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Tuesday, 01 November 2022

BBC News

• Anglesey: Villagers feel lost as bus stop moved a mile awayResidents of one village have said they feel "lost" after their local bus stop was effectively moved over a mile away.
• Three roads in Norfolk identified in regional transport planThree roads in Norfolk have been identified in a regional transport plan for the next 28 years.
• Ferguson Marine: MSPs investigating ferries fiasco visit shipyardThey are looking into the delay in building two CalMac ferries at the Ferguson Marine shipyard.

Department for Transport

• Government launches new campaign to boost aviation recruitmentGeneration Aviation is a new recruitment campaign aimed at encouraging people to consider a career in the UK's aviation sector.

Financial Times

• Covid impact on UK retail and transport worse than thought, says ONSData show sectors’ contribution to economy remains below 2019 levels while personal wellbeing has also suffered
• Climate tech to save the planet: How to keep flyingDoes aviation have a sustainable future?

STV

• Return of Rosyth ferry link with mainland Europe edges closerFresh round of talks held over possibility of restoring services to Belgium.

The Scotsman

• Scottish ministers urged to review costs of public transport amid drive to cut car useMinisters are being urged to review the costs of travelling by public transport as part of efforts to cut car journeys.

Times Online

• SNP urged to fix ’death roads’. [subscription]The SNP government has been told that the death toll on Scotland’s roads will keep rising unless it stops “pandering” to the Scottish Greens and finally delivers essential upgrades to the country’s most dangerous trunk routes.

Daily Record

• Night buses diverted away from West Lothian town following attacksNight-time bus services at Fauldhouse are being diverted after a spate of attacks.

The Mirror

• Last flight at Doncaster Sheffield takes off as crew 'in tears' and locals furiousThe last flight - to Katowice in Poland - left Doncaster Sheffield Airport on Saturday as the South Sheffield travel hub is wound down by owners Peel Group despite protests from workers and users of it

The National

• SNP MP makes trip to Copenhagen to discuss Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferryMP for Dunfermline and West Fife, Douglas Chapman, was in Copenhagen this week for further talks with the DFDS Group and the team behind the new ferry link from Rosyth to Zeebrugge.
• Calls made to cut public transport ticket prices in bid to cut car journeysSCOTTISH ministers are being urged to review the costs of travelling by public transport as part of efforts to cut down on car journeys.

Network Rail

• Future Rail – how machine learning is improving your journeysMachine learning is one of the many ways we’re using innovative technology to run the railway more efficiently – and ultimately give you better journeys.

Birmingham Mail

• Original Birmingham tube system plans revealed - and how it would workDespite having a population of roughly 1.1million, Birmingham doesn't have an underground tube network. The UK's second-largest city, behind London, is unable to efficiently connect people across urban areas - unlike the capital.
• Birmingham underground train tunnel plans unveiled for city centre'Radical' proposals part of plans to develop West Midlands rail network

Birmingham Post

• Britishvolt gigafactory scheme close to collapse, reports sayThe company wants to build a 3,000-job plant in Northumberland but has been beset by problems in recent weeks
• Black cab maker LEVC to axe 140 jobsCoventry car manufacturer says the move is part of a restructure to 'focus on operational efficiencies and greater cash flow generation'
• Huge new tri-modal Yorkshire site eyes links with Leeds and Humber ports by water, rail and road£54m land deal done for Konect 62, planned for a former coal mine by the Aire and Calder Navigation and strategic freight network
• Ivanhoe passenger line could reopen within four years'The decision to take our project to the next stage is a fantastic boost for the communities along the Ivanhoe Line'

Bristol Live

• How Bristol can be made safer for cyclists to be debated next weekCampaigners are calling for a comprehensive network of safe cycling routes

Derby Telegraph

• Old railway line through South Derbyshire earmarked to reopenCampaigners hope a passenger line through South Derbyshire could be open again as early as 2026. Backers of the 31 mile Leicester to Burton Ivanhoe line believe there is enough of a case to get government backing to reopen the track to paying passengers.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• 'Rail tunnel' could be built under Birmingham under drastic proposals to transform the network by 2050A rail tunnel could be built under the centre of Birmingham under alongside other drastic proposals to transform the rail network in the West Midlands.

