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Rail firms profit with 170% rise in replacement bus services [subscription]
A rising number of rail replacement bus services are taking to the roads, prompting claims that transport operators are profiting from train cancellations.
First look at 24m metro station planned for Dudley
The new bus and metro interchange will connect Dudley to Wednesbury and Brierley Hill
Climate scientist claims Leeds Bradford Airport expansion would only benefit 'relatively few people'
A Leeds climate scientist has added to growing calls for a legal challenge against the 150m expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport, which was approved in principle by council planners this week.
Northern Powerhouse Rail programme risks being delayed, transport bosses warn
Northern transport bosses have warned that "uncertainty" around the much-anticipated Integrated Rail Plan means that development of the regions 39bn flagship rail project is at risk of being delayed.
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BBC News
- Jaguar car brand to be all-electric by 2025JLR will launch electric models of its entire Jaguar and Land Rover line-up by 2030.
Financial Times
- First quarantine passengers arrive at UK airport hotelsNew border requirements include incoming travellers having to take two Covid-19 tests
- Airline industry alarm as vaccine-led recovery hopes take a dive Travel curbs have been tightened and borders closed in light of new Covid variants
The Guardian
- Rival railway museums in row over steam locomotive ownershipA row has broken out between rival railway museums over the ownership of the worlds first passenger steam locomotive.
The Independent
- New direct train to take travellers between Luton airport and London in half an hourIt will be even easier for passengers to reach the airport as soon as it is safe to do so again, says airport CEO
Times Online
- Rail firms profit with 170% rise in replacement bus services [subscription]A rising number of rail replacement bus services are taking to the roads, prompting claims that transport operators are profiting from train cancellations.
- Jaguar goes all electric as Britains answer to Tesla [subscription]Models scrapped, production rationalised and workforce cut
The Mirror
- UK's worst roads for speeding listed including one with 27,000 offences in 2020A Freedom of Information request sent to police forces across the nation found that 167,448 speeding crimes were committed on the top 10 most dangerous roads alone last year
Birmingham Mail
- First look at 24m metro station planned for DudleyThe new bus and metro interchange will connect Dudley to Wednesbury and Brierley Hill
Birmingham Post
- Go ahead for 24m Black Country transport hubNew interchange will bring together tram, bus and sprint services
- New 'gigafactory' plan for West Midlands airportNewly formed partnership will push ahead with securing planning permission to build electric car battery factory at airport site
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Climate scientist claims Leeds Bradford Airport expansion would only benefit 'relatively few people'A Leeds climate scientist has added to growing calls for a legal challenge against the 150m expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport, which was approved in principle by council planners this week.
Bristol Live
- Worry 'unofficial park and rides' will appear at edge of CAZCouncillor say liveable neighbourhoods would stop rat-runs and parking problems in areas just outside the zone
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Stunning Airbus cabin with extra hand luggage space and 'hero' lighting moves closer on A320 familyAirbus' A320 Family's brand new Airspace cabin is being trialled
London Evening Standard
- From Morse to Musk: Jaguar takes on Tesla with all-electric luxury car range by 2025 LUXURY car maker Jaguar today announced the end of one era and hoped for the dawn another as it slammed the brakes on production of diesel and petrol cars.
- Border staff given ‘just hours’ notice of red-list quarantine guidelines Guidelines on the execution of England’s new “red list” quarantine rules were reportedly only given to Border Force staff a few hours before they came into force.
Manchester Evening News
- 'I am sick of being made to travel under these conditions': Passenger hits out at Manchester bus where it's 'impossible' to socially distanceAn essential worker braving the bus commute through lockdown says service cuts have led to stress-inducing overcrowding that prevents passengers from social distancing.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Snow ploughs called in to tackle 6ft-high drifts on north-east railway lineSnow ploughs will return to the railway line between Keith and Inverurie today after trains were stopped in their tracks by 6ft-high drifts.
The York Press
- Covid 'railway heroes' honoured in National Railway Museum exhibitionA NEW exhibition at the National Railway Museum in York has been launched, celebrating the vital role played by railway key workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Climate scientist calls for legal challenge to Leeds Bradford Airport decisionA Leeds climate scientist has added to growing calls for a legal challenge against the 150m expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport, which was approved in principle by council planners this week.
Yorkshire Post
- South Yorkshire Police to review smart motorway deaths to see if Highways England should be held criminally responsiblePolice are to review a coroner's files into the deaths of two men killed on a smart motorway to see if there is scope for a criminal investigation.
