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Monday, 25 October 2021

BBC News

• Row over 'unsightly mess' at Market Harborough railway stationTwo companies are blaming each other for "an unsightly mess" at a railway station, which was criticised by an MP.
• ULEZ: Campaigners say London pollution charge zone is not enoughThe extension of London's pollution charge zone has come into force, but some campaigners claim it does not go far enough.
• Brexit: Welsh ports increasingly bypassed by Irish ferriesMore ferry routes avoiding Welsh ports have been set up due to Brexit, Irish minister says.
• Disruption ahead as busy roads close for conferenceKey routes near the SEC in Glasgow have closed as the city prepares for a major UN climate summit.

Financial Times

• Governments need to fix supply chain crisis, top shipping boss warnsThe head of Ocean Network Express warns that disruption to the global economy could stretch into 2023

The Guardian

• Sunak criticised for failing to deliver on key infrastructure projectsLabour criticises chancellor ahead of budget for ‘lots of announcements and not much delivery’
• London’s Ulez expansion: the thin end of the wedge for UK road pricing?Given the rise of duty-free electric vehicles, the Treasury may have to follow the capital’s example
• Clean rail travel is vital to the UK's future: now we need a government that can deliver it | Aneurin Redman-WhiteElectrification of lines is key to a low-carbon system. Yet project after project has been scrapped Aneurin Redman-White is a railway employee and TSSA repWorking on the railway, we see our industry as part of the solution to the climate emergency, as it provides one of the most efficient, low-carbon forms of transport.
• London's Ulez expansion: the thin end of the wedge for UK road pricing?Given the rise of duty-free electric vehicles, the Treasury may have to follow the capital's exampleThe cost of motoring is firmly in the spotlight again. The price of petrol is approaching a record high at UK pumps, only weeks after filling stations ran dry. Drivers of older diesel and petrol vehicles will be forced to pay a £12.50 daily charge to travel in a wide area of London from Monday, when the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) expands, and all eyes will be on the chancellor on Wednesday to see whether he decides to freeze fuel duty again in his autumn budget.

The Independent

• HS2 set to run on existing track in shoestring plan for Yorkshire routeExclusive: Leeds to have new station and line but trains will slow down and move onto old network between South Yorkshire and Midlands
• ‘Years lost and millions wasted’: How HS2’s eastern leg came to hang in balanceYorkshire and East Midlands are expected to have hugely reduced offering under revised rail plans. So, Colin Drury asks, what went wrong? And what comes next for those places left behind?
• MPs avoiding £70,000 a year in congestion and emissions charges by putting them on expensesExclusive: Clean air groups write to expenses watchdog as investigation finds 116 MPs expensing anti-pollution charges

Times Online

• 130,000 Londoners facing fines for driving older cars [subscription]London’s pollution charge zone for older vehicles has been significantly expanded, affecting tens of thousands of motorists from this morning.

City AM

• Budget: Chancellor admits transport investments will get £1.5bn of new moneyChancellor Rishi Sunak has admitted that out of the £7bn pledged for transport investments, only £1.5bn has not yet been allocated, the Independent reported.
• HS2 trains on Yorkshire leg will run on existing track as part of government scaling backAs part of the UK Government’s scaling back on the HS2 project, high-speed trains will run on existing tracks between Yorkshire and the Midlands, the Independent reported exclusively.

Birmingham Post

• £800m plan aims to revolutionise bus travel in the North EastBus operators would make "commercial compromises" if the plan gets the go-ahead, the new plan says

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Mayor Tracy Brabin hammers home need for new station in BradfordWEST Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has reiterated her call for a new railway station for Bradford.

