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Wales' level crossings need urgent safety changes, report says
Accident investigators warn of more crashes in Wales unless action is taken at level crossings.
Regulator rejects Heathrow's bid to raise £2.6bn through higher charges
The Civil Aviation Authority described the request as disproportionate and not in the interests of consumers
Alex Salmond wants SNP to 'think big' and extend Borders Railway
ALEX Salmond has called on the SNP to “think big” with pandemic recovery proposals – after drawing up plans for the Borders Railway to be extended into England.
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
BBC News
- Electric cars: What will happen to all the dead batteries?In the next 10 years millions of old electric car batteries will need to be recycled or discarded.
- Wales' level crossings need urgent safety changes, report saysAccident investigators warn of more crashes in Wales unless action is taken at level crossings.
- Tesla: Bitcoin sales, environmental credits boost profitsBut the carmaker's profits were dented by a $299m payment to Tesla boss Elon Musk.
ITV News
- 'Devastating': Wells Harbour Railway could face closure, Holkham Estate confirmsA narrow gauge railway which takes holidaymakers to the beach in Wells-next-the-Sea in north Norfolk could be closed by 2023.
Financial Times
- Qantas aid raises questions on government supportCanberra did not insist on equity stake in carrier as part of Covid-19 aid
The Guardian
- BA boss says rich holidaymakers will make up for fall in business-class flyingSean Doyle confident the airline's investment in refurbishing premium cabins, seat and lounges will pay offWealthy holidaymakers buying premium seats will cushion airlines from the decline in business flying, according to the boss of British Airways
Times Online
- Network Rail invites £1bn bids to lay fibre-optic cables along track [subscription]Openreach, Virgin Media and international infrastructure providers are to be invited to submit bids worth up to £1 billion to lay a nationwide fibre-optic network alongside Britain’s 10,000 miles of railway track.
- New electric car hoovers up pollution from other vehicles [subscription]An electric car that hoovers up pollution from other vehicles could be on the road in two years under plans drawn up by a British designer.
- Stonehenge tunnel among schemes threatened by green legal challenge [subscription]Major road building schemes including a tunnel close to Stonehenge are threatened by a new legal challenge that claims ministers are ignoring commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
City AM
- Jet2 on course for £385m loss due to holiday cancellationsPackage holiday provider Jet2 said that it would make a loss of up to £385m for the full year after The post Jet2 on course for £385m loss due to holiday cancellations appeared first on CityAM.
Belfast Telegraph
- Tesla posts strong profit on back of electric vehicle salesTesla on Monday posted its seventh-straight profitable quarter after strong sales of its electric cars and SUVs.
Birmingham Post
- Perry Barr station closure: Alternative travel routesWest Midlands Railway has set out alternative travel arrangements ahead of the redevelopment of Perry Barr railway station.
London Evening Standard
- Regulator rejects Heathrow's bid to raise £2.6bn through higher chargesThe Civil Aviation Authority described the request as disproportionate and not in the interests of consumers
The York Press
- National Railway Museum to reopen with ‘Railway Heroes’ exhibition THE National Railway Museum in York is set to reopen from lockdown on May 19 with a new exhibition about ‘Railway Heroes’ of the pandemic.
Wales Online
- Cardiff Airport: What political parties in Wales plan to do about itThe Welsh Government has ploughed millions of pounds into the airport - what does its future hold?
Hull Daily Mail
- Hull local elections: Conservative Andy Forster on creating a new rail stop for the KCOM stadiumVoter appeal from Andy Forster, chairman of the Hull East & North Conservatives, ahead of May 6 election
Other Regional Press
- Heathrow Airport: Thomas Cook boss 'confident' holidays could return in MayThomas Cook Chief Executive Alan French told Sky News he thinks trips to hotspots will return during the school holidays
- Unions consider Dundee airport strike as air traffic controllers fight Inverness moveEleven high value jobs at Dundee Airport hang in the balance amid plans by the operator to move air traffic controllers to Inverness.
- East West Rail: Why a northern approach via Northstowe should be consideredAs a scientist, local resident and keen builder of transport networks in computer games, I’ve found myself drawn to the debate about East West Rail, and the question of how to connect a new line from the west with Cambridge’s existing railways.
- Already-delayed Island Line re-opening looking unlikely to hit promised mid-May date, says expertRail expert visits each Isle of Wight station and says work on the infrastructure looks “nowhere near completion”
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- CEVA Logistics’ U.K. company car fleet to go all-electricCEVA Logistics is further driving its sustainability agenda across its U.K. operations by migrating its entire company car fleet to fully electric vehicles by 2025. This month the company has taken delivery of the first fully electric cars as Phase One of its new program. First all-electric cars delivered this month No petrol or diesel cars will be permitted to be sold in the U.K. post-2030, and CEVA Logistics aims to have its entire fleet of more than 220 cars moved to all-electric vehicles before 2025. As existing cars reach the end of their leases, more than half of company vehicles...
New Civil Engineer
- WSP to assess transport priorities for the Northransport for the North (TfN) has appointed WSP to develop its 2050 Investment Programme. WSP’s role will demonstrate value of a long-term, fully funded multi-modal investment pipeline.
- £10M framework awarded by Transport Scotland to support A9 upgradeDelivery of dualling work on the A9 in Scotland is expected to be improved through the creation of a £10M ancillary framework which Transport Scotland has just awarded almost four years after the plan was first tendered.
- How HS2 plans to reuse chalk slurry from Chilterns tunnel to ‘rewild’ the Colne ValleyHS2 Ltd has revealed ambitious plans to create 127ha of new grasslands and woodlands in the Colne Valley.
Railnews
- Network Rail proposes £1bn private sector investment in railway telecoms Plans to attract an investment of up to £1 billion from the private sector to modernise railway telecoms have been unveiled by Network Rail. The money would be used to upgrade up to 16,000km of data cables by installing fibre optic circuits.
The Business Desk
- £900,000 plan to revitalise shopping street which links station with city centreMajor improvements are planned for a busy shopping street that links Leicester city centre and the railway station.
Other News Sources
- GO-OP plans for passenger and staff owned train in SomersetTRAINS owned by passengers and staff could be running on the mainline track in Somerset by summer next year, according to a new train operator.
- London Mayor 2021: Sian Berry renews plan to close and redevelop London City AirportThe Green Party candidate also advocated this in 2016 and now says she would seek to set up a Mayoral Development Corporation to transform the site
- British Airways CEO: Retiring The 747 Was The Right Thing To DoToday, British Airways’ CEO Sean Doyle said that retiring the Boeing 747 was the right thing to do. Doyle made the comments while defending the airline’s decision to hang onto its fleet of Airbus A380s, in contrast to many of the type’s operators.
- Economic regulation of Heathrow Airport LimitedThe UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today published a package of measures relating to our economic regulation of Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL).
- Alex Salmond wants SNP to 'think big' and extend Borders RailwayALEX Salmond has called on the SNP to “think big” with pandemic recovery proposals – after drawing up plans for the Borders Railway to be extended into England.
- Disused rail tunnel reopens at Kings Cross stationA tunnel at King’s Cross station that was closed in the 1970s has been reopened, with the first trains passing through just before 5am this morning.
- RIA welcomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s positive remarks on Midland Mainline ElectrificationThe Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has welcomed comments given by Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP to BBC Radio Derby, confirming the Government is looking at continuing the electrification of the Midland Mainline
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