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£23 million government funding boost to cycling and walking nationwide
Communities to benefit from multimillion pound investment to rejuvenate cycling and walking across the UK.
TfL slashes £1bn deficit in 'relentless' cost-cutting drive but warns of continued economic woes
Transport for London (TfL) has halved its near £1bn budget deficit thanks to an aggressive cost-cutting drive.
Labour promises to set transport emissions targets for rail, road, aviation and shipping
Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald provides details on wide-ranging transport strategy that would put emissions reduction 'at the department's core'
Thursday, 21 March 2019
BBC News
- Hull Station plays classical music in bid to cut crimeClassical music is being played at Hull's railway station in a bid to reduce anti-social behaviour.
- Climate change: All-Wales plan to cut emissions unveiledThey include a new centre at Cardiff University which looks at the psychology of cutting energy use.
Department for Transport
- £23 million government funding boost to cycling and walking nationwideCommunities to benefit from multimillion pound investment to rejuvenate cycling and walking across the UK.
The Guardian
- French customs strike continues to cause cross-channel travel chaosEurostar delays caused by more rigorous checks to highlight lack of Brexit preparations
The Scotsman
- 20mph speed limit cheapest way to save lives, says Green MSPCutting residential road speed limits to just 20mph across Scotland is the most cost-effective way to reduce road deaths, MSPs have been told.
Times Online
- Boeing shows why regulators are not a hindrance but a strength [Subscription]Too big to fail is a problem usually associated with the banking industry. But could it also be a factor in the growing scandal engulfing Boeing? It’s too early to say for sure what caused Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 to crash six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa on March 10 but the country’s transport minister has already stated that it had clear similarities with the fate of another Boeing 737 Max 8, a Lion Air flight that crashed shortly after take-off in Indonesia last year.
- The Times view on the 737 Max disasters of Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air: Boeing’s Crisis [subscription]Evidence is mounting that a faulty software system may have crashed two planes
- Suzuki cars to be built at Toyota’s UK factoryHonda may have announced that it is to quit Swindon and Nissan has said it is to withdraw its Infiniti brand from production in Sunderland — but Britain is to get a new Japanese car brand to assemble: Suzuki.
City AM
- Shadow transport secretary says Labour will not hand HS2 a 'blank cheque'Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald has said Labour will not grant the controversial HS2 project a "blank cheque" if it gets into office.
- Toyota defies Brexit blues to produce new model at UK factoryToyota has given Britain’s car manufacturing industry a much-needed boost today, announcing it will produce a new model for Suzuki at its plant in Derbyshire.
- TfL slashes £1bn deficit in 'relentless' cost-cutting drive but warns of continued economic woesTransport for London (TfL) has halved its near £1bn budget deficit thanks to an aggressive cost-cutting drive.
- Boeing Embraer joint venture ready for take off as leadership team namedBoeing has named two executives to head up its proposed $4.2bn (£3.2bn) joint venture with Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer.
Sky News
- Ten million drivers using phones at wheel, despite higher penaltiesUsing a handheld phone while driving is "rocketing" among some age groups, despite harsher penalties for offenders, a study has found.
Birmingham Mail
- New HS2 chief speaks on Brexit, budgets and winning over doubtersInterview with the new chairman of multi-billion pound high speed rail link
Bolton News
- Bolton woman is leading £1m train station refurbA BOLTON-born woman is leading the regeneration of her home railway station.
London Evening Standard
- Crossrail delay to leave businesses with extra bill of up to £600 millionBusinesses and developers will have to pay up to £600 million more to cover the costs of the Crossrail fiasco, the Evening Standard can reveal.
- TfL set for £742m loss thanks to bus subsidiesTube passengers will generate a bumper £823 million
The York Press
- Plans submitted for major changes to York stationPLANS to make major changes to the front of York Railway Station, which will include anti-terror measures, have been submitted.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Delight as rapid bus plan linking Birmingham and Walsall along the A34 is re-drawnPlans to introduce new rapid buses linking Walsall and Birmingham have been re-drawn after pressure from residents.
