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Tuesday, 08 February 2022

BBC News

• Plan to reopen disused Fleetwood Poulton rail link welcomedRestoring a disused railway line between two Lancashire towns would "massively" improve prospects for young people, a campaigner has said.
• Rail services disrupted for nine hours by communications failureServices in west central Scotland were affected by the fibre cable fault that took about nine hours to fix.

ITV News

• 
A £4.5m park and ride has opened in south Gloucestershire today (7 February).The transport hub on Badminton Road in Yate has been built to encourage commuters travelling towards Yate or Bristol city centre to leave their cars and instead use public transport, cycle, walk or lift share.

Department for Transport

• Transport for London funding extension February 2022The current Transport for London funding settlement has been extended to 18 February 2022.

Financial Times

• US discount airlines: Frontier/Spirit merger may boost competitionNew airline says it would be a credible challenger to the likes of American, Delta, and United.
• Tata begins overhaul of Air India after Modi hands over state carrierIndian conglomerate determined to defy critics of deal and turn round struggling airline

The Guardian

• ’It has to be flawless’: long wait for London’s Elizabeth line is nearly overOur reporter rides the smooth new trains – but transport chief says line will open only when he is certain about reliability

The Independent

• Great British Railways competition ’cringeworthy and ill judged’ says former rail boss’In what sane world does a business ask the public to vote for the location of its headquarters?’ wrote one respondent

Times Online

• Ministers wanted the train set — now they must make it work [subscription]Railways have always been a miserable business, and the new transport minister must prepare for some tough conversations
• Elizabeth Line is on track to open this year as Crossrail trials continue under London [subscription]Crossrail may be billions of pounds over budget and three and a half years late, but the new line — named in honour of the Queen — is now into its final phase of testing and within months of opening.
• Budget cuts mean 11m rural potholes will go unfilled [subscription]More than 11 million potholes will go unfilled from April when funding for rural councils is cut by £480 million.

City AM

• There is a light at the end of the London underground if we fight for its fundingLast week, Transport for London was given another short extension on its emergency funding deal. This is hardly anything except another sticking plaster solution, stretched out a little longer, rather than a long-term programme to invest in London’s transport system. This came the same week that TfL issued a budget update setting out a potentially [...] The post There is a light at the end of the London underground if we fight for its funding appeared first on CityAM.

i News

• Lack of late-night transport links across the UK is putting women’s safety at risk, campaigners sayThe UK’s lack of late-night transport links is putting women’s safety at risk and services need to be improved, campaigners have said.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• New trains for North Wales rail routes get approvalThe Class 197s are already regular sights on the North Wales mainline and the Conwy Valley line to Blaenau Ffestiniog on training runs

Manchester Evening News

• Mayors demand pause on cut-price northern rail plan so full 'levelling up' assessment can be madeNorthern Labour mayors are demanding ministers revisit the region’s original plans for high-speed rail so a full assessment of its potential ’levelling up’ benefits can be carried out.

Other Regional Press

• Progress on £3m upgrade of Northallerton train stationA MULTI-million pound project to make Northallerton station more accessible is pushing ahead as Network Rail make changes to the subway and work to install lifts.
• MP Dame Andrea Leadsom accuses HS2 of 'ruining' Northamptonshire countryside after transport minister's tour to see problem areasCommons told of fly-tipping fears as work on high-speed railway ramps up

Business Live

• When Transport for the North came to Hull - big read on a big conversation to keep city region on trackChair Lord Patrick McLoughlin and chief executive Martin Tugwell visited the 'end of the line' and met with a Chamber-led gathering

Construction News

• Crossrail changes legal boss ahead of Elizabeth line openingCrossrail has changed its legal boss, months ahead of the planned opening of the Elizabeth line. Susan Beadles, who has been the project’s general counsel and company secretary since May 2018, has been replaced by project solicitor Karen Perry. A Crossrail spokesperson said Beadles will…

New Civil Engineer

• Push to reopen abandoned Leamside LineA debate will be held in Parliament this afternoon on the potential merits of reopening the Leamside Line, a 33.8km line stretching from Gateshead, through South Tyneside, Sunderland and County Durham closed since 1992.
• What the ’dangerous precedent’ set by Bristol Airport u-turn means for other UK airport expansion plans?Planning lawyers, economists and environmentalists have warned that the Planning Inspectorate’s decision last week to approve Bristol Airport’s expansion plans on appeal sets a “precedent” for future UK airport expansions.

Railnews

• GBR headquarters competition heats up MONDAY BRIEFING: GBR headquarters competition heats up ++ More BAME and female recruits join Govia Thameslink ++

Other News Sources

• Harvey Gulf Operates First Carbon Neutral PSVU.S. offshore vessel owner Harvey Gulf International Marine said it is the first in the world to operate a carbon-neutral platform supply vessel (PSV).The company announced on Monday that one of its tri-fuel vessels has started operating exclusively…