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Starmer calls for aviation recovery plan in Edinburgh Airport visit
The party has proposed a number of job-creating schemes ahead of May’s Scottish Parliament election.
Scottish Tories propose reopening of decades-old train lines to boost economy [subscription]
The Tories also propose a smart travel card that would work on public transport across Scotland, akin to an Oyster Card in London
SNP promises free bikes, and e-buses
Free bikes will be given to Scottish schoolchildren of low income households if the SNP is returned to Government next month.
Covid and net zero drive new bus financing models
The challenges of Covid-19 and the Government’s net zero carbon dioxide target are prompting new thinking about how bus investment is financed. Transport Scotland has just published a paper looking at potential solutions
Saturday, 17 April 2021
BBC News
- HS2: Tree-felling at 'Roald Dahl wood' paused by High CourtThe felling of trees in the path of the HS2 rail link has been paused after the High Court gave protesters the right to apply for a judicial review.
Financial Times
- No time to cool your jets: the risk takers who see the aviation crisis as just a blipSeveral new carriers are taking to the skies as entrepreneurs spot opportunities amid the pandemic-ravaged market
STV
- Starmer calls for aviation recovery plan in Edinburgh Airport visitThe party has proposed a number of job-creating schemes ahead of May’s Scottish Parliament election.
- Tories vow to reverse Beeching cuts to reopen lost railway linesScottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross said his party’s infrastructure plans would create ‘tens of thousands of jobs’.
The Guardian
- Traffic wars: who will win the battle for city streets? – podcastRadical new plans to reduce traffic and limit our dependence on cars have sparked bitter conflict. As legal challenges escalate, will Britain’s great traffic experiment be shut down before we have time to see the benefits? By Niamh McIntyre
The Telegraph
- Scottish Tories propose reopening of decades-old train lines to boost economy [subscription]The Tories also propose a smart travel card that would work on public transport across Scotland, akin to an Oyster Card in London
City AM
- Nissan to idle Sunderland staff amid semiconductor shortageCar giant Nissan will reportedly put 800 staff at its factory in Sunderland on furlough due to the worldwide shortage The post Nissan to idle Sunderland staff amid semiconductor shortage appeared first on CityAM.
i News
- Warnings of packed trains from Wales as people travel to England for first weekend of pubs openingRail bosses are concerned that trains from Wales will be packed as people cross the border in order to take advantage of pub garden’s being open in England, with forecasts of good weather for the weekend.
- Prince Philip funeral: Heathrow Airport says planes won’t disturb minute’s silence or service in WindsorPlanes flying into or out of Heathrow Airport will be delayed on Saturday afternoon to ensure the Royal Family is not disturbed as they pay tribute to Prince Philip.
Belfast Telegraph
- SpaceX wins bid for lunar lander to put first woman on moonNasa has chosen SpaceX to build the lunar lander that will eventually put the first woman and person of colour on the moon.
Birmingham Mail
- Birmingham Clean Air Zone checker - what you'll pay for driving into city centreThe pollution-busting scheme will mean daily charges for those whose vehicles don't comply with emission standards and are not exempt
London Evening Standard
- Flexible rail season tickets will offer 15% discount – reportPassengers in England will be able to purchase French-style carnet tickets from June, it has been reported.
- London Overground lines to be renamed as Sadiq Khan expands plans to reflect capital’s historic diversityLondon Overground lines are to be renamed by Sadiq Khan if he is re-elected mayor as part of his plan to ensure the capital’s infrastructure better reflects its diverse history.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Planned new Northumberland rail line is being cut back before work has even begunPlanned Blyth Bebside station is likely to be axed as part of Department for Transport drive to cut costs
Wales Online
- Train security increased as bosses expect people to head to the pubs in EnglandConcerns have been raised about packed trains as people from Wales travel across the border to make the most of the first weekend of beer gardens being opened in England and a forecast for good weather.
Blackpool Gazette
- Rail warning for Lancashire passengersWorks planned in the region to disrupt services
Hull Daily Mail
- East Riding bus services praying for passengers to return as Hull Trains relaunch limited servicesTransport Director Paul Abbott said getting passengers back on buses would be an 'uphill battle'
Other Regional Press
- Grantham railway bridge reopening after £2.7m projectA major railway bridge in Grantham – Springfield Road – reopened on Friday afternoon following the completion of a £2.7 million project by Network Rail that took seven months to complete.
- Weymouth rail station revamp plans submittedRevamp plans for Weymouth rail station have been officially submitted to Dorset Council and are now open for public comments.
- Unique Shropshire railway 'bible' saved from rubbish pileAn invaluable "bible" of railway operations in the 1920s in Shropshire and further afield has been saved from a rubbish heap by a member of the Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust.
- Call for Shrewsbury bus station to be rebuilt and all residential streets to be 20mphTransport campaigners are calling for a bus station to be rebuilt in a town centre and for all residential streets to be made 20mph.
- Weymouth rail station revamp plans submittedRevamp plans for Weymouth rail station have been officially submitted to Dorset Council and are now open for public comments.
Railway Gazette
- ‘Monster’ freight train in regular serviceFINLAND: VR Transpoint has begun regular operation of 7 000 tonne trains carrying Russian transit freight to the port of Hamina. The 1 km long trains with 80 wagons and the capacity of 92 lorries have been branded Mörkö, meaning a giant monster or ogre from fairy tales.
Transportxtra
- Ten-year direct award for West Coast railThe DfT plans to give train operator First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd a ten-year direct award contract for the West Coast Partnership rail franchise.
- SNP promises free bikes, and e-busesFree bikes will be given to Scottish schoolchildren of low income households if the SNP is returned to Government next month.
- Don’t set early date for ending diesel bus salesBus operators in England this week urged the Government not to set an overambitious deadline for ending the sale of new diesel buses.
- Treat historic railway estate as assets, not liabilities, say MPsThe House of Commons transport committee is calling on the Government to regard 3,200 bridges, tunnels and viaducts across Britain that make up the Historical Railways Estate as assets rather than liabilities.
- Bus margins ‘were falling before Covid’Bus operators were seeing profitability fall before Covid-19 struck, according to an analysis of operator accounts for 2018/19.
- Covid and net zero drive new bus financing modelsThe challenges of Covid-19 and the Government’s net zero carbon dioxide target are prompting new thinking about how bus investment is financed. Transport Scotland has just published a paper looking at potential solutions
Other News Sources
- More European airlines plan entry than have gone bust during pandemicDuring the COVID-19 pandemic (since Apr-2020) eight European airlines have ceased operations: Germanwings, LGW, LEVEL Europe, SunExpress Germany, Jet Time, Laudamotion and Montenegro Airlines.
- Government rejects claims it has failed travel and aviationAviation and maritime minister Robert Courts has rejected MPs’ allegations that the government has failed to support the aviation and travel sectors.
- HS2 ordered to stop felling trees at Jones Hill Wood near WendoverControversial work to fell trees in woodland which inspired Roald Dahl in Buckinghamshire has to stop for now.
- Southampton Airport updateFollowing Full Council’s resolution to grant planning permission on 10 April for the runway extension at Southampton International Airport, over the next month officers will be working with the applicant on the drafting of a detailed S106 Legal Agreement to secure strategies and mitigation as set out in the within the committee report. The planning permission will not be issued until the S106 Legal Agreement is completed.
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