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Wednesday, 07 September 2022

BBC News

• Severn Valley Railway engine shed reopens in Bridgnorth after £475k revampA heritage railway locomotive shed is set to be officially reopened after undergoing a £475,000 refurbishment.
• Isle of Wight's rail services stop due to staff illnessSouth Western Railway said it was unable to cover a signaller's shift on Wednesday and would have to close the Island Line between Ryde and Shanklin.
• HS2: Construction of interchange 'to create 1,000 jobs'West Midlands mayor, Andy Street, says the project will be
• London segregated cycle lanes made permanentTransport for London said the lanes had increased cycling rates without affecting traffic flow.

Department for Transport

• Transport Research and Innovation BoardThe Transport Research and Innovation Board (TRIB) encourages and supports collaborative research and innovation across the UK transport sector.
• The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MPAnne-Marie Trevelyan was appointed Secretary of State for Transport on 6 September 2022.

Financial Times

• Why business will be reluctant to pay the price of supersonic flight Companies will have to weigh time savings of flying faster than speed of sound against environmental impact

The Guardian

• Major UK transport company Go-Ahead battles cyber-attackGo-Ahead, one of the UK’s biggest transport companies, has said it is managing a cyber-attack that has affected software used to schedule bus drivers and services.

The Independent

• First look at Europe’s new NightJet sleeper trainsThe latest generation of Nightjet sleeper trains in Europe has been unveiled.

The Telegraph

• The £2 game-changer for British tourists [subscription]Cut-price bus tickets are attractive, especially if you're heading out to the countryside – here are 10 of England's most scenic routes

Times Online

• Go-Ahead battles cyber attack on brink of takeover [subscription]Go-Ahead Group, one of Britain’s biggest bus operators, has come under attack from cyber bandits who have brought down its software systems, leading to potential delays or cancellations of services around the country.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Smart motorway system dangerous and flawed, inquest in Yorkshire hearsThe family of a grandmother who died on a stretch of Yorkshire motorway with no hard shoulder believe the smart motorway system is dangerous and flawed an inquest has heard.
• Road scheme will bring more people to 'particularly quiet' area of city centreA “PARTICULARLY quiet” section of the city centre will be one of the areas to benefit from a multimillion-pound project.

The York Press

• Go-Ahead Group, which runs East Yorkshire Buses, suffers cyber attackOne of the UK’s biggest bus companies - which operates in and around York - has fallen victim to a cyber attack.

Wales Online

• First Cymru bus drivers are going on strike over payA number of services are expected to be affected

Yorkshire Post

• York-based tour provider Great Rail Journeys appoints new CEOYork-based escorted tour and river cruise provider Great Rail Journeys has announced that Dave Riley, currently Group CFO, will take on the role of CEO for The Great Rail Journeys family of brands.

Oxford Mail

• Oxford Railway Station to close for improvement worksRail passengers face weeks of disruption as a £161 million project to improve Oxford Railway Station is set to get underway. Lines in and out of the Park End Street station will be closed closed over four weekends in September and October.

Plymouth Herald

• Major changes coming to Plymouth Railway Station road as Brunel Plaza takes shapeA roundabout will be built at the top of Station Approach where it meets North Road East and the approach will also be widened.

Other Regional Press

• New trains ’too long’ for Enfield stationsPassengers warned they won’t be able to get off at Enfield Lock, Brimsdown, Ponders End or Meridian Water if they’re in wrong carriage
• Grant Shapps leaves post as Secretary of State for TransportGrant Shapps MP will no longer serve in government as the Secretary of State for Transport. The MP for Welwyn Hatfield said he will now be a "strong, independent voice on the backbenches" after his deposition following the appointment of Liz Truss as the UK's prime minister.
• Nargis Begum's 'broken' family relive her final moments to stop another tragedy on 'flawed' smart motorwaysNargis Begum, 62, was killed on a smart motorway after her car broke down and she was unable to get out of the inside lane

New Civil Engineer

• Plans for UK’s longest road tunnel backed to ease congestion in south eastAdur and Worthing Council is actively considering plans for “the longest road tunnel in the UK” to help ease congestion on the A27.
• Aecom wins design role on HS2 Interchange stationAecom has been appointed as Laing O'Rourke's design partner for HS2's Interchange station at Solihull.

The Business Desk

• HS2 Interchange station to create 1,100 jobs and apprenticeshipsThe new £370m HS2 Interchange Station located near Birmingham Airport, will bring 1,000 jobs and more than 100 apprenticeships to the region.

Transportxtra

• DfT rejects claims that direct rail awards fail to incentivise growthThe DfT has rejected an assertion that the direct award contracts it has issued to Train Operating Companies do not benefit taxpayers and lack incentives to attract more passengers. It has also revealed that it is in discussion with TOCs about re-doubling efforts on revenue protection.
• DfT takes new approach to appraisals while Wales takes a different tackContrasting approaches to transport scheme appraisal are clearly apparent as both the DfT and Welsh Government issue new guidance on their policies.

Other News Sources

• Gosport, Fareham and Portsmouth are plugged into largest electric bus orderCouncillor Edward Heron, Executive Lead Member for Environment and Transport Strategy at Hampshire County Council, said: “This really is welcome news and I’m pleased the County Council has been an active player in this significant development which supports our Climate Change target. We are committed to building on the good relationships we have with bus operators to improve services in Hampshire and drive up passenger numbers, as demonstrated by our Bus Service Improvement Plan.”
• Waiting for a bus made easier in Three Rivers, thanks to real-time updatesElectronic displays have been installed at bus stops across Three Rivers - providing passengers with real-time updates to help encourage more people to travel by bus.
• County Council suspends ’no pass no travel’ rule on school transportThe ’no pass, no travel’ rule on school transport has been suspended for the first few weeks of term by Worcestershire County Council due to the high volume of late applications.
• All-electric fast ferry wins Ship of the YearBergen, Norway and Richmond, British Columbia, Canada – September 6th 2022 — Corvus Energy congratulates Fjellstrand Verft, Kolumbus and all our partners in the Maritime CleanTech cluster for recognition as Skipsrveyen’s Ship of the Year for MS Medstraum—the world’s first zero-emission all-electric fast ferry.
• Anne-Marie Trevelyan named new UK transport chief New U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss named Anne-Marie Trevelyan her new transport secretary. The former trade secretary backed a rival candidate, Tom Tugendhat, in the Conservative leadership campaign, but switched to Truss when he got knocked out.