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Monday, 28 June 2021

BBC News

• Wiltshire's recycled railway sleepers a UK firstRailway sleepers made of recycled bottles, food packaging and unwanted plastics have been installed on a mainline railway for the first time.
• Rail bosses apologise over Cardiff Central signal failureSome travellers had to find their own way home when signal problems hit services on Saturday.
• Heads of the Valleys: 50mph limit plan causes 'frustration'After seven years changing a busy five-mile stretch into a dual carriageway, its speed limit could stay

ITV News

• Repetitive train announcements to hit the buffersRepetitive announcements urging people to "See it, say it, sorted", apologising for the late running of services, informing you of what station the train is approaching and has just left and encouraging travellers to take a moment to read the safety instructions leave many a commuter reaching for the volume button on their ear buds.

Financial Times

• A difficult return journey for post-pandemic public transportFewer passengers after Covid means less revenue but not necessarily lower costs

The Guardian

• Flexible rail season tickets in England: are the savings any good?egular train users have given a decidedly lukewarm response to the launch of part-time season tickets in England this week. The government had promised big discounts for workers who are travelling less but, for many, the deal is no better than other options that were already available.

Times Online

• Electric car sales beat 2020 total in just five months [subscription]Sales of electric cars are finally taking off in Ireland with the number of vehicles registered in the first five months of this year already surpassing last year’s total.

City AM

• London must become a world leader on climate change actionIt’s London Climate Action week and a chance to celebrate the work being done to tackle climate change in our The post London must become a world leader on climate change action appeared first on CityAM.

Bolton News

• Bolton MP voices opposition towards 'Clean air Zone' chargesA BOLTON MP has expressed his concerns around the new Clean Air Zones that are set to be introduced across the Greater Manchester region.

The York Press

• York-based train firm in bid for 'prestigious' national awardA YORK-BASED train firm and its partner have been nominated for a "prestigious" national industry award.

Leeds Live

• Anger at delay in plans for motorbikes to use Leeds bus lanesMotorbikes could be allowed in bus lanes in an effort to improve traffic

Other Regional Press

• Main rail link between Machynlleth and Shrewsbury reopensThe main railway line connecting North Powys with destinations in England has reopened this morning (June 28).
• Huge shake-up of bus services in Leicester on cards - as council eyes cheaper faresCouncil bosses want to take more control of Leicester’s privatised buses - in a move they hope will see fares cut and services expanded.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Stagecoach Manchester launches Bus Driver Apprenticeship ProgrammeStagecoach Manchester has launched its Bus Driver Apprenticeship programme, a 14-month programme of training which builds on their initial induction training to provide successful graduates with additional skills and insight into their roles as Stagecoach drivers.  The scheme goes beyond the core competencies of safety, customer service and vehicle operation, equipping drivers with the knowledge to better serve passengers within their local communities.  The scheme involves an initial 3 months off the job training, where apprentices will pass their PCV (bus) licence, complete vehicle...
• Major investment into Northampton railway depotA new eco-friendly railway depot has been opened by the Rail Minister in Northampton.  Chris Heaton-Harris MP today (Friday 25 June) officially opened the first phase of a new track maintenance depot which serves the West Coast main line. The building will accommodate 32 office staff and 90 track maintenance workers at a strategic point on one of Europe’s busiest mixed-use passenger and freight railway lines.  The £4.5m project by Network Rail is being built in two phases and will be complete in 2023. When both phases are finished the Northampton depot will become the ...

New Civil Engineer

• Council locked in funding talks with DfT over restoration of Newcastle’s Tyne BridgeNewcastle Council are in ongoing talks with the Department for Transport (DfT) in a desperate attempt to raise the cash needed to restore the iconic Tyne Bridge.
• Abandoned Castlefield viaduct to be transformed into ‘green oasis’A disused rail viaduct in Castlefield is to undergo a major transformation under plans drawn up by Highways England and The National Trust.
• HS2 reaches out of court settlement with Talgo in train procurement disputeHS2 Ltd has reached an out of court settlement with Talgo after the train manufacturer launched legal action against the project promoter in relation to its train procurement process, NCE can reveal.
• DfT: HS2 is still expected to be delivered within budgetSenior civil servant Bernadette Kelly has written to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to reassure them that the first phase of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project is still on track to be delivered within its revised £44.6bn budget.

The Business Desk

• Commonwealth Games transport plan unveiledSpectators will get local bus, train and tram travel included in their tickets for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games under plans to make the eleven-day sporting festival the greenest Games ever held.

Other News Sources

• Woolwich latest Crossrail station to be handed over to TfLWeston Williamson and Mott MacDonald also worked on the project