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Tuesday, 23 August 2022

BBC News

• Former station to be moved 'brick by brick' to railway museumA Victorian railway station has been saved from demolition and will be moved "brick by brick" to a railway museum.
• Council bids for £40m for planned Toton link roadA council has submitted a £40m bid to the government to obtain funding for a link road in a town that missed out on an HS2 connection.
• Port of Felixstowe strike: 'This pay rise makes a big difference'As industrial action enters a third day, why are union members at the UK's busiest port walking out?
• British Airways to cut 10,000 Heathrow flightsThe cancellations are aimed at minimising disruption to flights over the winter.

Financial Times

• Ford to axe 3,000 workers in shift for new era of electric carsExecutives cite group's uncompetitive cost structure as carmaker targets cuts in the US, Canada and India
• Hyundai is catching up with Tesla in the global EV raceThe weak Korean currency is helping the carmaker absorb rising battery and component costs
• US tax credit for electric cars has strings attachedClimate law links subsidy to domestic manufacturing goals that render some vehicles ineligible
• Shipping industry says piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer a threatThere have been no attacks on merchant vessels in the region since 2018
• BA to cut more than 10,000 flights from winter scheduleMove signals airport and airline disruption is expected to continue into next year

The Guardian

• British Airways axes 10,000 more flights to and from HeathrowAirline's winter short-haul schedule is cut by 8% as airport continues to struggle with staffing problems. British Airways has announced another round of cancellations, axing 10,000 flights to and from Heathrow until the end of March next year as it adapts to the persistent staff shortages that have hit aviation.

Times Online

• 10,000 British Airways flights cancelled this winter [subscription]British Airways has cut more than 10,000 flights from its winter schedule, taking almost two million seats off sale.
• Manston airport cleared for take-off [subscription]London is to get a seventh international airport after the Department for Transport cleared the redevelopment of the closed Manston runway in Kent, overruling the deep environmental misgivings of the Planning Inspectorate.

Daily Record

• ScotRail expanding travel safe team following recruitment driveThe Lennox previously reported on the partnership between ScotRail’s travel safe team and BTP on services between Balloch and Glasgow.

i News

• The failures of Avanti West Coast rail epitomise everything that’s wrong with corporate BritainVast rewards for executives, diminished service for customers, and a government which defends the record of a private company over the interests of the public

Mail Online

• Air chaos will last until SPRING as British Airways scraps 1.8million more seatsBritish Airways is pulling more than 11,250 flights to and from Heathrow between now and March, or more than 1.8million seats, threatening to push up already high ticket prices.

The Mirror

• Getaway fears as millions of motorists set to hit the highways on Frantic FridayThe AA has issued an amber warning as 15 million motors hit the roads ahead of the bank holiday weekend with Saturday set to be the worst day with the busiest time to travel

Sky News

• British Airways to cancel thousands more flightsBritish Airways (BA) has announced it will be making "some further cancellations" up to the end of October, and cutting thousands of flights from its winter schedule.

Birmingham Post

• New tram stop planned for North Manchester at 15,000-home development siteSandhills Metrolink stop planned for Collyhurst
• National Highways invests £196m into Midlands road schemesWork will see major routes such as M6 and A43 undergoing maintenance and repair work

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Grand Central Rail train to London cancelled due to vandalismA TRAIN service travelling to London from Bradford Interchange has been cancelled due to vandalism on the train.
• Cycle storage facility planned for Burley in Wharfedale rail usersPLANS for new cycle storage facilities for a District rail station have been revealed.
• Hebden Bridge-inspired car sharing scheme in Shipley? What we knowA new car share scheme could be coming to Shipley as part of a carbon emission cutting experiment.

Manchester Evening News

• "Manchester Airport has become a ghastly place to travel from": Dad slams delays, 'miserable staff', a 'dirty' terminal and car parking fees"Where are all the suits when there are a 1,000 people at passport control - I don't see them rolling their sleeves up"

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham City Transport announces increase to bus faresNottingham City Transport has announced bus fares are going up. The increased fares will come into effect from Sunday (August 28).

