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Wednesday, 21 September 2022

BBC News

• Bedfordshire bus routes to be axed to reflect changing habitsA number of bus routes are to be axed or changed by a bus company to reflect what it called new travel habits. Stagecoach East said a new bus network would be brought in across Bedfordshire from 30 October.
• Rail upgrade to prevent future landslips at HonitonWork to prevent landslips on a rail line in Devon means some passengers will face disruption this week. The line between Axminster and Pinhoe is closed until Friday.
• HS2 wins route-length High Court injunctionA judge grants an 'extensive' injunction in order to prevent access without permission to HS2 land or disruption taking place to its construction.
• Cyclists paid £1.2m in Edinburgh tram line compensationThe money was paid to cyclists who sustained injuries or bike damage on Edinburgh's tram tracks.
• Manchester Metrolink: Checks not done before woman trapped in tram doorsThe passenger was dragged along the platform after her handbag got stuck in the closing doors.
• Free bus scheme for under-22s clocks up 21 million journeysThe Scottish government says more than half of the people under 22 who are eligible have signed up.
• Bus firm pulls out of Kilmarnock station over safety fearsStagecoach says it will not run buses after 6pm from Kilmarnock Bus Station due to anti-social behaviour.

Financial Times

• Fresh UK rail strikes to hit Tory conference RMT announces walkout on October 1, while unions launch legal dispute against strikebreaking rules

The Guardian

• HS2 granted route-wide injunction to tackle environmental protestsActivists barred from accessing hundreds of miles of land earmarked for UK high-speed rail projec. A high court judge has granted a route-wide injunction to HS2 to prevent environmental protesters from accessing hundreds of miles of land earmarked for the controversial route. It is thought to be one of the largest injunctions of its kind against protesters granted by a court.HS2 and the secretary of state for transport, the claimants in the case, applied to the high court for the route-wide injunction on 22 March, arguing that unlawful protests had hindered construction of the route.

The Telegraph

• Train company takes passengers to Birmingham by taxi after more than 24 hours of chaos

City AM

• London businesses still not sure what ’Levelling Up’ means, new survey shows London businesses are still unclear on the details of what the UK government's Levelling Up agenda actually entails, according to new research from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). First set out in the Conservative Party manifesto in 2019, the Levelling Up policy aims to reduce disparities between regions and social groups

Birmingham Post

• Green light for new £24m Dudley InterchangeBum and tram interchange will be built on the site of 1980s bus station which will be demolished
• Ryanair launches new flight route from Bristol AirportIt brings the airline's total number of routes to and from Bristol for the winter to 29

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Stena Line has bought former Anglesey Aluminium site in HolyheadThey said it was bought to facilitate the extension of the port’s operations in the area

Liverpool Echo

• New cheaper bus fares begin across Liverpool City RegionCommuters across the Liverpool City Region are now benefitting from new, reduced bus fares. Sunday saw the start of a historic move to cap all single bus fares on any routes around the city region. Following yesterday's Bank Holiday, today is the first time regular commuters will be experiencing the new fares.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 win High Court injunction to prevent peaceful protests in BucksA RULING has made it illegal for people to peacefully protest against the construction of the new high speed railway line in Buckinghamshire.

Cambridge News

• Cambs village locals 'virtually cut off' in new bus service routes asked for opinionsStagecoach axed a number of services in rural Cambridgeshire

Other Regional Press

• HS2 wins major court injunction restricting protestsA major rail project in the UK has won a High Court injunction that restricts people from protesting along its route.

New Civil Engineer

• Rail industry calls on new government to publish enhancements pipeline as a ’priority’The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has called for the Department for Transport (DfT) to publish its updated Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) "as a matter of priority" after new transport minister Kevin Foster said that work on the pipeline is still ongoing.

Railnews

• ASLEF to stage two more strikes at 12 train operators: now RMT to strike as well Train operators have urged the drivers union ASLEF not to go ahead with two more strikes at 12 train operators on 1 and 5 October. The Rail Delivery Group said: ˜The strikes are not in the long-term interests of rail workers or building a sustainable rail industry. However, ASLEF has accused the operators of forcing its hand.

Other News Sources

• Shropshire Council to provide further support to save under-threat bus servicesShropshire Council is to extend its financial support for a number of under-threat bus services until at least March next year.
• University of Birmingham agree to collaborate with Global Centre for Rail ExcellenceA new agreement will see railway expertise from academia, government and industry driving forward rail innovation at a world class rail testing centre in Wales.