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Monday, 27 February 2023

BBC News

• Transport and history at heart of Hereford masterplanFewer car journeys, more city centre residents and restored historical areas are among 12 ideas in a masterplan for Hereford's future.
• Tanni Grey-Thompson raises car charging point access concernsTanni Grey-Thompson says

Financial Times

• Union Pacific to replace chief after hedge fund urges changeSoroban says freight rail operator lagged behind rivals under Lance Fritz's leadership

The Independent

• 250 days since national rail strikes began. But how does this end?When peace on the railway is finally reached, an even tougher battle will begin

Times Online

• Hydrogen is fuelling the dream at German carmaker BMW. [subscription]BMW is set to be the first big European carmaker to take the hydrogen plunge and go into production by the end of the decade on a fuel-cell zero emission passenger car.
• Ministers warned of electric car policy fiasco. [subscription]A senior figure at the Japanese carmaker Honda has warned that the government risks creating a “chaotic fiasco” with delays to its policy for boosting electric car use this decade. A mandate on how many electric models car manufacturers must sell each year was a key pledge under the net-zero strategy introduced by Boris Johnson when he was prime minister.

Mail Online

• Plane parked at Melbourne Airport with speed tape triggers fears as Boeing changes paint formulaA passenger snapped a photo of the tape, known as speed tape, that had been stuck along the wing of a plane flying out of Melbourne Airport.
• Ban on buying new petrol cars after 2030 is not enough to meet green targets, RAC Foundation saysSteve Gooding, director of the RAC foundation, said that cars purchased today are 'very likely' to be in use even after 2030.

Bolton News

• Northern installs new vending machine at Bolton stationBolton rail users will now be able to make a confectionary pitstop at brand-new vending machines in the station.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Another Yorkshire city's Clean Air Zone goes live todaySheffield Council’s controversial Clean Air Zone starts charging drivers of the most polluting vehicles to use the ring road and city centre today.

Manchester Evening News

• Huge cycling boost for Manchester Piccadilly railway station as 162 new bike storage spaces plannedTfGM has also confirmed £1m is being spent on new and improved cycle storage at stops across Metrolink's Bury line

Nation. Cymru

• Historic signal box restored to its former gloryA mechanical signal box at Pwllheli dating back to 1893 has been given a new lease of life with a £140,000 makeover completed by Network Rail.

Northern Echo

• 150 new charging points coming to County Durham in £3.1m schemeMore than one hundred charging points for electric vehicles (EV) are set to be built across County Durham after the government granted millions to council scheme.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Number of West Midlands bus journeys plummets as campaigners call for long-term fundingThe number of yearly bus journeys undertaken in the West Midlands has plummeted by 74 million compared to before the pandemic, new figures show.

Bucks Free Press

• Bus journeys in Buckinghamshire fallen by half in the last decadeThe number of bus journeys undertaken in Buckinghamshire has fallen by half over the last decade, new figures show.

Cambridge News

• Second anti-congestion charge rally took to the streets of Cambridge - recapToday (February 26), protestors took to the streets with three protest marches starting at three separate locations, to protest the congestion charge

Other Regional Press

• Port Meadow protesters gather to say no to carsIt wasn't the fiercest of the many protests to hit Oxford, but the protagonists had a strong message to put across.
• Huge decline in passengers on bus in Dorset post-pandemicNEARLY two million less bus journeys are being taken across Dorset compared to pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.

C.N.N.

• Why skipping inflight meals could be good for the planetAirlines like Delta and JAL are offering a

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast

• Calling All Stations - Episode 7This week, Christian discusses plans for rail investment in Cornwall with Great Western Railway's Mark Hopwood [00:36], attends the Parliamentary Reception supporting Growth Track 360's campaign for better public transport linking North Wales and North West England [10:43], examines positively the UK Government's financial support for Active Travel England [20:00] and welcomes the Welsh Government's Roads Review [23:44].

New Civil Engineer

• National Highways boss to reveal details of RIS3 at NCE’s UK Roads conferenceInsight into the policy, direction and purpose of National Highways’ third Road Investment Strategy (RIS) is set to be revealed by chief executive Nick Harris at NCE’s UK Road conference in London on 18 May.
• Network Rail’s failure to tackle rusty line led to track damageA “lack of precaution” taken by Network Rail when it reopened a rusting line in Wales was partly to blame for a track damage, an investigation has found.

Other News Sources

• Luton DART a game-changer for Airport passengersFrom March 10th the Luton DART (Direct Air- Rail Transit) will transport passengers from Luton Airport Parkway station to the terminal of London Luton Airport in under four minutes.
• 'London-style transport will benefit Cross City Line rail passengers' - Northfield MP Gary Sambrook's Westminster DiaryTRANSPORT infrastructure is going to be one of the keys to the recovery after the pandemic and there are good stories to tell locally.
• Ulez scrappage scheme should support Surrey residents, London mayor tells PMFrom the summer, new emission rules mean that those with cars which do not make the grade could be out of pocket

News from Europe

• EU to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2035. Here’s why some countries are pushing backThe European Parliament has approved a new law banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2035.
• Which countries in Europe have the best cycle to work schemes?Plenty of European countries have cycle to work schemes - but not all are created equal.