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Monday, 14 February 2022

BBC News

• West Midlands Metro service resumes for Birmingham passengersServices in Birmingham were suspended in November after cracks were found on some of the fleet.
• Zero emissions: How will Wales move to electric buses?Bus companies say Wales needs a funding scheme like England and Scotland to convert their fleets
• TransPennine rail conductors hold strikes in pay rowCommuters are warned of a
• New plan to integrate train and bus services across west of ScotlandStrathclyde Partnership for Transport says its blueprint will ensure all services
• Two 'green freeports' to be established in ScotlandThe Scottish and UK governments agree the deal as Boris Johnson is expected to visit Scotland.

The Telegraph

• Gatwick Airport to reopen south terminal to meet surge in demand for summer travel

Times Online

• Luton reaches for the sky, starting with half-term [subscription]Fewer restrictions and a new light rail link could boost passenger numbers at the airport
• Rolls-Royce sets green train in motion [subscription]Rolls-Royce is set to produce Britain’s first generation of zero-emission hydrogen engines for trains.

City AM

• Rail firms call for off-peak fares to be scrapped as industry tracks recoveryRail firms look to scrap off-peak trains as operators attempt to revive the railway after Covid.
• International travel will never be fully replaced by Zoom meetings for businessAs the worst of the Omicron wave subsides, travel is starting up once more, with countries dropping many of the most stringest restrictions.  Many of us associate this with holidays and family reuniones, but it is also an important vector for business.  This is especially true for an open economy like the UK’s which, renowned [...] The post International travel will never be fully replaced by Zoom meetings for business appeared first on CityAM.
• Transport crisis: Key bus routes set to be axed as government support nears endEssential bus routes may be axed as soon as the end of this month if emergency government funding support is not extended, transport firms have warned. The post Transport crisis: Key bus routes set to be axed as government support nears end appeared first on CityAM.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Northerners will lose faith in levelling up without concrete progress - Naz Shah MP [ subscription]Bradford is a city built on innovation and entrepreneurship. It was one of the great engines of the Industrial Revolution, with a population that soared from 13,000 to 175,000 in the first 75 years of the 19th century.

Bristol Live

• 'South Gloucestershire is left out of Bristol's public transport network and lacks one of its own'As someone who is keen to use the bus instead of drive, I am disappointed that my area is often overlooked in wider visions for public transport in Bristol, and lacks a proper system of its own.
• Locals say £4.5m Yate Park and Ride is ’waste of time and money’Locals have had their say on the new Yate Park and Ride, which opened to the public this week. The £4.5million transport hub has been built to ease congestion along Badminton Road, and to encourage commuters not to drive into Yate and Bristol city centre.
• Bristol Clean Air Zone online car checker launches for drivers to see how much they will be chargedThe charges will begin this summer

Daily Post (North Wales)

• The three multimillion-pound projects promised for North Wales that aren't going to materialise any time soonIt was announced that there would be a pause on all new road schemes while the existing pipeline of projects is reviewed

Edinburgh Evening News

• All the Edinburgh train routes affected as series of RMT strikes beginThe train strikes were caused by train conductors entering into a pay dispute with bosses. Services will now be cut for at least one more month whilst the row is settled.

London Evening Standard

• Sadiq Khan announces biggest London Tube and bus fare hike in a decadeThe hike, which matches the current rate of inflation, is the biggest annual jump in Transport for London fares in a decade and will mean passengers paying an estimated £151m more to travel this year.

Northern Echo

• TransPennine conductors observe first weekly strike callA RAIL workers’ union reported its TransPennine Express (TPE) conductor members were “standing firm and united” in the first of a series of strikes.

Other Regional Press

• Covid impact on Wiltshire railway station usage revealedThe full impact of coronavirus on the usage of railway stations across Wiltshire has been revealed for the first time.
• Deeside politicians want £300m ’Red Route’ money spent on local transport infrastructure IF plans are scrappedDeeside politicians want the hundreds of millions of pounds earmarked for the so-called A494/A55 “Red Route” scheme to be spent on local transport infrastructure if the plans are ditched.
• Printed bus timetables return in Dundee after two years of absenceDundee City Council has agreed to install printed timetables at bus stops around Dundee, after they were removed nearly two years ago.
• Bus service cuts fears as Covid grants come to an endBus bosses fear vital government grants which kept routes running through the Covid pandemic are about to come to an end - amid national predictions up to a third of services could be axed.
• Get Glasgow Moving campaigners to rally for publicly-owned buses in GlasgowPUBLIC transport campaigners in Glasgow will take to the streets next week to call for public ownership of the city's buses, ahead of local elections. 

New Civil Engineer

• National Highways’ M27 smart motorway scheme enters final stretchNational Highways' upgrade of the M27 motorway enters its final stages this week, with a new lane becoming available for traffic and extra safety measures installed.

Other News Sources

• Public transport campaigners to rally for publicly-owned buses in Glasgow ahead of electionPUBLIC transport campaigners in Glasgow will take to the streets next week to call for public ownership of the city's buses, ahead of local elections.