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Thursday, 01 September 2022

Government

• Proposals for hydrogen transport and storage business models - ConsultationFollowing government’s commitment in the British Energy Security Strategy to design new business models for hydrogen transportation and storage infrastructure by 2025, this consultation seeks views on:

BBC News

• Wrightbus wins £81m deal to supply almost 200 electric busesWrightbus says the deal with First Bus is the largest zero emissions bus order outside of London.
• More Tube strikes likely after TfL funding deal, warns unionA union says a new government bailout of Transport for London (TfL) will see an

Financial Times

• Italy in talks to sell ITA Airways to Delta, Air France-KLM and US fund Consortium would offer options to expand in American market to successor business to bankrupt Alitalia
• UK rail travellers face more disruption as drivers set for third walkoutAslef action set to hit 12 train operating companies on September 15

The Guardian

• Train drivers from 12 firms to strike over pay in September, says Aslef unionStoppage likely to be most disruptive to date after coordinated strikes by union members in July and August. Train drivers will go on strike again next month in an escalation of the long-running dispute over pay and conditions on the railway, with a 24-hour strike at 12 companies that will stop many services across Great Britain.
• Suez Canal briefly blocked again after another ship, Affinity V, becomes stuckTanker blocked canal for hours, close to where Ever Given container ship became stuck, disrupting supply chains for a week. A tanker getting stuck used to be more the domain of niche business news, but that was before the Ever Given, so all eyes were soon on the Affinity V tanker's plight in the Suez Canal.

The Telegraph

• Bernie Sanders and Mick Lynch join forces to back rail strikesThe pair embraced at a transport rally in London, as Mr Sanders emphasised people all over the world had to 'stand together'

Times Online

• Liz Truss signals the end for smart motorways [subscription]Liz Truss pledged yesterday to end the experiment with smart motorways and consider abolishing mandatory variable speed limits.
• ScotRail wanted to relax ban on alcohol [subscription]ScotRail’s alcohol ban was kept in place by officials despite the train operator preferring more relaxed rules that would have seen daytime drinking allowed.
• Bus lanes are key to emissions targets, says Go-Ahead chief [subscription]The boss of one of Britain’s leading bus operators has called on local mayors and councils to be more “courageous” in implementing bus priority lanes if they want to hit zero-emission public transport targets.

The Mirror

• Liz Truss 'could scrap speed limits on motorways' if she wins Tory leadership battleTory leadership favourite Liz Truss had said she will 'look at' scrapping the 70mph national speed limit almost half a century after they were first introduced in the UK

Belfast Telegraph

• Northern Ireland to suffer most under UK's flight compensation plansNorthern Ireland will be worst hit by the government's plans for flight compensation, according to consumer champions Which?

Birmingham Post

• New sea wall protecting Dawlish railway reaches major milestoneNetwork Rail has updated on the sea wall and the phase of work it is going to complete next

Bristol Live

• How Bristol’s Clean Air Zone will work and what drivers could be charged for using itAround a quarter of Bristol's city centre traffic is expected to be affected by the change. Here's what you need to know about the Clean Air Zone

London Evening Standard

• Cycling and walking transport alternatives fall to pre-pandemic levelsA cycling charity and motoring organisation accused the Government and councils of failing to encourage people to keep using cleaner travel methods.

Northern Echo

• Transport Minister Trudy Harrison in talks at Teesside AirportTransport Minister Trudy Harrison MP has visited Teesside Airport to learn more about the £2.5million hydrogen vehicle trial taking place at the site.

The York Press

• York council: we 'followed proper processes' in NRM decisionCITY of York Council says it is confident that its planning committee 'followed the proper processes and legislation' in dealing with the National Railway Museum's application to build a new central hall across Leeman Road.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Cycling and walking transport alternatives fall to pre-pandemic levelsA cycling charity and motoring organisation accused the Government and councils of failing to encourage people to keep using cleaner travel methods.
• 'A total mess': Uproar over Tipton cycle lane and walkway improvements Fuming Tipton residents with homes next to a new cycle lane and a walking ramp described the project as a

Burnley Express

• East Lancs bus operator keeps £1 discount evening fare offerA CORONAVIRUS discount evening bus ticket deal by East Lancashire's main bus operator is to be extended after one million of the £1 fares were sold.

Cambridge News

• Stagecoach apologises as buses delayed or cancelled across Cambridge They say they are working to fix the issue soon
• 'Worst idea ever' Readers react to Cambridge's congestion chargeThe proposal has been designed to shake up how people will travel in the city

Other Regional Press

• Transport minister calls for changes to approach in project to replace Isles of Scilly ferriesThe minister said the initial business case would fall foul of rules and regulations which could result in a legal challenge and significant costs for the Council of the Isles of Scilly
• Transport boss's £150,000 cost claim 'ridiculous', says leader after Shrewsbury hospital stop scrappedClaims that re-instating a bus stop at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital would cost £150,000 a year are "palpably ridiculous", says a councillor.
• Call to restore 84 bus route between Potters Bar and New BarnetAn MP is lobbying to restore part of a bus route that was axed earlier this year.
• ˜Bus cuts will cause absolute chaos on school-runAs the new academic year begins, huge numbers of protesters have gathered to warn cuts to Kent bus services will cause gridlock on the school-run.
• Rail changes in Gillingham due to hot JulyMajor changes to train services have been made following a four-mile long speed restriction between Gillingham and Tisbury.

C.N.N.

• Tanker refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez CanalTug boats refloated an oil tanker that was briefly stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal late on Wednesday due to a technical fault with its rudder, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said.

New Civil Engineer

• Interview | East West Rail’s new boss remains focused on delivering valueUncertainty about the future of East West Rail (EWR) – the new railway line being built between Oxford and Cambridge – has grown in recent months.

Railnews

• TfL funding settlement agreed with government Transport for London has agreed a funding settlement with the Department for Transport, averting widespread cuts to services.

Transport Scotland

• £25m for Rest and Be ThankfulTransport Minister Jenny Gilruth has welcomed a major milestone of Scottish Government investment in securing a long term solution to the Rest and Be Thankful road.

News from Europe

• Germany will see follow-up to €9 ticket in future, says Transport MinisterGerman Transport Minister Volker Wissing says there will be a successor to the nationwide €9 monthly public transport ticket once funding can be worked out - but he remained vague on details and what the price of the ticket could be.