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Sunday, 11 July 2021

BBC News

• Electric cars: Man named after service station plans motorway revolutionA man named after Toddington services on the M1 promises to install hundreds of new charge points for electric vehicles.

The Guardian

• ˜Cyber-attack hits Iran's transport ministry and railwaysMessage boards in train stations show cancellations though rail operator denies disruptionsWebsites of Iran's transport and urbanisation ministry went out of service on Saturday after a cyber-disruption in computer systems, the official IRNA news agency reported.
• Virgin Galactic to launch space plane with Richard Branson on boardThe billionaire, along with two pilots and three other passengers, will reach 55 miles above Earth for about an hourJuly is a frantic month for the two billionaires racing to kick off space tourism, with Richard Branson's SpaceShipTwo set to launch on Sunday with the British entrepreneur on board just days ahead of rival and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in his rocket.Branson’s extraterrestrial venture, Virgin Galactic, will send its space plane into sub-orbital flight on Sunday morning, aimed at reaching 55 miles above Earth at its peak altitude. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• July 19 might not be end of the line for face masks on trains, admits Grant Shapps [subscription]Transport minister confirms rail operators will be able to make it a condition of carriage that face coverings are worn

Times Online

• Richard Branson’s space flight is about to win the billionaire race to the stars [subscription]At 2pm today, the businessman will leave Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in his vapour trail and fire himself into the great beyond. It’s my Star Trek moment, he tells Nick Rufford
• Adviser casts doubt on capital’s target for electric car take-up [subscription]Dublin’s four councils have been advised to provide charging infrastructure for a third fewer electric vehicles (EVs) than would be needed to meet the government target of 936,000 such vehicles on the road by 2030.

Bolton News

• Bolton MP Chris Green weighs in on Chorley New Road debateA BOLTON MP has weighed in on the debate around the "controversial" posts which until recently lined one of Bolton's busiest roads.
• Rosso bus operator's Euro 2020 tribute to England's Kieran TrippierA BUS which serves England player Kieran Trippier's hometown has been named after the defender as the town gets behind the team.T

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Rail chaos: Hundreds of trains cancelled ahead of Euro 2020 finalOperators expect a shortage of drivers as more are pinged by Test and Trace and many plan to watch the Euro 2020 final

Bristol Live

• GWR train disruption as test and trace forces staff to stay homeSome trains are 'crowded' as a result of busier services

Other Regional Press

• Remains of Collingbourne Ducis railway to be demolishedTwo ‘unsafe’ vestiges of a former railway are to be demolished after being deemed to “pose a safety hazard” to the public.
• MK Council makes shortlist for new electric bus fleet schemeMK Council have confirmed they have made the final shortlist for a scheme to receive new electric buses for the city’s transport network.

Rail Advent

• Network Rail and Highways England publish the first phase of the Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight StrategyThe Solent to the Midlands Multimodal Freight Strategy began in July 2020 and is a year’s work by Network Rail and Highways England and marks a step forward in their collaboration to create and implement an integrated strategy to better serve customers.

Rail Business Daily

• Innovation and co-operation – key to access successInnovation and ongoing equipment development have long been at the heart of the scaffolding and access industry. With well-established benefits across the rail industry, Sean Pike, UK Managing Director of Layher Ltd., believes all parties have a key role to play in ensuring key objectives in this context are realised.
• Mace appoints new head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing for constructionMace, the global consultancy and construction company, has appointed Kari Sprostranova to lead the Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy for its construction business.
• HS2 Minister unveils exciting new designs for public space outside West London ‘super-hub’ stationHS2 Minister, Andrew Stephenson MP, has revealed new plans for the urban realm around the new Old Oak Common station in West London.
• Broad support for heritage steam exemption in the Lords’ Environment Bill debateIn a bid to secure the future of heritage steam, Heritage Railway Association (HRA) President, Lord Faulkner has received wide support for his proposed amendment (No. 279) to the Environment Bill during the Bill’s committee stage in the Lords. 

Transportxtra

• The women who keep the country movingAmazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards 2021 winners revealed

Other News Sources

• Exclusive: The Focus For Air Transport IT In The Recovery StageAirlines and airports have been preparing carefully to restart services following over a year and a half of downturn amid the pandemic. A lot is at stake in the coming period after billions of dollars of aid, investment, and loans were pumped in to support the industry through the difficulties. So, companies need to ensure that they have the right tools in place during recovery. With this in mind, Simple Flying spoke with Sergio Colella, SITA President Europe, about what the focus will be when it comes to air travel IT.
• European operators plan rail service to COP26 in GlasgowPassengers will travel by Eurostar from Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Brussels to London, where they will change to an Avanti West Coast train to Glasgow.
• Elon Musk submits bid to build beach tunnel transport system in FloridaFort Lauderdale has voted to approve a proposal from Elon Musk's tunnelling firm Boring Company to build an underground transit loop connecting the downtown part of the Florida city to its beachfront.
• Elon Musk submits bid to build beach tunnel transport system in FloridaFort Lauderdale has voted to approve a proposal from Elon Musk's tunnelling firm Boring Company to build an underground transit loop connecting the downtown part of the Florida city to its beachfront.
• New Exeter Bus Station will open on Sunday 25 JulyThe new Exeter Bus Station will open to passengers on Sunday, 25 July, it has been revealed. The new station – a striking glass-fronted building in the heart of the city centre - replaces the current bus station which was constructed in the 1960s.
• Work starts on £8m business centre at Goole 'Rail Village'The site will provide office space near a new £50m research base for Siemens