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Tuesday, 30 July 2024

BBC News

• City bus gates made permanent after trialTwo city centre bus gates are to become permanent features following a trial. The gates, on Arundel Gate and Furnival Gate, limit access to motor vehicles other than buses and taxis.
• Council committed to reopening railway despite cutsA council has said it is "absolutely committed" to reopening a railway line to passengers after the government announced budget cuts to several large projects.
• Plans for £11.2m bridge over rail line revealedA new bridleway bridge will be built over the railway line in a village near Beverley under plans launched by East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC).
• Government pledge to revisit stalled railway plansGovernment officials have pledged to revisit stalled plans to improve a railway bottleneck.
• First part complete as ex-railway becomes greenwayWork has been completed on the first section of a project to create a greenway from a railway line which closed 71 years ago.
• Trains damaged after equipment was left on the lineTwo trains were damaged after one hit equipment accidentally left on the track by engineers. Debris from the collision on the West Coast Main Line landed on the empty platform at Kings Langley station, Hertfordshire, and hit a train heading in the opposite direction.
• Nearly £30m spent on Tube noise cuts over five yearsA London Assembly committee has warned of mental and physical impacts of Tube noise.
• Third union ballots ScotRail workers on strike actionThe Unite union says its members are yet to a receive a
• Border zone to be expanded ahead of new EU rulesThe port plans to change the location of passport control for passengers arriving to board ferries.

Financial Times

• India expands airport facial recognition amid surveillance fearsDigital initiative chief claims technology can halve queueing times and pledges transparency on personal data
• HS2 cancellation cost UK taxpayers £2bn, report findsRishi Sunak axed plans for northern leg of railway after long delays and budget overruns

The Guardian

• HS2 reveals £2bn in costs linked to Sunak’s downgrade of lineAnnual report also shows former chief executive was paid £652,569 for his final year, including a £34,345 bonus
• Reeves must guarantee HS2 runs to Euston, spending cuts or notThe chancellor should save the nation further blushes and fund tunnelling to the central London station. No, the long and painful saga of HS2 did not reach its final destination when Rishi Sunak axed the entire northern phase of the project last October.

The Herald

• ScotGov's taxpayer-backed multi-million pound green transport 'fails'The Scottish Government's green plan to increase the amount of freight transported by rail by this year which has cost the taxpayer millions has failed to deliver the goods with levels dropping by nearly 20%, the Herald can reveal.

Birmingham Mail

• New e-scooter rules on UK roads and people say 'who authorised them'The number of collisions between pedestrians and e-scooter riders in London has reached a record high, with 300 e-scooter collisions in the capital since they were first introduced in 2019.

Bolton News

• 'Safer roads funding' granted for St Helens Road, BoltonBolton has been granted “safer roads funding” for a route that has become notorious for its often-fatal crashes.

Nation. Cymru

• Transport for Wales invite users to have their say on TrawsCymruTrawsCymru longer distance bus services are an important part of the integrated public transport network in Wales, and Transport for Wales are keen to get users’ thoughts on the service.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Chancellor Rachel Reeves warned scrapping Northumberland transport projects would be disasterA review of planned transport projects will be carried out in a bid to plug a gap in the country's finances

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Fears new Black Country railway station plan has hit the buffers after chancellors statementWendy Morton MP believes chancellor Rachel Reeves will put the final nail in the coffin of the planned new Aldridge Railway Station.

Bucks Free Press

• Carousel Buses launch new bus services in BuckinghamshireA bus company has launched new services across Buckinghamshire following the recent closure of Arriva’s High Wycombe and Aylesbury depots.

Other Regional Press

• New 20mph limit for five Weymouth roadsFIVE Weymouth roads now have a 20mph speed limit in place.

London Mayor Watch

• Transport Secretary Louise Haigh hit by train delay on way to Parliament to renationalise railwaysTransport Secretary Louise Haigh was stuck on a delayed train as she travelled to London to push ahead with a rail renationalisation bill in Parliament.

Campaign for Better Transport

• Shamit Gaiger OBE named as new Chair of Trustees at Campaign for Better TransportShamit Gaiger OBE has been appointed as the new Chair of Trustees at Campaign for Better Transport. Shamit is taking over from John Stewart who is retiring as Chair after six years in the post.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Aviation skills shortage highlighted as Government announce new 'Reach for the Sky' fundingThe Government has announced the latest funding for outreach programme aimed at young people aged 4 to 18 from under-represented groups to help tackle the skill shortage in the aviation sector.    ’Reach for the Sky’ is now in its third year and organisations can apply for a share of £750,000 to help deliver sector outreach programmes to attract the next generation of aviation professionals. This new pot of funding will add to the £1.5 million already provided by The Department for Transport (DfT). According to the Government, the outreach programmes will p...

Rail Magazine

• Scrapping the HS2 northern leg could cost £100mThe cancellation of Phase 2 of HS2 to Manchester could cost £100m and take three years to complete. Estimates by HS2 Ltd have emerged in the latest update report on the high speed line from the National Audit Office (NAO). The northern leg of HS2 was scrapped by Rishi Sunak last October.

Other News Sources

• Campaign for Better Transport takes on new chairShamit Gaiger OBE (pictured) has been appointed as the new chair of trustees at Campaign for Better Transport.
• Big new transport hub at railway station date for works setThe likely start and completion date of Hereford’s new transport hub project in front of the city’s railway station have been announced.