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Sunday, 18 April 2021

The Guardian

• Boeing board under pressure as families of 737 Max crash victims push reform at the topwo more top-level directors could be ousted from Boeing’s board of directors next week as family members of the victims of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets join shareholders to push for further high-level reforms at the aerospace giant.
• Green investment bond offers 9% return – but there is a riskWhile the climate-themed product seems attractive, it is not for the faint-hearted

The Herald

• Tories float privatisation plan for Scotland's ageing ferriesTHE Scottish Tories have suggested using more privatisation to improve the country’s ferry services.

The Telegraph

• Green road schemes ripped up by council after residents' complaints [subscription]A London council will become the first in the country to permanently remove all of its green roads schemes after a formal review, which revealed the extent of their unpopularity.
• Eurostar secures lender lifeline as shareholders prepare to do 'heavy-lifting' [subscription]Operator still hopeful of British bailout as government faces losing English Channel rail link for two years if company collapses

Times Online

• ‘Racist’ self-driving cars may not spot dark faces [subscription]Vehicles of the future will know left from right but may not recognise ‘non-white or non-male’ faces

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 of semiconductors.

Daily Record

• Ferries fiasco fixer paid £790k a year by Scottish Government as opposition call for probeTim Hair was handed the ­astronomical £2565-a-day deal to run the Ferguson Marine shipyard by shamed ex-finance secretary Derek Mackay two years ago.
• Ferries fiasco fixer paid £790k a year by Scots Gov as opposition call for probeTim Hair was handed the ­astronomical £2565-a-day deal to run the Ferguson Marine shipyard by shamed ex-finance secretary Derek Mackay two years ago.

Manchester Evening News

• TfGM releases videos of tram crashes to encourage people to be aware on the roadsOfficials are urging drivers not to let their guard down as traffic levels start to increase again

Yorkshire Post

• Hypocrisy of Leeds Council’s ‘planes first’ approach to transport – Yorkshire Post LettersTHE Connecting Leeds Transport Strategy talks about “mixed modes of transport,” “delivering a mass transit system” and “increasing modal split”.

Oxford Mail

• Flexible rail season tickets will offer 15% discount – reportFlexible rail season tickets which are 15% cheaper than peak fares are being planned by the Government and train operators, it has been reported.

South Wales Argus

• Network Rail's New Measurement Train zooms through WalesTHE most technically advanced train of its type in the world, Network Rail’s ‘NMT’ whizzed through Pembrokeshire this week at 125mph.
• New fully-electric buses set to hit streets of NewportNewport Transport, the main bus operator for the city, has announced 16 fully-electric zero-emission Yutong buses have been ordered, with an expected delivery of December 2021.

Wrexham.com

• Challenge to find “Net Zero” heroes as Wrexham companies move to reduce carbon emissionsThe challenge has been set by the North Wales Mersey Dee Business Council who are organising a major online conference, Net Zero 2021, on Thursday, May 20, in a bid to inspire business and industry to join the race for a net zero carbon future.

Other Regional Press

• Didcot bus user's anger as bus stop moves 30 metres further away from Aldi A BUS user is furious at plans to move a bus stop 30 metres further away from the shops.
• East West Rail would create ‘Great Wall of Cambridgeshire’An embankment to carry East West Rail through South Cambridgeshire has been dubbed ‘The Great Wall’.
• Welcome aboard: Look inside Dundee’s first electric powered busesSome 12 new buses are scheduled to arrive in the city in September and will predominately run on the 28 route — from Myrekrik to Douglas via the city centre and Lochee.
• Stoke-on-Trent bus company first in the UK to launch Covid-safe disinfecting fogging systemA Stoke-on-Trent bus company is the first in the UK to introduce a Covid-safe disinfectant fogging system to make public transport safer for passengers.
• Figures show number of drivers still using this bus-only route despite risk of big fineMotorists are continuing to misuse a buses-only route in Middlesbrough despite the risk of a big fine.
• 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.
• Spalding traders call on shoppers to fight against transport plans proposed by Lincolnshire County CouncilTraders are calling on shoppers to join the fight against transport plans which they fear could ‘kill’ Spalding.
• New planning and transport expert will bring wealth of experience to CouncilWell-respected planning and transport expert, Daisy Narayanan, has been appointed to a new role bringing together placemaking and transport strategy at the City of Edinburgh Council.

Other News Sources

• Glasgow bus firms in manifesto pledge to improve city transportA FIVE-YEAR plan to improve bus travel in and around the city has been unveiled by a newly-formed alliance of operators in Glasgow.
• Get Glasgow Moving reissues call for Glasgow to regulate bus servicesCampaigners with Get Glasgow Moving pictured outside Glasgow City Chambers. The group handed a petition with 7,093 names to GCC Leader Cllr Susan Aitken, today, Wednesday. Get Glasgow Moving campaigns for bus services in the city to be taken into public
• Transport Scotland to push ahead with plans for dualled A96 north of Forres – timetable to be announcedFollowing public consultation, in 2018 the Scottish Government agency announced the Hardmuir to Fochabers section veering north of Forres of what will be a dualled road from Inverness to Aberdeen.

News from Europe

• Commuting sustainably between Stockholm’s islands by electric ferryAn electric ferry will be launched in Stockholm next year that is significantly more sustainable, faster and more efficient than today's diesel-powered ships.