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Tuesday, 15 March 2022

BBC News

• Greater Manchester bus fares to be capped under franchise reformsMayor Andy Burnham outlines plans for bringing Greater Manchester's buses back under public control.
• Petrol prices set to ease after hitting record highsFuel prices are expected to peak this week before falling due to the price of oil dropping globally.
• All UK travel rules to end on Friday, says governmentThe transport secretary has confirmed that all remaining travel measures for UK arrivals will be scrapped.

Financial Times

• US visitors wary of Ukraine threaten European travel recovery Bookings slide as Russian invasion adds to uncertainty for airlines and hotels

The Guardian

• New Zealand halves public transport fares as petrol prices soar amid Russia-Ukraine warFare cut among measures Jacinda Ardern’s party has introduced to ease cost-of-living pressures
• Ever stuck: Suez container ship’s cousin runs aground in US harborThe 334-metre Ever Forward ran into trouble in the Chesapeake Bay, a year to the month after its cousin blocked the canal in EgyptA year to the month after the Ever Given blocked the Suez canal for a week – prompting global fascination and countless memes – the container ship’s cousin has run aground in the Chesapeake Bay.Officials are now scrambling to refloat that container ship, ironically named the Ever Forward, after it got stuck on Sunday night as it tried to head from the Port of Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, Bloomberg reported. Continue reading...
• Shell directors sued for ‘failing to prepare company for net zero’Environmental law organisation ClientEarth brings action and urges other shareholders to joinThe directors of Shell are being sued for failing to properly prepare the multinational oil and gas company for net zero.In what is thought to be a first-of-its-kind action, the lawsuit brought by activist shareholders claims that Shell’s 13 directors are personally liable for failing to devise a strategy in line with the Paris agreement, which aims to limit global heating to below 2C by slashing fossil fuel emissions. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Crossrail: Nearly 2,000 involved in train test runs as opening nearsNew Elizabeth Line through London set to start running by end of June

Times Online

• Disruption to 16 ferries is failing islanders, SNP toldMinisters have been accused of failing Scotland’s island communities after fewer than half of CalMac’s lifeline ferry routes were operating a normal service.
• Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham caps bus fares at £2 a journeyBus tickets in Greater Manchester will be capped at £2 for adults and £1 for children under plans for a “London-style transport revolution”.

Network Rail

• Power supply boost in latest stage of Midland Main Line UpgradeBetter journeys are on track for passengers in the East Midlands, as Network Rail continue to upgrade the railway between Luton and Bedford this month.

Belfast Telegraph

• Belfast taxi driver fears any rise in fares could drive customers awayA Belfast taxi driver has said the potential for maximum fares to be increased won’t help the industry.

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover takes major step forward in drive to become net zero by 2039The automotive giant has partnered with Pramac to create a new energy storage unit

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bus operators could be 'authors of their own demise' if they keep changing timetablesBUS operators will be “the authors of their own demise” if they keep changing timetables – according to Bradford Council’s leader.

Liverpool Echo

• Landmark decision bodes well for Liverpool City Region's transportMetro Mayor Steve Rotheram is aiming to follow his ally Andy Burnham in bringing buses back under public control

Yorkshire Post

• Leeming Bar Station on the Wensleydale Railway to open fully to the public for the first time since 1954 after 1920s restorationIn 1954, one of Yorkshire's most attractive and architecturally significant country stations closed to passengers.

Bucks Free Press

• End HS2 contract with Russian oligarch, says Sarah Green MPMore prominent Russians connected to the Russian President Vladimir Putin were added to UK sanctions list.

Cambridge News

• Peterborough taxi company 'put public at risk' by operating without licenceThe taxi company "ignored warnings" and continued to operate without a licence

Other Regional Press

• Hereford transport hub scheme back on the moveCouncil ready to spend some £500,000 on design work for the stalled bus/rail interchange
• Glasgow bid to raise fuel prices 'disappears' from council transport strategyThe council's huge transport strategy has been approved, but a proposal to lobby for an increase to the cost of petrol has not been included.

British Trams Online

• Gateshead based company start work on key parts for new Metro train fleetTurbo Power Systems (TPS), based on the Team Valley, have started work on key components for the new Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet. The company are producing electric converters for the 46 new trains as part of Nexus’ aim to support the local economy in the construction of these new trains.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 draws up contingency plans after subcontractor collapsesHS2 Ltd is drawing up "contingency plans" after the collapse of a subcontractor working on two of its packages.
• 50 rail bridges and tunnels could escape National Highways demolition plansFifty historic railway structures originally earmarked for demolition or infilling may be spared after an independent review of National Highways plans found that they could be readily preserved for active travel schemes.

Rail Advent

• Work starts at Huddersfield station on lift upgradesA lift at Huddersfield station is set to be upgraded by Network Rail in a bid to make it more reliable to customers with work starting today, Monday the 14th of March.

Transportxtra

• Cardiff plans intelligent transport networkThe expected opening of Cardiff’s central bus station next year has prompted Cardiff Council to prepare plans to integrate transport technology systems. The draft plans acknowledge that improvements to pedestrian crossings and pavements are among the measures needed.

Other News Sources

• West Dunbartonshire transport: Nearly £2 million invested over past five years, new report revealsALMOST £2 million has been invested in transport in West Dunbartonshire in the past five years, a new report has revealed.