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Thursday, 24 November 2022

BBC News

• GWR and Reading rail services disrupted by power line damageDamage to overhead cables is causing disruption to rail services between London Paddington, Reading, Bristol and South Wales.
• Manchester Metrolink tram derails in city centreEngineers warned it could take several hours to return the tram to the track in central Manchester.
• London bus cuts: Sadiq Khan pulls handbrake on planned changesOnly three routes will now be removed while 17 services which were proposed to be cut are saved.
• UK airports could ditch luggage liquid rules by 2024The 100ml bottle restriction could be axed thanks to 3D scanners, which are being trialled in airports.

ITV News

• Bristol bus service branded 'shocking' after First Bus announces 1,450 cancellationsPassengers have branded Bristol's bus service 'shocking' and 'appalling' after First Bus suspended 1,450 journeys a week across the city.

The Guardian

• Airport security rules on liquids and laptops could be lifted in UK in 2024 – reportsNew 3D scanners could end need to remove liquids from hand luggage, with restrictions ‘under review’Security restrictions on liquids and laptops in airport hand luggage could be abolished in the UK in 2024 due to the deployment of hi-tech 3D scanners.The government is considering rolling out the advanced technology, which is similar to CT scanners used in hospitals, in two years although a final decision has yet to be made, a source told the BBC. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Rain and strong winds could cause transport delays, Met Office warnsRain and heavy winds are set to affect parts of the UK on Thursday and could cause transport delays, the Met Office has warned

The Telegraph

• Christmas rail works must be cancelled to save holidays, Transport Secretary told. [Subscription]Commuters could lose more than £50m in wasted train fares during proposed strikes over the festive period

Times Online

• Airport scanners to end hand luggage liquid rules. [subscription]Technology will dramatically reduce queues and should be in place at the UK’s main airports by the summer of 2024

City AM

• Mick Lynch to meet with Mark Harper as new strikes sour festive periodRMT’s boss Mick Lynch is set to meet with transport secretary Mark Harper tomorrow as the rail strikes announced yesterday are set to disrupt the festive period. 

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Walking school bus' could be a green transport solution Denbighshire Council discussed its sustainable transport plan and encouraging more pupils to walk to school was a subject for discussion
• Airports to ditch 100ml liquids in major hand luggage rule shake-up within next two yearsAirports across the UK are scrapping the ban on liquids over 100ml among other major changes by 2024

Liverpool Echo

• UK airports to scrap 100ml liquids rule in hand luggage by 2024Passengers will also no longer have to remove laptops from their bags

Northern Echo

• TransPennine Express: North East December rail timetables to changeTransPennine Express (TPE) have warned customers across the North East and Scotland amendments to journeys will be introduced starting from Sunday, December 11.

The York Press

• Leeds Bradford Airport ranked worst in UK for security queuesLEEDS Bradford airport has been ranked as the worst in the UK for waiting time in security queues.

Wales Online

• A bid has been unveiled for a 'freeport' covering Milford Haven and Port TalbotBackers claim the 'Celtic Freeport' would create thousands of jobs

Other Regional Press

• Hourly rail service call on Transport for Wales in PowysThe lack of an hourly train service through Montgomeryshire shows the area is being forgotten about, a politician has said.
• Chance for disabled people to help make East West Rail accessible to all in Aylesbury Vale and Milton KeynesA new panel will bring in people with disabilities at the planning stage to help ensure the new service is easy for everyone to access
• 80 bus services in North Yorkshire under threat, says Harrogate district MPA Conservative MP whose constituency includes parts of the Harrogate district has said 80 bus services in North Yorkshire are under threat.

New Civil Engineer

• Autumn Budget | A just transition needed to end austerityThere is no doubt that the Autumn Statement presented tough news for households across the country, initiating the biggest fall in living standards in decades and ushering in a period of austerity that will impact all, and particularly the most vulnerable.
• Private investor sought for rail innovation bodyA controlling stake is up for grabs in the body created by the Welsh Government to oversee delivery of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) on the edge of the Brecon Beacons.

Rail Business Daily

• Hitachi Rail awarded €867 million contract to deliver digital signalling in ItalyHitachi Rail has been awarded a framework agreement worth €867 million, as the leader of a consortium of companies, to design and deliver European Rail Transport Management System (ERTMS) digital signalling on 1,885 kilometres of the Italian rail network.
• Global Centre of Rail Excellence launches major private investment opportunityThe Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) today announced that it is inviting investors from across the world to take an equity stake in its business and support the next phase of the project’s development.

Other News Sources

• Southend Central train station building fire believed to be started deliberatelyA fire broke out in a building at an Essex train station early this morning (November 23). Two fire engines were spotted on Clifftown Road in Southend, outside Southend Central train station shortly after 6am.
• GB Railfreight announce £4.7m investment into Peterborough maintenance depotGB Railfreight are investing in a new state-of-the-art maintenance depot in Peterborough next to the East Coast Main Line.
• Telford MP calls for 'negotiated solution' over 'cynically timed' rail strikesTelford MP Lucy Allan has said "cynically timed strike action" is not the answer to the dispute on the country's railways.
• GMCA progresses £1bn transport package Greater Manchester Combined Authority is to draw down cash from its eight-figure City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement to kick off a series of projects aimed at contributing towards the vision for a London-style transport system.