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Sunday, 09 October 2022

BBC News

• Night buses to run in Plymouth to help people get homeA new night bus service in Plymouth begins on Saturday. Plymouth City Council said the initiative would allow people to get home safely from the city after a night out, and would run on Saturday nights until the end of the year.
• Rail strikes: Passengers face disruption on 11th different day of actionLimited services ran until early on Saturday evening and schedules will resume later than normal on Sunday.

Financial Times

• German rail services hit by "deliberate" sabotage, transport minister saysSecurity services investigating damage to critical communication cables
• Cathay Pacific expects reduced flying for at least two more yearsSlow recovery highlights Hong Kong’s wavering hub status as pandemic restrictions take toll

The Guardian

• "Bad smell": Mick Lynch criticises Liz Truss government as rail workers strikeAt Euston picket line, RMT general secretary talks of ˜incompetence" of new prime minister and chancellorUnion chief Mick Lynch has compared Liz Truss's government to a "bad smell" as more than 40,000 RMT members joined a national rail strike on Saturday.Speaking at a picket line outside Euston station in London, the RMT general secretary criticised the"'incompetence" of the new prime minister and chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, claiming it was only matched by their ego.
• HS2's supporters fear cancellations and delays as austerity loomsIn Britain's darkening economic climate, the expensive high speed rail project looks like an obvious target for further cuts. At first glance, the scarred earth in central Birmingham where HS2's future Midlands terminus will stand has not changed greatly since 2018. Back then, before another Tory party conference, transport secretary Chris Grayling donned a hard hat to affirm that work was up and running, in front of bulldozers specially hauled in for a Sunday shift.Now, with the government set on fresh spending cuts, the vast outlay on the high-speed rail line has been called into question

The Telegraph

• 10 abandoned railway stations in Europe with fascinating histories [subscription]As Shepherd's Bush tube station opens to visitors for the first time in 200 years, our writer explores Europe’s most intriguing rail relics

Times Online

• End of the road for serial motoring offenders [subscription]Confusion over sentence guidelines has allowed motorists to get back behind the wheel, reoffend — and even kill
• This is Avanti railway roulette — and the operator always wins [subscription]There are three words that in the north of England are only ever whispered. If you said them loudly, or even at normal volume, they’d be enough to stop an entire room in its tracks. So whisper those words with me: Avanti West Coast.

i News

• Rail strikes: Train stations deserted as walkouts grind transport to a halt againOn the picket line, rail union boss Mick Lynch compared the Government to a lingering ’bad smell’ as he urged Liz Truss to make way for a ’competent’ successor

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford Clean Air Zone question at Full Council meetingBRADFORD Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe has been asked how the money made through the Clean Air Zone will be managed.

Bristol Live

• Major First Bus changes in Bristol begin today - full list of services affectedSome services have been axed and others have been added

Liverpool Echo

• Stagecoach's response to bringing back 'essential' night busThere are "no plans" to bring back a late night bus service that was initially closed due to "low demand".

Other Regional Press

• Campaign for North East Rail study gets the green lightPlans to reinstate rail links in the north-east area have made significant progress after a successful funding award.
• Rosyth ferry can be springboard for rebuilding ties with Europe, says Fife MPA direct ferry link between Rosyth and Belgium would revive Scotland’s ties with Europe after Brexit, the SNP conference heard.
• Traffic ban on seafront stretch ‘will keep visitors away’Plans to transform a busy route into a seaside plaza have sparked fears the changes could deter visitors to a Kent town.
• Dartford Crossing set for £10m paint jobWork has started to give one of the busiest bridges in Britain a fresh lick of paint as part of a multi-million pound seven-year project.

Rail Advent

• Train operator LNER tops post-pandemic passenger recovery figuresFor a record fifth consecutive quarter, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has topped the table for post-pandemic passenger recovery.

Other News Sources

• New East Lancs rail link to Manchester blueprint with governmentThe blueprint for a proposed new rail link between East Lancashire and Manchester has been sent to ministers.
• EU Transport Commissioner in Cyprus for maritime conferenceEU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean will be in Cyprus on Sunday to attend the opening of the Maritime Cyprus conference in Limassol.