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Monday, 13 May 2024

BBC News

• Sunday £1 bus fares to be introduced in LancashireSunday bus fares costing £1 and cheaper tickets for young people are due to be introduced across Lancashire.
• Traffic lights investment to help keep Derby's drivers on the moveMore than £500,000 will be spent to help Derby's drivers spend less time sat at traffic lights.

The Independent

• Heathrow accuses Government of ‘curtailing UK’s global connectivity’The west London airport criticised the introduction of a £10 fee for some transiting passengers.

The Telegraph

• London buses ‘more dangerous’ under Khan, transport experts claim [subscription]Critics blame high accident rate on 20mph zones which pile extra pressure on drivers
• Cars are spoiling Britain’s national parks – it’s time we embraced sustainable transport. [subscription]Unless Britons make an effort to change their ways, honeypots like the Peak District will continue to be blighted by traffic

Times Online

• A million vehicles face city ban but data says air is OK. [subscription]Businesses complain of huge costs and massive inconvenience as evidence suggests Glasgow LEZ has had little impact on air quality
• The Caley is ready to roll with new venture building trains. [subscription]The old locomotive works at Springburn in Glasgow was once Scotland’s largest train maintenance depot and now a local venture has plans to revive it

Daily Express

• Incredible new £43m plan to double train numbers from UK to some of Europe's best citiesPassengers may soon be able to access even more European capitals on more trains.

Birmingham Post

• JLR reports record revenues and best profits since 2015 and powers ahead with Reimagine electric vehicle plan'The foundation of this performance was the sustained global demand for our modern luxury vehicles'

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford Forster Square: Update on station entrance closureAn update has been issued over the closure of a Bradford railway station entrance.
• Cyclist hits out at 'dangerous' new city centre road layoutA cyclist has hit out at a

Bristol Live

• Key city centre road to be hit with week of closures for cycle path works Old Market Street and Lower Castle Street will close every night this week

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Complete guide to how you can lobby for exemptions on 20mph roads in North WalesA formal mechanism for providing feedback has been published by the Welsh Government

Manchester Evening News

• Video shows water gushing through ceiling of Manchester Airport terminal during thunderstormPassengers were left stunned

The York Press

• York council bosses admit mistake over bus stop advertising contractA 15-year, £5 million-plus contract for advertising on York’s bus shelters IS to be put out to tender, after council bosses admitted they had made a mistake in not doing so.

Wrexham.com

• £200,000 investment sees rise in bus passengers in WrexhamAn investment of £200,000 to improve bus services in Wrexham has led to an increase in passengers, new figures have shown.

Cambridge News

• Stagecoach announce busway network shake-up for routes in CambridgeshireThe new changes are due to be introduced on Sunday, May 19

Other Regional Press

• Rail tracks to be lowered through Tameside tunnels in upgrade schemeRAIL TUNNELS in and around Stalybridge will see the tracks running through them lowered as in a multi-billion pound project.
• Transport Secretary Ken Skates tackles 20mph concerns in BuckleyTransport Secretary Ken Skates engaged in a lively discussion with Flintshire councillors in Buckley on Friday, addressing their concerns and the local sentiment regarding 20mph speed limits.

Train Operators

• Northern DOUBLES improvement fund to £100k to help community groups ‘lead the charge’ on improving social mobility in deprived areasNorthern is making £100,000 available to community groups across the North of England with ideas of ways to support social mobility in deprived areas on its network.

Railnews

• Monday briefing: Operators accused of inadequate cleaning MONDAY BRIEFING: Union claims TOCs’ cleaning staff are ‘under pressure’ ++ RSSB warns of ‘significant challenges’ facing industry ++ Plans confirmed for Levenmouth opening

Railway Gazette

• Tidyco to overhaul Class 170 HVAC unitsUK: Porterbrook Leasing has awarded Tidyco a contract to overhaul and refurbish 444 cab and saloon heating, ventilation and air-conditioning modules from ADtranz/Bombardier Class 170 Turbostar diesel multiple-units operated by East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry.
• Train windows become information screensSOUTH KOREA: An eight-car trainset operating on Seoul Great Train Express Line A has been equipped with 55 inch Transparent OLED displays which act as both windows and information screens.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Bus services ‘are in a hybrid age’, says Go-Ahead’s Martin DeanBus services are entering a third post-deregulation “hybrid” age as a reflection of their operating climate, Go-Ahead Group Managing Director UK Regional Bus Martin Dean told the ALBUM conference in April.
• SME bus operators ‘must feed into pre-election policy debate’SME bus operators should use time before the general election to feed into policy matters that impact them, ALBUM members heard at the group’s recent conference in Cheshire.
• Bus franchising: The missing ingredient for Labour is moneyThat Labour favours public control of bus services has been beyond doubt for a long time, regardless of recent efforts to build interest in its franchising policy via a rehash of earlier announcements.
• Zero-emission must sit with wider bus policy objectives: WarringtonZero-emission buses should sit alongside wider bus policy work and funding if they are to maximise their impact, representatives of Warrington’s Own Buses and its parent Warrington Borough Council (WBC) told the ALBUM conference in April.
• New mayors have the power to improve coach and bus servicesOur President’s column this month highlights some of the issues we’re grappling with ahead of the much-anticipated general election.
• Bus must align itself with other political priorities, CPT advocatesEnsuring that bus sits well with other political priorities beyond the general election is at the centre of Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) work for the mode in 2024, Director of Policy and External Relations Alison Edwards told the ALBUM conference at Carden Park in Cheshire during April.

Transport Scotland

• £5 million for Low Emission Zone support funding in 2024-25The Scottish Government is providing £5 million to re-open the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) Support Fund for 2024-25. For the fifth year in a row, the popular fund continues to offer cash incentives and Travel Better credits, if non-compliant vehicles are removed from Scotland’s roads.

RMT

• RAIL COMPANIES AND CLEANING CONTRACTORS FAILING ON CLEANLINESS STANDARDSRMT has exposed rail companies and their cleaning contractors for failing to keep trains and stations clean, in a damning new report and survey.

Aviation Industry

• Heathrow attacks government policies despite projecting record yearThe call came as the London hub reported a 4.8% increase in passenger numbers in April to 6.7 million, putting it on course for a record year.
• AEF’s 2023 Annual ReportAirport expansion, sustainable aviation fuels, Jet Zero, the economics of UK air travel – AEF’s 2023 work programme was both wide-ranging and far-reaching. Check out our 2023 annual report for … The post AEF’s 2023 Annual Report appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.