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All aboard Britain’s first hydrogen train
Hydrogen-powered trains are arguably the greenest trains out there. "Mini power stations on wheels", is how Alex Burrows from the University of Birmingham describes them.
Heathrow plans mean schoolchildren face illegal pollution levels
A primary school is to be demolished and rebuilt in an area where pollution levels regularly breach legal limits in order to build the third runway at Heathrow, the airport’s master plan reveals.
Workplace parking levy takes step forward as SNP MSP labels it 'tax on the elite'
A car park tax is a step nearer after MSPs voted in favour of the change amid a row over an SNP politician claimed that the levy was a 'tax on the elite'.
Thursday, 20 June 2019
BBC News
- All aboard Britain’s first hydrogen trainHydrogen-powered trains are arguably the greenest trains out there. "Mini power stations on wheels", is how Alex Burrows from the University of Birmingham describes them.
- MSPs back plans for tax on workplace car parking spacesHolyrood's rural economy committee backs plans to let councils levy a tax on employee parking spaces.
- Holidaymaker calls for nuts to be banned on planesA British holidaymaker has accused an airline of discrimination after it forced him off a plane when he told cabin crew he had a nut allergy.
- Signalling fault causes Glasgow Central train disruptionPassengers using some Scotrail services from Glasgow Central face major disruption due to a signalling fault.
- Boeing crashes: Pilot 'Sully' knows of desperate fight for lifeA pilot whose story became a Hollywood film knows the panic that faced crews on Boeing's doomed aircraft.
The Guardian
- Sadiq Khan announces car-free day in London to tackle air pollutionSadiq Khan has announced plans to implement London’s biggest car-free day to date, closing 12.3 miles (20km) of roads in the centre of the capital in September.
- Heathrow plans mean schoolchildren face illegal pollution levelsA primary school is to be demolished and rebuilt in an area where pollution levels regularly breach legal limits in order to build the third runway at Heathrow, the airport’s master plan reveals.
The Independent
- Heathrow expansion: Boris Johnson urged to scrap the third runway by campaignersAs Boris Johnson’s journey to Downing Street looks increasingly certain, campaigners against Heathrow expansion are calling for the frontrunner for prime minister to scrap the planned third runway.
The Scotsman
- More average speed cameras vow after road deaths increaseRoad deaths in Scotland increased by 10 per cent last year to 160, ministers announced today. It follows the total falling from 191 to 145 in 2017.
- Part of a ScotRail train fell off and hit signalling cables - causing around 100 cancellationsPart of a ScotRail train fell off and hit signalling cables today near Glasgow Central causing around 100 cancellations. The highly unusual incident involved a prop shaft dropping from a class 156 diesel train near Shields junction on the Glasgow-Paisley line in Pollokshields just after 6am.
- Workplace parking levy takes step forward as SNP MSP labels it 'tax on the elite'A car park tax is a step nearer after MSPs voted in favour of the change amid a row over an SNP politician claimed that the levy was a 'tax on the elite'.
The Telegraph
- Workplace parking tax passed at Holyrood as SNP MSP claims it will target 'elite' [Subscription]Controversial plans for a workplace parking tax have been approved by one vote at Holyrood after an SNP MSP claimed it would target the "elite".
Times Online
- Under 10% of key trains run to time [Subscription]Less than 10 per cent of express trains between Glasgow and Edinburgh meet the “standard” 42-minute journey time.
- Top choice for First Group board decides not to run [Subscription]Coast Capital has abandoned its most high-profile proposed director change to the board of First Group, but is pressing ahead with others.
- MSPs back tax on workplace parking spaces [subscription]Teachers, emergency workers and social services staff will not be exempt from a workplace car park tax after MSPs narrowly voted to go ahead with the levy.
- Dirtbuster buses to purify toxic city air [Subscription]A new generation of “pollution-busting” buses is being rolled out under plans to clean up dirty city air.
City AM
- New London cycleway to link Tower Bridge and GreenwichOne of London’s most dangerous roundabouts is to be transformed as part of a new £54m cycleway in south-east London.
