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Tuesday, 11 October 2022

BBC News

• Plans submitted for new Cottam Parkway station in PrestonA new railway station could be built on the Blackpool to Preston line subject to planning approval.
• Air France Crash: Aviation bosses heckled as trial beginsRelatives of those who died in the Air France crash yelled

Financial Times

• Amazon-backed Rivian sinks on recall of almost all its electric trucksDiscovery of defect adds to list of setbacks for the California-based automaker
• Air France and Airbus reject responsibility for deadly 2009 crash Companies on trial for ˜involuntary manslaughter following deaths of 228 people on Rio-Paris flight

The Guardian

• Heathrow predicts busy Christmas but warns over future demandAirport remained Europe’s busiest in summer though passenger numbers were below pre-Covid level

Times Online

• Tesla’s start-up rival Rivian Automotive to recall 13,000 electric vehicles [subscription]Rivian Automotive is recalling almost all the electric vehicles it has delivered so far, raising questions on Wall Street around the American start-up’s production targets.

Reuters News

• Heathrow Airport warns on demand outlook for travelLONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest airport Heathrow warned that the demand outlook for the coming winter was uncertain given the growing economic headwinds plus the impact of a new wave of COVID-19 and the escalating situation in Ukraine.

Birmingham Post

• JCB strikes deal with commercial truck and bus supplier Dawsongroup for six revolutionary pothole fixing machinesEach machine can repair up to 250 sqm a day - equivalent to 700 potholes a month
• Nordic renewables giant reveals plans for green hydrogen plant in PembrokeshireStatkraft said its proposed plant would generate up to three tonnes of green hydrogen a day

Bolton News

• Avanti: Train service slammed by Andy Burnham and Bolton MP ordered to improveA train operator has been ordered to improve after being branded ‘nothing short of a disgrace’ for leaving Bolton passengers with reduced services.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Northern offer £1.50 fares from Bradford for Light Night LeedsPEOPLE visiting a free arts event can get hold of special £1.50 train tickets between Bradford and Leeds.
• Crunch talks with taxi bosses avert Bradford cabbie strikeCRUNCH talks with taxi drivers upset over Wakefield Road attacks have averted a cabbie strike planned for tomorrow (Tuesday).
• Forster Square Station refurbishment is delayed yet againPLANS for a major refurbishment of Forster Square Rail Station, first proposed five years ago, have been delayed yet again.

The York Press

• LNER set to open new 'Family Lounge' at King's CrossA YORK-BASED train firm has announced it will be opening a new 'Family Lounge' at King's Cross station in London.

Yorkshire Post

• Fears that Great British Railways has been scrapped following reports that work has stalledThe Prime Minister’s official spokesperson yesterday said that they were “not aware” that plans had changed for Great British Rail, but was not able to confirm whether the location of the headquarters would still be announced this year as planned.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 Chiltern Tunnel construction milestone updateThis is what the Chalfont HS2 buildings will look like.

Hull Daily Mail

• Heathrow regains status as Europe's busiest hub airportHeathrow has revealed it regained its status as Europe's busiest hub airport over the summer. Some 5.8 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in September.

Other Regional Press

• Network Rail apology to Grange Friends of Kents Bank StationNETWORK RAIL has issued an apology to a community action group over 'safety improvement' works being carried out at a historic Cumbrian train station.
• Wiggenhall Road cycle path work completedThe construction of a new path for pedestrians and cyclists has been completed.
• Oxford Bus Service cancels journeys due to driver shortageA NATIONAL bus driver shortage is impacting services across Oxfordshire.
• Feel like a different commute to work? Swap the bus for the boatThis wonderful waterfront home lets you moor up at the end of your garden so you can hop on and off your boat whenever you please.

Washington Post

• Frequent fliers are a problem for the planet. Should they pay more?A global tax on frequent fliers could go a long way toward fixing aviation’s climate problem

New Civil Engineer

• Funding secured to explore options for A61 upgrade in DerbyMidlands Connect will help fund investigation work into upgrading the A61 in Derby, dubbed the "busiest road in north Derbyshire".
• Two new station plans submitted for £116M restoration of abandoned Scots railwayNetwork Rail has submitted the planning applications for the development of new stations at Cameron Bridge and Leven as part of the Levenmouth Rail Link project.

Rail Advent

• Improvements to West Coast main line between Coventry and Birmingham completedA £1.4m investment to improve the West Coast main line between Coventry and Birmingham International in the West Midlands is now complete.

Railnews

• RMT ScotRail staff walk out Very few ScotRail trains are running today because members of the RMT are staging a 24-hour strike. The action has gone ahead after the union rejected a pay offer on Thursday. ScotRail is warning that limited services will run only between Edinburgh and Milngavie, and from Glasgow Central to Lanark and Larkhall. Meanwhile, the RMT has announced two days of strikes by train managers on Avanti West Coast.

Other News Sources

• London Heathrow Says Demand Outlook Uncertain on Economy, WarLondon’s Heathrow airport said growing economic headwinds and the escalating war in Ukraine have made the outlook for travel uncertain this winter.