Other Regional Press

• Plans for Ryde Esplanade station approved, so long as external materials pay special regard to Victorian character of conservation areaA modern upgrade to a Ryde train station may not be so modern after all, as councillors ask for a more Victorian feel to the building.
• Lincolnshire train stations getting new smart ticket kiosksSmart kiosks will be installed at nine Lincolnshire train stations by the end of the year, as East Midlands Railway seeks to make buying tickets easier and more affordable for customers.
• NHS could provide bus services for Shrewsbury super GP hubHealth bosses say they won't rule out providing bus services to get patients to a planned super GP hub.
• New boss takes the wheel at under fire bus companyUnder-fire bus firm Stagecoach has appointed a new managing director in the south west.
• Southampton buses: Calls to save 'lifeline' services as First Bus announces cutsSOUTHAMPTON residents are calling for more to be done to save "lifeline" bus services from being axed.
• First look at Swindon's new national bus hub amid major regeneration schemeThis image shows work on the new national bus hub on the site of the former Cheltenham Street car park
• Brighton says goodbye to its bendy busesBrighton and Hove buses is retiring its fleet of 22 single-decker buses this evening.
• Major report highlights region's 'transport deserts'Two-thirds of those from the region's rural areas are living in 'transport deserts' with no alternative but to rely on cars, a major new report has found.

New Civil Engineer

• Support grows for restoration of abandoned Leicestershire railwayAn abandoned passenger railway line in Leicestershire has been backed to be restored by local business leaders.
• Bam Nuttall completes work on railway line between Inverness and AberdeenBam Nuttall has completed work on a railway line between Inverness and Aberdeen as part of the £14M Inverness Airport Station programme.

Rail Advent

• East Midlands Railway to install Smart Kiosks at 29 stations across its regional networkSmart Kiosks are to be installed at 29 stations across East Midlands Railway’s (EMR) regional network to make it simpler and easier for passengers to buy the cheapest fares.

Rail Business Daily

• Campaign launched to give assistance dogs extra support on rail networkPassengers who are supported by assistance dogs are set for an easier ride on train journeys, as rail companies launch a campaign to help raise awareness.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Return to passenger travel as Trent Valley line upgrade works completeThe works to replace track and upgrade railway signalling systems on the Trent Valley line is officially complete and has seen the railway reopened today, for passenger travel.

Railnews

• Future of HS2 placed in doubt by ministerThe future of HS2 could be at risk, after levelling-up minister Michael Gove warned that ’everything will be reviewed’ when he was asked about the gap in government funds.

Other News Sources

• Minister Mark Spencer responds to whether HS2 may be scrapped - AudioMinister Mark Spencer responds to whether HS2 may be scrapped
• Recovery on track: rail freight up 8.7% in 2021After decreases of 2.2% and 6.1% in 2019 and 2020 (compared with the previous year), EU rail freight transport performance saw some recovery in 2021
• The projected cost of building the Global Centre of Rail Excellence in south Wales has gone up from £150m to £250m in the past year.What is described as “the UK’s ’one stop shop’ for railway innovation” is going to be built on the former Nant Helen opencast site and Onllwyn Washery in south Wales. Last week the Welsh government completed the acquisition of the site from opencast mining company Celtic Energy.
• The projected cost of building the Global Centre of Rail Excellence in south Wales has gone up from £150m to £250m in the past year.What is described as “the UK’s ’one stop shop’ for railway innovation” is going to be built on the former Nant Helen opencast site and Onllwyn Washery in south Wales. Last week the Welsh government completed the acquisition of the site from opencast mining company Celtic Energy.
• Network Rail complete Carstairs Junction electrificationNetwork Rail have finished work on 121 overhead electrification structures at Carstairs Junction as part of a wider upgrade project on the junction.
• Manchester Airport Group launches aviation education driveManchester airport has launched a programme aimed at educating and inspiring young people to join the aviation sector.
• UK government launches aviation recruitment driveThe UK government has launched a new campaign to encourage young people to choose a career in the aviation sector.