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Sunday, 10 December 2023

BBC News

• Salisbury Coach Park to close for months due to worksA city centre coach station will be closed for four months as part of a transformation project.
• Boardman says Cambridge cycling is 'on a winning route'Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman says Cambridge is "already leading the country" when it comes to cycling and walking.

Financial Times

• Hitachi UK rail plant suffers multimillion-pound writedownPlight of North East factory and wider dearth of orders highlight fears over future of UK’s train manufacturers

The Guardian

• ’It’s chaos’: ruined plans, lost hours at UK’s worst station for cancelled trainsHuddersfield’s travellers are used to poor service. But many fear for the economic damage a dysfunctional rail system causes

Times Online

• Why are Avanti trains so unreliable and how do they get away with it? [subscription]A week of strike-fuelled chaos has heaped more misery on long-suffering customers of the West Coast mainline. Yet calls for nationalisation have fallen on deaf ears
• The law that could finally curb pavement parking. [subscription]As Scotland becomes the first UK nation to make the divisive practice illegal, pedestrians hope the Department for Transport will take action south of the border

Sky News

• UK weather: Second storm to sweep country - as overhead line 'explodes' at Manchester PiccadillyMore heavy rain is expected as the second named storm of the weekend is set to sweep the UK. The Met Office warns Storm Fergus could bring gusty winds, particularly in the West, as well as further rainfall on Sunday evening.
• Electric trains are the future for green freight but costs are forcing firms back to dieselElectricity is so expensive compared to diesel that operators are reaching for fossil-fuelled locomotives, in a setback for green hopes, Tom Heap writes.

Manchester Evening News

• TfGM issue statement on Metrolink city centre chaos with major disruptionTfGM has apologised for the disruption

Nation. Cymru

• Joint operation launched to help keep rail passengers safe over festive periodBritish Transport Police (BTP) and Transport for Wales (TfW) have launched a joint operation to boost passenger safety over the Christmas period.

Wales Online

• 'We're being driven back into our cars' The shocking state of Wales' railwaysThere have been 100 daily cancellations or alterations to Transport for Wales services this week

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Birmingham New Street Station named worst station in the UK - here's why that isn't trueIt's tempting to wonder if Birmingham New Street's critics have ever ventured beyond the M25.

Yorkshire Post

• Why we need a Enhanced Partnership Plus model for buses in West Yorkshire not franchising - Alan LambEveryone wants to see a bus service that works well for the people of West Yorkshire, but I’m concerned the Mayor is steering us in the wrong direction. Along with other political leaders across the region, I attended a meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to consider proposals for bus service reform.

Carlisle News & Star

• Station project 'driving ahead' amid Borderlands funding concernMAJOR projects in Carlisle funded by cash from the 'Borderlands' deal are moving forward, amid concerns elsewhere in the north of England over funding levels.

Other Regional Press

• Oldham a pavement parking is called a ’problem area’Oldham has become a ’problem area’ for pavement parking, according to Transport for Greater Manchester.
• Inverclyde Council to write to transport bosses about bus provisionElected members have backed a motion urging transport bosses to develop a democratically accountable model.
• A9 dualling programme update timetable gaffe slammed by Highland MSPTransport chiefs and the Scottish Government have been left with egg on their face after publishing a document about updates on the A9 dualling programme that is already out of date.
• Bid for millions of pounds for more Norfolk electric busesMillions of pounds will be sought to bring even more electric buses to the streets of Norfolk.

Rail Advent

• Avanti West Coast app for visually-impaired now at three more stationsThree more stations served by Avanti West Coast have installed way-finding technology to assist visually-impaired customers to move around independently.
• Two innovations released by Trainline set to encourage more people to travel by trainThe technology platform's new features will support passengers in getting the very best value for Advance fares

Other News Sources

• State of accessible transport is ’unjust and unacceptable’, says reportThe current state of accessible transport is “unjust and unacceptable”, and the government’s efforts to offer “equal access for disabled people” by 2030 have “stalled”, according to a major new report.