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Tuesday, 02 May 2023

BBC News

• Transport minister calls for Orkney ferry grounding probeThe MV Pentalina had 60 people on board when it grounded on Orkney on Saturday night.
• Vanessa Hudson: Qantas appoints first female CEO as Alan Joyce steps downCurrent financial chief and airline veteran Vanessa Hudson will take on the top job in November.

Financial Times

• Qantas appoints first female CEO as Joyce steps downVanessa Hudson to take over after seeing Australian carrier through pandemic as finance chief

STV

• Transport minister calls for 'quick probe' into ferry groundingScotland’s transport minister has called for an investigation into the running aground of a ferry on Orkney to be completed “sooner rather than later”.

The Herald

• SNP to target cleaning up housing and transport in new climate planThe SNP’s Net Zero Secretary will target decarbonising housing and cleaning up Scotland’s transport when she publishes her government’s updated climate change plan later this year.

Times Online

• Island ferries not brilliant, admits minister after Orkney grounding [subscription]Scotland’s transport minister has described ferry provision for islanders as “not brilliant” as he called for an investigation into a vessel grounding off Orkney to be concluded as quickly as possible.
• Your next landmark is due to arrive at Liverpool St. [subscription]The developer behind The Shard and London Bridge railway station has submitted a planning application for its next transport hub project: a £1.5 billion redevelopment of Liverpool Street station in the City of London.
• £800m spent on Lower Thames Crossing before work even starts. [subscription]More than £800 million of taxpayers’ money has been spent on the Lower Thames Crossing before a spade has even hit the ground.

Nation. Cymru

• Transport watchdog calls for urgent action from TfW to improve servicesThe independent watchdog for transport users has called on Transport for Wales (TfW) to take urgent action to deliver a more reliable rail service to passengers.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Seasonal bus service linking Newcastle with three Northumberland beauty spots returns this summerThe X75 will connect Newcastle city centre with Belsay Hall and Wallington with four return services every Saturday until September 2

The York Press

• We asked politicians: 'Is Haxby Railway Station in the right place?'We asked politicians: 'Is Haxby Railway Station in the right place?'

Other Regional Press

• Humberside Airport launches flights perfect for UK staycations this summerEastern Airways is offering travel to Cornwall and Jersey from northern Lincolnshire over the coming months
• Largs train times: ScotRail won't back down over commuter train axeA SENIOR ScotRail official has refused to back down on a controversial change to the Largs train timetable which will see a key commuter train axed this month.
• Bid to reopen 'ghost' East Lothian railway station that closed over 70 years agoThe train station was closed in 1949 and in 1968, the line was discontinued which was part of the infamous Beeching Cuts of the 1960's. Now, the group are looking to open up a old train station.
• Major rural and islands transport gathering heading to Boat of GartenTransport experts, policy-makers and community leaders will convene in Boat of Garten in a bid to steer Scotland's 'perilous' rural and islands to a better place.
• Motorists face disruption as three sets of HS2 roadworks start this weekA section of the A429 Coventry Road near Kenilworth will close

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast

• Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 15A preview of Christian's next book - 'The Liberation Line' - telling the story of the Allies' amazing reconstruction of railways in France and beyond following the Normandy landings of 1944 is followed by an in-depth interview with Anthony Smith, Chief Executive of Transport Focus, the principal consumer watchdog organisation for rail, bus and road users in Great Britain, after which Christian asks whether BBC Radio should still have to broadcast the Shipping Forecast in an increasingly digital age.

New Civil Engineer

• Old Street station and roundabout upgrade cost rises to £132MThe forecast cost of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) upgrade of Old Street station and roundabout has risen by £20M to £132M.

Rail Advent

• Alstom to supply new Citadis trams to Toulouse, Brest and BesançonAlstom has announced that it will be providing new-generation trams to French cities Toulouse, Brest and Besançon.
• Northern recognised for its approach to accessibility changesA leading customer experience award scheme has recognised Northern Trains for the work that it is doing in collaboration with its passengers by using their real-life experiences to come up with practical solutions to make travel more accessible for everybody.

Other News Sources

• HS2 tests dual-fuel hydrogen piling rig in ’world first’The High Speed 2 (HS2) project has completed a world first with the installation of four 30m deep piles on a London site using a hydrogen dual-fuel piling rig.
• People Urged to Plan Ahead for the LEZWith enforcement of Glasgow's Low Emission Zone (LEZ) just one month away, people are being urged to know its requirements and to plan ahead.