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Thursday, 04 August 2022

BBC News

• Rail lines reopen after cable theft in Tyseley causes severe delaysServices in Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Birmingham remain affected with delays expected.
• London taxis: The cabbie teaching women the Knowledge for freeTaxi driver Lisa Seymour is on a mission to get more women cabbies on the capital's roads.
• London needs driverless Tube like Paris, says Grant ShappsThe transport secretary's comments come as the government offers Transport for London a new bailout.

Financial Times

• BP and UK supermarket chains urged to cut petrol prices Motoring groups turn heat up on fuel retailers amid cost of living crisis
• Heathrow struggles with fraught post-Covid labour relationsSome workers at the UK’s biggest airport say it is no longer the place to forge a good career

The Guardian

• Van that detects if drivers are holding a mobile phone trialled in UKStationary roadside vehicle can also tell if passing drivers are not wearing seatbelt. A van with technology that can automatically detect drivers holding a mobile phone at the wheel or not wearing a seatbelt is being trialled in the UK for the first time.

Times Online

• ‘Stick of legislation’ required to achieve net zero strategy [subscription]The carrot of incentives will not achieve Britain’s green goals, writes Ben Standing

City AM

• Political rivalry will keep Transport for London in eternal financial purgatory People who live and work in London know the city would grind to a halt without an efficient public transport network. Almost half of the country's 22 million public transport journeys undertaken every day are in London.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport flights most likely to be delayed or cancelled revealedPassengers flying with TUI to Cancun faced the longest waits on average

Birmingham Post

• From driverless boats to offshore wind - the £128million plan for future of South West green technologyThe Marine and Environmental Science Accelerator aims to create a research and tech business hub to showcase the skills and knowledge in the region
• HS2 and high speed rail 'essential' to levelling up the UK, mayors and business leaders tell Government'Economic resurgence cannot be achieved without engaging cities and regions outside London'
• Jaguar Land Rover opens electric vehicle testing facilityLab will test next generation of vehicles for electrical and radio interference.

Bristol Live

• Villagers living just eight miles from Bristol 'isolated' if First Bus service axedThe Y5 is the only service linking Pucklechurch to Broadmead
• Bristol Airport campaigners send video to Canadian teachers over expansion plansThere are 320,000 teachers or retired teachers in Ontario with a direct link to Bristol Airport

Liverpool Echo

• Full list of bus service changes coming to Liverpool City RegionChanges come in from September

London Evening Standard

• The Leader podcast: What’s the future of London’s transport?As TfL passes the latest deadline in discussions over government funding and unions continue to threaten strike action, the future of transport in London hangs in the balance.

Manchester Evening News

• Police explain increased presence on Metrolink last nightGMP urged passengers to stay safe

Other Regional Press

• Key update in new Grimsby transport hub and Cleethorpes transformation plansThree major bids for Levelling Up funds of almost £20m each have been submitted to the government by North East Lincolnshire Council.
• Councils make £13 million funding bid for transport and environment improvements in south LeamingtonThe money would pay for a bus only route, a cycle route and ‘improved pedestrian environment’ in Bath Street and a new bus interchange on the car park in Bath Place
• Beryl Bikes in Watford free for Cycle to Work DayBeryl Bikes are offering 30 free minutes for everyone as part of Cycle to Work Day.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• CILT(UK) publishes paper on air freight in the UKThe Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK – CILT(UK)­ – has released a briefing paper on air freight in the UK.  Produced by the Institute’s Aviation Policy Group, part of the Public Policies Committee, the paper reviews the current nature of the air freight sector. It aims to highlight areas where policy makers in government and industry with a particular interest can assist with the progress required to support UK cargo aviation. Whilst passenger air transportation is more widely understood, the paper has been produced to help make the UK air f...

New Civil Engineer

• Renewed calls to level up Wales by building high-speed rail servicesHigh-speed rail connections into Wales are imperative to level-up the country and ease capacity constraints on the Great Western Main Line, Cardiff Council leader Huw Thomas has said.
• Engineers, MPs and businesses warn against scrapping East West RailKey figures from business, engineering and politics have come out in support of the under-fire East West Rail project as its future hangs in the balance.

Rail Business Daily

• Campaign for Better Transport calls for rail fare freeze as RPI forecast hits at 17.7%Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a fare freeze for rail passengers. The call from Paul Tuohy comes as the National Institute of Economic and Social Research forecast that the Retail Prices Index (RPI), which is used to set rail fares, will hit 17.7 per cent.

Other News Sources

• Leeds to Bradford transport improvements completeThe A647 Stanningley Road bus infrastructure improvements to ease congestion in peak times along the Leeds to Bradford route is complete.
• Work underway on new 'intelligent transport system' aimed at cutting congestion in South TynesideWork is underway on a new ‘intelligent transport system’ aimed to cut congestion and promote sustainable travel by using smart technology on major bus routes in South Tyneside.