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Link between HS1 and HS2 is key to switching UK travellers from plane to train
A direct link between HS1 and HS2 services has been identified as a key driver in shifting British air travellers from plane to train.
Eurotunnel restrictions on coaches draw angry response
Affected operators have reacted angrily to the decision by Eurotunnel to limit the number of coaches that it conveys on its shuttle service between Dover and Calais, with two quickly questioning whether overseas work that uses Dover as a point of exit is viable to continue.
Friday, 13 May 2022
BBC News
- Whitchurch rail station disabled access not good enough: MPThe transport secretary has been asked to support a bid to improve disabled access to a town's railway station.
- Freeports: What will they bring to Wales?Wales will get at least one freeport in an agreement with the UK government. What are the benefits?
- Greater Manchester: Free e-cycles loan scheme launchesPeople will be able to use e-cycles for free in a new government-backed scheme.
- Rail passengers face Sunday disruption in pay disputeDrivers' union Aslef has balloted its members in an ongoing wages dispute with operator ScotRail.
Financial Times
- Are electric air taxis and commuter planes really getting closer? | FT RethinkTechnology is improving, but the FT’s Charlotte Middlehurst reports there are still major hurdles to overcome to get manned electric vertical take-off and landing craft airborne
Times Online
- Bridge blamed for smart motorway lane crash on M3 [subscription]Smart motorway technology failed to notice a stopped lorry that caused a crash on the M3 last week because it was under a bridge, the head of National Highways has admitted.
The Mirror
- 'Rail network has hit the buffers as money dries up - and Tories can't fix it'Paul Routledge says there is no new money to fix the creaking train system, except for vanity projects like HS2 and to pay redundancy to the thousands of rail workers the Tories want rid of
Bristol Live
- First direct flight from Bristol to the USA in years beginsOn board the Dreamliner...
- Plans revealed for better walking and cycling routes along north Bristol corridorIt comes after the local authority was able to secure £389,500 of new funding
- Bristol Airport: What passengers are saying after big queues and delaysThere has been an influx of passengers amid the looming summer holiday season
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Wales to get £26m to set up freeport as deal confirmed by Welsh and UK governmentsThe rules have been eased to allow a multi-site freeport and governments will work together on choosing the location/s
Nation. Cymru
- Business group calls for HS2 trains to run along North Wales Main LineA business group have called for the electrification of the North Wales Main Line so that HS2 trains can run along the track. Growth Track 360 want the line from Holyhead to Crewe and Warrington electrified so that trains travelling up from London to Birmingham can continue along to track to the north of Wales.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Calls to improve Northumberland's rural bus services as Government funding boost confirmedThe North East is set to benefit from more than £160 million in Government funding which will be spent on improving bus services
This Is Local London Network
- Hither Green station expansion plans cause fury and fearsFurious residents have hit back at plans to expand a railway station in front of their homes – fearing passengers will peer into their bedroom windows.
Bucks Free Press
- Improvements to busy A4010 planned as part of HS2 Road Safety FundA string of improvements could be made to a busy A-road linking High Wycombe and Princes Risborough, if HS2 approves them.
Other Regional Press
- Bus fare cap of £2 welcomed by Wakefield CouncilProposals that will see lower bus fares and funding to help rebuild bus routes affected by service cuts has been met with mixed views.
- Dee Valley bus service will run until OctoberTHE Dee Valley Picturesque Bus service resumes on Saturdays in 2022 improving access to key destinations in the area.
- Work starts on renovating old railway track in WeymouthWORK has finally begun to renovate an old section of railway track in Weymouth as part of a £1m upgrade to the town's station.
- Jaguar Land Rover announces losses of £450m as chip shortage continues to hit productionA global shortage of semiconductors is continuing to hit car makers
- Founder of world's first flying taxi hub in Coventry 'convinced' it will return to cityRicky Sandhu says the launch of Air-One has gone 'really well' and been met with support from locals
C.N.N.
- Air traffic control shuts down in Jamaica, stranding passengersAir traffic control came to a stop for parts of Thursday morning and afternoon in Jamaica, forcing flight cancellations and leaving thousands of frustrated passengers stranded there or unable to reach the Caribbean island.
Bus and Coach Buyer
- Editor’s Comment: Feeling the pinchHas anyone else noticed how hard it has become to get a coach operator on the phone in recent weeks? I really hope it’s not just the sight of my number in front of them…
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Government introduces pay protection reforms for seafarersSeafarers that regularly enter UK ports must be paid at least the equivalent of the UK national minimum wage according to new laws. The legislation follows P&O Ferries’ decision to sack 800 workers and will ban ferries that don’t pay their workers the equivalent to minimum wage from docking at UK ports. Announced in the Queen’s speech, the government will implement the changes in the next parliamentary session and will consult closely with the ports and maritime sector on the new laws. In addition to The Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill on securing a...
Christian Wolmar
- How Great British Railways can learn from the old BRBritish Railways lives again. Well sort of. The Queen’s Speech contains plans for a Transport Bill the centrepiece of which is the creation of Great British Railways which will take over many aspects of the running of the nation’s rail system.
Coach and Bus Week
- Essex County Council launches new DigiGo DRT serviceEssex County Council has launched two new mobility solutions to offer more sustainable and convenient travel options. A new digital demand responsive transport (DRT) service, DigiGo, will allow users to plan shared transport journeys with real-time arrival information. Booked via the TravelEssex app, the offering has been created in partnership with Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provider Moovit.
- Edinburgh expressJonathan Welch looks at two very different journeys by coach into Edinburgh
New Civil Engineer
- National Highways latest smart motorways review deems them ‘our safest roads’National Highways has doubled-down on its assertion that smart motorways are the safest roads in the UK and it is working to make them even safer.
- Link between HS1 and HS2 is key to switching UK travellers from plane to trainA direct link between HS1 and HS2 services has been identified as a key driver in shifting British air travellers from plane to train.
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- Blackpool reintroduces free coach parking for 2022 seasonFree parking for up to 72 hours is again available on Blackpool Council-owned coach parks. The offer runs until 2 January 2023 and represents a return of the same concession made by the local authority in 2021, which was intended to assist the coach sector in its recovery from COVID-19 and recognise the importance of the mode to the Fylde resort’s tourism industry.
- Rotala to appeal GM franchising Judicial Review claim rejectionRotala has been granted leave to appeal the decision of Mr Justice Julian Knowles to reject its application for Judicial Review of elements of the process surrounding the franchising of bus services in Greater Manchester.
- Eurotunnel restrictions on coaches draw angry responseAffected operators have reacted angrily to the decision by Eurotunnel to limit the number of coaches that it conveys on its shuttle service between Dover and Calais, with two quickly questioning whether overseas work that uses Dover as a point of exit is viable to continue.
- BRTuk lunchtime masterclasses to return on 19 MayCampaign group BRTuk will commence a further series of free-to-attend lunchtime masterclasses on bus rapid transit and the wider future of the industry in the UK on 19 May.
Trafnidiaeth Cymru [Transport for Wales]
- Transport for Wales gets on board for Brighter JourneysFor Mental Health Awareness Week, together with Network Rail and the wider industry, Transport for Wales has joined Chasing the Stigma to support passengers’ wellbeing with Brighter Journeys.
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