Northern Transport Summit 2019
- Full line-up revealed for Northern Transport SummitHear from HS2, Network Rail, Virgin, as well as Northern council leaders and Mayors, on the billions of pounds being invested into transport, and the opportunities for the property sector.
Other Regional Press
- Call for more money to boost bus routesLincolnshire County Council officials are scrambling to plug gaps in local provision left when a bus company pulls the plug on a number of its routes serving Sleaford area next month.
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone slams 'laughable' defence of ScotRail services on Far North Line“LAUGHABLE” defences of ScotRail’s Highland services by the country’s transport minister are “verging on the pathetic”, an infuriated MP has argued.
- Government to look "very carefully" at £218m Essex County Council bid for new railway stationTheresa May has said the government will look “very carefully” at bids from Essex County Council being submitted this week for extra infrastructure in the county – including a second railway station in Chelmsford at Beaulieu.
New Civil Engineer
- TfL sets aside £20bn for six line extensionsTransport for London (TfL) has set aside £19.6bn to build six line extensions across its Underground, Overground and tram networks by 2038.
- Arup, Aecom and Arcadis to advise on West Midlands transport strategyA who’s who of engineering consultants will advise the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) on its transport strategy for the next four years.
Rail Magazine
- MPs query Northern Powerhouse Rail’s impact on townsNorthern MPs have criticised the Northern Powerhouse Rail project for focusing too much on enhancing city-to-city connectivity, rather than looking at increasing transport links between smaller settlements in the region.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Crossrail delays to cost businesses £600m as TfL reports half a billion pound deficitThe delayed opening and financial chaos around Crossrail are to cost businesses and developers up to £600m, as TfL announces a budget deficit of £500m – nearly half that of original estimates. A levy on business rates is to be extended for about four years to help repay the...
- Carillion-bound boss appointed to lead KierKier has appointed Andrew Davies as its new chief executive, two months after the building contractor ousted Hayden Mursell on the back of debt issues. Davies had been appointed to lead the British outsourcing giant Carillion, but it became solvent before he could take up his post and now he...
Aviation Industry
- DOT secretary Chao asks for IG review of 737 MAX certification processUS Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao on March 19 requested the Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiate a probe to review the process FAA used to certify the Boeing 737 MAX as safe prior to the two fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia. read more
- New owner Intro Aviation to make Corsair fleet changes The new majority shareholder of French long-haul focused airline Corsair, Intro Aviation, plans to revamp the carrier’s fleet, switching to an all-Airbus formation and increasing the fleet to 13 aircraft by 2023 to reduce costs and drive growth. read more
- US carriers shuffle aircraft to cover gaps by grounded MAXsUS operators with Boeing 737 MAXs are shuffling aircraft assignments and canceling flights to address gaps created by grounded MAXs, and may have enough flexibility to keep the ramifications of a short-term grounding minimal. read more
- ANA receives first A380; plans to double capacity to HawaiiAll Nippon Airways (ANA) received its first of three Airbus A380s March 20, which the carrier plans to use to double capacity between Japan and Hawaii. read more
- Air Belgium to assist British Airways on long-haul sectorsBritish Airways (BA) has brought in assistance on another route as it seeks to cope with the continuing disruption caused by problems with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. read more
Other News Sources
- View from the street: Heathrow need to put the brakes onHeathrow wants to expand its operations to fly over areas with little aviation activity at present, including over north west London.
- Free wi-fi now installed on all Greater Anglia’s trains to LondonEvery Greater Anglia train heading to London should now have free wi-fi for passengers after the rail company completed a £4.8m project to install it.
- Labour promises to set transport emissions targets for rail, road, aviation and shippingShadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald provides details on wide-ranging transport strategy that would put emissions reduction 'at the department's core'
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