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Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough says locals must use public transport or risk losing it
The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, James Palmer, is urging locals to make journeys by bus and train as the region returns to school and work.
Network Rail admits it can’t afford to keep pace with climate change [subscription]
Climate change is eroding the British railway network faster than had been imagined but the operator cannot afford to strengthen all “substandard” trackside slopes, a report into the fatal Stonehaven crash has found.
These are the rail schemes the North wants while it's waiting for HS2 to arrive
Northern transport leaders are pushing for Ministers to start work on a host of major transport projects in the next few years while they wait to hear how the flagship HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) schemes would fit together.
Friday, 11 September 2020
BBC News
- Coronavirus: New Blackpool to London rail route plans axedPlans for a new rail service between Blackpool and London have been scrapped due to a fall in demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Coronavirus: Transport for London reveals cost of pandemicTransport for London says the first financial quarter was the most challenging in its history.
- Free bus travel for under-19s delayed in ScotlandThe scheme had been due to begin in January next year, but has been
- British Airways owner IAG to cut more flightsBA has also reached the outline of a deal with the Unite union to end a bitter row over pay and job cuts.
ITV News
- Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough says locals must use public transport or risk losing it The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, James Palmer, is urging locals to make journeys by bus and train as the region returns to school and work.
Financial Times
- BA owner IAG launches steeply discounted €2.75bn rights issueAirline warns it expects to carry fewer passengers as it attempts to shore up finances after coronavirus disruption
- Rail sector pension fund warns of £15bn finance hole under new rulesRPS says proposed assumptions to value pension promises will drive up deficit
Times Online
- Theresa May calls for airport tests as Portugal joins England quarantine list [subscription]Theresa May has told ministers to “get planes flying again” in an attempt to boost the economy and called on No 10 to introduce coronavirus testing at airports.
- Network Rail admits it can’t afford to keep pace with climate change [subscription]Climate change is eroding the British railway network faster than had been imagined but the operator cannot afford to strengthen all “substandard” trackside slopes, a report into the fatal Stonehaven crash has found.
City AM
- London Heathrow passenger numbers plummet more than 80 per cent in AugustHeathrow Airport has reported an 81.5 per cent fall in passengers for August compared with last year and has called on the government again to change quarantine rules.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Train operator to 'concentrate on rebuilding' Bradford and Sunderland services after axing 'unfeasible' Blackpool plans A TRAIN company that runs direct services between London and Bradford has decided not to launch a long-awaited service between the capital and Blackpool.
Bristol Live
- Stop Bristol Airport Expansion group launch fundraiser for legal costsCampaigners fighting Bristol Airport’s expansion plans have launched a fundraising drive –to secure cash to help cover the legal costs of fighting the appeal.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Tyne Tunnel toll booths set to disappear next yearTransport bosses are pushing ahead with a revolutionary project to make the crossing barrier-free – and it could even mean that a new service station could be built
The York Press
- Grand Central scraps plans to launch North West train route JOBS are under threat after a York-based rail firm has been forced to scrap their planned North West route train service between Blackpool and London after COVID-19 rendered plans ‘unfeasible’.
Yorkshire Post
- These are the rail schemes the North wants while it's waiting for HS2 to arriveNorthern transport leaders are pushing for Ministers to start work on a host of major transport projects in the next few years while they wait to hear how the flagship HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) schemes would fit together.
Cambridge News
- 'We must use our public transport networks - or risk losing them', says MayorCombined Authority mayor James Palmer is urging people to make use of public transport if they want it to stay
Kent Online
- Eurostar's uncertain future at Ashford and Ebbsfleet a major concern, stress Kent County Council membersoncerns have been raised that Eurostar services may never restart in Kent. County councillors have voiced their fears about the high-speed railway company's plans to suspend trains running to Europe via Ashford and Ebbsfleet until 2022.
Other Regional Press
- Spaceport funds reduction could cover airport Covid lossesCornwall Council could be set to cut the funding it has set aside for Cornwall Spaceport to cover losses incurred by Cornwall Airport Newquay.
- Government demanded to intervene in Slough's A4 bus lane fiascoTHE Slough Conservatives are demanding the government intervene in the council’s controversial A4 bus lanes trial.
- £2m project planned for Gourock ferry terminalThere will be ‘minor’ timetable changes to both the Kilcreggan. and Dunoon ferries from next month.
- London Road cycling lanes ‘effectively on hold’ – latest on active travel schemes in ReadingA plan to create a shared bus and cycle lane on part of London Road is ‘effectively on hold’ until the council finds out if it will get more funding.
- Residents urged to make good use of three new bus servicesThree new bus services are being introduced in east Cleveland - two of which are being paid for by a grant from the Department for Transport
- Angry York residents slam road closure as bins left uncollectedMore than 1,300 people have already signed a petition to have concrete bollards removed
- Plan for 20mph limit on every residential street in Weymouth A 20MPH speed limit could be introduced on all residential roads in Weymouth in a bid to slash accident numbers, under a new motion proposed by Weymouth Town Council, writes Michael Taylor.
Coach and Bus Week
- First Bus appoints new Managing Director as Giles Fearnley steps asideFirst Bus Managing Director Giles Fearnley, is to retire following a long career in the industry. He will be succeeded by Janette Bell, who joins the Group in October.
- StreetDeck in the city of dreaming spiresSharman took the first of the batch for a test drive to see how the StreetDeck has evolved since its introduction
- Greater Manchester secures £2m for thousands of extra bus seats to support safe return to schoolGreater Manchester has secured more than £2m in funding from the Department of Education to boost capacity on the bus network at peak times and help children get back to school safely.