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• £196 million package of Midlands road improvements announced Millions of pounds will be invested in improving roads across the Midlands, it has been announced.

Plymouth Herald

• Popular cycle path extension gets underwayWork is set to begin on an extension to a popular Plymstock off-road walking and cycling path. The new path will run between Saltram Meadow roundabout and Colesdown Hill, joining a previously finished stretch at Broxton Drive which in turn links to a route that runs back past Laira Bridge.

Other Regional Press

• Midland Classic red and yellow buses to turn blue after transport firm takeoverIt's being hailed as the end of an era as the recognisable red and yellow Midland Classic buses abandon old colour scheme. In a change that is due to happen "imminently", the buses will turn blue.
• Andy Burnham slams Edinburgh-bound train 'double-booking chaos'The prominent politician took aim at Avanti West Coast after travelling from the Greater Manchester town to the Scottish capital and noticing the lack of seating.
• Council consultation on Central Oxfordshire Travel Plan launchesMAJOR proposals including traffic filters and a zero emission zone are among more than 20 transport schemes to be discussed by councillors.
• Stagecoach to cut Witney and Banbury bus routesBUS routes are set to be cut this weekend as part of a shake-up of services.

New Civil Engineer

• Trial of longer heavier vehicles could put UK infrastructure to the testThe UK’s road infrastructure could be coming under increased loading from longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) of up to 25.25m in length and 60t in weight if the Department for Transport (DfT) gives the go ahead for a trial of the expanded cargo carriers.

Rail Advent

• Scottish Railway Junction Upgraded For First Time In 50 YearsOver the next weekend ( Saturday 27th to Sunday 28th August) engineers from Network Rail will be completing some upgrades at Whifflet South Junction .

Railnews

• Shapps accuses RMT of causing long-lasting damage Transport secretary Grant Shapps has urged RMT general secretary Mick Lynch to put the latest pay offer to the RMT membership.

Railway Gazette

• Beacons deployed to provide better train location data than GPSBELGIUM: National passenger operator SNCB has completed an initial deployment of HID Global’s real-time location services platform and BEEKs Bluetooth Low-Energy beacons to provide more precise data than is possible with GPS.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• First Bus names Catherine De Marco in partnership roleFirst Bus has appointed Catherine De Marco OBE as Partnerships Director. Ms De Marco arrives from the Department for Transport, where she enjoyed a 17-year career across areas that include local transport, skills and innovation, and most recently within rail passenger experience.

Transportxtra

• Future transport to achieve Net ZeroSYSTRA’s transport planning experts David Alderson, Peter Edwards and Jorgen Pedersen set out their longer-term expectations for local transport planning with implications for LTP4 and beyond

Other News Sources

• New £40m Toton link road could make area ’hotspot for investment’ and provide ’plan B’ to HS2Toton could become a “hotspot for investment” if the Government accepts a £40m bid to kickstart a vast new development which would act as a ’plan B’ to the area’s lost HS2 project.
• Alstom wins contract for Avelia Horizon high-speed trains in FranceThe new generation four-voltage high-speed trains are designed to meet the needs of European traffic.
• Cosco Shipping finds novel way to transport vehicles amid car carrier capacity crunchAn innovative solution to overcome the shortage of car-carriers has emerged in China
• Leading transport experts to explore innovative options for the Watford to Croxley LinkA wide range of proposals to bring a long disused stretch of railway back to life as a key transport link between Watford and Croxley Green are to be explored…
• SYMCA awarded £570m for sustainable transport schemesSouth Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has been awarded £570 million by the Department for Transport (DfT) for sustainable transport schemes in the county, including several Sheffield initiatives.
• More British Airways flights cancelled from Heathrow spelling more misery for passengersBA has cancelled 629 short-haul round trips up to end of October