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Friday, 07 June 2024

BBC News

• Discounted city bus fares to run until end of 2024Capped single fares are to continue on buses in Nottingham until the end of 2024.
• Rail services to be suspended for bridge repairsRail services on and off the Isle of Sheppey will be suspended at the weekend for repairs to be carried out to the bridge connecting the island to mainland Kent.
• Steam locos to reunite for first time in 50 yearsEight steam engines will gather at a historic railway line, in a sight not seen in the south of England for more than 50 years.
• Rollout of new Docklands Light Railway trains delayedDocklands Light Railway (DLR) trains that were due to be introduced in April will not be ready until later this year.
• More passenger criticism over airport queuesThe airport says a queue was

The Scotsman

• Cyclists pack meeting where plans to 'discourage' Roseburn Path cycling over tram line use called 'appalling'An official recommendation to “discourage” cycling if a new tram line is built along the Roseburn Path has been condemned as "most appalling" by a former City of Edinburgh Council transport convener.

The Telegraph

• Councils make £80m in a year from bus lane fines. [subscription]Signage to warn drivers away clearly isn’t working, says AA, as the number of motorists being caught has not fallen

Times Online

• Boeing Starliner finally launches: ’Let’s put some fire in this rocket’Lift-off seven years late for first crewed flight on spacecraft developed with Nasa for $4.2bn
• New young drivers pay £1,000 more for insuranceYoung drivers who have just passed their test are having to pay an extra £1,000 in insurance this year to get on the roads, raising fears it will deter many from learning to drive.

City AM

• Transport for London hits £138m operating surplus but investment in upgrades falls London's transport operator has faced a cash crunch ever since the pandemic decimated passenger and commuter numbers on the tube.
• The car industry is wrong about private electric vehicle demand Falling demand from private buyers has dominated media headlines on EV's throughout this year. But experts argue the industry's figures are inaccurate.

Daily Record

• Scots residents say roads are 'like a war zone' as massive potholes take over townThurso resident Elizabeth Jones suffered a broken suspension after hitting a 'crater' for the second time, costing her a hefty bill.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 20mph in Wales: First crash statistics released by Welsh Government Figures show a drop in recorded collisions on 20mph and 30mph roads in Wales but overall serious collisions and fatalities are up

Edinburgh Evening News

• Edinburgh bus services: Lothian Buses announces cheaper fares and new routes for west EdinburghBus passengers have been promised cheaper fares in parts of West Edinburgh from the end of the month.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Labour reaffirms promise to act to save Hitachi train factory in County Durham if electedThere have been fears for the future of the Hitachi Rail factory in Newton Aycliffe over recent months. Labour has reaffirmed its pledges to try and save hundreds of jobs at a North East train factory if it wins the general election.

Wales Online

• Car crash casualties in Wales fall after 20mph limit brought inThings are 'moving in the right direction,' the transport minister said

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• I'll look at case for connecting Black Country station to inter-city network, says Transport SecretaryA future Conservative government would 'look at the business case' for a new inter-city railway station at Dudley Port, to link up with the new tramline.
• Hold your council to account over potholes, says Transport SecretaryTransport Secretary Mark Harper has urged people to hold their councils to account over the state of the roads.

Other Regional Press

• Buses: North Wales MS criticises funding disparity in public transportAn MS has pressed a Welsh Government minister for an assurance that more money will be invested into bus services in North Wales. Llŷr Gruffydd, who represents the region in the Senedd, pointed to the £1 billion plus that has been allocated to the South Wales Metro to upgrade services.

Forbes

• Hydrogen Developers Flexing For Transport And Industrial SectorsAn international consortium is developing a green hydrogen corridor between London and Cardiff for heavy-duty trucks. It will have more than 100 fueling stations by the decade's end.

Bus and Coach Buyer

• LTNs: friend or foe?The backlash against Low Traffic Neighbourhoods being implemented increasingly in our cities are, perhaps, the first gasps of anguish at major change.

Rail Forum

• Rail Forum’s five policy recommendations that would unleash the potential of railRail Forum is delighted to launch our General Election policy document, ’Unleashing the potential of rail: an enabler of economic prosperity’. As a value-focused and member-driven trade association representing almost 400 organisations and supporting the resilience and growth of the UK rail supply chain, we are proud to present this document which outlines five key policy changes that would drive significant benefits for customers, taxpayers and the rail supply chain.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Belle Vue Manchester orders 18 more Yutong GT12s for FlixBusBelle Vue Manchester has ordered 18 more Yutong GT12 coaches for further expansion of its work with FlixBus UK. They will complement five such 53-seat vehicles recently delivered under an overall £6 million investment by the coach operator.
• Stagecoach passes six million zero-emission rides in AberdeenStagecoach Bluebird has now carried over six million passengers on its 35-strong fleet of battery-electric buses in Aberdeen.

The Business Desk

• Life-saving knife wound bleed control kits rolled out across rail networkA woman whose brother was stabbed to death more than 20 years ago is using the campaign she founded in his honour to work with Merseyrail and introduce life-saving bleed kits throughout the Liverpool City Region, Lancashire, and Manchester.

Other News Sources

• Witney new buses are funded thanks to Lottery grantTwo new state-of-the-art buses have been launched in Witney thanks to Lottery funding.
• New Morecambe 'bee bus stop' with roof garden causing a buzzA bee-friendly bus stop with a garden on top has been causing a buzz in Morecambe.
• Parties asked to back 'future of transport'Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has published its ’Future of Transport Manifesto’, setting out the transport technology sector’s key priorities for the next government.