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Friday, 01 December 2023

BBC News

• Emergency landslip works to disrupt rail journeysTrain passengers are being advised to avoid travelling next week due to emergency works to repair a landslip.
• The race against time to repair Edinburgh Airport's runwayEngineers have been working throughout the past month to repair cracks in the surface of Edinburgh Airport's runway.
• Bus and train strikes in Northern Ireland: All you need to knowAll you need to know about the bus and train strikes in Northern Ireland on Friday 1 December 2023.
• London Underground journeys surpass 4m in one dayTransport for London says it recorded the highest passenger numbers since the start of the pandemic.
• Limited rail services to resume from Ayr station after hotel fireThe station and several roads around it have been shut since a fire at the former Station Hotel on 25 September.
• Will Tesla's truck recover from its shattering start?Tesla boss Elon Musk says the new cybertruck will
• RMT votes to end rail strikes until at least springRail workers have voted to accept a pay deal, ending their involvement in a long-running series of strikes.

Financial Times

• Tesla reveals Cybertruck pricing as it begins deliveriesCheapest model will sell for an estimated $60,990 as electric-car maker aims to move beyond sedans and SUVs
• RMT to end UK rail strikes after members accept pay dealAgreement ends 18 months of national action by rail workers, but walkouts by train drivers to continue
• Heathrow/infrastructure investment: Ferrovial departure looks well timedNew stakeholders may struggle to get take off on investment returns

The Guardian

• Tesla to begin Cybertruck deliveries with price starting at $60,990CEO Elon Musk warned before delivery event it would take a year to 18 months to make the car a significant cashflow contributorTesla is set to start deliveries of its long-delayed, much-hyped Cybertruck electric pickup on Thursday after its CEO, Elon Musk, tempered investor expectations, citing problems in ramping production of what he called a 'radical' product.Cybertruck, Tesla's first new model in nearly four years, is critical to its reputation as a maker of innovative vehicles. At a time when the company is battling softening electric vehicle (EV) demand and rising competition, Cybertruck...
• Nine days of rail disruption begins as Aslef industrial action gets under wayOvertime ban and rolling strikes by drivers will stop most trains at affected operators and hit some cross-border services tooAnother nine days of disruption for rail passengers has begun as train drivers in the Aslef union start an overtime ban and a series of rolling strikes halting services across Britain, in a long-running dispute over pay.Drivers will be taking industrial action at train operating companies (Tocs) contracted to the Department for Transport, striking for 24 hours at each one on different dates between Saturday 2 December and Friday 8 December. The strikes will stop most or...

The Herald

• Shipbuilding returns to Stornoway for first time in centurySHIPBUILDING is returning to Stornoway for the first time in 100 years, it has been declared.

The Independent

• Everything we know about Tesla's Cybertruck after first cars are finally deliveredTesla repeats botched demonstration of Cybertruck's toughness that went viral in 2019 - albeit with a softer ball
• December train strike dates: Everything you need to know about rail disruption Latest wave of strikes will target different regions a day at a time

Times Online

• Elon Musk unveils much-heralded Tesla Cybertruck [subscription]After years of delay, Tesla finally rolled out its eagerly awaited Cybertruck electric pick-up last night.
• Ford cuts profit forecast as labour costs rise [subscription]Ford has put the cost of a new labour deal with American unions at $8.8 billion and has joined General Motors, its rival, in cutting its full-year profit forecasts, citing lost production.
• Eurostar passengers stranded for eight hours without power [subscription]Hundreds of Eurostar passengers were stranded for more than eight hours on a broken-down train without power or working lavatories.

City AM

• COP28: Net zero may need City to mobilise 'trillions of pounds', Rishi Sunak says Transitioning to net zero won't happen 'without mobilising hundreds of billions, if not trillions of pound' of public and private investment, Rishi Sunak said on route to COP28.

Mail Online

• Electric cars are far less reliable than traditional petrol vehicles, bombshell study findsAmong the most frequently reported troubles were battery and charging system issues as well as flaws in how the vehicles´ body panels and interior parts fit together.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport wins award for its green visionBristol Airport is leading the way in sustainability, with a plan to achieve net zero operations by 2030 and support hydrogen-powered flight in the region

The York Press

• Activists' climate charter calls for free public transport in YorkActivists' climate charter calls for free public transport in York

Cambridge News

• First section of Haverhill Relief Road set to be completed before ChristmasConstruction continues on the project
• Combined Authority considers trebling council tax bill to pay for bus improvementsThe Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is considering increasing the Band D council tax payment from £12 to £36 a year.
• 18 Cambs bus routes to continue to receive funding - and one facing uncertain future The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has agreed to continue subsidising 18 bus services it placed under review, but one service still faces an uncertain future.

Wrexham.com

• Wrexham-Bidston line boosted with new Class 197 ’made in Wales’ trainsNew trains are being introduced on the Wrexham-Bidston railway line as Transport for Wales (TfW) aims to enhance the underperforming service. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍‌​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌​​​‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌​​‌‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌‌​​ ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍‌​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌​​​‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌​‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌​​‌‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌‌​​

Other Regional Press

• Grange Road has 20mph limit enforced after 10-year blunderA Bushey road has had the 20mph speed limit officially enforced, 10 years after the signs went up.
• Strike to affect GWR services in Somerset and South WestGREAT Western Railway is warning travellers that there will be no trains between London Paddington and Bristol, South Wales and Exeter/Plymouth this coming Sunday (December 3) because of industrial action by drivers' union Aslef.
• Bluestar bus operator named best in the UK at awardsBluestar, the bus operator providing services in Southampton, has won three accolades at this year's UK Bus Awards
• Great Western Railway called out over crowding issuesA transport watchdog has challenged Great Western Railway over its failure to prevent crowding on trains.
• Rail workers accept deal to end long-running pay disputeMembers of the biggest rail workers' union have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal to end their long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
• Snow chaos with 100 drivers stranded on freezing Yorkshire road as police issue warningNorth Yorkshire Police have closed the road and have asked others to avoid the area

Railnews

• RMT members accept operators' pay offer The long series of strikes involving the RMT is over, after 18 months of walkouts. A new ballot of members has shown that a majority are in favour of accepting the latest pay offer. The results of the ballot, as published by the RMT, show that there was a majority in favour of a settlement of almost 90 per cent, with 13,454 at 14 train operators in England voting 'yes' and 1570 'no'. However, industrial action by ASLEF drivers is still set to start tomorrow, and will continue at various operators until 9 December.

Other News Sources

• BMT Introduces Full Electric Ferry DesignBMT has unveiled its new 140ft (42m) 100% electric EF-500 passenger ferry design at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans.Featuring a 500-passenger and four-crew capacity, the zero-emission vessel is tailored to meet the rising demand
• South Western Railway to crackdown on Winchester Station bike theftsSouth Western Railway has announced a new approach to tackling bike thefts from Winchester Railway Station.

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