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Wednesday, 22 February 2023

BBC News

• Wixams: Railway station plans approved by councilPlans for a housing development to get its own railway station have moved forward after a council approved them.
• Heathrow Airport calls for action to make aviation greenerThe airport's CEO says more government support is needed to compete with the US and Europe.
• First Bus depot workers in Glasgow and Aberdeen to strikeUnite says more than 100 cleaners and fuellers will take action from 1 March in a dispute over pay.
• River Gaunless iron rail bridge awarded repair grantThe remains of an historic bridge said to be the world's first iron railway crossing are to be repaired.

Financial Times

• Bentley phases out 12-cylinder engine as electric switch gathers paceLuxury carmaker calls time on technology considered pinnacle of engineering in its day

The Guardian

• Wizz Air worst short-haul airline, say UK passengersFewer than half of customers were satisfied in Which? survey where British Airways only scored 56%, while Jet2.com scored highestWizz Air has been named the worst short-haul airline by UK passengers.Passengers surveyed by consumer group Which? gave the Hungary-based carrier one star out of five for boarding experience, cabin environment and seat comfort. Continue reading...

The Herald

• State-owned shipyard ordered to end dangerous working conditionsTHE state-own shipyard behind the CalMac ferries scandal has been ordered to address dangerous working conditions or face prosecution, the Herald can reveal.

The Telegraph

• Rail minister’s laptop with confidential details of strike talks is stolen from pub. [subsciption]Police fail to identify culprit after Huw Merriman’s device stolen from Covent Garden bar

Network Rail

• Network Rail selects firms for £9bn southern renewals portfolioFour partners, including Atkins and VolkerFitzpatrick, have been selected to join Network Rail’s works delivery team to deliver the southern region's up-to £9bn estimated renewals portfolio over the next 10 years.

Sky News

• This short-haul airline was ranked UK's worst - with passengers urged to avoid it if they canThe UK's worst short-haul airline has been named, with customers criticising its smaller seats and lack of value for money and cleanliness.

Birmingham Post

• Luxury car maker Bentley to end production of W12 petrol engine as move to electric continuesBentley said it hopes to 'retrain and redeploy' the 30 workers involved in assembling and testing W12s

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Rail campaign group to give Settle to Colne updateAN update on the progress of the campaign to reopen the Skipton to Colne railway line will be given at a meeting in Colne next month.
• CAZ protest to be held in Bradford city centre in MarchA protest against the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) and the creation of 15-minute neighbourhoods is set to go ahead in Bradford city centre next month.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Work to repair vital North Wales road shut for two years moves a step closerWrexham council is going out to tender for contractors to repair the storm damaged B5605 Newbridge Road

London Evening Standard

• Rail minister Huw Merriman’s laptop stolen from pub day after biggest strike in a decaden investigation has been launched after the rail minister’s laptop containing confidential information about negotiations on the train strikes was stolen from a central London pub, the Evening Standard has learned.

Other Regional Press

• Heathrow warns UK risks slipping behind in development of greener aviation fuelHeathrow aims to triple usage of greener aviation fuel at the airport this year, but warned the UK risks falling behind other nations in developing production facilities.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New Chair of DPTAC announcedMatthew Campbell-Hill has been appointed as the new Chair of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) to represent the needs and rights of disabled people across the UK’s transport network.  Matthew Campbell-Hill, a tech regulation expert and former Team GB wheelchair fencer, will work alongside DfT to advise government on the needs and rights of passengers, and to ensure its projects are inclusive and accessible for all. Having held a number of government advisory positions and with a senior fellowship at the University of Birmingham, Mat...

New Civil Engineer

• Coventry seeks research partners to develop very light railCoventry City Council is looking to establish a £35M framework for transport and infrastructure research and development with a priority on advancing its very light rail (VLR) project.
• TfL to finally complete Old Street revamp in 2024Transport for London (TfL)'s revamp of Old Street station and roundabout will be completed in early 2024.

Rail Business Daily

• Growth Track 360 seeks support from UK parliamentarians for ’Low Carbon Transport’As UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt MP prepares his Budget statement for announcement on 15 March, business and local authority leaders in the Growth Track 360 partnership have called in person at the UK Parliament for substantial rail investment to transform the economy of the cross-border region embracing North Wales, Cheshire and Liverpool City Region

Trafnidiaeth Cymru [Transport for Wales]

• First Cymru successfully tender for TrawsCymru T1 routeTransport for Wales (TfW) has announced First Cymru has successfully tendered to operate the TrawsCymru T1 route.

Aviation Industry

• Aviation and environment news – February 2023 Here’s our third update on relevant aviation and environment news stories. You can download a PDF copy here.  UK Airports and expansion  Manston  In January, the Court refused an application … The post Aviation and environment news – February 2023  appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.

Other News Sources

• Network Rail announces £164m overhaul for key cross-border rail lineThe West Coast main line will close for 16 days in March as Network Rail engineers deliver a vital programme of work to upgrade Carstairs Junction.
• Network Rail has announced that the billion-pound East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) has further progressed, with the commissioning of new signalling in the Wood Green – New Barnet area of north London.This upgrade will boost reliability and prepare the area for operating as a digital railway, with passenger trains due to use digital signalling on the nearby Finsbury Park to Moorgate route (Northern City Line) from later this year.
• New images show how Leicester railway station will look after radical overhaulNEW images showing how Leicester’s railway station will look following a proposed multi-million-pound transformation have been shared by the city council.
• Interactive map shows Surrey areas with the worst air pollution ahead of ULEZ expansionThe map displays DEFRA data to show the areas with the worst reported air pollution levels
• South Western Railway landslip near Woking update after disruption to travel for monthThe landslip happened at Hook and blocked trains to London Waterloo
• Bexhill MP Huw Merriman has laptop stolen from Covent Garden barAn MP has had his laptop containing information about rail strike negotiations stolen from a pub.