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Tuesday, 06 December 2022

BBC News

• West Yorkshire transport schemes delayed to save £270mTransport schemes in West Yorkshire worth about £270m are to be placed on hold due to rising costs.
• Extra 100 Midlands daily trains pledged in £1.5bn rail planDetailed proposals are being submitted to the government to improve the Midlands rail network.
• Scottish car manufacturer unveils electric 4x4An East Kilbride firm aims to be the first to produce a car at scale in Scotland since the 1980s.
• Cheap tickets for Christmas theatre to encourage Tube useTransport for London (TfL) hopes the theatre promotion will bring more people into the capital.

Department for Transport

• Transport Secretary questioned on work of the DepartmentThe Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper and his department’s permanent secretaries will face questions from the Transport Committee.

Financial Times

• Chinese battery makers set to dominate Europe’s car industry Growth driven by deals with western auto brands
• Carmakers warn on EU tariffs threat to electric vehicle pricesBrussels refuses to extend rules of origin exemption agreed in Brexit trade deal
• KLM encourages passengers to take the train to cut emissionsChief Marjan Rintel says collaboration is needed as rail is not a competitor

The Guardian

• More rail strike dates announced after RMT rebuffs pay offerUnion recommends members reject latest offer and adds 24-27 December strike but drops overtime ban

City AM

• RMT announces three more days of rail strikes over Christmas The union RMT has announced three more days of strike over Christmas as it put Network Rail’s offer to its members with the recommendation to reject it. Workers are set to walk out from 6pm on Christmas Eve to 6am on 27 December. This will be in addition to the planned industrial action on 13, [...] The post RMT announces three more days of rail strikes over Christmas appeared first on CityAM.

Birmingham Post

• Contract bus services saved following review but 13 still to be axedSix-week review looked at passenger numbers and value for the money for taxpayers

Bristol Live

• First Bus staff can't get to work because of cancelled servicesA bus driver has posted anonymously on social media claiming many drivers struggle to get to work and suffer from low morale

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Rail firm supplying trains for Transport for Wales routes in North Wales falls into administrationVivarail has appointed administrators from Grant Thornton UK LLP who will work with Transport for Wales and Welsh Government

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• 'Put us out of our misery' - Department for Transport still yet to make a decision on dualling A1 in NorthumberlandA decision on the long-awaited project to dual the A1 in Northumberland has still not been made despite the Government's twice-delayed deadline having been reached.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Suffolk council rejects work parking charge for transportA proposed levy that would have seen workers paying for buses and community transport in Suffolk has been rejected by the county council. 

Other Regional Press

• Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth marks official opening of Aberdeen railway station redevelopmentThe station has undergone a massive revamp which has seen the relocation of the ticket office, first-class lounge, and a facelift to the listed North Corner Pavilion Building.

New Civil Engineer

• New railway station or tram network put forward to alleviate Anfield roads congestionProposals for a new railway station or a tram network have been put forward to help alleviate car congestion experienced at Anfield stadium on match days.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Transport for Wales and Women in Transport collaborateSupporting the female workforce in the Welsh transport industry, and encouraging more women into the sector there, is at the heart of a partnership between Transport for Wales (TfW) and Women in Transport.

Other News Sources

• ArrivaClick to offer free transport to and from Watford’s Welcoming SpacesWatford residents travelling to and from Watford’s network of Welcoming Spaces can do so for free thanks to ArrivaClick and Watford Borough Council.
• easyJet launches Jolly Trolley service to retirement homeseasyJet's service will deliver mince pies, mulled wine and Christmas carol singing to retirement homes around the UK
• More trains to Hereford included in Midlands rail projectMORE trains are set to serve the city as part of a huge multi-billion-pound rail project.