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Wednesday, 08 December 2021

BBC News

• Night Tube: Talks held to resolve drivers' disputeFurther disruption on six Tube lines is expected in the run-up to Christmas, due to strikes.
• Night Tube: Talks held to resolve drivers' disputeFurther disruption on six Tube lines is expected in the run-up to Christmas, due to strikes.
• London Underground: TfL set to axe hundreds of jobs amid financial crisisTfL hopes to lose between 500 and 600 jobs, although no date has been set for the start of the cull.

ITV News

• London Underground to axe up to 600 station staff jobsLondon Underground is facing the threat of further strikes after revealing plans to axe up to 600 jobs.

Financial Times

• Uber grapples with multiple challenges to business model in EuropeBrussels proposals and UK court ruling put pressure on ride-hailing app

The Guardian

• London braces for further tube strikes amid new plan to shed 600 jobsUnions condemn TfL pre-Christmas move to reduce customer service posts as ‘cynical’ and ‘shameless’London could be hit by further tube strikes after transport bosses outlined plans to shed 600 posts to combat the effects of the pandemic on the capital’s finances.Transport for London (TfL) is poised to impose a recruitment freeze on customer services jobs, with about 250 currently unfilled and further 350 posts to go as and when staff leave. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Bus drivers' brainwaves to be monitored to prevent them falling asleep at the wheel [subscription]South Korean drivers who are judged to be behaving carelessly or appear to be tired will receive 'visual, auditory, and tactile alerts'

Times Online

• Ministers ignore islanders’ calls for ferry board seat ][subscription]A row has erupted over a failure to appoint a single islander to the parent body of Caledonian MacBrayne, the under-fire ferry company.

Belfast Telegraph

• Avanti West Coast updates website to help disabled passengersAvanti West Coast has modified its website to help disabled passengers.

Bolton News

• New £36m HS2 contract to bring 50 jobs to Bolton blast doors firmBOSSES at a Bolton blast door maker say a new £36m contract for the HS2 rail line will generate 50 new jobs.

Liverpool Echo

• Tories under pressure to vote against Boris Johnson's 'cheap and nasty' Northern rail planTory MPs in the North will come under pressure to vote against the Government's Integrated Rail Plan after the proposals were branded 'cheap and nasty' by the Liverpool City Region Mayor.

Manchester Evening News

• Labour piles pressure on Greater Manchester Tories to vote against Boris Johnson's 'great rail betrayal'Controversial plans are set to go before Commons today

Northern Echo

• Sunderland City Council wants to turn 'no car lanes' into bus lanesA NORTH EAST council has proposed a plan which would see 'no car lanes' turned into bus lanes - and drivers who fall foul of the rules fined £60.

Other Regional Press

• Operation launched to keep passengers in Wales safe over festive seasonBRITISH Transport Police (BTP) and Transport for Wales (TfW) have launched a joint operation to keep passengers across Wales safe during the festive season.
• Teesside Tory MPs under pressure from Labour to vote against Boris Johnson's 'betrayal' rail plan for NorthLabour calls for Commons vote on plans to downgrade HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail
• Yorkshire Tories pressured to vote down Boris Johnson's HS2 'rail betrayal'Labour calls Commons debate on government plans to axe HS2 link to Leeds and downgrade Northern Powerhouse Rail
• Sheffield 'needs 80% more cyclists and bus journeys' to fight climate crisisThe council has revealed how it plans to tackle the climate crisis

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Ford and DP World conduct autonomous vehicle researchFord Motor Company and DP World London Gateway have conducted a trial with a simulated autonomous vehicle to demonstrate how useful such future technology could be to those managing – and employed on – large worksites.   The initiative is part of Ford’s Self-Driving Research Programme, designed to help businesses understand how autonomous vehicles could benefit their operations.    First launched in June to explore the potential impact upon courier services and doorstep deliveries, the DP World trial tested how recipients managed when accessing self-driving del...

New Civil Engineer

• Network Rail reveals plans for Edinburgh bridge repairsA £1.7M project to repair and re-paint two railway bridges in Edinburgh City Centre will get underway in January, Network Rail has announced.
• Campaign to electrify Calder Valley Line to continue despite ‘missed opportunity’ of Integrated Rail PlanCalderdale Council cabinet member for regeneration and strategy Jane Scullion says the long-running campaign to electrify the Calder Valley railway line will continue despite the “missed opportunity” for the government to include it in the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP).

Rail Advent

• Class 802s to make WCML debut as hourly Manchester to Scotland trains returnTransPennine Express (TPE) will reintroduce a two-hourly service from Manchester to Glasgow, and when combined with the current Manchester to Edinburgh services, will provide an hourly service from the North West to Carlisle and Scotland.

Other News Sources

• Latest technology set to be fitted on town bus station'The benefit to passengers is clear; it is much more accurate than a paper timetable as delays can be reported on a minute by minute basis'
• Transport for Wales launches new innovative smartphone appTo aid a seamless passenger journey, Transport for Wales has launched a new smartphone app, with enhanced live travel and ticketing features, as well as a bilingual service.
• Eurostar begins trial of contactless biometric face recognition fast-track serviceA trial by Eurostar of a contactless biometric face recognition fast-track service has gone live.