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Saturday, 11 December 2021

BBC News

• HS2: Transport for Wales boss wants equivalent funding for WalesThe HS2 rail project is classed as an
• Warrington bus gate fines to be refunded after criticismIt follows a
• Night Tube strike: Drivers walk out again in rosters disputeCentral and Victoria line drivers walk out after talks to resolve a dispute fail.
• Transport for London: Funding deal extended by a weekUnions have warned London's public transport will grind to a halt without a long-term financial plan.
• Heathrow boss urges travel rules rethink ahead of ChristmasJohn Holland-Kaye said families should be able to reunite for the festive period.

Financial Times

• Airlines navigate meeting climate change pledgesCarriers call on lawyers to help them deal with new suppliers and inconsistent standards
• Leading shipping lines divert vessels away from UK's Felixstowe portMaersk and MSC decide to send ships elsewhere amid concerns about slow turnround times at Britain's largest container hub
• Car users don't have an inalienable right to occupy public spaceQuiet residential streets and clean air should not be treated as luxuries
• Travel industry's tentative revival stalls as Omicron takes its tollAirline and hotel bookings hit after coronavirus variant forces countries to introduce border restrictions

The Herald

• Scotland weather: Met Office issue 'Danger to life' warning as 90mph winds are forecastMore stormy weather is expected to hit Scotland in the next few days with a weather warning now in place.

Times Online

• Don’t take that new e-scooter for a Christmas run on the road [Subscription]The police have warned retailers that they must inform customers with e-scooters on their Christmas present list that they are illegal to use in public places.
• ScotRail services hit as staff self-isolate [Subscription]Staff absences due to coronavirus are affecting ScotRail services in the central belt, with passengers asked to check if trains are running before arriving at the station.

This is Money

• Heathrow urges revision to travel restrictions to save ChristmasBritain's largest airport also called for travel restrictions to be lowered as 'soon as it is safe to do so' as it warned that the latest curbs are continuing to weaken passenger confidence.

Birmingham Post

• Wrightbus to double production next year as zero emissions buses woo buyersThe company, owned by JCB heir Jo Bamford, will produce 600 buses in 2022, 70% of which will be either hydrogen powered or electric vehicles

Northern Echo

• PICTURES: Inside Hitachi's Newton Aycliffe factory after HS2 newsWITH the news coming yesterday that Hitachi's factory in Newton Aycliffe has secured a £2bn contract to build 54 HS2 trains in the coming years, we look inside the factory that will produce the new vehicles.

The York Press

• Government offers commitment on new Haxby railway station cashYORK Outer MP Julian Sturdy has won an assurance from Treasury chiefs that they will grant the final funding needed to build a new railway station in Haxby once all planning permissions are granted.

Wales Online

• Huge £11m Transporter Bridge project hit with new delaysWork on the major revamp of Newport's biggest attraction is set to be delayed further, the council has confirmed

Burnley Express

• Greener ambulances to take to the streets of LancashireA new fleet of greener ambulances are set to hit the roads this winter.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Peterborough parkway improvement scheme set to begin in JanuaryA parkway improvement scheme in Peterborough is set to begin in January after over £8 million of funding was approved.
• First train passes through ground-breaking rail tunnel built underneath PeterboroughThe new route was officially opened by Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris on Thursday (December 9). Peterborough MPs Paul Bristow and Shailiesh Vara were also in attendance, along with bosses from Network Rail and GB Railfreight.

Other Regional Press

• How to overtake a cyclist on Oxfordshire's roadsCyclox member Andy Chivers looks at the art of overtaking on the roads with a view to ensuring the safety of cyclists and drivers.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TfL announces safety ban of e-scooters on transport networkTransport for London (TfL) has announced that all privately-owned e-scooters and e-unicycles, including those that can be folded or carried, will be banned on London’s transport network from Monday 13 December.    This is the result of safety concerns about these items following recent fires on TfL premises & services.    Customers in possession of such devices will not be permitted to enter any premises on TfL’s network or travel on any of its services, including on the Tube, buses, Overground, TfL Rail, Trams and DLR.   The ban will include all e-scoo...
• HS2 awards rolling stock contracts to Hitachi-Alstom joint ventureHS2 has confirmed that a Hitachi/Alstom JV has been awarded the contracts to build Britain’s next generation of high speed trains at their factories in Derby and County Durham in a major deal set to support 2,500 jobs across the UK.   The landmark contracts – worth around £2 billion – will see the JV design, build and maintain a fleet of 54 state-of-the-art high speed trains that will operate on HS2 - the new high-speed railway being built between London, the West Midlands and Crewe.   Capable of speeds of up to 225mph (360km/h), the fully electric trains will...

Other News Sources

• Southampton Airport campaigners win right to judicial reviewA COURT's decision to refuse a judicial review over controversial plans to expand Southampton Airport's runway has been overturned.
• Call to redesign bus lanes at Valley Gardens in BrightonA COUNCILLOR is calling for drivers to have their fines returned claiming Brighton's new bus lanes are not working.