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Tuesday, 13 September 2022

BBC News

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: 'Credible proposition' put forwardSenior leaders in South Yorkshire say they have found "a credible" consortium interested in operating Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA).
• London Tube lines and stations reopen after power cut issuesSeveral stations were closed including Oxford Circus which was evacuated just before 07:00 BST.
• Queen Elizabeth II: Extra trains planned for mourners headed to LondonA rail industry group says it is doing all it can to ensure people can pay their respects to the Queen.

The Herald

• Scotland: Natural Power in Network Rail solar moveRENEWABLE energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has hailed a major link-up with Network Rail to help steer its energy provision.

The Telegraph

• Power failure hits Tube as thousands expected to descend on London to pay tribute to Queen
• Cyclists bemused as bike rack closed for royal period of mourning

Times Online

• Housebuilders lobbied government against plans to install car chargers in new homes [subscription]The UK’s largest housebuilders lobbied the government to try to make it drop plans to install electric car chargers in every new home, a freedom of information request has revealed.

Daily Express

• Ryanair scraps flights to popular European airport - 'extremely challenging’RYANAIR has cancelled all its flights to a popular European airport. The flights will be cancelled until next spring.

Sky News

• Heathrow Airport passenger numbers improving but still below pre-pandemic levelsThe airport is still trying to get on top of staff shortages that saw it announce a cap on the number of daily departing passengers earlier this year.

Yorkshire Post

• Royal Train: Rail industry insiders have explained why East Coast Main Line will not be used to transport Queen's coffin - and when the plans changedAs far as planning for the immediate aftermath of the Queen’s death goes, there may be one decision that is always tinged with regret about what could have been.

Cambridge News

• Angry tourists slam Cambridge for having 'bicycles everywhere' and boring museumsOne TripAdvisor reviewer angrily commented that "you can marvel at the institutions of inequality and privilege" on a visit to the city
• Plans for night-time roadworks at busy Cambs roundabout described as 'intolerable'Work is being done in the Newmarket Road area to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists

Oxford Mail

• Oxford Tube to operate a reduced service on Monday September 19, the day of the Queen's funeralTHE Oxford Tube will operate a reduced service on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
• Residents want Wantage and Grove railway to returnA PETITION has been set up calling for a railway station to be opened in southern Oxfordshire.

Other Regional Press

• NEWS Cambrian rail line community aid fund launchedA SCHEME to help alleviate social isolation for people living near the Cambrian railway line is accepting new applications.
• Hopes rise for restoration of disused Norfolk railwayAmbitious attempts to reopen a stretch of Norfolk railway shut for decades have been handed a boost after the project was included in a document outlining the region's long-term transport strategy.
• Action on plan to use HS2 rubble to fill Rugby quarryAction on plan to use HS2 rubble to fill Rugby quarry
• Huddersfield's Mr Railways brings out new book in tribute to life on the railsPaul Salveson, a former Kirklees councillor, used to own a house with a model railway in the back garden and a library full of railway books

New Civil Engineer

• Council gives unanimous approval to £23M Selby Station Gateway projectSelby District Council planning committee has voted unanimously in approval of the “transformative” £23M Selby Station Gateway project, which will see the Grade II listed station building replaced, a new station plaza constructed, accessibility improvements and new active travel connections put in place.

Railnews

• Passengers warned of crowded trains during mourning National Rail passengers are being warned that trains are likely to be very crowded between now and the day of Her Majesty’s state funeral, a week from today. Trains to and from London, and services in the London area, are expected to be the busiest, and most passengers who had booked journeys before the Queen’s death on 8 September will be entitled to a full refund if they wish to change their plans.

Other News Sources

• ScotRail to run trains through the night from Glasgow to Edinburgh so people can honour QueenTrains will run through the night between Glasgow and Edinburgh for people travelling to pay respects to the Queen.