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Monday, 10 January 2022

BBC News

• Covid: Nottingham City Transport driver shortage sees bus services cutNottingham bus services have been reduced as a driver shortage hits the city. Operator Nottingham City Transport (NCT) announced last month it would temporarily run a Saturday timetable on weekdays from Monday.
• GWR train services cancelled amid increase in Covid casesGWR warns some services will be busier as staff shortages mean fewer trains.
• London Underground:'Solid support' for longest-ever Tube strikesRMT Union members plan to take industrial action from January to June in a row over Night Tube rosters.

Financial Times

• UK government funds HGV driver training to tackle shortages ‘Skills Bootcamps’ are expected to provide instruction for up to 11,000 truckers

Times Online

• No-fly zone would strengthen security for royal family at Windsor Castle [subscription]A “no-fly zone” could be placed over Windsor Castle to beef up security at the location, the Metropolitan Police has said.
• Transport for London 3D Tube model to map track faults [subscription]The startup Spinview is teaming up with Transport for London to build a three-dimensional visualisation of an Underground line to help the collection and monitoring of data and reducing maintenance costs and time.

City AM

• As London passes the peak and transport reopens, could it really be a happy new year?London may be emerging from the worst of the new Covid-19 peak, with the capital’s public health boss saying London appears to be past the peak of infections and vital transport infrastructure kicking back into gear today.
• Technip Energies to join revolutionary tyre-recycling project in SunderlandA potentially revolutionary tyre-recycling plant in Sunderland has taken the next step towards reality with the appointment of Technip Energies as the project’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner.
• HS2 rushes to purchase land for phase one openingOut of the 70km2 needed to connect London to Birmingham, 13km2 are yet to be acquired, a freedom of information request put forward by the Telegraph has revealed.
• Southern rail services return to Victoria, while The Drain makes a comebackSouthern rail services have returned to London Victoria today, after the latest wave of the pandemic led to a staffing crisis across the public sector.   Victoria station commuters will see eight Southern services each hour to a string of London suburbs including East Croydon, Balham and Sutton.

Belfast Telegraph

• Belfast councillors to discuss motion on free public transport for young peopleGreen Party says move response to city’s high air pollution levels

Bolton News

• A no fly zone could be introduced around Windsor CastleAn application has been made for the restricted airspace order.
• Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone provokes thousands of opponents says Bolton councillorCONTROVERSIAL Clean Air Zone plans have mobilised thousands of opponents, according to a Bolton councillor.

Liverpool Echo

• Stunning pictures reveal a rarely glimpsed side of Lime Street stationIt marks the beginning and end of so many journeys - but the deep railway cutting contains hidden secrets

Bucks Free Press

• This is what HS2 green tunnel is set to look likeHS2 has revealed the first images of the longest of three green tunnels that will be built across Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire to help blend the controversial new high-speed rail line into the landscape and reduce disruption for residents.

Leeds Live

• Warning West Yorkshire bus services face 'cliff-edge' as low-paid spend a month's wages on transport every yearCompanies may be forced to cancel some services altogether

Other Regional Press

• MP to present East-West Rail Link Petition to ParliamentAylesbury Conservative Councillor and Chair of Buckinghamshire Council’s Aylesbury Community Board, Mark Winn, has presented the town’s MP Rob Butler with a petition to take to Parliament calling for the construction of the Aylesbury link of EWR. Signed by more than 2,000 people, the petition calls on the Department for Transport to give the green light to the line.
• Objection to Cambridge South railway station due to be lodged by South Cambridgeshire District CouncilCouncillors are being advised by officers at South Cambridgeshire District Council to object to plans for a new Cambridge South railway station.
• TfL reveals number of passengers fined for refusing to wear face coveringAlmost 1,500 people have been fined for not wearing a mask on public transport in London since the Government introduced Plan B restrictions at the end of November, TfL has confirmed.
• Great Western Railway to reduce train timetable due to Covid disruptionGREAT Western Railway (GWR) has announced a temporary reduced timetable that will impact Worcestershire commuters, due to Covid pressures.
• New road layout 'accident waiting to happen'A multi-million-pound project to build a new route out of a Kent town - set to begin within months - has sparked a backlash from residents.

New Civil Engineer

• National Highways seeks views on preferred route to close Manchester’s motorway gapNational Highways has launched a consultation on its plans to close a gap in the M60 motorway around Manchester.
• Campaigners target Levelling Up cash to save decaying Preston bridgeCampaigners have called for Preston City Council to submit a bid to the government's Levelling Up fund to save the city's Old Tram Bridge.

Other News Sources

• Gatwick and Heathrow: British holidaymakers will have to pay enter EU in 2022A new rule mans holidaymakers travelling to the European Union will face additional charges