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Friday, 22 April 2022

BBC News

• Leicestershire's £58m bid to boost bus services rejectedA £58m bid for government cash to help boost bus services across Leicestershire has been rejected.
• First tram tests out new Birmingham Broad Street extensionThe vehicle went along Broad Street, stopping at the end of the new line at Edgbaston Village.
• Airbus staff in Filton and Broughton call off strikesThe threat of industrial action has been removed after Unite members accepted an 8.6% increase.
• Belfast International Airport: 'Chaotic' scenes due to security delaysThe airport apologises after some passengers say they waited hours to get through security.
• Transport for London: Will TikTok influence a new cable car sponsor?The current £36m deal with Emirates Air Line ends in June and the search for a successor is ongoing.

Financial Times

• Delta and United lift restrictions on flyers barred over mask violationsBiden administration plans to appeal against court defeat for face covering mandate

The Herald

• Jenny Gilruth insists there are 'no plans' to break up ferry routesThe transport minister said there are no plans to break up Scotland's ferry network despite ministers commissioning a report to look into the possibility.
• Scots and UK ministers accused over 'discriminatory' half price rail ticket offerNEWLY nationalised ScotRail and the UK government may have breaking discrimination laws by issuing a half price ticket offer online only.

Times Online

• Campaigners claim online-only rail deal is discriminatory [subscription]However, campaigners have said that ScotRail could be breaching its duty as a publicly owned body not to discriminate on the basis of age or disability because people may not be able to take advantage of the offer if they buy tickets at train stations.
• White House fights to keep Covid mask mandate for public transportThe Biden administration will appeal against a ruling that struck down the national requirement for passengers on public transport to wear masks.

Birmingham Mail

• Outrage as Birmingham bus route to be axed after 108 years in serviceThe route of the 144 service has been running since 1914 but now because more people are working from home it looks set to be axed

Bolton News

• Bolton has fewer electric car charging points than two years agoTHE number of public charging points for electric vehicles in Bolton has fallen in the last two years.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bid to build new road bridge over River Wharfe in IlkleyA NEW bridge to carry traffic over the River Wharfe in Ilkley could be built if a planning application is successful.
• Rising fuel costs lead to another Hackney Cab fare increaseFARES for Hackney Carriage journeys in Bradford will soon rise for a second time in six months due to spiralling fuel costs.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus workers accept 'significantly improved' pay offer as dispute endsA long-running dispute between the company and 3,000 employees in Broughton and Filton has ended

London Evening Standard

• Andy Burnham: The Great British Rail Sale shows us what fares should be like Perhaps the best thing that can be said about the “Great British Rail Sale” is that, finally, something has arrived that has been subject to very long delays: an admission from the Government that rail fares in this country are way too high. Beyond that, though, I’m struggling.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• CalMac considering penalty fees for no-show ferry passengersCalMac are to consult on charging drivers who book a ferry and then don’t turn up.

The York Press

• Haxby Station plan: residents and businesses to have a sayRESIDENTS and businesses are being asked to share their thoughts on plans for a new railway station in Haxby on the outskirts of York.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• The Secretary of State for Transport grants consent for new road in WolverhamptonThe Secretary of State for Transport has granted consent for a new link road between the M54 and M6.
• West Midlands Metro starts testing new route as first tram travels along Birmingham extensionAs engineers race against time to get trouble-hit Metro tram services back in action before the start of the Commonwealth Games the first test on one of the extension lines has gone ahead.

Kent Online

• Medway misses out on Bus Back Better Scheme fundingThe council has been left empty-handed in its bid to get funding for bus improvements.

Other Regional Press

• Station ‘adopters’ sought by rail companyVolunteers needed to help improve Enfield Lock, Brimsdown and Meridian Water stations
• 'RingGo parking is ageist - many don't know what an app is!'Frustrated pensioners say a council's rollout of a pay-by-phone service at some district car parks is discriminatory to the elderly.

Coach and Bus Week

• NETS launches new West Midlands coach operationNational Express Transport Solutions (NETS), the coach and corporate hire division of the National Express Group, is continuing its growth plans with the addition of a new depot to its expanding UK footprint.
• Cornwall Council leads the way with pioneering trialCornish bus users and tourists are set to benefit from bus fares reductions across the county under a new pilot scheme

New Civil Engineer

• Bank Station Upgrade | First passenger trains travel through new tunnelsTransport for London (TfL) has completed a major milestone in the overhaul of Bank station, as test passenger trains ran through the new tunnel for the first time over the Easter weekend.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Delaine Buses continues investment with fourth Enviro200Delaine Buses of Bourne has discreetly marked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year on a further Alexander Dennis Enviro200 delivered to the Lincolnshire fleet. It takes to four the number of such buses delivered to Delaine over the past 18 months, with the operator saying that the model achieves fuel returns of 11.5mpg.
• Switch Mobility to debut LHD European and APAC 12m busSwitch Mobility will shortly unveil a new battery-electric product, initially for left-hand drive European and Asia Pacific markets, that it says is expected to be “the lightest widely available 12m zero-emission bus in the market.” A right-hand drive version will follow later.
• Wrightbus names Jean-Luc Deflandre as CCO for EuropeWrightbus has appointed Jean-Luc Deflandre as Chief Commercial Officer for its mainland European operations. His arrival is part of work by the Ballymena manufacturer to expand its range of low- and zero-emission bus range into markets “across the continent.”
• Transport for Wales and Passenger partner on TrawsCymru appTransport for Wales (TfW) has announced a new partnership with Passenger which will lead to the introduction of a new app and website for the TrawsCymru long-distance bus network.

Other News Sources

• Two ships inspected as P&O ferries tries to resume normal operationsA total of eight P&O Ferries vessels will be examined by the MCA through the Port State Control regime
• Transport for Wales working with Passenger to unify bus travel across the countryUK public transport technology provider, Passenger has announced a major new partnership with Transport for Wales as it prepares to unveil a new bus app and website for its TrawsCymru long distance bus network.
• New Leicester Buses Partnership launchedA UNIQUE partnership has been launched bringing together Leicester City Council and all local bus operators in the city to focus on meeting the city’s current and future travel needs.
• More than double electric car chargers in Blackburn with DarwenThe number of electric car charging points in Blackburn with Darwen has more than doubled in the past two years.