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Sunday, 22 May 2022

BBC News

• Cannock Chase gets new Commonwealth mountain bike facilitiesCannock Chase has a trail for this summer's competition and an area for children to learn.

Financial Times

• Airbus to amass 10bn as protection against future crises European jet maker wants to be rock solid against emergencies such as Covid-19
• The last metro? Crossrail and the uncertain future of urban transitWith passenger numbers falling and working patterns in flux, large-scale investment in metro rail could become a thing of the past

The Herald

• Iain Macwhirter: Scotland's newly-nationalised rail service is already in a death spiralHow will a worker on average pay feel about not being able to get to or from work because of a strike by train drivers who earn £52,000 a year basic (around twice the median Scottish annual wage)?

The Observer

• Plans to keep passengers moving and shelves stocked as rail strike loomsContingency plans are being drawn up to try to keep passenger and freight trains running and prevent empty supermarket shelves after unions warned of “potentially the biggest rail strike in modern history”.

Times Online

• The £80k train drivers risking Scots economy [subscription]Scottish rail drivers, whose pay and conditions protest will mean the loss of a third of services, are earning up to £80,000 a year — and their disruption could cost the economy as much as £80 million a week.
• Strikes will be ’fatal’ for railways, says Grant Shapps [subscription]Commuters will vote with their feet and work from home for good if walkouts go ahead, the transport secretary has warned
• TfL cuts passenger forecasts for £19 billion Elizabeth Line after pandemic hit [subscription]Deep-seated changes to work and leisure patterns since the pandemic have led the operators of the £19bn Elizabeth Line to slash their forecast for passenger numbers by half before the railway’s opening this week.
• Transport strategy has gone completely off rails [subscription]ScotRail debacle is latest example of SNP’s inability to keep country moving

City AM

• Sunday Sitdown: We will solve any supply chain issues, says Tevva CEOEven though supply chain issues continue to rampage through the global automotive industry, electric and hydrogen truck maker Tevva has been slightly less impacted than others. The company’s chief executive Asher Bennet said its low capex manufacturing model has allowed it to “be a bit more flexible.” “If there are issues around the supply chain, [...] The post Sunday Sitdown: We will solve any supply chain issues, says Tevva CEO appeared first on CityAM.

i News

• Jubilee weekend travel: Tube strikes, foreign holiday rush and rail works to cause travel chaosNational Rail has warned of large crowds on trains out of the capital following celebrations on the night of Saturday, 4 June

Mail Online

• Driverless buses and vans could arrive on UK roads by 2025 after ministers announce £40million grantSelf-driving buses and vans could be allowed on British roads as early as 2025, says the Government. Ministers will offer up to £40million to fund technology

Cambridge News

• About half of people want to see older drivers banned from roads with compulsory retests at 60Under current rules, drivers need to renew their driving licence once they hit 70 if they wish to continue driving

North Wales Live

• Jet2 sends texts to passengers flying from Manchester AirportHolidaymakers have been met with queuing chaos at the airport

Other Regional Press

• Oxford residents campaigning for bus route in Hinksey HillPeople living in an area of Oxford are calling on the county council and bus companies to reinstate a bus service, after their local route was scrapped.
• Cuts to bus services branded as 'bonkers'Politicians have been left divided over controversial plans from Kent County Council to axe 55 subsidised bus routes across the county.
• Fed up passengers 'packed in like sardines' on Bradford trains as Northern scraps servicesServices which have been cut down from half an hour to hourly include the Bradford to Ilkley route
• Jaguar Land Rover launches all-new Range Rover but customers face a lengthy wait to get oneThe Coventry car maker is still striving to deal with the effects of a global semiconductor shortage

Train Operators

• 'Try A Train’ event at Clacton aims to increase confidence to travelPeople in and around Clacton are invited to board a brand-new Greater Anglia train on Monday to have a look round it and see the new layout and features during a special event to help people travel with confidence.

Rail Advent

• Step-free access for Grade II listed Yorkshire railway footbridgeNetwork Rail will begin work during August on the upgrade project which will provide improved accessibility for passengers using the footbridge in Selby, Yorkshire.

Rail Business Daily

• Major East West Rail contract set out in DfT listingDetails of a 1.1 billion contract for civils works on the East West Rail project have been revealed.
• RIA Scotland reveals new chair and vice chairRIA Scotland, has chosen a new Chair, Meirion Thomas of Arcadis, and Vice Chair, Campbell Braid of Siemens.

Transport Infrastructure News

• Call to cut 60mph limit to improve rural road safetyNational speed limits must be reduced in rural areas to help save lives, a policy manager for British Cycling has said.

Other News Sources

• Tiny Hampshire railway station marks 180 years with delayed celebrationA TINY railway station in Hampshire was host to a special event to mark 180 years since the opening of the railway.