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Thursday, 02 March 2023

BBC News

• Teesside Airport expansion plans to go aheadCouncillors have backed an expansion to Teesside Airport which they heard would create hundreds of jobs.
• Council says it cannot pay for under threat Arriva bus routesArriva's announcement is an
• London ULEZ: Dartford vicar says expansion will hit mournersRev Carl Chambers says mourners from Kent using crematoria in London will be hit by the charge.

Department for Transport

• £25 million to boost rollout of British-made green buses around the country117 zero emission buses will provide people in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampshire with greener journeys.

Financial Times

• Airlines defy gravity as economic gloom fails to bring them down to earth Investors wrongfooted by relentless demand for travel as carriers’ shares stage sharp recovery

The Scotsman

• Electric rail freight is sparking into life with a new serviceWith initial support from the Department for Transport’s First of a Kind Programme, Varamis Rail has leased from Eversholt Rail a 35-year-old former passenger-carrying four-car electric multiple-unit, refurbished internally with seats removed to accommodate small consignments, to provide a proof-of-concept service running five nights a week in both directions between two locations convenient for the motorway network, Mossend near Glasgow and Birmingham International Station.

Times Online

• Campaigners hope Caledonian Sleeper train can be saved [subscription]Rail campaigners hope the Caledonian Sleeper service can have a secure future with details on its potential nationalisation expected to be announced today.
• Air passengers warned of online travel agent rip-off. [subscription]Passengers booking flight tickets with online travel agents risk being ripped off for extras such as luggage and seat selection.

Birmingham Post

• Work to start transforming area around Derby stationCouncil hopes investment could spark a transformation to the west side of the station
• Abellio UK completes MBO from Dutch parent companyRailway and bus services in several regions now under UK ownership following completion of buyout deal

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Damaged railway bridge wall causes safety issue for pedestriansA BRADFORD resident has hit out at the length of time it is taking to repair damage to a rail bridge parapet which is causing a "dangerous" safety issue for pedestrians.

Bristol Live

• Free bus tickets for Bristol and West of England passengers as part of councils' schemeA range of free transport initiatives are still available across the region

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Call for green lanes on Holyhead to Dublin freight trade heading to Northern IrelandStena Line wants changes so that Welsh ports can compete with direct GB routes to Northern Ireland
• Wrexham set for more traffic chaos as council announce emergency road closureWrexham County Borough Council have announced the closure of the Llan-y-Pwll link road for two days

Liverpool Echo

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport appeal rejection of controversial solar farmLiverpool John Lennon Airport have appealed the decision to block the construction of a solar farm.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Delight as Whitley Bay bus routes saved from threat of cuts with minor alterations proposed Public outcry persuaded operator Nexus to scrap plans to axe Whitley Bay bus routes the W2 and the 51

Other Regional Press

• Rail passengers hail 'life-changing' new initiatives for all disabilitiesRecent initiatives put in place by Northern have made stress-free train travel a reality for people with disabilities – and it’s changing lives
• TfL considers replacing over half of London Overground trains within the next 4 yearsThe 57 Class 378 'Capitalstar' trains which provide the majority of services on London Overground could disappear as soon as June 2027, as Transport for London (TfL) officials decide what to do with them as their leases expire
• 'More stops means slower trains': Coventry has it says on plans for two new train stationsThe news comes not long after the opening of Coventry's new city centre station.
• Yorkshire city leading the charge as it banishes petrol busesDozens of battery electric vehicles coming to region amid fears over future of local services
• New eastern river crossing for Hereford 'by end of the decade'The next steps in building a new road bridge over the Wye to the east of Hereford, and accompanying link road, are expected to be approved this week.
• Year of 'significant growth' at Bournemouth Airport beginsA YEAR of ‘significant growth’ for Bournemouth Airport took off today.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• CILT gives evidence at Transport Select Committee on strategic road investmentCILT (UK) appeared before Parliament’s Transport Select Committee today to give evidence on strategic road investment and whether major road projects are meeting country’s needs.  Sharon Kindleysides FCILT, Chief Executive at CILT(UK) responded to a question from the committee  on whether the policies and major investments in strategic road infrastructure are meeting the needs of road users and commitments to net zero.  Sharon Kindleysides FCILT, Chief Executive at CILT(UK) said: “The road network’s targets are to support economic growth and productivi...

New Civil Engineer

• Future of Rail | Abandoned rail links can boost transport connectivityWhile debate about the final scope on High Speed 2 rages, demand for restoring local rail connections is gaining traction.
• Opening of Bristol’s new railway station delayed again as costs riseThe opening of Bristol’s first new railway station in nearly a century has been delayed for a second time as costs have risen by a third.

RMT

• Avanti to end at seat catering in another blow for passengersDisgraced train operator Avanti will scrap at seat service catering from May 2023, the RMT can reveal.

Other News Sources

• Eight new railway stations planned in and around Bristol - and when they could openFor decades now, Bristol’s congested neighbourhoods have long wished for a better railway network connecting the city. A sorry victim of the Beeching Cuts, the city lost many of its railway tracks in the 1960s, and with car use increasing over the years it has since suffered with gridlock and pollution.