New Civil Engineer
- Stonehenge Tunnel to undergo further ground investigationsHighways England has announced that the next phase of ground investigation work for the proposed A303 Stonehenge upgrade will begin next week.
- London Assembly calls for car tax to fund Hammersmith Bridge repairsThe London Assembly has called for London’s share of car tax revenue to be allocated to Transport for London (TfL) for use in maintaining the capital’s road network and funding projects like the Hammersmith Bridge repair.
- Network Rail admits most railside earthworks are not up to modern standardsNetwork Rail has revealed that the majority of its railside earthworks are in excess of 150 years old.
- Crossrail to work out new cost after latest delayCrossrail Ltd will have a “better idea” of cost increases as a result of its latest delay next week, London mayor Sadiq Khan told a London Assembly meeting yesterday.
- HS2 spends £28M less on design as costs reallocated to Northern Powerhouse RailHigh Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) spent £28.6M less estimated design costs between April 2018 and March 2019 than it had budgeted for, a Department for Transport expenditure report reveals.
Rail Advent
- LNER to retain 10 Class 91s up to 2023, as overhaul contracts awardedEversholt has extended the leases, and signed contracts with wabtec
Rail Technology Magazine
- Welsh Government call for backing of South Wales Main Line major upgrade Plans for new train services and stations in south-east Wales have been outlined by the Welsh Government, who have called on the UK Government to “play its part” in delivering developments to Wales’ railway. This comes as part of continuing efforts to tackle congestion and...
- GTR spreads messages of support on Suicide Prevention Day As today (10 Sept) mark the annual World Suicide Prevention Day, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), have revealed ‘Affirmation Art’ clusters across some of its busiest stations to raise awareness of the company’s ongoing support and understanding to those who may be feeling...
- Transport Secretary commits to a resilient railway Network Rail’s provisional report on the Stonehaven tragedy, commissioned by the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps immediately after the event, has bene released today (10 Sept), illustrating out direct and lasting action to advance the railway’s resilience to extreme weather events...
Railnews
- Grand Central abandons Blackpool plans Open access operator Grand Central has scrapped its plan to run services between London and Blackpool, blaming the pandemic. It is describing its decision as ˜heart breaking™.
- Network Rail to increase earthwork spending in wake of Carmont disaster Plans have been outlined by Network Rail to increase the amount it spends on maintaining cuttings and embankments, in the wake of the fatal derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven on 12 August, when a ScotRail train collided with a landslip. Water flowing from higher land beside the railway had washed stone on to the track, and three of the people on board were killed. An interim report for the transport secretary was published by the Department for Transport today, and it reveals that Network Rail is responsible for more than 191,000 ˜earthwork assets™, most of which were built more than 150 y...
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- A new approach to coach illuminationA new approach to coach illumination from Labcraft is offering an external lighting system to coach fleets in a move to improve conspicuousness and safety during the night.
- First Bus MD Giles Fearnley announces retirement; P&O boss steps inFirst Bus Managing Director (MD) Giles Fearnley has announced his retirement. He will be succeeded by Janette Bell of P&O Ferries, who joins the group in October.
- Ipswich Buses social distances with UrbanThingsIpswich Buses has launched its own social distancing technology in partnership with UrbanThings.
- Littlepay certified as Visa Ready for TransitPayment gateway Littlepay has been certified as Visa Ready for Transit.
Aviation Industry
- UK Climate Assembly calls for new aviation taxes and airline investment in carbon removalsThe Assembly met (either in person or, later, virtually) over a number of weekends to develop their vision, and to hear presentations from the Committee on Climate Change, academics and …
Other News Sources
- Work Starts To Develop New Bus Lane In BristolAn extension to the outbound bus lane will be built along Anchor Road, following work done last year to create an inbound bus lane on the busy road.
- Giles Fearnley announces retirementJanette Bell named as successor Janette Bell will join FirstGroup from P&O Ferries in October Giles Fearnley, managing director of FirstGroup’s UK bus division, has announced his retirement. He will be succeeded by Janette Bell who joins the group in October. Fearnley has been MD of First Bus since February 2011. Since then, he has led a transformation of the division’s customer offering including greater digitisation as well as investment in fleets and systems. In 2018, the group became the first major operator to offer contactless payment on all our buses natio...
- Digital Water Monitoring Technology Calibration Portal LaunchedWater quality monitoring technology developer Rivertrace Limited said it established a new, web-based calibration portal that will enable complete transparency of compliance and inspection paperwork related to water monitoring equipment.The…
- Seaspan Adds Two Secondhand ContainershipsContainerships owner and operator Seaspan Corporation announced Thursday it has taken delivery of two 13,000 TEU vessels built in 2010 and 2011, and both containerships have commenced long-term time charters with a global liner.Bing Chen, Chairman…
- Face mask rules: British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, TUI and Virgin Atlantic give update UK airlines such as British Airways, easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, TUI and Virgin Atlantic have provided an update on the face mask rules on their flights.
EIN News Subscription
- Eurostar launches business-facing booking platform … platform for business travellers. In a first for rail operator, the new … portal has been designed with business travel … rewarded for choosing Eurostar for their business trips. Travellers can also sign …
- UAE committed to safe return of Boeing B737 Max, says top officialThe UAE is committed to ensure a safe return to service for Boeing B737 MAX in the UAE as it continues working extensively with the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and UAE operators on resolving issues regarding B737 MAX, said Saif Mohammed Al …
- Airline body seeks the restoration of international connectivityThe International Air Transport Association (Iata) has urged governments … to March 2021, but the European Commission had not yet done so.
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