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Monday, 06 September 2021

BBC News

• Covid: Ceredigion towns' roads reopen as extra space scheme endsRoads which closed to give extra space to pedestrians and businesses in Ceredigion are reopened.
• Cardiff’s Castle Street: Work to begin for return of carsThe council says the closure has increased pollution nearby but green groups want it to stay closed.
• No trains running between Glasgow and Edinburgh on SundayThe trains have been cancelled due to engineering works and strike action and no replacement buses will be available.

Financial Times

• Why airline schemes for easing guilt over flying are dodgyPrices for carbon offsets offered by carriers are unrealistically low

The Telegraph

• Toyota plots green transport revolution in Derby [subscription]The programme is hoped to eventually encompass everything from driverless buses to scooters to autonomous cars

Times Online

• New neighbours driving up rent underneath the railway arches [subscription]Small traders fear surging demand for space will have knock-on effects

The Mirror

• Elderly passenger faints in huge Manchester Airport queue as travel chaos spreadsHolidaymakers at Heathrow Airport have already faced queues stretching on for hours because of a backlog and for Covid checks and now Manchester has been hit

Birmingham Post

• A lido, pier and monorail: Man behind New Brighton's huge regeneration unveils grand visionHe's vented his frustration at the council, which he said has 'forgotten' the area
• New milestone in Northumberland gigafactory development as work starts for construction phaseBritishvolt and construction partner ISG are starting enabling works at the site at Cambois, near Blyth

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Carnage' warning as motorists face 18-mile diversions amid North Wales bridge checksThe A483 viaduct over the River Dee will be closed in both directions for four nights

Wales Online

• The absolute saga of Cardiff's bus station and what happens nextIt's been more than six years since Cardiff has had a proper bus station. Delays and changing plans all contributed to years of stalling which has left the capital of Wales without a station since 2015.
• Free buses returning to Swansea for Halloween and ChristmasThe scheme will return subject to funding being put in place

Bucks Free Press

• Marlow Hill in High Wycombe 'needs a speed camera' amid claims of 'outrageous' drivingA fed-up High Wycombe resident says a major road through town needs a speed camera installed so it no longer “resembles Santa Pod raceway”.

Other Regional Press

• Major £6m scheme to revamp Gloucester rail station beginsWork on the first phase of a £6 million scheme to improve Gloucester Rail station is to start this week.

New Civil Engineer

• Portishead line carbon concerns addressedEnvironmental concerns over the carbon impact of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) project have been alleviated.
• Latest milestone hit on £1.5bn A14 upgradeThe latest landmark reached on National Highways (formerly Highways England) largely-completed £1.5bn upgrade of the A14 in Cambridgeshire has seen a new link road connecting the A1307 at Views Common with Hinchingbrooke Park Road open.
• HS2 | Business case for northern leg to be revised to factor in Covid impact on travelThe Department for Transport (DfT) is considering the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project. In response to a written parliamentary question, parliamentary under-secretary for transport Baroness Vere of Norbiton said that the business case for Phase 2b's western leg “will use demand scenarios that explore the impact of Covid to inform the business case”.

Rail Advent

• TransPennine Express to introduce services between Edinburgh and Newcastle from December 2021TransPennine Express has been collaborating with stakeholders and industry partners to introduce new services on the East Coast Main Line with an agreement made for Transport Scotland and Rail North Partnership to introduce five services every weekday which will run from Edinburgh to Newcastle.
• ’Try the Train’ days are a new South Western Railway initiative to bring confidence in rail travelSouth Western Railway (SWR) is holding free ’Try the Train’ days for community groups in a bid to build confidence and also bringing knowledge of the accessibility features available for rail passengers.

Railnews

• RMT claims solid support for weekend strikes MONDAY BRIEFING: RMT claims solid support for weekend strikes

Other News Sources

• HS2 publishes revised Camden ventilation shaft designsHS2 Ltd has released new images of the designs for the Adelaide Road headhouse and vent shaft in Camden, London.
• HS2 publishes revised Camden ventilation shaft designsHS2 Ltd has released new images of the designs for the Adelaide Road headhouse and vent shaft in Camden, London.
• The story of an abandoned rail project amid calls to stop HS2In last week’s Guardian the Fly highlighted the total waste of money that is HS2; The paper also printed a letter regarding it.