Bristol Live

• Vertical Aerospace: Flying taxis could link Bristol to Heathrow Airport for price of an Uber fareThe new method of transport would operate across the United Kingdom

Liverpool Echo

• Stations, bus routes and new destinations - what £710m will bring to the Liverpool City RegionWe take a close look at what an historic funding settlement will mean for public transport across our region

London Evening Standard

• Channel Tunnel chaos: Motorists forced to sleep in their cars after power failureDrivers were forced to wait in their cars overnight at the Channel Tunnel after an electrical fault triggered major delays.

Northern Echo

• Plans for Rail Heritage Quarter in Darlington revealedPLANS for a “game-changingâ€� railway tourist attraction featuring holograms and a theme park-style trip through time have been unveiled.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Villagers hit out at 'dreadful' impact of HS2 workResidents say they have been left to deal with the “dreadful consequencesâ€� of traffic chaos due to HS2 roadworks.

Yorkshire Post

• Northern Powerhouse Rail 'must not be watered down to miss out Bradford', Tracy Brabin warnsA new station in Bradford must be part of the final plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail project to create new high-speed links between cities in the region, West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has warned.

Wrexham.com

• Calls for train services between London, Chester and North Wales to return to pre-pandemic levelsCalls have been made for the frequency of direct train services between London Euston, Chester and North Wales to be restored to pre-pandemic levels.

Other Regional Press

• Calls for Avanti to restore train services between London, Chester and North Wales to pre-pandemic levelsCalls have been made for the frequency of direct train services between London Euston, Chester and North WalesHoly to be restored to pre-pandemic levels.
• New £300k disabled access ramp opens at Dorchester West stationA PENSIONER who has been putting pressure on transport bosses for an access ramp to be built at Dorchester West station for more than a decade said she is 'overjoyed' that the £300,000 project is finally complete.

Business Live

• North of Tyne mayor wants 'regional wealth fund' to create thousands of jobsNorth of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll believes he can create 14,000 jobs with a regional wealth fund similar to that run by countries like Norway and Saudi Arabia. M

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Inverness Airport Station build is underwayWork is now underway to create the new Inverness Airport station with the start of construction of the platforms at Dalcross.   The plans for the new £14 million facility will see the construction of a two-platform station on the Aberdeen-Inverness line with step-free access, via a footbridge with lifts, on the site adjacent to Inverness airport.   The station will have 64 car parking spaces with 10 electric charging facilities, four disabled spaces and cycle parking.    There will be a new access road to the station for motorists and access to both platforms for pede...

New Civil Engineer

• Work progresses on South Wales Metro schemeA complex phase of work on the £738M South Wales Metro project started this weekend.
• HS2 | Old Oak Common contractors look at Euston’s award-winning piling innovation for Europe’s longest D-wallThe ‘zero trim’ pile technique deployed at High Speed 2’s (HS2) Euston approaches site is being considered for the construction of Old Oak Common’s record-breaking diaphragm wall.

Rail Advent

• Birmingham New Street station gets fast and free Wi-FiPassengers can keep in touch with friends and family or connect to that all-important work meeting with new free and unlimited Wi-Fi at Birmingham New Street station.
• Nexus works with Northumbria Police to secure £800,000 safer streets fundingNexus has worked with Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness to secure Ј800,000 Safer Streets funding from the Government
• DB Cargo launches new Freight Belongs On Rail campaignDB Cargo UK has launched its ‘Freight belongs on rail!’ campaign in a bid to support the Governments key aims for achieving

Railnews

• Chancellor's rail investments mostly not new money MONDAY BRIEFING: Chancellor's rail investments mostly not new money

The Business Desk

• Region secures £1bn funding to drive green transport agendaThe West Midlands has been handed £1bn funding to expand the region’s tram, train, bus and cycle networks.

Other News Sources

• Our archives reveal the 'crackpot' idea to re-open disused rail linesConservative councillors said it was a “crackpot” suggestion by the county council to spend £27,000 on looking to open long-disused rail lines.  
• Rail industry to create 200 jobs in and around Suffolk in 'green revolution'This major change looks to make travelling around the region much more environmentally friendly