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Friday, 09 December 2022

BBC News

• Rail improvements promised as new timetable announcedBusiness leaders fear rail problems in northern England could continue after Sunday's timetable change.
• Air passengers told to expect 'serious disruption'People are warned to

Financial Times

• UK ministers blamed for blocking possible rail strikes dealGovernment prevented higher pay offer and added tougher conditions on working practices
• Airlines feel squeeze as plane leasing groups raise rentsScarcity of aircraft and surging borrowing costs ripple through commercial aviation market

Times Online

• Airport strikes: rethink Christmas flights, Suella Braverman warns. [subscription]Home secretary says airport walkouts will cause “undeniable, serious disruption”

City AM

• Virgin Atlantic’s boss calls Heathrow’s proposed price cap ’unacceptable’The row between Heathrow and its airport customers has reached a new high after Shai Weiss, the chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, called out the UK aviation regulator over the airport’s interim price cap.
• RMT doesn’t exclude new tube strikes as members renew mandate The RMT has not excluded new strike action on the tube network as it received another six-month strike mandate from London Underground workers.  General secretary Mick Lynch has urged London Underground and mayor Sadiq Khan to sit down with the union “so we can bring this dispute to a resolution.” “If a resolution cannot be [...] The post RMT doesn’t exclude new tube strikes as members renew mandate appeared first on CityAM.

Birmingham Post

• Train ticket production goes green thanks to Hull collaborationGlobal potential for pioneering work conducted in £230,000 city programme

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Which Bradford train stations were used the most this past year?THE number of train passengers using Bradford stations is starting to pick up again following the pandemic.

Bristol Live

• New m4 metrobus service from Cribbs Causeway to Bristol Parkway to launch next monthFirst West claim that buses will run every 20 minutes from Monday to Saturday
• Bristol Clean Air Zone could be scrapped says mayor Marvin Rees - if pollution levels fallThe Clean Air Zone launched last week in a bid to cut air pollution levels in central parts of Bristol

Other Regional Press

• City council plans major expansion of vehicle removal schemeSOUTHAMPTON City Council is planning to give itself new powers to tackle the issue of badly parked vehicles and drivers who flout parking restrictions.

Coach and Bus Week

• National Express trials mirrorless coachesNational Express is trialling a new Caetano Levante IIIA which is the first in the company’s white fleet to use a camera mirror system in place of traditional mirrors. It is fitted with Orlaco’s ’Mirroreye’ system, which has been developed in partnership with the Portuguese manufacturer, and as well as improving visibility around the coach, removing blindspots and giving improved night vision, National Express expects that the removal of wing mirrors will also help improve fuel efficiency.
• Peak PracticeJonathan Welch speaks to the people behind Derbyshire’s Peak Gateway development, which is planning a series of zero-emission tourist bus routes to take guests to destinations across the Peak District

New Civil Engineer

• Transport secretary casts doubt on Great British Railways’ future as he looks for ’alternative views’Transport secretary Mark Harper will “take some time to listen to alternative views” about how to accomplish the intention behind the government’s proposed reform of the UK’s railways under the new public body Great British Railways (GBR).

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Go-Ahead opens Zero Emission Centre of ExcellenceGo-Ahead Group opened its Zero Emission Centre of Excellence on 8 December. The facility will consolidate expertise from the group’s bus operations across the UK and further afield and it will develop best practice in buying, running and maintaining zero-emission buses.
• Bus modal shift needs holistic policy, report saysPiecemeal interventions will not lead to the significant modal shift to bus that is required if the UK is to meet its net zero obligations, a report from WPI Economics and commissioned by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has concluded. Instead, a wide-ranging, holistic and properly funded policy package is needed urgently.
• TfW and CitySwift work together on bus experienceTransport for Wales (TfW) is working with mobility intelligence company Cityswift on a project that will see the supplier’s artificial intelligence technology used to improve the bus experience for passengers in Wales. 
• James Stamp named National Express Group CFONational Express has named James Stamp as Group Chief Financial Officer on a permanent basis. He had held the position under an interim appointment since the departure of Chris Davies on 1 November. 

Other News Sources

• Investing for the futureThe Scottish Government has confirmed its key priorities for future transport investment with the publication of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2).
• Clyde Metro confirmed as a key priority for future transport investmentClyde Metro has been confirmed by the Scottish Government as a key priority for future transport investment.
• Yule never guess what, Portsmouth buses are running on Christmas dayWorking with bus providers First Solent and Stagecoach, Portsmouth City Council has compiled a festive public transport timetable, which is designed to help get local people and visitors into town for celebrations, to take people to and from QA hospital, and to reunite families on Christmas Day,