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Thursday, 26 May 2022

BBC News

• Heads of the Valleys: Ex-Dawnus director monitors £1bn projectFuture Valleys director Timothy Lowe managed Dawnus' finances, which went bust owing nearly £50m.
• Rail services in Wales hit after train crashed with digger in ShropshireTransport for Wales said the damage caused by the crash in Shropshire will take months to repair.
• Rail worker killed by train was distracted, rail investigation report findsRail investigators found Tyler Byrne, 30, had likely become distracted from his primary safety role.
• Rail strike threat over pay not unreasonable, says unionA rail workers' union urges operators to negotiate on pay after its members voted to hold a strike.
• Volkswagen to pay out £193m in 'dieselgate' settlementMore than 90,000 people will get payouts over the installation of emissions cheating devices.

Financial Times

• How Covid wrecked UK railway finances and sparked strike threatMove to hybrid working contributes to £2bn funding gap but ministers claim there is ‘enormous scope’ for cuts

The Guardian

• Almost 4,000 fined for breaking mask rules on London transportAlmost 4,000 people were issued with fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) for not wearing a face covering on public transport in London when it was compulsory to do so, and thousands more were prevented from travelling or told to leave the capital’s network, official figures show.

Times Online

• Grounded Southend airport aims at revival next summerIt is the “London” airport that before the pandemic was talking of handling five million passengers a year and more than 30 take-offs and landings an hour.
• EasyJet and British Airways hit by cancellations at Heathrow and Gatwick [subscription]Thousands of passengers faced disruption at UK airports yesterday after British Airways and easyJet cancelled hundreds of international and domestic flights.

City AM

• No point in having a state of the art transport system if our people can’t afford itThis is a good month for trains in London. The Elizabeth Line finally opened on Tuesday, mostly to acclaim for its engineering and speed. The Northern Line works through Bank, which made north-south travel painfully difficult, ended punctually a week earlier. It’s briefly easy to forget the storm clouds gathering over public transport in London and beyond.
• UK automotive output spirals downward as global pressures continue to biteThe UK’s automotive output fell by 11.3 per cent in April as global pressures continue to bite. According to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), only 60,554 vehicles were produced last month due to a combination of semiconductor shortages and the war in Ukraine’s impact on transport and raw material costs. [...] The post UK automotive output spirals downward as global pressures continue to bite appeared first on CityAM.

The York Press

• 'We need our rail crossing in Copmanthorpe'I write regarding the lack of support from Cllr Andy D’Agorne for the Network Rail proposal to replace replace Copmanthorpe’s level crossing with a footbridge.

Other Regional Press

• 'More than 1200 Glasgow trains cancelled in two weeks', Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP claimsMORE than 1200 trains were cancelled in Glasgow over a two-week period, according to figures obtained by an MSP.
• Elizabeth Line: Slough's MP hails Crossrail as a "game changer"CROSSRAIL is a “transport game changer” for millions of people, says Slough’s MP as he attended the grand opening.
• ew train type spotted on Wrexham to Bidston line being tested to see if “capable of operating” on routeA brand new train type was put through its paces on the Wrexham to Bidston line on Tuesday prompting further speculation that the much-delayed Class 230 trains may never come into service on the route.
• Out of service lifts at Oxfordshire station causing issues for train travellersLifts at two train stations in Oxfordshire have been out of service, causing problems for the elderly, disabled and bike users.
• Damage to dock gates costing firms ‘millions’Businesses are losing millions of pounds in revenue after a ship damaged a port's entrance, it has emerged.
• A look inside Europe's largest truck stopWith more than 650 parking spaces, a gym and a restaurant, we take a look inside the largest lorry park in Europe.

C.N.N.

• The train ticket that revolutionized European rail travelFifty years ago, young European travelers had the opportunity to cheaply travel across the continent by railway for the first time, kickstarting a travel phenomenon that's still going strong five decades on.

Other News Sources

• Simplifying on board Wi-Fi deployment with a new compact active rail antenna from Huber+Suhner and ELTEC ElektronikA new active in carriage antenna launched by Huber+Suhner and ELTEC Elektronik is designed to simplify the deployment of Wi-Fi on trains and help rail operators achieve higher data throughput for a better on board Wi-Fi experience.
• South Western Railway calls threat of strike action 'worrying' following union vote"We are hopeful that the industry and the union will now work together"