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Wednesday, 25 May 2022

BBC News

• Transport schemes announced to tackle lonelinessA range of transport schemes have been announced to help combat loneliness and isolation.
• Manchester Airport queues 'a shambles', say angry passengersMagician Martin Daniels says it took him 90 minutes just to reach the check-in desks.
• ULEZ: Prime minister urges London mayor to halt zone expansion planBoris Johnson says it would be a
• Elizabeth line: 'Shenfield is a commuter's paradise'Passengers praise the new Elizabeth line service to Essex but a local business questions its worth.
• Rail strike: RMT union votes for national actionRMT members vote in favour of strike action across Network Rail and 13 train operating companies.

Financial Times

• Air France-KLM: rights are certificates of scareworthinessThe airline group will have to improve transatlantic travel and cut staff costs to plug its balance sheet hole
• Cosco: China’s shipping giant expands its global influenceFrom Taiwan to Greece, state-owned group with military links is enmeshed in world trade
• UK rail workers vote in favour of nationwide strikeRMT union action over jobs and pay backed by 89% of members who voted

The Guardian

• Railway workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of national strikeRMT workers at Network Rail and 15 operators back industrial action in coming weeksA summer of rail strikes across Britain moved a significant step closer after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced an “overwhelming” vote in favour of industrial action.Its ballots of more than 40,000 railway workers closed on Tuesday evening, and 89% voted in favour of a strike, the RMT said, on a turnout of 71%. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Railway workers vote for ‘biggest strike in modern history’Union is discussing ‘a timetable for strike action from mid-June’

Times Online

• The Times view on RMT rail strikes: Transport Trouble [subscription]Government and employers should crack down on trade union militancy

City AM

• Fresh strikes to hit millions of commuters as railway workers vote in favour of industrial actionFollowing a 34-day ballot, members of the RMT union working in the railway industry have decided in favour of industrial action. The RMT announced the ballot’s results, adding that 71 per cent of workers balloted took part in the vote with an 89 per cent majority voting in favour of walking out. “Today’s overwhelming endorsement [...] The post Fresh strikes to hit millions of commuters as railway workers vote in favour of industrial action appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Record

• Rail passengers hit by "devastating" cuts as 'temporary timetable' launchesThe amended timetable has been introduced due to an ongoing dispute over drivers' pay.

Mail Online

• As Britons struggle with cost-of-living crisis... Grant Shapps's Department for Transport spent thousands on civil servant 'away days' where staff were taught how to JUGGLEThousands of pounds of taxpayers' cash has been spent on teaching civil servants to juggle and how to build a 'mini Mexican railway' at team 'away days', it has emerged.
• Crossrail: On board the first Elizabeth line train from Paddington to Abbey WoodThe journey time to Abbey Wood took just 29 minutes, with many of those on board the 6.33am service being rail enthusiasts who had been gathering at Paddington from the early hours.

The Mirror

• Biggest UK rail strike in decades is set to go ahead - full list of affected linesMembers of the RMT union backed strike action after 15 train operating companies and Network Rail - spanning the breadth of the UK - were balloted over pay, conditions and cutbacks

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Calls for rail investment gap between North and South to closeTHE Deputy Mayor of Bradford has demanded a closing of the gap in rail investment between the South and North of England.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Bored passenger takes over Manchester Airport tannoy and plays Sweet Caroline to waiting passengersPassengers were stranded at the baggage area for two and a half hours so one frustrated traveller tried to boost moods

Wales Online

• 'They are incompetent': Transport for Wales leaves politician stranded in HerefordMabon ap Gwynforhad to spend £150 on a taxi to Cardiff

Bucks Free Press

• Arriva bus service X30 is coming back on June 5A bus service that was axed at the beginning of the year is making a comeback just months later.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Department for Transport and National Highways seek CILT members views on road freightAn important road freight survey has been launched by the Department for Transport and National Highways to help inform future road scheme transport investment appraisal. After COVID 19, the departure of the UK from the European Union, and changing consumer buying patterns there is an increased awareness of the important role that modern multi-modal logistics supply chains provide to the UK. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the critical role that the freight and logistics sector plays in connecting manufacturers, ports, warehouses and consumers, is accurately reflected in road invest...

New Civil Engineer

• Contractors alerted to next phase of £1.3bn Midland Main Line electrificationNetwork Rail has launched a market engagement briefing before the start of tendering for the next phases of the £1.3bn Midland Main Line Electrification programme.
• Judge throws out Southampton Airport expansion challengeA High Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge mounted against the expansion of Southampton Airport.

Other News Sources

• How HS2 is mitigating inflationRising commodity and labour costs are forcing HS2 to work with suppliers to find cost-saving opportunities.
• First train runs on Midlands’ newest and longest railway bridgeThe Midlands’ newest and longest railway bridge is now fully functional after carrying its first freight train.