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Friday, 24 May 2024

BBC News

• Airport prepares for 23,000 bank holiday passengersAbout 23,000 passengers are expected to use Jersey Airport over the bank holiday weekend.
• New bus route to improve hospital accessA new bus service circling Bradford has been launched by the mayor of West Yorkshire.
• Flooding shuts cross-border rail lineA major rail line between England and Scotland has closed due to flooding, disrupting journeys for thousands of passengers.
• Huw Merriman to stand down as MPHuw Merriman has announced he will be standing down from Parliament at the next general election.
• Rail services doubled to attract more passengersWest Midlands Railway will run two trains an hour, from June and introduce a faster service.
• 'It's outrageous' - NI bus and train fares to go upBus fares will increase by 6% and train by 10% from Monday 3 June 2024.
• Traders fed up over another stuck bus on Derry hillA crane had to free the coach from the city's steepest street - four weeks after it last happened.
• Musk opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric carsHe previously warned Chinese car makers would

Financial Times

• The end of US revenge travel has arrivedAll the pent-up demand from the pandemic is at risk of being tapped out

The Telegraph

• Fourth Tory MP stands down after election announcement [subscription]Jo Churchill and Dame Eleanor Laing will not contest the next general election as party braces for avalanche of resignations

Times Online

• Airport 100ml liquid rule: when will the UK ban be lifted? [subscription]Major airports will miss this summer’s deadline to install 3D security scanners, although London City, Newcastle and Teesside are already using the new technology
• Edinburgh tram extension faces £44m black holeProject in doubt after councillors are told that the government cannot fund the building of a business case

City AM

• ’It’s a bit of a rollercoaster’: Wizz Air boss says engine problems will last for another two years Capacity issues at Wizz Air caused by faults in its Pratt & Whitney-built engines will continue for at least two years, according to the airlines chief executive.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport queues live as passengers say 'carnage'Birmingham Airport passengers are reporting "carnage" and long snaking queues this morning, Friday May 24. Pictures shared by anxious travellers on X, formerly Twitter, show lengthy queues to get inside of the terminal.

Birmingham Post

• Battery train technology developed in North East goes into trialsHitachi Rail has worked with Turntide Technologies to develop a battery unit that could help decarbonise rail travel

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Northern Rail gate line workers to strike over pay and conditionsMembers of the RMT Union who work at Northern Rail gate lines will walk out this Friday and again on Saturday, June 8

The York Press

• York: RMT union members at Northern Rail to strikeMembers of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) who work for Northern Rail gate lines are to take more strike action.

Oxford Mail

• Oxfordshire bus service to Heathrow airport hit by closureMultiple Oxfordshire bus services to Heathrow airport have been hit by a road closure.

Other Regional Press

• Newcastle Airport expects busy summer after £20m investmentTHE region's airport is preparing for a busy summer, following a £20m investment.
• ASHLEY DOWN STATION COULD OPEN BEFORE END OF 2024“Extensive testing” is currently underway at Ashley Down with Network Rail bosses hoping that the new station will be open by the end of 2024.
• Bexhill MP Huw Merriman won't stand at general electionHuw Merriman, who has been MP for Bexhill and Battle for nine years, made the announcement this afternoon. He said he has loved being an MP and leaves with a “heavy heart”.
• Data reveals 'steadily declining' Watford bus serviceWatford’s and Hertfordshire bus numbers have been

Rail Advent

• Rail Minister views revolutionary freight wagon during visit to Somerset quarryAs part of the visit, Huw Merriman was shown how iWagon can help improve wagon performance

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Van Hool sale to VDL set to conclude as customer patience wearsVDL has maintained silence on the status of its binding agreement to purchase the coach and bus activities of bankrupt manufacturer Van Hool, but a media report in Belgium has suggested that the transaction should be concluded by the end of May.

Other News Sources

• Shortage of Air Traffic Controllers at Gloucestershire Airport hits serviceAn exodus of air traffic controllers at Gloucestershire Airport means a major drop in service this summer.
• Hitachi Rail and TransPennine Express launch 'UK first' battery train trialFirst UK trial to replace a diesel engine with a battery on an intercity train is now underway following £15m Hitachi Rail investment
• Remediation work to stabilise Derbyshire rail embankment to start next weekNetwork Rail is completing enabling work on a failed rail embankment near New Mills in High Peak, with the main works set to begin next week and last until autumn.
• Rail minister Huw Merriman MP to step downRail minister Huw Merriman MP is set to step down from his position after announcing he will not stand as a candidate in the general election on July 4.
• Blackburn with Darwen Council spends £300k on new minibusesBlackburn with Darwen Council has bought four new minibuses for a total cost of £300,170 to replace old vehicles.