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Sunday, 15 December 2019

BBC News

• Sheffield-Rotherham tram-trains suspended 'on maker's advice'Tram-train services between Sheffield and Rotherham have been suspended for the second time this year. Operator Stagecoach Supertram said the vehicle manufacturer Stadler had advised it to temporarily withdraw the fleet.
• New Transport for Wales timetable blamed for train cancellationsTransport for Wales apologises for
• New Robroyston station opens as rail timetables changeScotRail promises improvements to services in the north east, Borders and the Central Belt.

Financial Times

• Eddie Stobart: Cautionary tale of company that grew too fastTrucking group failed to keep control of cash flow as it expanded rapidly

The Guardian

• If the Brexit debate is over, the car industry’s problems are just beginningPolitical certainty in Westminster does little to ease the threat to big employers – many of which are in Tory seatsBoris Johnson’s hefty majority may have changed the game in parliament, but manufacturers could be forgiven for withholding their judgment. Nothing has changed, to coin a phrase: a hard-Brexit threat still looms over any company that exports to the EU or beyond.Carmakers are at the forefront of the continuing uncertainty amid an investment freeze and a slump in manufacturing – even as the race towards electric power heats up. Car manufacturing at British factories has fallen by 1...

The Scotsman

• New driverless Glasgow Subway trains delayed by Victorian tunnelsIntroduction of the UK’s first trains with no staff on board faces an 18-month hold- up because of the Glasgow Subway’s Victorian tunnels.

The Telegraph

• Passengers evacuate Qantas plane via emergency slides after 'smell of burning' 

Times Online

• ELECTION 2019 Boris Johnson spending plan: £80bn road and rail upgrade for the NorthAfter finding a windfall in the manifesto small print, the PM aims to cement his ‘red wall’ gains with a massive boost to infrastructure. Tim Shipman and David Collins report

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 'Completely unacceptable' - lift at Forster Square Station shut for weeks during busiest shopping period of the yearWITH Bradford city centre preparing for one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, the only lift in one of its main stations remains out of order.

Bristol Live

• New train timetable to be brought in this weekend with major changes between Bristol and LondonThis weekend will see the biggest timetable change on the Great Western Railway network since the 1970s

Liverpool Echo

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport "very close" to new deal with major airlineAirport bosses are "pretty sure" of a deal - and talks with a second major airline could be in the pipeline

London Evening Standard

• Flight attendant averts 'potential disaster' after spotting ice on aircraft wings seconds before take-offA flight attendant has averted

Sheffield Star

• This is why all tram trains between Sheffield and Rotherham are suspended until further noticeAll tram trains between Sheffield and Rotherham remained cancelled until further notice.

Wales Online

• Transport for Wales to start running extra services on Sunday - the day after it cancelled 30 trainsThe changes will come in to effect on Sunday but a number of services had to be cancelled today

East Anglian Daily Times

• Chaos on trains as several services to Ipswich cancelledFrustrated passengers face yet another day of rail chaos after several services were cancelled on trains to and from Ipswich.

Leeds Live

• Petition launched by campaigners opposing Leeds Bradford Airport expansionThe Leeds Climate Change Citizens' Jury is calling on Leeds City Council to oppose the expansion and scrap its link road plans

Other Regional Press

• Stagecoach staff busy at Highland drop-in;A STEADY stream of bus users braved cold, wet conditions on Wednesday to attend a four hour drop-in session at the Spectrum Centre in Inverness to chat to Stagecoach Highlands staff about planned timetable changes.
• Retro photos capture Kent's first motorwayAs drivers get used to a new £104m motorway junction, we take a trip down memory lane with a series of retro M20 photos.

Rail Advent

• Entire Stadler Sheffield Supertram fleet withdrawnStagecoach Supertram has announced that the entire fleet of Stadler Supertrams being used in Sheffield has been withdrawn.

Other News Sources

• IMO 2020 a major shake-up for oil and shippingLondon - Tougher rules on sulphur emissions from ships will come into effect next year in the biggest shake-up for the oil and shipping industries for decades
• Tramlink Nottingham post increased lossesThe Nottingham Evening Post have recently reported that Tramlink Nottingham – operators of Nottingham Express Transit – have posted a loss of £22 million in 2018/19. This is an increase from £18.79 million in the previous 12 months but despite this increase officials at the company have said there is no cause for concern.
• New trams on the cards for Tramlink?Transport for London’s latest draft business plan – covering the period 2020/21 to 2024/25 – gives the details of all the proposed improvements on the various transport networks including the London Underground, London Overground, buses and as far as this website is concerned of most interest the Docklands Light Railway and London Tramlink. Whilst this five year period looks unlikely to see much on the horizon for either the DLR or Tramlink (besides those projects already announced) there is one item of interest in the lengthy report – the development of plans to introduce new trams on Tramlink.
• Richard Branson discusses Train Project and Ancestry in India Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson was in Mumbai to discuss a new train project. He also revealed that he has ancestry in India.