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Ryanair investors urged to vote down excessive bonus payouts
Shareholders also called on to block eight senior bosses of airline from re-election. Ryanair's investors have been urged to vote down excessive bonus payouts and block eight senior bosses from re-election in the run-up to the airline's annual shareholder meeting this week.
Biggest ever line closure on Tyne and Wear Metro gets underway
A £104M track dualling project will begin today on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the biggest line closure in its 42-year history. The 12-week major line closure is taking place in south Tyneside between Pelaw and South Shields from 12 September to 3 December.
Monday, 12 September 2022
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- Queen Elizabeth II: Trains to London likely to be 'extremely busy'Mourners wanting to pay their respects to the Queen are being warned to plan their train journeys to London in advance. The Rail Delivery Group said services to, and stations in, the capital will be "extremely busy".
Financial Times
- Switch to electric cars held back by costly leasing dealsProblems calculating future second-hand value because of lack of data keep prices stubbornly high
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- Ryanair investors urged to vote down excessive bonus payoutsShareholders also called on to block eight senior bosses of airline from re-election. Ryanair's investors have been urged to vote down excessive bonus payouts and block eight senior bosses from re-election in the run-up to the airline's annual shareholder meeting this week.
Times Online
- £3,000 for poorer owners to scrap polluting vehicles [subscription]Owners of the most polluting cars could be offered financial incentives by the Scottish government to scrap them.
Daily Record
- Edinburgh Airport cancels flights for arrival of Queen's coffinOfficials at the airport have confirmed the airspace will shut temporarily on Tuesday afternoon for a short period of time, to allow the coffin to safely depart for London.
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- Gatwick Easyjet passengers face baggage delays as cricketer Rashid Khan waits four hours at HeathrowAirport chaos at Gatwick (pictured) has today forced hundreds of passengers to wait and sleep on the floor after Easyjet baggage handlers caused delays of up to four hours early this morning.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Snowdonia railway rated ˜most scenic in Europe and two others make the top tenFfestiniog Railway hopes an ambitious three-year project to revamp its Porthmadog workshops will enable it to stay ahead of its rivals
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- Wensleydale Railway appeal to restore passenger train services to RedmireA heritage railway has launched a fundraising appeal to restore passenger train services to a village for the first time in three years.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Leeds Bradford Airport expansion plans still going ahead despite backlash to new terminalLeeds Bradford Airport remains committed to expansion plans – six months on from scrapping its plans for a whole new terminal.
- Leeds bus disruption: City Square stop J set to be removed permanently as revamp works continueBus stop J in Leeds City Square is set to be removed this week as transformative works continue.
Kent Online
- Sheppey Light Railway track between Queenborough to Leysdown could become walking and cycle track like the Crab and Winkle Way from Whitstable to CanterburyThe remains of a long abandoned railway line could be turned into a cycle and walking track if campaigners get their way.
Other Regional Press
- Cambridge residents told congestion charge plans 'aren't going to happen tomorrowResidents and councillors shared concerns and hopes for the future of transport in Cambridge, against the backdrop of a final consultation on a detailed scheme which could be held in the autumn.
- Disconnected Lancashire can't be left behind as neighbours get transport dealsBus fares across Greater Manchester have been slashed to a £2 limit
- Re-opening of Ivanhoe Line through Ashby moves a step closer following Government meetingThe return of passenger trains to Ashby moved a step closer this week following a meeting in Westminster involving the Campaign to Re-open The Ivanhoe Line (CRIL).
- Reading Council to consider letting cyclists use subway under train stationCyclists are currently prohibited from using the route under the train station
- Major resort on outskirts of Chesterfield reveals opening date and plans for zero-carbon tourist transport networkAn opening date has been proposed for a large tourist resort outside Chesterfield – which has also revealed plans for a zero-carbon transport network.
- Oxford's A34 not set to be improved for yearsThames Water has apologised after a burst water main caused a weekend of traffic chaos for motorists on the A34, however vital improvements to the trunk road are still several years away.
New Civil Engineer
- Prime minister suggests Planning Inspectorates powers may be curbedPrime minister Liz Truss suggested that the powers of the Planning Inspectorate may be dialled back so that local authorities planning decisions are not overturned.
- Multi-dimensional approach needed to tackle sustainability challengesThe construction industry faces urgent sustainability risks and finding solutions to the challenges we face requires looking at the issues from a multi-dimensional point of view.
- Support grows for Scotlands ambitious green port bidsMPs and MSPs have started to back multi-million pound bids for two new climate conscious freeports in Scotland.
- Biggest ever line closure on Tyne and Wear Metro gets underwayA £104M track dualling project will begin today on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the biggest line closure in its 42-year history. The 12-week major line closure is taking place in south Tyneside between Pelaw and South Shields from 12 September to 3 December.
Rail Advent
- Norfolk and Suffolk partnership project shows people how to travelSpecial train trips from Norwich to Lowestoft have been run by Greater Anglia to help local young people and newly settled families discover the joys of the Broads National Park and the Suffolk Coast.
Railway Gazette
- West Midlands Metro extension track installed in DigbethUK: The Midland Metro Alliance has installed the first section of track in Digbeth as part of the Eastside light rail extension.
Other News Sources
- Exclusive: UK Secretary State For Transport Anne-Marie Trevelyan Supports Women In TechWhen Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP recently visited Australia, Women Love Tech was granted an exclusive interview with her at the British Consulate in Sydney and it was heartening to hear her talk with such passion about supporting women in tech.
- Network Rail to introduce 2024-29 plans for geotechnical works in ScotlandNetwork Rail is to outline its ground engineering procurement plans for Scotland's Railway up to April 2029 at an event in Glasgow next month.
- London to Brighton cycle takes place despite Queen deathCYCLISTS have flooded the seafront to challenge themselves and raise money for charity in the London to Brighton cycle.
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