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Sunday, 10 September 2023

BBC News

• Bristol City Council could oppose rail ticket office closuresA council could formally oppose the controversial closure of every railway ticket office in the region. Several councillors from Bristol City Council oppose the cull of booths at stations including Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Parkway and Bath Spa.
• NI rail: Is a bigger network coming down the track?After decades of disappearing lines and station closures, a new era for Northern Ireland's railway system appears to be edging closer.
• Has Network Rail got off lightly over train crash?It has been suggested that corporate manslaughter charges should be an option in similar cases in the future.
• Elizabeth line tops list of train cancellationsThe latest rail regulator figures show the UK's newest rail line had more cancellations than any other.

Financial Times

• Shipping industry legal action surges as Ukraine war drives emotive disputesFalling profits and tension over Black Sea dangers behind rise in arbitration, lawyers say
• Tourism: cruises remain in control despite local lamentsEnvironmentally cleaner vessels and popularity with holidaymakers mean companies can push back against protests

STV

• Flynn: Scope to go further after Network Rail fine should be exploredFlynn, who represents Aberdeen South at Westminster, said people in the north-east were 'very shook' by the crash.

The Telegraph

• Pro-cycling MPs want stiffer penalties for SUV drivers. [subscription]A report by APPGCW argues that driving the biggest vehicles should be seen as an 'aggravating factor' during sentencing for road offences

Times Online

• Drivers could face fines for going just 1mph over the speed limit. [subscription]Politicians are calling for a zero-tolerance approach to make roads safer, but motoring groups say it isn’t as simple as that
• Rated: the four new airlines with transatlantic flights from £170. [subscription]Low-cost long-haul travel is still a pipedream for passengers and carriers alike. Can these start-ups crack the trans-Atlantic market?

Birmingham Post

• Harland and Wolff Belfast base to become "world's most modern shipyard"CEO John Wood said this year's Royal Navy contract and a raft of other contracts set the yard up for exciting times ahead

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Extended platforms to allow longer trains in SaltairePLATFORMS at Saltaire Rail Station will be extended by 45 metres to allow longer strains to stop at the station.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales firm reverses decision to pull school and public bus servicesTownlynx says services will now continue in Flintshire

Edinburgh Evening News

• Controversial Edinburgh 'car free zone' dishes out nearly £100k in fines in two monthsThe controversial bus gate on Manse Road has been the talking point of Corstorphine in recent months, with just shy of £100k being racked up in fines as a result of drivers entering the zone during peak times

Manchester Evening News

• The Greater Manchester town where too many feel 'trapped' - and the one thing that could change itThe guided busway service was credited with attracting more commuters to the borough of Wigan, the furthest of Greater Manchester's authorities from the centre, when it began running over six years ago. Cafes, bars and shops all benefitted from the increased connectivity.

Nation. Cymru

• Welsh Conservatives planning to force a final vote on 20mph speed limitThe Welsh Conservatives have said they are planning to force another vote on the 20mph Wales speed limit.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Bus gates just the beginning with ’war on motorists’ to bring Aberdeen roads revolution by 2030Roads planners want big bike and bus lanes along every main road into the city centre.

The York Press

• Towthorpe Road railway level crossing in York set to closeTowthorpe Road railway level crossing in Haxby, York is set to close while works are carried out.

Wirral Globe

• New Brighton train station ranks in top 100 best performing across UKNEW Brighton train station has been named one of the top 100 best-performing railway stations in the UK.

Other Regional Press

• Llandovery, Llandeilo and Ammanford train stations among UK's worstTHREE of Carmarthenshire’s railway stations rank in the bottom 100 for trains that are on time in the UK according to the latest research.
• Colchester Station Way cycle lane to become permanentMONTH-long works on a busy Colchester road are set to start soon as a bus lane is turned into a permanent cycle route.
• Recycling and School transport issues lead to Tory claims that council is "barely" functioningPowys Conservatives have attacked the ruling administration and claim that recent “failures in school transport and recycling” have angered residents who want a Council Tax refund.
• Trams, or an underground? As Bristol weighs its public transport options, can it learn from across the Channel?Bristol is notorious for its congestion and poor public transport, and has been hit by a worsening bus crisis. As it looks to a new mass transit system to solve its problems, cities such as Rennes and Bordeaux can offer valuable lessons.

Other News Sources

• Cottam Parkway railway station is approvedA brand new railway station for suburban Preston is finally visible on the horizon after long-mooted plans were given the green light.
• Full-size electric autonomous bus takes to the roadsThe UK's first fully electric, full-size single decker autonomous bus service is now operating between Didcot Parkway train station and Milton Park, Oxfordshire.

News from Europe

• Free public transport promiseThis promise was conveyed by Mariana Vieira da Silva in a press conference, at the end of the Council of Ministers, after António Costa, as secretary general of the PS, announced on Wednesday night, in Évora, that from January next year, under 23 transport passes will become free for all children and young people up to the age of 23.