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Bus chiefs warn route closures will hit the vulnerable
A national bus strategy is urgently needed to bring an end to the closure of routes, many of which provide a vital community service and are crucial to easing congestion and reducing emissions, according to one of the country’s largest transport groups.
Revealed: the leaked document which shows the Scottish Government has gone back to the drawing board on the merger of railway policing
After three years of trying to push through an unpopular takeover of British Transport Police operations in Scotland, the Scottish Government is about to go back to the drawing board and consider a raft of options first proposed in 2015.
Mayor Andy Street to begin construction of HS2 high speed line today
The West Midlands Mayor will join Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to begin construction of new rail line linking Midlands, North and London
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- Brexit: UK 'would forever regret' losing carmakers - ministerThe UK "would regret it forever" if it lost its status as a world leader in car manufacturing after Brexit, Business Secretary Greg Clark has said.
The Guardian
- Bus chiefs warn route closures will hit the vulnerableA national bus strategy is urgently needed to bring an end to the closure of routes, many of which provide a vital community service and are crucial to easing congestion and reducing emissions, according to one of the country’s largest transport groups.
The Herald
- Revealed: the leaked document which shows the Scottish Government has gone back to the drawing board on the merger of railway policingAfter three years of trying to push through an unpopular takeover of British Transport Police operations in Scotland, the Scottish Government is about to go back to the drawing board and consider a raft of options first proposed in 2015.
The Independent
- Elon Musk forced to resign as Tesla chairman as part of government lawsuit settlementElon Musk will be forced relinquish his role as chairman of his Tesla electric car company as part of a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit alleging that he duped investors with misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the firm.
Times Online
- Push to honour Queensferry crossing engineer [subscription]Pressure is growing for full recognition of a British-Pakistani engineer who modestly admits to drawing up the concept for the £1.4bn Queensferry Crossing, which replaced the Forth Road Bridge as the main route between Edinburgh and Fife.
- Sorry, BA, but new blazers aren’t enough [subscription]Natty uniforms won’t fix the airline’s problems
Birmingham Mail
- New Sprint bus route proposals for Sutton Coldfield slammed and in need of ‘rethink’Cllr Ewan Mackey said: "Some of the comments about Sprint buses would equally be believable if the drawings showed them being pulled by unicorns."
- Tory West Midlands Mayor Andy Street takes on Boris Johnson over HS2It's 'not right' to continue questioning the case for the high speed line running through Birmingham, says Andy Street
- Mayor Andy Street to begin construction of HS2 high speed line todayThe West Midlands Mayor will join Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to begin construction of new rail line linking Midlands, North and London
Yorkshire Post
- Tom Richmond: Chris Grayling’s failings cannot be passed over any more – safety is again being put at risk ANOTHER week – and another political scandal – which begs this all too familiar question: how on earth is Chris Grayling still in the Cabinet?
Other Regional Press
- Ex-Transport Minister calls for road and rail cash boostTransport links between Belfast and Dublin and Belfast and Londonderry are holding back economic prosperity, according to Lord Adonis.
- A Look At The Future Of London's TransportAs London evolves, so too must its transport network. A cavalcade of tubes, trains, buses and trams, have grown and shrunk to fit London's ever-changing transportation needs over the past 150 years. There are always plans and ideas to improve transport in London even further. The extension of a line here, a new station there...
- Stansted Airport flight diverts to East Midlands Airport after the runway temporarily shutA flight from Malaga was diverted to East Midlands Airport
- Stansted Airport flight diverts to East Midlands Airport after the runway temporarily shutA flight from Malaga was diverted to East Midlands Airport
- Night-time train noise deprives Banbury residents of sleepNoise from Banbury’s railway sidings is making sleep impossible for residents of neighbouring streets.
Rail Advent
- Full demolition starts at Wolverhampton railway stationWest Midlands Railway has announced that a full demolition of Wolverhampton station has begun this week.
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- Northern Rail services disrupted by latest strike in driver-only trains rowRail services were disrupted again on Saturday because of another strike in the long-running dispute over guards on trains.
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