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Sunday, 02 June 2024

BBC News

• Roadworks to last 14 weeks after bus station opensMonths of roadworks are set to be carried out following the opening of a new bus station.
• New WW2 rail disaster information found 80 years onNew evidence about what happened when a World War Two munitions wagon exploded is still being discovered 80 years after the event, according to an historian.
• How are trains affected by the timetable change?A new timetable across the railway industry will come into effect from today.
• Train operator unveils 'welcome' timetable changesA train provider that serves the East of England has unveiled its new timetable amid a push to increase services. Greater Anglia said it would be increasing the availability of trains from Sunday to match a post-pandemic increase in demand.
• Shops rush for Christmas stock as shipping costs surge Firms are placing their Christmas orders early to avoid empty shelves as shipping route disruption continues.

Financial Times

• Making tracks: is Eurostar's monopoly under threat?Companies are exploring rival operations to run trains through the Channel Tunnel

The Telegraph

• Air passengers face a summer of confusion over the 100ml liquids rule. [subscription]A minority of Britain’s airports have hit the June 2024 deadline, and passengers now face mixed messages as they embark on their holidays

Times Online

• Eurostar will have no competitors for at least four years. [subscription]Rivals including Virgin Trains held back by post-Brexit regulatory problems in the UK

Bolton News

• Yorkshire Dales explorer rail line to come through BoltonA new train service taking passengers from Bolton to the spectacular Yorkshire Dales will be running in just two week's time.

Nottingham Evening Post

• A day in the life of an air traffic controller at East Midlands AirportHigh above the tarmac in a small, circular room with huge glass windows is East Midlands Airport's Air Traffic Control. Situated at the top of a 160-foot-tall concrete tower, the vantage point is the hallmark of an imposing building which was constructed and opened in 1999.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• The 8 biggest Leeds transport changes in 2024 so far - and 7 still on the wayA busy 2023 for transport related changes saw the completion of the pedestrianisation of City Square, while Leeds Bradford Airport unveiled its new and improved Check-in Hall A.

Cambridge News

• Bus route restored to serve isolated Cambridgeshire communitiesA bus route that offers a vital link between local communities is to be restored from June 3. The route runs from Stamford to Peterborough and back, stopping at Wittering, Wansford, Ailsworth, Castor and Longthorpe.

Other Regional Press

• General Election has put airport group sale ’on back burner’ says CAPAThe sale of Southampton Airport group owner AGS has ’probably been put on the back burner’ due to the General Election, according to aviation industry analysts CAPA.
• New faster train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham starts this week - this is the scheduleWest Midlands Railway (WMR) is introducing a new timetable along the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton and Birmingham corridor, with its service going up to two trains per hour from Monday to Saturday.

Rail Magazine

• The constant obstacles to maintaining infrastructureIs what happened between Reading and Paddington symptomatic of wider problems? Are these failings coming soon to a railway near you?

Aviation Industry

• Edinburgh Airport launches “world’s first shortbread vending machine”Firstly, it’s Sunday – it’s a slow news days. And secondly, who doesn’t love shortbread, right?

Other News Sources

• Frustration as Stroud misses out on electric busesThere are concerns Stroud will miss out on new electric buses and instead be given “better cast offs” from across Gloucestershire.
• Necropolis Railway station up for saleAn historic building - the last remaining element of a railway station where coffins and mourners left London for a Surrey cemetery - is up for sale with a £4.2 million asking price.