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Sunday, 29 October 2023

Government

• Report 12/2023: Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel JunctionRAIB has today released its report into a collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction, Wiltshire, 31 October 2021.

BBC News

• Dinner marks Concorde's last Manchester Airport flightA gala dinner celebrating the last commercial flight Concorde made into Manchester Airport has taken place at the airport under the wings of the jet.
• Go North East bus strike: How long will disruption last?Bus services across the North East of England are being hit again as the latest strike by staff at one of the region's major firms brings services to a halt. Why are they taking action and how long will disruption last?
• Cruise ships visiting Scotland to be charged emissions taxThe Scottish Green said the tax would target the most polluting vessels that dock in Scotland.

Financial Times

• Airline chiefs press Gatwick airport to improve performanceExecutives are worried about more disruption next year unless staffing issues in the control tower are resolved

The Herald

• Greens to put pressure on SNP to drop support for Heathrow expansionThe Scottish Greens will put pressure on the SNP Government to ditch its support for the expansion of Heathrow Airport on climate grounds - labelling their Holyrood partners’ position as “reckless”.

Times Online

• After Luton airport, we’re still at risk of more car park blazes. [subscription]1,400 vehicles were destroyed in a fire at the airport this month. Blazes at multistoreys keep sparking and warnings about the dangers have gone unheeded
• Value for money has sunk in the great ferries scandal. [subscription]t the end of last month, David Tydeman, chief executive of the Scottish government-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard on the lower Clyde, submitted his latest quarterly progress report to Holyrood’s net zero, energy and transport committee on two ill-fated ferries it has been building for the state-owned operator CalMac since 2015.
• From HS2 to Wembley, why can’t Britain build on budget? [subscription]Our infrastructure projects are invariably late and over-budget compared with European neighbours. Our planning system, political wrangling and a lack of civil service expertise is to blame. With just 134 miles of track between London and Birmingham now planned, the scope of HS2 is modest by international standards. Yet this short line is at least world-leading in one area: its price.
• Two months of misery for West Coast line as Avanti cuts services. [subscription]Train operator Avanti is quietly cancelling hundreds of services between now and the new year, risking a repeat of the travel chaos suffered by passengers travelling between London, Birmingham and Manchester.

Birmingham Mail

• Every road in Solihull where speed could be slashed to 20mph - full listA number of roads have either been approved or are waiting to go up in front of Solihull Council as the authority pushes ahead with its road safety agenda, with a focus on local schools and nurseries
• The Birmingham area where car is king - and over half of residents driveThe latest Census reveals which areas of Birmingham are the most car-reliant

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Epic view of A55 tunnel that fooled some and left others scared witlessAn aerial photo was condemned as a 'fake' because the engineering involved looked impossible

Manchester Evening News

• Rail firm must replace hundreds of trains - and bosses have no idea how much it will costThe region's biggest rail operator will have to replace three-quarters of its trains to meet government targets, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.

Nation. Cymru

• Concerns raised over new £6.6 million security scanners for Cardiff AirportThe Chair of the Senedd’s Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee has raised concerns over the Welsh Government’s investment of £6.6 million in new security scanners at Cardiff Airport.

Wales Online

• Go-slow protesters gather at the Senedd after taking to roads across Wales against 20mph default speed limitMotorways and major A-roads are being affected
• How Welsh streets would look if cars were banned from themThese pictures show how the places where we live would be transformed if cars were no longer allowed to drive on them

Wirral Globe

• Merseyside to receive £8.8 million of HS2 cash for bus servicesMERSEYSIDE will receive £8.8 million pounds to improve bus services over the next financial year, the Transport Secretary has announced.

Other Regional Press

• Humberside Airport strike officially suspended as airport bosses agree to meet with unionStaff from multiple departments were due to walk out for 48 hours from Tuesday, October 31 in a row over pay
• Change to buses which travel between Glasgow's transport hubsNew zero emissions vehicles have been introduced for passengers using the Glasgow station bus link service.
• Andy Carter Warrington South MP on transport in WarringtonAndy Carter is Warrington South MP and writes a regular column for the Warrington Guardian
• Changes to road layout near city centre agreed after traders say 'we're struggling to survive'It came after a petition by business owners who said the current layout was damaging their trade

Rail Advent

• Porterbrook maintains a 100% rating in annual GRESB AssessmentThe five-star rating achieved by the British rolling stock company marks its second year as the Transport Sector Leader

Aviation Industry

• The climate cost of Farnborough Airport's plan for more private jetsFarnborough Airport has been consulting on proposals for operational changes including an increase in the airport's annual flight limit numbers. 

Other News Sources

• Transport Scotland ’exploring options’ amid A9 Dunkeld roadworks backlashThe Enchanted Forest executive director, Nela Popovic, is amongst those pleading for the works to be stopped.