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Sunday, 01 September 2019

BBC News

• Buyers express interest in nationalised shipyardAdministrators for the Ferguson shipyard have held talks with a number of potentially interested parties.
• South Western Railway strike: Workers begin four-day walkoutThe industrial action will see about half of South Western Railway services cancelled.

The Herald

• Weekend of train chaos as ScotRail run out of driversTRAIN users are being warned of rail “chaos” at the weekend due to industrial action in a dispute over managers being forced to fill in for ScotRail driver shortages.

The Telegraph

• Smart motorways are a risk to life, says widow suing Highways England over M1 death [subscription]lans to roll-out smart motorways across the country have been dealt a severe blow after the widow of a man killed on a notorious stretch of the M1 has revealed she will sue Highways England for corporate manslaughter.

Times Online

• 280,000 commuters have to stand every day on crowded trains [subscription]Going back to work is more crushing than ever. The number of commuters forced to stand on packed trains in big cities in England and Wales has risen to a record of nearly 280,000 a day.
• FirstGroup’s £50m Great Western Railway bonanza — helped by the taxpayer [subscription]FirstGroup reaped a £50m dividend from Great Western Railway last year, thanks in part to government payouts for disruption on the line.
• Is it the end of the line for HS2? [subscription]After years of controversy, the north-south line is fighting for its life, writes John Collingridge
• Transport secretary Grant Shapps to come clean on soaring costs of HS2 [subscription]Ballooning costs and delays to the HS2 rail link are expected to be confirmed by transport secretary Grant Shapps.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• The 'mangled' pronunciations of these North Wales train stations leaves passengers baffledTannoy alerts for stops at 'Clanvervekan' to 'Makynceth' leave commuters dazed and confused

Northern Echo

• Consultation launched for multi-million pound transport plans for the Tees ValleyA NEW multi-million pound transport plan has been launched by the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) to look at the future of travel in the area.

Other Regional Press

• Don't leave passengers stranded with cancelled trains - MPAN MP has written to train bosses urging them to look at changing rail contracts which are said to be leaving commuters in south Cumbria stranded on Sundays.
• First round of transport forums set to beginA NUMBER of transport forums are set to take place over the coming weeks to allow people to have their say on Shetland’s transport needs.
• Minister George Freeman on Oxford's low-carbon transportDISCUSSIONS about how two councils are working together on a low-carbon transport future for Oxfordshire took place this week.

Other News Sources

• New intercity train successfully completes testOne of Greater Anglia’s brand-new intercity trains has successfully completed a daylight test run between Norwich and Liverpool Street.
• Are Cheshire residents being played over HS2?THE problem with HS2 is that it splits opinion in a similar manner to the way Brexit splits opinion.
• Calls for rail station in south of countyLOCAL councillors are campaigning to reopen a railway station in Pontrilas. The old village station served the community for nearly 100 years but was taken away following the restructuring of the railway system in the last century.
• The incredible list of Underground stations that never opened in West LondonThe London Underground is 270 stations big, but there could have been more had certain plans of history gone ahead. West London is already fairly well served by the Tube network compared with, say, South London, but no-one's exactly going to complain if travel was even easier.
• University of Sheffield researchers to study barriers to low carbon transportResearchers from the Energy Institute at the University of Sheffield will study how to remove barriers to low carbon transport in the UK.
• Tees Valley Combined Authority £257m transport plan unveiledA transport plan outlining priorities and proposals for the future of all forms of transport in the Tees Valley has been launched by the Combined Authority.
• Combined authority sheds light on £172m transport plansDetails of how £172m worth of funding will be invested in public and sustainable transport across the Liverpool City Region have been revealed. A report to be considered at the combined authority's next meeting in September sets out a priority list of 18 green transport projects, including new stations, Mersey ferries and major improvements to public transport.
• Baltic Triangle station leads £173m transport investmentThe Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is to invest nearly £173m in 18 transport and infrastructure schemes, including the creation of new train stations in the Baltic Triangle and at Headbolt Lane, along with major interventions in the region’s cycling network.
• French city of Dunkirk tests out free transport -- and it worksThe city of Dunkirk launched a revamped bus system last year with a twist -- it’s completely free. A new study shows that the programme is not only revitalising the city center but also helping the environment.