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Thursday, 15 June 2023

BBC News

• HS2 works in Warwickshire to close M6 and M42 overnightThe overnight closures are to allow a new temporary safety barrier to be installed.
• Cardiff: Drivers face £70 fine for using shortcut without permitThe permit gate will be active between 07:00 and 19:00 from Monday until Saturday for 18 months.
• Repairs to flood-hit West Highland Line to take daysNetwork Rail Scotland say sections of the West Highland Line were badly damaged after heavy rain.

Department for Transport

• Multimillion pound competition to find cutting-edge rail technology launches for its seventh yearGovernment funding to be awarded for new concepts that will transform rail travel for passengers and increase value for money.
• Transport Secretary bolsters HS2 board to oversee project’s successful deliveryRefreshed leadership team to propel the construction of HS2 while ensuring costs are kept under control.

Financial Times

• Paris Air Show to spotlight aircraft order rush, emissions targets and rising defence budgetsIndustry executives next week gather for the world's biggest international aerospace event for the first time since 2019
• Cruise ships pollute Europe's port cities despite emissions curbsResearch shows harmful gases from vessels quadruple that of cars as campaigner says people are choking on toxic air
• UK train drivers union secures new 6-month strike mandateVote by Aslef members risks prolonging disruption to rail services across England
• Ryanair dismisses chief pilot over unacceptable behaviourEmail to staff says airline had uncovered pattern of harassment of junior female pilots
• Hydrogen a Fantasy or fuel of the future?This FT series examines whether hydrogen can help cut emissions across industries from transport to construction to combat climate change
• Aviation start-ups test potential of green hydrogenIndustry disrupters aim to prove the viability of carbon-free flying, starting with small, short-range aircraft

The Scotsman

• The transport struggles of the Highlands and Islands won't be fixed in the Central BeltThe government’s re-appointment of a Transport Secretary is a positive move – but Alistair Carmichael MP questions if it will go far enough to fix the travel woes of those living in the Highlands and Islands.

The Telegraph

• Rail strikes to continue for another six months. [subscription]Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue strike action for the next six months in their long-running pay dispute, their union has announced.

Times Online

• Stansted airport owner MAG shuffles its senior management. [subscription]The UK’s second largest airports group is to get a change in management roles and a generational shift at the top of the business.
• Call for A9 crash memorial to ’etch every name’ into minds of politiciansMore than 300 people have died on Perth to Inverness road since 1979
• Ryanair chief pilot sacked for ’grooming cadets’. [subscription]Aidan Murray is said to have sent inappropriate text messages to female pilots

Birmingham Post

• Manchester Airports Group names new chief executive as boss steps down after 13 yearsThe chairman of Manchester Airports Group will also step down in September
• Bristol Airport receives Real Living Wage accreditationThe Real Living Wage Foundation is an independent organisation that champions fair pay for all
• Nissan partners with Sunderland College to launch engineering academyGCSE-level students will get the change to study an engineering qualification at the College and the Sunderland factory

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Teens from affluent areas among those responsible for attacks on busesVandals have hurled stones at buses in west Leeds, a council committee has been told, amid calls for a crackdown on rising anti-social behaviour.
• Bradford CAZ: New fund is set up to upgrade vehiclesA NEW fund for Bradford residents to upgrade their vehicles to CAZ standards has been set up.
• Plans submitted for multi million pound Keighley Station repairsA MULTI million-pound scheme to repair Keighley’s crumbling rail station could finally soon be moving ahead, years after it was first proposed.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Avanti slammed over plans to remove trains on North Wales to London route over summerAvanti is set to cut trains from the North Wales to London route over the peak summer weeks. The operator was already under pressure over its services between the region and the UK capital - with the frequency below pre-pandemic levels.
• Transport minister on rail, tolls and buses as he admits 'stinking letter' on trains 'entirely fair' Wales's Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters vows things will improve on the public transport system

The York Press

• 'Let's talk, in York, about the buses...''Let's talk, in York, about the buses...'

Oxford Mail

• Network Rail new designs for Yarnton and Sandy Lane crossingNetwork Rail wants to close three dangerous level crossings permanently as brand new designs have been made public for the first time.

Other Regional Press

• Cheshire railway station revamp to 'enhance' facilities for passengersTransport for Wales is making 'significant investment' in Runcorn and Flint stations
• Frustrated train company passengers of Transport for Wales get to vent their problems at Welsh deputy ministerA Welsh government deputy minister has heard from a regional train company's passengers about some of the problems they have been experiencing.

New Civil Engineer

• New Scottish transport secretary appointed months after role was axed from cabinetThe transport brief has been restored to cabinet level in the Scottish government, after First Minister Humza Yousaf changed cabinet secretary Màiri McAllan’s role to incorporate it.

Rail Advent

• Network Rail completes major repair work on Royal Border BridgeNetwork Rail has completed repair work on the 170-year-old Royal Border Bridge on the East Coast Main Line in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Other News Sources

• Midland Metro's cable detector seeks UK expansionAn Israeli technology company has taken on UK representation after securing a reference on the Midland Metro Extension project.
• Greater Anglia encouraging people to switch to rail as part of Better Transport WeekGreater Anglia is proud to partner with the charity Campaign for Better Transport as part of Better Transport Week and support the brilliant ’Love Your Station’ initiative devised by the charity.