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Tuesday, 01 March 2022

BBC News

• Brighton Main Line reopens after nine-day £15m upgrade closureThe Brighton Main Line has reopened after a nine-day closure for a £15m upgrade.
• Tube strikes: 'High chance' of no London Underground on TuesdayCommuters who use the Tube are being advised to work from home on Tuesday by transport bosses.
• Ukraine: Russian oil tanker no longer going to OrkneyTransport Secretary Grant Shapps says that UK ports should refuse access to Russian boats.
• UK petrol price jumps above £1.50 as oil costs riseFuel costs reach new highs as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to affect global oil prices.
• Highest rail fare rise in nine years takes effectTravellers in England and Wales will be charged up to 3.8% more, adding to the cost of living.
• Severn Valley steam train renamed for Queen's jubileeA steam locomotive has been named in honour of the Queen following a public vote.

Financial Times

• Airbus seeks $220mn in damages from Qatar Airways as legal dispute intensifiesEuropean jet maker files claim in London’s High Court weeks after Gulf carrier took its own action
• Finnair shares plummet as airline is banned from Russia’s airspaceCarrier’s stock one of biggest fallers after it warns of significant hit to finances
• Hong Kong airport is falling off the radar Tough Covid restrictions pushing airlines to reconsider the territory as a regional hub

The Guardian

• Train fares to rise by 3.8% in England and Wales as London tube strike beginsIncrease in passengers’ rail costs will add to Britain’s wider cost of living crisisRail fares will rise across England and Wales by an average of 3.8% on Tuesday, the same day that a city-wide tube strike begins in London.The fare rise, set by last July’s RPI inflation figure, will pile hundreds of pounds to some passengers’ annual travel costs, adding to the wider cost of living crisis. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Tube strikes: London Underground services ’highly unlikely’ during action [subscription]Union members in dispute with TfL bosses over jobs, pensions and conditions
• Rail passengers hit with biggest fare rise in a decadeRail passengers will be hit with the largest fare increase in nearly a decade today amid the wider cost-of-living crisis.

City AM

• TODAY: Londoners urged to work from home as tube strike is affecting ALL linesTransport for London (TfL) has urged commuters to plan ahead of today and Thursday’s Tube strikes, which will affect all lines. The public body has advised Londoners to work from home if they can or rely on alternative means of transport, as the strikes are expected to create major disruption across the whole TfL network. [...] The post TODAY: Londoners urged to work from home as tube strike is affecting ALL lines appeared first on CityAM.

The Mirror

• Rail fare 'nightmare' as passengers face 3.8% price hike - the steepest in almost a decadeThe Campaign for Better Transport has said the increase in fares “couldn’t come at a worst time”

Network Rail

• VIDEO: Brighton Main Line reopens to passengers after Network Rail battles through storms to deliver £15m improvement worksOver a nine-day line closure, Network Rail engineers battled Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin to deliver a £15 million investment across 30 worksites to improve journeys for Brighton Main Line passengers.

Birmingham Mail

• The West Midlands 'zombie' motorway bypass that cannot get built between M5 & M6It's a nearly century-old plan that keeps coming back and never getting built

Birmingham Post

• Airbus strike action paused as workers balloted on improved pay offerThousands of Unite members will vote on whether to accept the new offer from the aerospace giant
• Jobs hope as Lockheed Martin considers North East for space plantThe aerospace giant could set up a 2,300-job factory in the region

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Train passengers to be hit with largest spike in fares since 2013Train passengers across England and Wales are being hit with the largest fare rise in just under a decade from Tuesday (March 1).
• Question over whether Council should approve petrol station after declaring climate emergencyA COUNCILLOR has questioned whether Bradford Council - which has declared a

Daily Post (North Wales)

• The Caernarfon bypass and what the road markings that have 'confused' some motorists mean Concerns have been raised by some motorists after there were two crashes on the route within hours of it opening last month

Liverpool Echo

• Merseyrail and Metro Mayor respond over ticket criticismsRail operator and city region leader speak after concerns raised over 'outdated' systems

Bucks Free Press

• Sarah Green MP backs A413 speed reduction bidPRESSURE to cut the speed limit on a road where a young woman and an elderly cyclist died is escalating after receiving backing from an MP.

Other Regional Press

• Network Rail “bully-boy tactics” criticised after Deganwy footpath sagaNETWORK Rail’s conduct been criticised in the aftermath of the Deganwy footpath closure controversy.
• National award for Cumbrian-based rail operatorCumbrian-based Direct Rail Services has been awarded a prestigious national award for the ninth year running.
• Crackdown on street racing as council orders 'boy racer' banPolice are to be handed new powers to tackle the issue of 'boy racer's speeding up and down a busy dual carriageway at dangerous speeds.

New Civil Engineer

• Network Rail threatens to close North Wales coastal path in long-running pedestrian crossing battleNetwork Rail has threatened to close a beloved coastal path in North Wales as retaliation for the local council's decision not to close a pedestrian crossing.
• Abandoned Victorian railway tunnel converted into supercar test trackA 2.7km stretch of abandoned railway has been successfully converted into a test track for supercars and bicycles.
• Winning bidder for Clyde Bridge replacement pulls out at 11th hour [subscription]South Lanarkshire Council has been forced to go back to the drawing board with its plans to replace a key road bridge in Clydesdale.

Aviation Industry

• Airports prepare to fly with a joined up digital visionAfter COVID-19 continued to cause trouble for the travel industry in 2021, airports are preparing a joined up digital vision before passengers return.

Other News Sources

• Luton Airport shuttle bus to be replaced with driverless trainLuton Airport has unveiled the first look of its work-in-progress Direct Air-Rail Transit rail system to get travellers seamlessly from the railway station to the airport.
• Cheshire East to petition against HS2 Bill but is not opposed to the schemeCHESHIRE East has agreed to petition against the HS2 Phase 2B Bill but stressed the council is not opposed to the principle of high speed rail.
• New £3.5m road resurfacing works in Crawley set to beginNEW resurfacing works on a carriageway are set to begin.