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New competition to find first HQ of Great British Railways
Great British Railways national headquarters to be based outside of London to ensure that skilled jobs and economic benefits are focused beyond the capital.
Fears mount that Boris Johnson will ditch key HS2 railway to Red Wall
The Government is refusing to say whether the high speed line's eastern leg will go ahead
Tuesday, 05 October 2021
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- TfL bid for £1.7bn bailout to keep services runningAn extra £1.7bn is needed to keep London's transport services running until 2023, Transport for London (TfL) says. Transport bosses also asked for £1-1.5bn extra funding per year to improve TfL services in their written response to the chancellor's Spending Review.
- Fuel tanks still dry at 20% of South East forecourts, say retailersOne in five forecourts in London and the South East of England are still without fuel, the body that represents independent fuel sellers has said.
- New car registrations fall to lowest level for two decadesTrade body the SMMT said UK new car registrations fell 35% due to a shortage of computer chips.
Department for Transport
- New competition to find first HQ of Great British RailwaysGreat British Railways national headquarters to be based outside of London to ensure that skilled jobs and economic benefits are focused beyond the capital.
Financial Times
- Grant Shapps signals major rethink of HS2 rail lineTransport secretary says ministers cannot blindly follow blueprint and endorses newer rail schemes
- Global airlines commit to net zero CO2 emissions by 2050Carriers admit targets will be tough to meet as industry is difficult to decarbonise
The Guardian
- The UK's 2035 net zero electricity target: how could it be achieved?Decarbonisation plan, with almost 40% of power sourced from fossil fuels, is a monumental challengeUK electricity generation to be fossil fuel free by 2035, says PM
The Herald
- Scottish Secretary Alister Jack hails pro-Union transport blueprintTHE Scottish Secretary will today defend a new pro-Union transport plan for the first time since Boris Johnson abandoned one its big ideas, a fixed link between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The Telegraph
- Air fares will rocket, warns Lufthansa boss [subscription]'Prices were too low before Covid, €9 or £9 from the UK to Portugal is not healthy for the industry', says Carsten Spohr
- How France’s luxury lorry parks could help Britain keep HGVs on the road [subscription]With a shortage of HGV truckers leading to supply issues nationwide, could looking at how they do things across the Channel help?
- We'd rather backtrack on HS2 than blindly follow plans, says Grant Shapps [subscription]Plans for the line between Birmingham and Leeds may no longer benefit people in ‘the best way’, says Transport Secretary
Times Online
- ‘Significant challenge’ to get ferries running by next summer, warns shipyard chief Tim Hair [subscription]The cost spiralled while the final design of each vessel continued to change. Eventually the yard, then owned by Jim McColl’s Clyde Blowers, went into administration and passed into state control by the end of 2019. Hair was hired by the Scottish government to stabilise the yard and deliver the vessels.
i News
- Train forced to reverse after passenger mutiny over missed stopA train headed for London was forced to reverse after passengers launched a mutiny over a skipped station stop.
The Mirror
- Fears mount that Boris Johnson will ditch key HS2 railway to Red WallThe Government is refusing to say whether the high speed line's eastern leg will go ahead
Belfast Telegraph
- More people will have to use public transport before fares can come down – RyanThe Transport Minister said the revenues from public transport are not rising fast enough, and this year’s budget will be ‘tight’.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Great British Railways HQ: York to bid to be home to new national railways bodyTHE leader of City of York Council has confirmed the city will bid to become the home for the new national body for the country’s railways.
- Planning policies create 3,000 electric vehicles charging points at new homes in BradfordPLANNING conditions imposed on new housing developments have created over 3,000 electric vehicle charging points in the Bradford District.
Liverpool Echo
- New speed limiting feature being added to all new carsIt comes after a report from the European Transport Safety Council found 26,000 road deaths happen in Europe every year
London Evening Standard
- PM and Chancellor joke about levelling up on Manchester rail upgrade visitBoris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were shown track improvements which will create shorter journey times across the North of England.
- £3.50-a-day Greater London boundary charge ‘remains an option’ as TfL seeks £3bn a year fundingMotorists still face threat of levy to enter capital under latest bid for long-term deal
Metro
- Torrential downpours leave parts of London flooded overnightParts of London have been battered by torrential rain overnight, sparking transport misery ahead of the Tuesday morning commute.
The York Press
- Great British Railways HQ: York to bid to be home to new national railways bodyTHE leader of City of York Council has confirmed the city will bid to become the home for the new national body for the country’s railways.
Other Regional Press
- Scotrail: Rail workers announce 24-hour strike action during COP26 in pay rowIt comes following a number of industrial action measures taken by union members demanding a fair pay from the rail operator.
- New North Yorkshire railway station step closer under council dealYork council has agreed to spend £250k on a site where the new station could be built
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Network Rail announces £25M investment to secure Wales and Borders transport linkNetwork Rail has revealed the details of a multi-million-pound plan to rescue a railway line increasingly ravaged by climate change and extreme weather. The Newport-Gloucester line connects South Wales with the West Country, Midlands and north of England, providing a vital link for passengers and freight. Running alongside the Severn Estuary - exposed to rain, wind and sea - more frequent extreme weather has seen the line devastated by five major landslips in the last two years alone. This has led to extended closures of the railway and temporary speed re...
- Winners of £3M zero emission flight aviation competition announcedFifteen successful projects have been awarded funding to help support UK airports in handling new types of electric and hydrogen aircraft. Winning projects include wireless charging for electric planes, swappable battery packs to keep flight turnover times to a minimum and state-of-the-art fuelling tanks to safely and efficiently refuel flights of the future. The 15 successful projects have been awarded a share of over £700,000 to help bring forward innovative research and technology, which can support UK airports in handling new types of electric and hydrogen aircraft. &nb...
- Transport Secretary agrees high-level principles with G7 leadersWorld leaders have given international travel a further boost by agreeing to a series of new measures at the G7 transport and health meeting hosted by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. In the first meeting of its kind between G7 transport and health ministers from major global economies, agreement was reached to align their international travel strategies through 7 principles that will build a long-lasting recovery for the international travel sector. These 7 high-level principles are: futureproofing the transportation sector against future health threats ensuring the fa...
New Civil Engineer
- Crossrail | How staff morale is being prioritised to see project over the lineWith work on Crossrail’s Elizabeth line heading into its final stages, staff morale and wellbeing is being prioritised, according to Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Byford.
- Contractor returns to patch up concrete crisis on Edinburgh’s blighted tram lineBilfinger has returned to Edinburgh to carry out concrete repairs on the city’s blighted tram line.
Rail Advent
- Transport for Wales supports Alzheimer’s Society with new design on one of its flagships trainsTransport for Wales has shown its support for the Alzheimer’s Society by unveiling a new design on one of its trains.
Railway Gazette
- Eurostar brand to remain after Thalys mergerEUROPE: European high speed operators Eurostar and Thalys confirmed on October 4 that their planned merger announced in September 2019 is on course to be completed ‘within two to three years’, with a formal submission to the European Commission’s competition authority expected in 2022.
Other News Sources
- Blackpool transport meets tourism boom with digital networkBlackpool Transport Services operates buses and trams throughout Lancashire’s Fylde Coast and believes it can benefit from the new system being designed and installed by North West England communications specialist TES Communication Solutions. The radio upgrade will see the transport operator move away from conventional analogue radio technology to a more modern and sophisticated digital system.
- Government looks set to scrap HS2’s eastern leg in favour of regional linksBoris Johnson expected to make announcement on new rail policy at this week’s conference
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