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Monday, 12 December 2022

BBC News

• Direct Matlock to Nottingham trains to returnDirect trains are due to resume between Matlock and Nottingham after being suspended due to cutbacks.

ITV News

• North West passengers promised more trains as new Avanti and TransPennine timetables come into forceRail passengers across the North West are being promised more trains and improved services after new timetables came into force.

The Guardian

• Flights cancelled while more travel delays expected due to cold snapStansted airport suspends flights amid yellow weather warnings with snow and ice across countryFurther travel disruption is expected this week with temperatures forecast to stay well below freezing overnight, and up to 10cm of snow forecast in the south-east of England.Met Office yellow warnings were in place from Sunday until Monday morning for northern and south-western Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-eastern England, the Midlands and south-west as well as London and the south-east. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Strikes news - live: Ministers to hold Cobra meetings as country faces wave of walkoutsThe government is preparing to hold an emergency Cobra meeting today as the country braces for a week of industrial action that threatens to bring the UK to a standstill.

Reuters News

• Maersk replaces CEO to steer shipping firm through turbulent watersShipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said on Monday it had appointed Vincent Clerc, who has been with the firm for 25 years, to replace Soren Skou as Chief Executive Officer as of Jan 1.

i News

• Scrapping first-class train seats makes travel even harder for disabled passengers, campaigners saySoutheastern has axed first-class carriages to free up space but disability campaigners say the decision means disabled passengers face being locked out of train travel

Birmingham Post

• Aggregate Industries strikes £26.4m Edinburgh roads dealLeicestershire company will help construct, repair and maintain Scottish capital's roads

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Fort William link road to be further considered by Scotland’s transport chiefsFort William might yet get its link road – or it is at least being “further considered”, a new document shows.

Yorkshire Post

• Yorkshire left in slow lane once again as key transport projects called off:Wherever you live in our region, the news that up to 40 transport schemes in West Yorkshire are to be halted to save around £270m is not welcome.

Other Regional Press

• Families face ’virtual Christmas’ due to rail strikes, says Transport SecretaryMark Harper says 'I want this dispute to end as soon as possible'
• Call for Fife rail depot to bring jobs to the KingdomLevenmouth campaigners say a Fife train drivers depot would deliver a jobs boost and more reliable rail services.
• This train is now approaching Thurso... not that you would know itThe ScotRail dispute with train crews may be over but the terrible service isn’t.
• Yellow Buses archive created at Dorset History CentreTHE HISTORIC archives of Bournemouth Transport Limited, known locally as the ‘Yellow Buses’ have been transferred into public ownership at Dorset History Centre (DHC).

New Civil Engineer

• Carbon slashed on guidewall for HS2’s London tunnelsConventional steel and concrete has been replaced with basalt reinforcement and low carbon concretes for the construction of new guidewall on the London Tunnels section of High Speed 2 (HS2).
• TfL brings in consultants for Bakerloo Line Extension studyTransport for London (TfL) has appointed Dr Sauer and Partners to carry out a feasibility study for the proposed Bakerloo Line Extension.

road.cc

• Pedestrian safety fears raised over floating bus stops on new cycle lane in BathFloating bus stops on a new cycle lane in Bath have come under criticism due to claims that the infrastructure puts pedestrians getting on and off buses at risk.

Other News Sources

• Isle of Wight ferry firm Wightlink gets silver in best ferry awardsWIGHTLINK thanked its "thousands of happy customers" for helping it scoop Silver in the British Travel Awards 2021/22.
• Volvo launches more electric trucksVolvo Trucks continues to expand its range with the launch of several new electric trucks, making it possible to electrify even more transport routes in cities and regions. This latest addition of rigid* trucks further strengthens Volvo’s position as a leader in electric truck transport.
• Grants available for transport technology ideasTechnology firms developing ideas to improve the transport system are being offered support through a round of Government funding launched today.