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Saturday, 03 December 2022

BBC News

• Plymouth bus service cuts to help fill funding gapSome people in parts of Plymouth say cuts to bus services will make it more difficult to get into the city centre.
• Anfield transport issues: Trams or new railway station consideredA new railway station or the introduction of trams could ease transport issues around Liverpool's stadium, a meeting has heard.
• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Airspace to be downgradedThe airspace around Doncaster Sheffield Airport is to be downgraded as part of the winding down process at the site.
• Avanti West Coast, Northern and TransPennine Express trains failing to run on timeThe Rail Delivery Group blamed the Covid-19 pandemic and strike action for the failures.
• Train strikes: RMT union hopeful of offer to end rail disputeRMT union boss Mick Lynch has said he is hopeful that the government will make an offer that could end the planned rail strikes.
• Sturgeon breached ministerial code over ferry meeting, say ToriesThe Conservatives say the first minister failed to record a meeting with former shipyard boss Jim McColl.

Financial Times

• India's cut-throat aviation sector prepares for consolidationMerger of former national carrier Air India with Vistara will shake up fast-growing industry
• Biden signs bill to avoid US rail strikePresident says move had averted economic catastrophe but pledges to keep fighting for additional worker benefits
• UK rail groups prepare for weekend talks over pre-Christmas strikesUnions and train operators have until Monday evening to reach a deal following constructive meeting with government

Bristol Live

• Bristol Temple Meads becomes the first train station in the country to release an audio map for blind peopleNetwork Rail teamed up with a local charity to produce 12 audio guides to help visually impaired people navigate Bristol Temple Meads
• Railway regulator approves rival train operator to run new mainline services via Bristol ParkwayGrand Union Trains hopes to launch the service in two years time

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Gwynedd train services slammed as 'among the worst in the whole of Europe'Councillors said trains were late, full and often cancelled

London Evening Standard

• More railway strikes called as dispute continuesFurther industrial action over the Christmas and new year period is being actively considered, the TSSA said.

Manchester Evening News

• Greater Manchester 'ghost station' has only ONE passenger a week - that could be about to change Just two trains a week stop at Denton railway station

The York Press

• City of York Council seeks 'screening opinion' on proposed stationFresh details have emerged on the proposed Haxby Railway Station as City of York Council determines what information it needs to assess in its planning process.

Other Regional Press

• Hertfordshire rail freight terminal moves closer after sale 'agreed'Controversial plans to build a rail freight terminal on the site of a former RAF aerodrome have taken a big step forward.
• Blueprints for improving travel and transport in Grantham, Sleaford, Skegness and Mablethorpe revealedTown centre improvements, better public transport and improved facilities for cyclists and pedestrians are all part of the new vision for transport in Grantham, Sleaford, Skegness and Mablethorpe.
• E-scooter trial may be over - but they're not going anywhereAs a controversial e-scooter trial ended this week, the vehicles should be nowhere to be seen. But that's far from the case as our reporter finds out.
• HS2 donates 300 trees to Coventry school as part of Green Canopy initiativeThey will enhance local wildlife in the school grounds

New Civil Engineer

• National Highways seeks new designs for motorway gantriesNational Highways is looking to develop the look of its network by seeking ideas for new designs for its highway gantries.
• Network Rail secures £27bn government funding for next five yearsNetwork Rail has secured £27.5bn of government funding for operational railway infrastructure in England and Wales for the next five years.

Railway Gazette

• Train operators respond as Vivarail enters administrationUK: Vivarail Ltd went into administration on December 1, with the appointment of joint administrators from Grant Thornton UK.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Minister briefed on coach and bus driver shortage scaleRecently appointed Under-Secretary of State for Transport Richard Holden has been briefed on the scale of the coach and bus driver shortage. It occurred in a summit convened by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) and the Department for Transport (DfT) on 29 November. Those parties will now agree an action plan to offer “tailored assistance” to help alleviate the crisis.

Other News Sources

• Glasgow approves 'people first' city centre transport planGlasgow City Council has approved a transport plan which will guide the delivery of a People First Zone across the city centre over the next decade.
• Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirms multi-million pound railway cash during visit to DarlingtonChancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed multi-million pound cash injection for Darlington Railway Station during a visit to the town.
• Glasgow Startup Bags Share of £73m Clean Transport FundProjects included in the joint funding are expected to support 3,300 jobs and drive economic growth across the UK over the next decade.
• Manchester Airport improves planning and capacity management via “revolutionary” partnershipAeroCloud Systems, the modular intelligent airport management platform provider, has been awarded a contract by Manchester Airport Group (MAG) to provide its Remote Stand Plan and Airfield Works modules to Manchester Airport (MAN).