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Thursday, 27 April 2023

BBC News

• HS2: Wales should get windfall cash, says SeneddAll parties in Welsh Parliament - including the Tories - back motion calling for cash windfall.
• Ballymena firm Wrightbus gets order for 48 London busesIt is the latest big deal for the firm's electric buses, which will be manufactured in Ballymena.
• London taxis: Military-grade bandages to be carried in black cabsThe idea is to enable bystanders to stem blood loss sustained in knife attacks or serious accidents.

Financial Times

• EU agrees rules to boost use of sustainable fuels in aviationMove to cut airlines’ emissions aims to encourage production of alternatives such as e-kerosene
• Heathrow posts £60mn loss in first quarterUK’s biggest airport blames rising debt costs and cap on landing fees it can charge airlines

The Guardian

• Heathrow remains loss-making despite rise in passenger numbersAirport says people will be able to ’travel as normal’ in peak period around coronation despite strike

Sky News

• King 'turned down Heathrow Airport plans to rename Terminal 5 after him'Terminal 2 is named after the Queen, but the environmentally-conscious King reportedly asked ministers to step in to decline Heathrow's offer, leaving the west London airport to celebrate the coronation with "flags, bunting and a party atmosphere".

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Gwynedd village could now get new road - 18 months after bypass plan scrappedLlanbedr has received some welcome news from the Welsh Government

The York Press

• Lee Rowley responds to Rachael Maskell MP in Westminster debateA government minister has told City of York Council to “consider very carefully” its anti-terror bollards and Blue Badge Parking ban for disabled people in central York.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Rail works set to bring vital upgrades to service and stationRail passengers are being invited to find out more about vital upgrades at a Staffordshire station.

Carlisle News & Star

• Cumbrian train stations to play classical music to stop bad behaviourRail operator Northern is set to play classical music at some Cumbrian railway stations in order to help deter anti-social behaviour.

Other Regional Press

• 'Another step in delivering our regeneration plans for the city' - Jane Mudd, leader of Newport City CouncilLast week I was delighted to open our new active travel bridge at Newport railway station.
• Huntingdonshire: Letter urges Luton Airport to abandon flight pathsA letter has been sent to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) urging them to reconsider the relocating of London Luton Airport's arrivals stack over rural Huntingdonshire and to abandon the flight paths.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TfWM to offer free advice to help businesses reduce road accidents and cut fleet costsA new partnership between Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Driving for Better Business (DfBB) has made free advice available for businesses on how to better manage their fleets and vehicles to reduce both costs and the risk of accidents. The DfBB programme offers online tools and resources, to take business owners, company directors and fleet managers through seven steps to better driver management. The tookit is designed to help make long-term sustainable improvements in risk management that will lead to reductions in collisions, the ability to control operational costs, and the confi...

New Civil Engineer

• MP claims funding for £155M Dawlish railway resilience programme is under threatNewton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris has claimed funding for the fourth phase of the £155M Dawlish railway resilience programme could expire due to delays.
• MP claims funding for £155M Dawlish railway resilience programme is under threatNewton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris has claimed funding for the fourth phase of the £155M Dawlish railway resilience programme could expire due to delays.
• Senior figures demand “more effective” action from ministers on resilient infrastructureClimate and infrastructure chiefs have urged ministers to ramp up their efforts to prepare the built environment for extreme weather.
• Network Rail made £850M less than it expected to last yearNetwork Rail has made £850M less than it projected to over the 2022/2023 financial year, NCE can reveal.

Transport Scotland

• Scottish Rail Holdings appoint new Board membersThe Minister for Transport has announced the appointment two Non-Executive Directors to the Board of Scottish Rail Holdings

Aviation Industry

• Europe’s regional airports expected to enjoy strong summer’The latest industry analysis from ACI EUROPE has described a market segment which is simultaneously outperforming with a positive summer ahead, whilst also warning of disparities in the pace and strength of recovery and continued financial challenges.
• London Heathrow Was Europe's Busiest Airport In Q1With the first three months of 2023 now in the history books, the UK's London Heathrow Airport (LHR) took the opportunity this morning to share its results for the year's first quarter. Its findings were a mixed bag, as, despite making a loss in Q1, Heathrow's passenger numbers were high enough to see it retain Europe's top spot.

Other News Sources

• Catford Station push back Access for All works until Summer 2023A man from Catford says the improvements to Catford Station over the past year have moved at a “snails’ pace” as National Railway have had to push back the expected completion date.
• New rail construction projects comingAlthough new rail-related project starts have been weak recently, there are some significant new schemes coming down the line.
• The future of Europe's rail sector is not on track: 'we need people'In the next ten years, 45 percent of train drivers in Europe will retire. The situation is not unique to the rail sector. In the road sector,three out of ten drivers will retire within three years, with four to seven times fewer younger drivers to take their place.
• Cost of Luton Airport’s DART shuttle cut for train passengersWhen it opened in March, it was widely noted that per mile, it’s the most expensive railway in the UK, but no longer as they’ve already slashed the cost.