- Coast Capital nominee for First board turns down roleAn activist investor in transport giant First Group has stumbled in its attempt to force out six of the firm’s directors after one of its nominees did not agree to stand for a board position.
Sky News
- More car use during pregnancy can put unborn babies at riskMore than half of unborn babies are exposed to increased levels of toxic air pollution, according to research.
Derby Telegraph
- Bus journey times in Derby are a third longer than 10 years agoBoss demands more priority on Derby roads for buses at peak periods
- Tram trains could be key to bringing new jobs to BurtonIntroducing 'tram trains' could be vital to Burton's long-term prospects for homes and employment - with a key role to play if the Ivanhoe line to Leicester is relaunched.
London Evening Standard
- Clean Air Day: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announces largest ever London Car Free DayThe date is set for Sunday, September, 22, 2019
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- MP calls for return to original route for HS2Michael Fabricant has urged the next Prime Minister to consider returning to the original route of HS2 – a move he says would save billions and cause less damage to the environment.
Yorkshire Post
- Why a bus revolution will be just the ticket in Yorkshire in fight against pollution on Clean Air Day – Jayne DowleI’M not easily impressed by fancy London ways. I lived there for years before coming back home to Yorkshire, so I am all too aware of the good bits – and the bad.
Lancashire Telegraph
- Birthday bid to boost Ribble Valley rail servicesTHE campaign to double the weekday train service between Blackburn and Clitheroe to two an hour has been stepped up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the restoration of the rail line between the two towns.
North Wales Live
- Airbus enjoys bumper deal day at Paris Air ShowThere were several announcements involving more than 180 planes on day three of the event
Other Regional Press
- Scotrail 'failing to live up to promises on 42-minute journey times'Under the new timetable brought in last month, two of the 63 daily weekday trains from Glasgow to Edinburgh are scheduled to travel in 42 minutes or less - 3% of the journeys - compared to one before.
- New trains are on the way - but we don't need a change to the way they're runNow we know that the first of the new fleet of trains to be introduced by Greater Anglia over the next 18 months to two years will come into service within the next few weeks.
Aviation Industry
- PARIS 2019 BLOG: The significance of the A321XLR’s long legsDay three of the air show was a good one for Airbus and particularly its newly-launched A321XLR, which is demonstrating early on that airlines see how they can stretch their networks, enter new markets and do good business with a longer-legged narrowbody. read more
- Four men charged with MH17 Boeing 777 shootdownFour men, including an alleged former Russian intelligence service colonel, have been charged with bringing the missile into Ukraine that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, killing all those onboard the Boeing 777-200. read more
- Retired airline captain Sully urges simulator training for 737 MAX pilotsRetired pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who gained fame after he landed a US Airways Airbus A320 in the Hudson River off Manhattan in 2009, told US House lawmakers that pilots flying the Boeing 737 MAX should receive additional Level D full flight simulator (FFS) training.
Other News Sources
- The Newport train making factory owner bidding to secure a £360m contract for the Tyne & Wear MetroSpanish-owned train manufacturer CAF is one of the three firms bidding to secure a new £360m rolling stock contract for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
- Plans for cycle lanes along 3 more main roads unveiled by Leicester City CouncilCouncil bosses have revealed plans to run cycle lanes along three more main roads in Leicester. Officials have begun to create a network of segregated and protected cycle routes across the city and have secured Government cash to carry out future work.
- Drivers illegally using new city bus lane could see 'enforcement measures' introducedComplaints about cars illegally queuing on a newly-created Norwich bus lane could result in "enforcement measures" being introduced, transport bosses have warned.
- UK rail contract worth over €1 billionA £1.5 billion (€1.68 billion) contract to upgrade a rail network in London and the East Midlands in the UK has been won by Canadian engineering company SNC-Lavalin.
- First Glasgow scoops top prize at Scottish Transport AwardsFirst Glasgow scooped the top prize for Best Bus Service for its highly popular 75 service at a night of glitz and glamour at the prestigious 17th annual Scottish Transport Awards, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow.
- Hydrogen-powered trainBirmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education’s (BCRRE) research into the application of fuel cells and hydrogen in railway traction system design stretches back over the last decade and beyond.
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