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Thursday, 15 December 2022

BBC News

• Elon Musk sells $3.6bn of shares in electric car maker TeslaThe sale brings the total of Tesla stocks sold by Mr Musk over the past year to almost $40bn.
• Lufthansa announces Belfast to Frankfurt flightsFlights to Frankfurt from Belfast City Airport will operate up to four times a week from 23 April.
• Northern England's poor rail services caused by toxic mix, MPs toldThere has been a
• Airport security 100ml liquid rule to be scrappedRestrictions on liquids and removing electrical items from bags are to axed by June 2024.

Department for Transport

• Transport update: Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express and Northern rail services - Mark HarperOutlines some of the steps that need to be taken to improve rail services in the north.

The Guardian

• Rules on liquids and laptops to be eased at UK airports from June 2024Passengers at most airports to be allowed two-litre containers of liquid, in major relaxation of 2006 rules

Times Online

• Rail boss aims to do Stirling job with new open-access service. [subscription]Ian Yeowart, godfather of open-access trains, is bringing his niche model to Scotland

Daily Record

• MSP blasts Scottish Government over transport review which provides 'vague commitments' to upgrade A77The road is a vital link between Glasgow and the South West of Scotland, linking the towns of Giffnock, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr, Girvan and Stranraer.

Birmingham Mail

• UK airport liquids and laptop rules changing from 2024, government announcesThe government has confirmed rules will be eased from June of that year.

Birmingham Post

• Humberside's inaugural Esbjerg flight a Danish delight as wind energy hubs unitedEastern Airways has launched its new regular service with strong industry backing

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• E-scooters are illegal to use on public roads and footpathsPOLICE are urging e-scooter riders in West Yorkshire not to put themselves on ‘the road’ to a conviction by using them illegally this festive season.

Bristol Live

• Update on M32 noise barriers in Bristol after petition launched"While they put their hands over their eyes, we are forced to put our hands over our ears."

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Avanti West Coast train drivers to be balloted on strike action in roster rowTrain drivers at Avanti West Coast are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over rosters.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New research suggests zero emission buses could lure millions onto public transportBuses powered by electric or hydrogen batteries could lure millions of additional passengers onto public transport according to new research into public attitudes towards travel. However, if they are told that a bus they are catching is powered by an electric or hydrogen fuel cell battery, the proportion who view it as a green form of transport rockets to 81%.  Contrary to received wisdom in the public transport industry that ’green’ buses don’t sell any more tickets, 55% of respondents said that they would be more likely to travel by bus if they knew that a zero emiss...

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 | Construction progresses on record-breaking Colne Valley ViaductHS2 engineers from Align JV (Bouygues, VolkerFitzpatrick, Sir Robert McAlpine) are approaching halfway on the first module of the Colne Valley Viaduct, which has featured the team working through 60 nights to avoid disruption to the local roads.
• Khan gets green light to increase council tax to support TfL costsLondon mayor Sadiq Khan will be allowed to increase council tax by £20 in order to help Transport for London (TfL) with its costs.
• Former Crossrail chief engineer: TfL should reflect on its role in project’s delayTransport for London (TfL) "should do a 360 on themselves and the way that they influenced the [Crossrail] programme", according to former Crossrail chief engineer Chris Dulake.

Railnews

• Industry mourns death of Adrian ShooterAdrian Shooter, an engineer who led the first Chiltern Railways franchise and founded Vivarail, has died. Mr Shooter, who was 74 and unveiled a statue of himself at London Marylebone station earlier this year, had joined British Rail in 1970 as a management trainee.

The Business Desk

• Light at the end of tunnel on rail chaosGovernment efforts to try and resolve rest day working issues affecting vital North West train services have been welcomed by the Northern Powerhouse Partnership.

Other News Sources

• It's time to tunnel the A3 under Guildford, MP saysAngela Richardson said the recently approved Solent Freeport could lead to more traffic on the road