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Sunday, 12 November 2023

BBC News

• Washington bus service set up as Go North East strike continuesAn emergency bus service has been set up to "help people out" as Go North East workers continue an indefinite strike over pay.
• East Coast Main Line disruption after Aycliffe landslipWork to stabilise part of the East Coast Main Line after a landslip will go into next week, transport bosses have said.
• Broxbourne: Two new stations plannedTwo new train stations could be built in Hertfordshire if plans to tighten planning policies are adopted.

Financial Times

• Alstom: the French train giant battling to stay on the railsMaker of high-speed TGV trains needs to convince investors it can make Bombardier acquisition work

The Independent

• In the Superloop: London’s southbound express busThe best view in London is yours for £1.75: from the upper deck of a bus heading south over Waterloo Bridge.

The Telegraph

• Sir Richard Branson plots Eurostar challenger. [subscription]Billionaire to return to Britain’s rail sector after Virgin Trains ended UK operations

Times Online

• Why tyre emissions are the ticking pollution time bomb [subscription]Every driver knows about the danger of exhaust fumes. But we may have overlooked the effects of wheel wear and tear
• Michael O’Leary pulls ahead in the race to be aviation’s €100m man. [subscription]Michael O’Leary, the Ryanair chief, has surged ahead of Jozsef Varadi at Wizz Air in a race to become Europe’s first €100 million aviation boss.
• Delayed ferry’s latest launch date: next March [subscription]Glen Rosa is already years late and expected to be four times over budget

Edinburgh Evening News

• Edinburgh transport: Bus lane fines set to increase in bid to deter motorists and boost public transportTransport convener Scott Arthur says £2 million raised by fines shows current penalty is not a sufficient deterrent

Bucks Free Press

• Sinkhole appears in Hyde Heath due to tunnelling machineAnother sinkhole resulting from HS2 works has resulted in a forced bridleway closure near Amersham.

Kent Online

• Could Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson be set to challenge Eurostar and revive Ashford and Ebbsfleet services?Eurostar's monopoly over high-speed continental passenger train services through the Channel Tunnel could be set to be broken by Sir Richard Branson.

Other Regional Press

• Huge Herne Bay station changes to start this month and what they mean for commutersA large project to extensively upgrade a Kent railway station is due to start later this month. Network Rail has confirmed plans that will see Herne Bay train station receive a number of key improvements in a bid to better the site’s accessibility.
• Go North West and First Manchester to run school bus services in phase two of the Bee Network roll outThe latest round of Bee Network bus contract awards has seen Go North West and First Manchester appointed to run school bus services in phase two of the network.
• Welsh Government will reform bus services in WalesOver the last few months, west Wales has seen a number of services cancelled including the Fflecsi Bwcabus and changes have been made to the Cardi Bach service which was initially to be cancelled. First Bus has also cancelled or reduced a number of its services in west Wales. Lee Waters, Welsh Government deputy minister for climate change has said that bus services need ’wholescale reform.’
• Council calls for upgrade to 'broken' bus system across LanarkshireSOUTH Lanarkshire Council is calling for an upgrade to the bus system across Lanarkshire after claims that it has been ’broken’ for years.
• Full list of the 20 busiest London bus routes and how many passengers TfL carriesTransport for London (TfL) has revealed the London bus routes with the busiest sections. The authority delved into its stats to find out at what time its services carry the most people and how many travel in its iconic red vehicles.
• Chelmsford railway station named 'most reliable in the UK' according to new pollChelmsford railway station has been revealed to be the most reliable station in the UK according to recent data research. A study showed the Essex city railway station to be the most dependable with figures showing fewer than one per cent of trains being cancelled and trains being on time 84 per cent of the time.
• ScotRail withdraws stops at Altnabreac following station access challengesScotRail is advising customers that from Sunday (November 12) services on the Far North Line will temporarily not call at Altnabreac station in Caithness.
• Glasgow's lost Bridge Street station that was city's grandest railway terminalIt's incredible to think that what is now a line of trees on Glasgow's Bridge Street was once the site of a grand, neoclassical style railway terminal that was the first of its kind in the city.

Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast

• New transport laws, new job for a rail legend and a new airport shuttleChristian and co-presenter Mark consider the UK's Automated Vehicles Bill [1:45] and the Draft Rail Reform Bill [6:30]. Christian then interviews new Freightliner boss and rail industry legend Tim Shoveller about his career and the lessons he draws for the future [11:43] before speaking on site to Luton DART General Manager Linsey Sweet about just how Britain's newest transport system works [43:36]. Finally, Christian reflects on the possible settlement of England's long-running rail industrial disputes [48:53].

Rail Advent

• Vision rehabilitation students train at Scotland’s Milngavie stationStudents from Glasgow Caledonian University's Graduate Diploma in Low Vision Rehabilitation took part in practical training at Milngavie station on Wednesday 25 October.

Other News Sources

• New night bus to stamp out drink driving in DevonA night bus will operate on Saturdays throughout December in North Devon in a bid to prevent Christmas-related drink and drug driving. Stagecoach will operate the Route 21 service every Saturday until 30 December 2023, with buses running every hour from midnight until 4am from Barnstaple to Bideford stopping at Bickington, Fremington and Yelland along the way.
• State’s game-changing high-speed rail offers glimpse into nationwide convenient travel: ’I’m all for it’Rail travel in the United States took a significant step forward in September with the arrival of a new Brightline service in Florida: a fast train between Miami and Orlando.