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Wednesday, 07 February 2024

BBC News

• Military Road: Drone video shows bus on road metres from collapseDramatic drone footage shows a bus passing along an island road, just metres from the edge of the clifftop.
• Bridgnorth Cliff Railway wall repair will see council borrow £500kResidents have voted for their town council to borrow £500,000 to fix a wall that forced the closure of Bridgnorth Cliff Railway.
• Not enough potholes being fixed in NI - O'DowdThe infrastructure minister says he is aware of the poor state of roads but his budget is limited.
• Council to press on with £76.5m relief road planThe long-term project in Trafford also includes 5,000 new homes and a 350,000m² business area.
• Road by London's Hyde Park could close permanentlyThe Royal Parks opens a six-week consultation on shutting South Carriage Drive to motor vehicles.
• HS2 now offers 'very poor value for money', MPs warnThe scrapping of the northern legs of the rail line means it is poor value for money, MPs have said.
• Boeing: Bolts missing from door, says blowout reportA door that blew away from a Boeing 737 Max may not have been properly secured, a new report says.

Financial Times

• Ads from BMW, MG and Transport for London banned by UK watchdog over green claimsASA says details about electric vehicles and capital’s Ulez pollution zone need to be more specific
• Boeing 737 Max in door panel blowout lacked four bolts, regulator saysPreliminary report by NTSB finds part that detached had been removed at Washington factory
• HS2 offers very poor value for money, MPs warnPublic accounts committee says neither managers nor government are able to explain project’s benefits
• Near-disaster shows EU air traffic control is nowhere near good enough Bordeaux incident highlights the need to accelerate technological innovation in aviation management

The Guardian

• UK’s emissions fell slightly in 2022 but transport and homes still biggest emittersGreenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2022, new government figures reveal, with homes and transport remaining the highest emitting sectors.
• After Paris's coup against SUVs, the UK should slam the brakes on these polluting monsters too Parisians have voted to triple parking charges for these behemoths. Let that be the start of a much wider crackdown Paris has developed a taste for better city living. Its vote to begin pricing sports utility vehicles (SUVs) off its streets by tripling parking charges is part of a diet for reversing autobesity the trend by car manufacturers towards larger, more dangerous and polluting cars.
• Government does not understand how HS2 will function as railwayParliament's spending watchdog says cancellation of high-speed line's northern leg raises urgent questions.

The Independent

• Transport for London ads for Ulez made misleading claims, watchdog rulesAdverts for the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) made misleading claims about pollution levels across the capital and inside cars, a watchdog has found.

The Mirror

• HS2 to offer 'very poor value for money' after Rishi Sunak scrapped northern legThe total costs of the project between London and Birmingham now 'significantly outweigh benefits' following the decision to stop trains travelling at high speed any further north

Sky News

• HS2 'offers very little value for money' after northern leg ditched, MPs warnA report into government spending on HS2 said it now offers "very little value for money" after the northern leg was ditched.

Birmingham Mail

• How many people actually use the £10 million 'waste of money' cycle lane 'no one uses'A new interactive tool provides near real time insights into the region's most used cycle routes

Bristol Live

• Drivers to pay £1.5m every year in new parking fees to South Gloucestershire CouncilCouncil bosses were urged to drop their parking plan, but the changes are still likely to go ahead

Sheffield Star

• Doncaster-Sheffield Airport: Major step toward re-opening airport with £138m for 10-year planDoncaster-Sheffield Airport could reopen as part of a 10-year plan backed with £138 million of funding.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Wortley Curve: Network Rail issues statement after £47k purchase of disused Leeds railwayThe Wortley Curve, that connected the Wakefield to Leeds line to the Bradford to Leeds line, closed in 1985 and went up for auction at the end of January.

Yorkshire Post

• Cancellation of HS2’s northern leg raises questions over infrastructure approachThe cancellation of the northern leg of HS2 was a desperate move by a Government trying to salvage its economic credibility.

Doncaster Free Press

• Interview: ‘Major step forward’ in case to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport announcedA new proposal to be discussed next week is a “major step forward” to finally reopen the Doncaster Sheffield Airport, the South Yorkshire mayor has said.

Other Regional Press

• East West Rail briefing meeting to be live-streamMembers of the public will be able to watch tonight’s East West Rail briefing via a live stream on the Council’s website.
• Work begins on key 'missing link' on popular rural Somerset cycle pathWork is officially under way on the newest section of a popular cycle route which will eventually stretch from Shepton Mallet to the Somerset coast. The Strawberry Line active travel route currently runs interrupted between Yatton railway station and Station Road in Cheddar, largely following the route of the former Cheddar Valley railway line.
• HS2’s loss is Lincoln’s gain: £44m potential boost for North Hykeham bypassThe government’s decision to cancel the northern leg of the HS2 project could funnel an extra £44 million into Lincolnshire County Council’s coffers for the North Hykeham Relief Road.

New Civil Engineer

• Spending watchdog berates HS2 North cancellation as project now ‘very poor value for money’The High Speed 2 (HS2) project is now “very poor value for money” following the cancellation of the northern legs and the government must answer for its governance and decision making on the project, the spending watchdog has said.

Rail Magazine

• Rise in rail recruitment sees specialist expand into new premisesA recruitment specialist for the rail industry is celebrating the opening of its new Doncaster office, following its growth in the rail sector.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Bus industry must play its part in dealing with antisocial scourgeNews that Stagecoach North Scotland driver Keith Rollinson died after an alleged assault in Elgin bus station last week has shaken the industry, and many people outside it. A man losing his life while doing his job.

The Business Desk

• New operator takes control at rail freight terminalMEDLOG, a global logistics and supply chain provider, has formally taken over the operation of the iPort Rail multimodal freight terminal, in Doncaster.

Aviation Industry

• UK Transport Secretary Offers Doncaster Sheffield Airport £30 Million Annual LifelineWhile the local government's first attempt to receive funding was denied, the UK government offered an alternative.

Other News Sources

• Hyundai Rotem wins $US 664m order for LA Metro trainsKorean manufacturer will deliver 182 cars to Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority in time for the 2028 LA Olympics.
• This abandoned London train line could soon be brought back to lifeA line that stopped carrying passengers in 1902 could be about to make a comeback