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Monday, 19 October 2020

BBC News

• Covid in Scotland: ScotRail 'considering' alcohol ban on trainsA blanket ban on alcohol on ScotRail services could be imposed as part of Covid safety measures.
• Rail restoration: Northumberland Line ground investigation to startExploratory work is getting under way for the proposed reintroduction of a passenger rail line in north-east England, 56 years after services ended.
• Scottish roads warning as preparations made for heavy rainRoad teams are on standby and the Rest and Be Thankful is to close as a precaution.

Financial Times

• How frequent-flyer cards protect airlines from their passengersMoves to prevent criticism and legal action risk aggravating loyal customers
• Delays at Felixstowe trigger calls for government intervention Businesses and freight industry groups say port is grinding to a “virtual standstillâ€�

The Telegraph

• Andy Palmer has 'no regrets at all' about his time as Aston Martin boss [subscription]In his first major interview since leaving the car maker, Palmer discusses taking a different track into the world of electric vehicles
• Cruises will be safe for tourists, insists industry [subscription]Operators including Saga have drawn up new protocols that they hope will convince ministers to give British departures the green light
• Businesses urge Boris Johnson to introduce US-UK travel corridor [subscription]Tour firms UKinbound and Avanti Destinations said the introduction of testing could see travel next year return to 50pc of 2019 levels
• UK hydrogen car firm Riversimple opens £150m funding round [subscription]The Welsh company aims to go to market with its two-seater city car, the Rasa, by 2023

Times Online

• Traffic jams caused by badly designed cycle lanes put funding at risk [subscription]The transport secretary has threatened to withhold funding for new cycling and pedestrian schemes after warnings that badly designed programmes were causing unnecessary congestion.
• More volunteers set to be armed with speed guns [subscription]Volunteers with speed guns will be deployed nationwide under plans to tackle reckless driving.
• Pollution halved as speed cameras enforce lower limits [subscription]Imposing lower speed limits on major roads has almost halved the levels of pollution in local areas, according to a new analysis.limits will be cut from 70mph to 60mph in a trial on four sections of the motorway network

City AM

• London's new cycle lanes are causing traffic chaos, says transport secretaryAn influx of new cycle lanes in London and across the country has led to increased traffic congestion, according to transport secretary Grant Shapps.

This is Money

• British Airways to cut flights from Gatwick: Bounceback plan under new boss will shift focus to Heathrow - and ramp up luxury breaks to BarbadosBritish Airways will scale back its operations at Gatwick under a radical transformation plan to bounce back from the pandemic, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Birmingham Post

• Planning permission granted for two new Black Country railway stationsPassenger trains last called at stations in Willenhall and Darlaston more than 50 years ago

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Council criticised for moving forward with South Bradford link road planBRADFORD Council has been criticised for moving ahead with plans for a link road in the South of the city.

Manchester Evening News

• 'If I'd known I wouldn't have moved in': The village tormented by wagonsCarrington locals say they are the 'forgotten village' - and complain of constant noise pollution and air pollution

Yorkshire Evening Post

• West Yorkshire transport chiefs paying bus operators £2.5m a month in subsidies during pandemicRegional transport chiefs are paying bus operators £2.5m every month for concessionary journeys that are not being made in order to support West Yorkshire services and keep journeys safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been revealed.

Other Regional Press

• Five-year study of Jurassic geology launched beneath HS2 lineA major part of the project will be based in Warwickshire
• Nearly £25million approved for road schemesThree projects in Warwick, Coleshill and Stratford will benefit
• Innovative bus booking service comes to RadstockFirst West of England has extended its innovative space booking system to the popular Somer Valley route between Paulton and Bath.
• Stansted Airport's new managing director Steve Griffiths is optimistic about recoveryAs coronavirus continues to send shockwaves around the world, Stansted Airport’s new managing director is used to coping with seismic change.

New Civil Engineer

• Amey to draw up Derby electric transport systemDerby City Council has signed up Amey to undertake an £11.5M feasibility study for a "revolutionary" electric rapid transport system in the city.
• HS2 | Quarter of land needed for Phase One still to be boughtHS2 Ltd has yet to acquire a quarter of the land it needs to build the first phase of the project from London to Birmingham, it has been revealed.
• Hammersmith Bridge | ‘More easily-constructed’ temporary footbridge lined upThe Department for Transport’s (DfT) Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce has identified a “more easily-constructed” temporary footbridge than had previously been proposed.
• Anglia route upgrade to prepare for CrossrailNetwork Rail has begun upgrading the Great Eastern Main Line to improve reliability on the route and prepare for Crossrail.

Other News Sources

• Bus stops may be moved to keep queues socially distanced in Northampton town centreBorough Council exploring "whole bunch of other actions" in bid to avoid congestion