a summer of disruption with two unions planning industrial action over pay and a threat to hundreds of jobs in Scotland.
- Services to Mull hit as ferries fail again [subscription]Hundreds of travellers have become the latest victims of the fiasco that has beset Scotland’s ferry services after being left in limbo by another breakdown on the west coast network.
City AM
- DfT pledges £1m to finance world’s first net-zero transatlantic flightThe Department for Transport (DfT) has pledged £1m to finance the world’s first net-zero flight. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has called on the global aviation industry to work on the project, inviting international airlines to collaborate alongside the UK Government to deliver the demonstrator flight in 2023. “This trailblazing net zero emissions flight, a world [...] The post DfT pledges £1m to finance world’s first net-zero transatlantic flight appeared first on CityAM.
The Mirror
- First net-zero flight across the Atlantic could set off from UK next yearTransport Secretary Grant Shapps backed the industry to have a "sustainable aviation" fuelled-plane crossing the ocean separating the UK and US within months
This is Money
- Used car sales up 5% but prices remain at record-high levelsDemand for second-hand motors remains exceptionally high because of restricted new car production linked to the global semiconductor shortage.
Sky News
- World's first net-zero transatlantic flight set to take place next yearThe world's first net-zero transatlantic flight is expected to take to the skies next year.
Birmingham Mail
- Motorway drivers face automatic £100 fines for ignoring signsDrivers face automatic fines for ignoring smart motorway signs.
Birmingham Post
- Wrightbus Australia hydrogen deal could open door for "tens of thousands" of ordersTwo hydrogen buses will be trialled after being built in conjunction with an Australian counterpart
- HS2 to promote 'multi-million pound pipeline' of contracts to businessesThe event is expected to be held at Crewe Alexandra’s football stadium on Friday, May 20
Bolton News
- UK drivers could face £2,500 fine or three months in jail over parking mistakeTwo motorists in the UK were slapped with four-figure fines.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Craven Council approves 33 per cent rise in taxi faresThe cost of catching a taxi in Craven is set to rise for the first time in a decade.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Residents in Gwynedd fear they could be left without a village bus service after contract endsLlew Jones Coaches is dropping the number 76 bus which could leave some communities without transport
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- The North East's most prolific bus lane cameras - with almost 30,000 drivers caught in one town centre spotThe controversial Askew Road in Gateshead tops the list, despite its fines being suspended for several months
The York Press
- Number of disrupted train services along York to Leeds route revealedNorthern Rail reveals to the Press the number of delayed and cancelled trains along popular York to Leeds commuter route.
Wales Online
- Independent rail firm bids to launch as rival to Great Western on the mainline from south Wales to London'We will drive value for money for passengers and taxpayers by providing more choice for rail-users, as well as providing a more personal, customer-focussed train service'
- The town being made to move at 20mph now living with chaos, congestion and abuseIn 2023 every town and village in Wales will have 20mph zones - but a Welsh Government trial has seen drivers sat for hours with their heads in their hands
Get Surrey
- Controversial M25/A3 Wisley major upgrade given the green light by governmentTransport secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement and work will see the M25 increased from three to four lanes
North Wales Live
- Luxury cruise ship with 'films under the stars', casino and nightclub to dock in Liverpool The Emerald Princess is to arrive at Liverpool Cruise Terminal
Reading Evening Post
- Elizabeth Line Crossrail stations get green light ahead of grand openingThe long-delayed new line - which was due to open in 2018 - is set to begin running services later this month
Other Regional Press
- South London bus drivers are set to strike for 3 daysThe strikes will affect 37 services in South London.
- Swindon Bus Boulevard plans welcomed at public exhibitionThe huge Bus Boulevard project is set to be completed in 2024.
- Nine mile New Forest to Southampton cycle route given green lightA MULTI-MILLION pound cycle route from the New Forest to Southampton has been given the green light.
- Yorkshire could become more like Amsterdam as huge transport plans announcedHull, Sheffield and West Yorkshire will receive a share of £1.5 million for "mini-Holland" feasibility studies
- Work starts on renovating old railway track in WeymouthWORK has finally begun to renovate an old section of railway track in Weymouth as part of a £1m upgrade to the town's station.
- Oxpens car park in Oxford set to close for three monthsTHE city council’s transport strategy has come under attack by one of its own councillors – just as the Oxpens car park is set to close for three months.
- Oxfordshire to get slice of cycling investment from GovernmentOXFORDSHIRE is set to get a slice of a £20 million investment from Government, into walking and cycling schemes.
- Cycling is good for businesses in the city says campaign group CycloxAndy Chivers, a member of cycling campaign group Cyclox, looks at way in which bikes can be good for business in Oxford, and urges drivers to think about alternatives to using a car.
Railnews
- Railway inspectors give final green light to Elizabeth Line FRIDAY BRIEFING: Railway inspectors give final green light to Elizabeth Line ++ HS2 unveils first diesel-free site ++ Network Rail to close line for nine days ++ Derby-based Loram joins forces with rail consultant ++
- Railway braces for weekend changes This weekend will see many new timetables introduced when summer schedules begin on Sunday. Train operators are urging their passengers to check before travelling, in the case the times of their trains have been altered. One of the many changes includes the doubling of service frequencies on the recently-reopened Dartmoor Line between Exeter and Okehampton, where scheduled passenger trains were restored last November. From Sunday trains will be running every hour.
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- Southern rail announces engineering work between Brighton and Haywards HeathA rail operator is warning passengers to expect delays after announcing emergency engineering work.
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