Leeds Live
- Airport decision is wide open to legal challenge, climate expert saysThe 150m expansion has already been approved but a Leeds academic believes there is still a chance to overturn the move
Other Regional Press
- Call for letters of support for fast rail link between King's Lynn and HunstantonA North-West Norfolk county councillor is urging West Norfolk businesses and residents to support his bid to rebuild the Lynn-Hunstanton railway.
- HS2 pulls the plug on plans for compound near Lostock WorksTHE company building HS2 has withdrawn plans to build a temporary compound near Lostock Works.
- Transport Secretary urged not to derail Aylesbury spur plansLeader of Buckinghamshire Council, Martin Tett has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urging him to confirm Government support and funding for the much needed Aylesbury link section of East-West rail.
- Bicester railway line to close for construction of new bridge in Easter A RAILWAY line in an Oxfordshire town will be temporarily closed this spring to allow a new bridge to be built over it.
- Bid to reopen Manston as airport quashedThe Government go-ahead on reopening Manston as an airport has been officially quashed by the High Court.
- York's first electric vehicle charging hub to open in springA second facility is due to be completed by June
- New JLR boss outlines bold vision for car maker’s futureJaguar is to become an all-electric brand with production centred in Solihull
- Plans for huge gigafactory on Coventry Airport siteCoventry Airport would close if the ambitious project for a giant facility to make electric car batteries goes ahead
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Support for small businesses, landlords and leaseholders: government charges up the electric vehicle revolution with 50 million boostSmall businesses and those in leasehold and rented accommodation are set to benefit from up to 50 million to install electric vehicle chargepoints. The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), which provides up to 350 towards a chargepoint, will continue next year and be expanded to target people in rented and leasehold accommodation. At the same time, the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) will be opened up to small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and the charity sector, providing a boost as staff return to work. The changes wi...
- Transport Secretary hails work of transport industry in vaccination roll-outTransport Secretary Grant Shapps hailed the efforts of transport operators and employees across the country who have gone above and beyond to help the nations coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination roll-out, as government remains on track to meet its target of offering a first dose to those in the top 4 priority groups by 15 February 2021. From the NHS and Metrobus working together to launch the UKs first COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit and a bus targeting hard-to-reach communities in Crawley through to rail and bus operators changing routes, adding stops and putting on free bus se...
New Civil Engineer
- West Coast Main Line reopens two days early following landslip repairsNetwork Rail has released time-lapse footage of the 17 day project to repair a failed embankment on the West Coast Main Line to the south of Rugby.
- Work on historic North Yorkshire viaduct reveals further faultsUpgrades on the 144-year-old Ribblehead viaduct in North Yorkshire are well underway but the structure will require additional repairs, according to Network Rail.
- Northern Powerhouse Rail programme risks being delayed, transport bosses warnNorthern transport bosses have warned that "uncertainty" around the much-anticipated Integrated Rail Plan means that development of the regions 39bn flagship rail project is at risk of being delayed.
Other News Sources
- Greenfield Station revival must go ahead or see residents risk being left behind, says MPPLANS to bring a rail station back to life near Holywell has the backing of the local MP.
- Bombardier Transportation revenue drops in 2020BOMBARDIER has released the full 2020 annual results for its Transportation division, which it has since sold to Alstom under a $US 6bn deal, which closed on January 29.
- Transdev trial a further electric bus on Harrogate to Knaresborough routeTransdev in Harrogate have bough a second battery-powered electric bus for a trial on route 1 linking Harrogate and Knaresborough, following initial experience with an alternative all-electric single deck bus in October 2020.
- Denby Eco-Link to hit the road ahead of major trial of 25.25m articsDfT is planning a major trial of around 3,000 25m artics on Britains roads this year and will drum up support for the trial by giving Denby Transport permission to use its Eco-Link B-double road train as a demonstrator from next month.
- NI-Scotland tunnel proposal stirs up controversyThe industry body High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has proposed building a railway tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland (NI) as a way to improve connectivity and trade between the two parts of the UK.
- Rail industry calls on UK Prime Minister to prioritise connectivityThe rail industry has called for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to prioritise rail connectivity between the East Midlands, the West Midlands and Yorkshire.
- Train station benches spark concern for homelessBASINGSTOKE train station has come under fire for failing to acknowledge the needs of homeless people, with regard to its platform seating.
- Transdev: New look buses for Blackburn, Burley and Preston Hotline route LANCASHIRE bus operator Transdev have announced plans to upgrade its inter-urban bus route.
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