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Monday, 10 October 2022

BBC News

• Lancashire-Manchester rail link plans submittedPlans for a proposed new rail link between East Lancashire and Manchester has been submitted to ministers. The Local Democracy Reporting Service said the business case for the line from Rawtenstall to the city had been sent to the Department for Transport.
• Widespread disruption as ScotRail strike goes aheadPassengers face 24 hours of limited services after ScotRail RMT members rejected the latest pay offer.
• Scottish airline Loganair goes on the marketThe UK's largest regional airline is being sold with the hope of new owners taking over by mid-2023.

Financial Times

• German police open probe into sabotage of rail systemPolitical motive not ruled out after damage to fibre optic cables brought services across north of country to halt

The Guardian

• Roads-focused policy fuels UK’s ’car addiction’, campaigners sayThe government must stop building roads to satisfy growing “car addiction”, clean air campaigners have said, after three-quarters of transport projects announced by Liz Truss’s administration were road related.
• Final minutes of Air France flight AF477 to be examined as trial opensAir France and Airbus are being tried on charges of involuntary manslaughter after 228 people died in the 2009 crash The harrowing final minutes of the Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris that went into freefall and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, killing all 228 people on board, will be examined as a landmark trial opens in Paris on Monday.

The Telegraph

• Working from home leaves rail industry £2bn short [subscription]Passengers return to the railway but travel on lower off-peak fares

Times Online

• Train strike frustration for minister [subscription]Jenny Gilruth, Scotland’s transport minister, is “frustrated and disappointed” by rail strikes that will bring the network to a virtual halt today. She questioned why union bosses had rejected the deal rather than let members vote on a 5 per cent rise.

City AM

• RMT’s Mick Lynch: ’We will be in this for as long as it takes’Mick Lynch, secretary general of transport union RMT, said railway workers and their union representatives will continue to fight over better working conditions for “as long as it takes.”

Daily Record

• SNP transport minister Jenny Gilruth 'very sympathetic' to scrapping peak time ScotRail faresPassenger numbers on Scotland's rail network plummeted during lockdowns and ministers are under pressure to find new ways of encouraging more people to use public transport.

i News

• Tory rebel Grant Shapps’s flagship Great British Railways project looks set to be scrapped, insiders sayGrant Shapps’s flagship Great British Railways project is in danger of being scrapped, according to insiders working on it.

The Mirror

• Air France and Airbus face trial over plane crash that killed 228 peopleAir France and Airbus will go on trial this week over Flight 447 plunging into the Atlantic Ocean as it flew from Rio to Paris in 2009, killing 228 people, including five Brits

Birmingham Mail

• Amazing images show how loved the old Birmingham trams wereWould the modern Metro get a send-off like this?

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Canal investment call to keep visitors coming to Five Rise LocksA BRADFORD cafe owner who has benefitted from its location on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal has highlighted the importance of inland waterways to the economy but stressed that more investment in canals is needed.

Yorkshire Post

• Bus passengers in West Yorkshire warned more services could be cut next yearBus passengers in West Yorkshire have been warned that more services could be cut next year, as around one in 10 routes are “not financially viable”.
• Bus services are integral and should be improved - The Yorkshire Post saysBuses are an integral mode of transport for a lot of people, especially those in communities with poor rail connections.

Other Regional Press

• Cambridge might need light rail after all, says county council leaderCllr Lucy Nethsingha, the Liberal Democrat leader of Cambridgeshire County Council, acknowledged that light rail, trams and other new technologies including autonomous vehicles should be explored “for climate change reasons”.
• Khan says Ulez consultation ’not a referendum’ after 60% oppose expansionCity Hall still pressing ahead with plans to expand the low-emissions zone to cover all of London, reports Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter

New Civil Engineer

• Historic England ’deeply concerned’ by Liverpool Street station revamp plansHistoric England has said it is “deeply concerned” by plans to revamp Liverpool Street station. The major overhaul of the existing building to create a “world-class transport interchange” forms part of a wider £1.5 billion project which includes a new 16-storey tower above the revamped concourse. A big reveal of its designs for a massive development above the London terminus is set for next month.
• HS2: ’Further work’ needed to solve Euston spoil conundrumHS2 Ltd has confirmed that “further work” is still needed to work up a plan to remove spoil from its Euston station site and that “no decisions have been made”.

Railway Gazette

• Disappointing response to London Underground renewable energy procurementUK: Transport for London has scrapped an initial attempt to source 10% of its power needs from new-build wind or solar farms, telling Metro Report International that it had received a disappointing response.

Transport Infrastructure News

• Emissions reduction needs a local approach, event hearsTransport decarbonisation would be best delivered through a localised approach which recognises that the path to net zero will be different for every place, rather than top-down national policy, a webinar heard.

Other News Sources

• All change - UK Government plans rail reformThe railways have dominated news this summer through ongoing strike action. But behind the headlines work is ongoing to reform how they operate.
• Aber Station closed for essential maintenanceTransport for Wales are undertaking a programme of essential maintenance works to help ensure the safety and reliability of the railway, and to prepare for the upcoming South Wales Metro.
• MSP Karen Adams receives unanimous support for her call to re-rail the north-eastOpening the SNP's conference which is being held in Aberdeen, MSP Karen Adam urged support for re-railing the north-east with investment in links to Fraserburgh and Peterhead.
• Exeter’s sustainable transport hub and BT’s latest renewable energy deal: As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, a new sustainable transport R&D hub in Exeter, and much more.
• Bluebell Railway given nearly £700,000 for habitat developmentA HISTORIC steam railway has been given nearly £700,000 to help fund improvements.