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Thursday, 14 July 2022

BBC News

• Transport for London: Government funding deal extended againTransport for London is facing a £2bn black hole and has warned of massive cuts to services.
• Rail strike: New walkout to take place on 27 JulyRail workers will walk out as part of an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, the RMT union says.
• Uber sued by 550 women over sexual assault claimsThe ride-hailing giant said last month that it received 998 reports of sexual assault incidents in 2020.
• What are airports doing to avoid summer holiday chaos?The mammoth effort underway to prepare the aviation sector for 'super peak' getaway period.

ITV News

• Mayor Sadiq Khan 'increasingly concerned' about future of London transport after funding extensionLondon’s Mayor Sadiq Khan said he is becoming increasingly concerned about the future of transport in the capital after another short-term funding extension was announced.

Department for Transport

• Transport for London funding extension: 28 July 2022The current Transport for London funding settlement has been extended to 28 July 2022.

Financial Times

• How to beat travel chaos and enjoy your summer holiday The Heathrow cap, flight cancellations and rising Covid cases means it pays travellers to prepare
• Delta Air Lines chief executive relaxed about risk of recessionEd Bastian says carrier has not seen any signs of waning demand for travel
• UK rail workers to strike on July 27 after rejecting 'paltry' pay offerRMT to discuss co-ordinated action by unions as it vows to go on as long as it takes

The Guardian

• Rail workers to strike across Britain on 27 July, union announcesRMT members at train operators and Network Rail to stage industrial action in dispute over pay and conditionsThe railways will grind to a halt again on 27 July as staff stage another national strike in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.As many as 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at train companies and Network Rail will walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday 27 July, with two other rail unions also considering dates for industrial action. Continue reading...
• Uber facing questions over how it knew Transport for London boss used appLeaked files show cab-hailing firm noted Sir Peter Hendy ‘used an Uber car twice’ during one week in 2014

Times Online

• Rail staff to strike as pay deal rejected [subscription]Rail workers are to go on strike again this month after union bosses rejected a “paltry” new pay offer.

Daily Record

• South Lanarkshire Council leader calls for transformation of bus servicesCouncillor Joe Fagan has written to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport calling for the regions leaders to work together

i News

• Arriva bus strike: How long the strikes will go on for and why unions are taking actionDrivers first walked out on 6 June, with the strike affecting services across West Yorkshire and parts of North, South and East Yorkshire

Mail Online

• Qantas worker exposes the truth about the airline's delays and worker shortages under Alan JoyceA former Qantas baggage handler says outsourcing to inexperienced ground crew has led to chaos with baggage left sitting unclaimed for weeks and even planes being damaged.

Birmingham Mail

• Councillor Joe Fagan has written to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport calling for the regions leaders to work togetherTicket holders for the Games can travel free of charge across the West Midlands - but there are rules

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Mayor disappointed by resumption of Arriva bus strikesTRACY Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire has called a late-hour resumption of the Arriva bus strike

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Travellers are placing trackers in their bags as lost luggage cases skyrocket The number of mishandled luggage has increased by 135% in the last year according to a report

Manchester Evening News

• "People will have to lug cases on to a shuttle bus": Government's plan for HS2 at Manchester AirportLeaders have slammed a plan for HS2 at Manchester Airport which they say means passengers will alight from a high-tech train...only to board a shuttle bus to take them to the terminals. Because it's claimed there are no plans to connect Metrolink to the high speed line from day one, passengers will be left hanging, with their luggage, about a mile from the hub.

Northern Echo

• How Newcastle and Teesside Airports rank for delays revealedNew figures have revealed the length of delays passengers at Newcastle and Teesside Airports can expect.

Wales Online

• What the new grey bus spotted in Cardiff is and why we might see moreIt will be on the roads for two weeks

Yorkshire Post

• Arriva Yorkshire bus strike to be suspended from Friday as talks resumeThe strike originally began on June 6 but was first put on hold on June 30 to allow members time to consider a revised pay offer. That deal was narrowly rejected earlier this week - with strike action resuming from Wednesday.

Cambridge News

• Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says East West Rail project should be cancelledHe said it would save £3-5 million. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says the remaining stages of the East West Rail project should be cancelled. He made the statement during an interview with LBC.

Leeds Live

• Passengers made to queue outside 'awful' Leeds Bradford Airport in baking heatOne man called the airport a 'soul-destroying hellhole'

C.N.N.

• Spain to make some train journeys free from September Public transport prices on state-owned service across Spain have already been slashed in half in response to rapidly rising energy and inflation rates. Now the government has announced further 100% discounts.

New Civil Engineer

• Network Rail guilty of ‘restrictive and inflexible’ working practicesNetwork Rail’s current working practices are “restrictive and inflexible”, according to engineering consultant Nichols.
• Half-completed road job shelved after costs spiralThe second phase of work on a Devon road project has been shelved due to rising costs.

Other News Sources

• Knutsford rail services to be reinstated but more are neededA PLEA is being made to get Knutsford back on track by restoring a full train service. The town council is calling for all the trains taken off during the pandemic to be reinstated and better links established.
• A new tourist tax could be introduced to solve TfL's funding crisis and pay for London UndergroundTourists to London should face a new tourism levy to fund Transport for London (TfL), City Hall has heard. Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics told the London Assembly on Wednesday, July 13 a tourist tax would be worth “hundreds of millions of pounds” per year - and suggested it could be used to solve TfL's funding crisis.

News from Europe

• Could a €29 ticket replace Germany’s €9 transport offer?Politicians and consumer organisations are floating the idea of a €29 monthly public transport ticket coming into force after the hugely successful €9 ticket expires.