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Thursday, 27 June 2024

BBC News

• Three month closure for town bus station workA Derbyshire town’s bus station is closing for four months from 1 July. Alfreton Bus Station, in Hall Street, is being shut for up to 16 weeks for “reconstruction and improvement works”, said Derbyshire County Council.
• Vintage 1938 Tube train back on track after vandalismA Tube train vandalised after its restoration to its original 1938 condition will be back on the tracks for an upcoming heritage event.
• Off-peak Fridays trial sees Tube ridership go up 3%City Hall says the figures do not provide a complete picture of how effective the trial was.
• Mechanic claims sacked for raising Boeing concernsAn aircraft mechanic who was contracted to repair Boeing planes has alleged he was labelled a "snitch" and then sacked for speaking up over safety concerns.

Financial Times

• Boeing rejects claims that Nasa crew are stranded on its spacecraft Delayed return of Starliner from International Space Station comes at worst possible time for US aerospace group

The Guardian

• Air freight greenhouse gas emissions up 25% since 2019, analysis findsBoom in air cargo due to shoppers expectations of speedy delivery and shift in post-pandemic economy, researchers say. Air freight operators have increased their greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared with 2019, analysis has found.In 2023, air freight operators ran about 300,000 more flights than in 2019, an increase in flight volume of almost 30%.

The Telegraph

• Boeing staff demand 40pc pay rise amid 737 Max crisis. [subscription]Machinists in Seattle also seek deal to secure work for next 50 years as company reels from series of safety and production scandals

Times Online

• Stranded Starliner astronauts are not worried, Boeing insists. [subscription]Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have no return date from the International Space Station as analysts examine faults

The National

• Scottish transport firm announces expansion of electric bus fleetA SCOTTISH transport business has announced it has secured funding to expand its fleet of electric busses by more than a third.

Sky News

• Chaos at Heathrow as baggage delays described as 'disgraceful' and a 'shambles' by British Airways passengersBritish Airways was forced to bring in extra teams to help reunite people with their lost luggage.

Birmingham Post

• Be.Ev wins £55m funding from NatWest and Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank to grow electric vehicle charging networkManchester group also secures additional support from Octopus Energy Generation
• Calisen takes over Midlands solar and battery specialist EEL for its Plug Me In subsidiary'Today marks the start of an exciting future not only for Plug Me In, but also for Calisen'

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow baggage chaos as British Airways passengers left without belongings and stranded for hours due to IT failureHeathrow Airport has apologised to passengers who were separated from their luggage and left stranded on planes for hours due to a technical fault.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Work on track to open two new Walsall railway stations on time for passengersWork is on track to complete on time in Walsall after a contractor steeped in to save the multi-million pound scheme.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• White Rose Station: Uncertainty over future of new Leeds train station as work remains on holdWork on the White Rose Rail Station, situated between Morley and Cottingley, was stopped in March due to an unforeseen increase in project costs.

Kent Online

• Kent general election: What are parties promising on Eurostar, buses and the ‘war on motorists’?Kent is one of the best-connected counties in the country, boasting the UK’s only high-speed railway line, vital cross-Channel links and an extensive rail network. But train fares grow ever more expensive, ULEZ expansion has proved controversial and bus cuts have caused anguish for many.

Lancashire Telegraph

• SELRAP bid to stop Colne/Skipton rail drive hitting poll buffersTHE campaign group seeking to reopen a key rail link between East Lancashire and Yorkshire says most of the general election candidates along the route are on board.

Other Regional Press

• 'Overcrowded and overpriced – and as for the toilets, take a hazmat suit' – your views on Avanti West CoastOne look at online review site Trip Advisor provides am idea of what passengers think of Avanti West Coast.
• Stagecoach West celebrates OxTrail with free travel passesAs excitement mounts for the upcoming OxTrail, Stagecoach West has gifted 50 Gold 7-Day MegaRider passes to staff and volunteers at Sobell House Hospice.
• Female Oxford Bus Company apprentice challenges normsAn Oxford Bus Company apprentice is encouraging more women to follow in her path.

Airportwatch

• British Airways passengers forced to fly from Heathrow without their bags. [subscription]‘Temporary technical fault’ also caused long delays for arriving travellers

New Civil Engineer

• Proposal to reinstate rail link to West Suffolk town backed by election candidatesCandidates standing for election to parliament for West Suffolk are backing a proposal to restore the railway link between Haverhill and Cambridge, which has a strong case according to a recent study.

Rail Business Daily

• Siemens Mobility and Angel Trains join forces to deliver entry level talent exchange programmeSiemens Mobility and Angel Trains have joined forces to launch a graduate exchange programme, aimed at enhancing collaboration and innovation in the industry. The programme consisted of a six-week exchange between three Engineering graduates; two from Angel Trains and one from Siemens Mobility.
• Network Rail to deliver major weekend works on East Kilbride to Glasgow line in JulyNetwork Rail is advising that services between East Kilbride and Glasgow will be suspended from 19 to 22 July, as work to support the electrification of the line continues.
• Transport for Wales reports rise in anti-social behaviour on core valley linesThis Rail Safety Week, Transport for Wales has issued a stark warning about the increased dangers of trespassing and antisocial behaviour amid the ongoing electrification of South Wales’ Core Valley Lines1, as it finds that instances of anti-social behaviour are on the rise this year.

Rail Magazine

• Network Rail’s Western woes: the causes and effectsPhilip Haigh lifts the lid on the Office of Rail and Road’s report into poor planning and performance issues on the infrastructure company’s Western and Wales routes.

Railway Technology

• Colas Rail welcomes new tampers for UK operationsThe company is replacing machines that were more than 20-years-old in a bid to reduce its emissions.

Other News Sources

• How do we progress sustainable transport?For too long, our cities have been designed around cars, leaving pedestrians and cyclists feeling like afterthoughts. It’s time to flip the script, says Charlotte Best of Hydrock, now Stantec.
• Concerns about public transport to Bournemouth AirportWHILE the suggestion that Bournemouth Airport might be served by some light rapid transit system smacks of a vanity project, it is probable that our airport is the worst served by public transport of any in the country in relation to its throughput of passengers.
• First look at new South Western Railway refurbished trains for Surrey commutersThe newly revamped fleet entered service on routes between London Waterloo, Weybridge and Twickenham