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Thursday, 05 August 2021

BBC News

• Bristol Arena: First images of new rail station releasedThe first images of how a new station built to serve a concert arena will look have been released.

Financial Times

• Gulf tanker ‘safe’ after suspected hijackers leave UK maritime group that reported potential hijack says incident is ‘complete’
• Heavy spending on driver incentives weighs on Uber’s performanceNumber of trips rise but rideshare company had to splash out to get drivers back behind the wheel

The Guardian

• South Western Railway launches 10 minutes’ notice assistance schemeDisabled or elderly passengers will no longer have to book hours or a day in advance to travel
• Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report findsThinktank InfluenceMap accuses petroleum giants of gaming Facebook to promote oil and gas as part of climate-crisis solutionFacebook failed to enforce its own rules to curb an oil and gas industry misinformation campaign over the climate crisis during last year’s presidential election, according to a new analysis released on Thursday.The report by the London-based thinktank InfluenceMap identified an increase in advertising on the social media site by ExxonMobil and other fossil-fuel companies aimed at shaping the political debate about policies to address global heating. Continue reading...
• Cargo bikes deliver faster and cleaner than vans, study findsHome deliveries are soaring and cargo bikes cut congestion and pollution in cities, researchers sayElectric cargo bikes deliver about 60% faster than vans in city centres, according to a study. It found that bikes had a higher average speed and dropped off 10 parcels an hour, compared with six for vans.The bikes also cut carbon emissions by 90% compared with diesel vans, and by a third compared with electric vans, the report said. Air pollution, which is still at illegal levels in many urban areas, was also significantly reduced. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Stonehenge tunnel work continues despite High Court ruling plan is unlawful
• City drivers will go the extra mile to avoid ‘stressful’ country lanes

Times Online

• Hitachi signals intent with €1.7bn deal for railway rival Thales [subscription]Hitachi has struck a €1.7 billion deal to buy the railway signalling business of Thales, the French engineering group.

City AM

• Battle brewing over 'unreformed and generous' TfL pension schemeSadiq Khan is gearing up for a battle with Transport for London (TfL) staff after a report on the transport The post Battle brewing over 'unreformed and generous' TfL pension scheme appeared first on CityAM.
• Rolls-Royce set to sell ITP Aero to Bain 'for €1.6bn'Rolls-Royce has entered exclusive talks to sell its Spanish unit ITP Aero to a consortium led investment house Bain Capital The post Rolls-Royce set to sell ITP Aero to Bain 'for €1.6bn' appeared first on CityAM.

Birmingham Mail

• Solihull MP Julian Knight leads calls for Government to scrap planned ban on petrol and diesel carsThere's been widespread support for plans to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, but a group of backbench MPs is campaigning for a u-turn

Birmingham Post

• £3.6m Leeds Bus Station refurbishment contract awardedWillmott Dixon Interiors appointed to deliver for West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Philip Davies one of dozen MPs backing new FairFuel UK report against 2030 banPHILIP Davies is one of a dozen MPs who have backed a new report by a fossil fuel campaign group condemning plans to ban the sale of petrol cars from 2030.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport: What you can and can't wear on flights - airline dress codes explainedHere's what you should avoid wearing to save you from getting refused entry to an aeroplane
• Fresh calls for transport chiefs to build a new Bristol train stationIt's on the Mayor's list, but locals are impatient
• Driver's Bristol Bus Gate fine quashed because warning signs 'inadequate'The council has created more warning signs as a result of the judgement
• 21 photos show how Bristol Airport has changed over the years From terrorist threats to volcanic ash, its travellers have seen history unfold

Edinburgh Evening News

• On track for sleepless nights as ScotRail industrial action looms - John McLellanWhoever in the Scottish Government thought taking ScotRail into public ownership was a smart move should be having sleepless nights as the rhetoric of industrial strife begins to heat up.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Plans to reintroduce passenger trains between Ashington and Newcastle progress as contractor confirmedMorgan Sindall Infrastructure has been appointed as the primary contractor for the Northumberland Line project

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Colourful facelift at Kirkstall Forge railway station proves blooming successA colourful overhaul of Kirkstall Forge railway station has proved a blooming success.

Cambridge News

• Insurance warning issued as almost 1 million petrol cars won't run on new fuelThe new petrol will be in stations next month

Sunderland Echo

• JULIE ELLIOTT: Call a halt to LNER’s ’misguided’ plans to stop serving the cityThe news that Sunderland is finally receiving an upgrade to the train station is extremely welcome.

Other Regional Press

• Cycling boost as new funding awarded to Coventry Railway StationCycling around Coventry Railway Station has been given a new cash boost. Coventry council has been awarded £350,000 from Avanti West Coast’s Customer and Communities Fund, which has been granted from the Department for Transport.

New Civil Engineer

• Lessons from building the world’s highest rail bridgeLarge-scale construction can be challenging in the best of circumstances. Structures like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Eiffel Tower have gone down in history as record breaking feats of architectural and logistical complexity.
• Covid challenges continue at two Crossrail Network Rail stationsCovid challenges and delays are still being experienced by Network Rail at Ilford and Romford Crossrail stations, according to the project's latest update to the London Assembly.
• HS2 phase 2b hybrid bill scheduled for ’early 2022’The bill for High Speed 2 (HS2) phase 2b’s western leg is scheduled to be deposited in Parliament in “early 2022 or sooner if possible”, according to HS2 Ltd chief executive Mark Thurston.

Railway Technology

• Network Rail digital headset trials successfulNetwork Rail and The Central Railway Systems Alliance (CRSA) have successfully finished trialling brand new digital headsets which will help to log data, paving the way for future frontline maintenance teams.