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Sunday, 04 August 2024

BBC News

• Fight to restore rail link not over, vow campaignersThe “bitter blow” that government funding to restore a passenger rail link through the Midlands has been withdrawn does not mean the fight is over, campaigners have said.
• Bus provider announces changes to city routesA bus firm has announced a series of changes to routes around Derby.
• CalMac Islay ferry to be retired and scrapped after 38 yearsOne of the oldest ferries in CalMac's fleet is to be withdrawn from service in November before being scrapped and parts of it recycled.
• Council chief 'disappointed' by axing of ferryA council boss says he is "hugely disappointed" a ferry service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly has been scrapped before it made a single journey.
• Rail station escalators to get £12.5m upgradeEscalators across train stations on Merseyside will temporarily close for three years as £12.5m of refurbishment works begin.
• Council plans £330k investment in Send transportEssex County Council plans to spend more than £330,000 on improving transport for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send).
• Work to begin on city centre roads makeoverDeansgate and Whitworth Street West will see changes in the hope of encouraging walking and cycling.

The Guardian

• One of Australia’s most expensive commutes becomes the cheapest, as Queensland’s 50c public transport trial beginsOperators not predicting a large influx of new customers right away, with patronage still well below pre-Covid levels

Times Online

• China’s Geely pours another £120m into Coventry firm behind black cabs. [subscription]Car giant provides further backing for the London Electric Vehicle Company as it pivots to building vans and people carriers

Daily Express

• Huge new transport £1.7billion infrastructure project in London given major pushTfL has said it will start developing the business case for adding a stop in Thamesmead to the Docklands Light Railway line.

Mail Online

• Transport Secretary set to crackdown on 'spiralling cost' of motor insurance as Labour Government says it is 'determined' to take action on soaring prices for car coverA crackdown on the ’spiralling cost’ of motor insurance will be unveiled by the Transport Secretary.

Wrexham.com

• Rail upgrades see faster journeys between Cardiff, Manchester, and HolyheadPassengers travelling between Cardiff, Manchester, and Holyhead can now benefit from faster journeys after Network Rail and Transport for Wales (TfW) collaborated to remove numerous historic speed restrictions on the route.

Other Regional Press

• MP brands Avanti West Coast train firm ’shambles’ in ParliamentA TRAIN firm has been branded a ’shambles’ by an MP who has called for the operator to be ’kicked into touch’.
• 'What a shambles' as Scilly Ferries collapses before maiden crossingThe collapse of the new Scilly Ferries service has left a shadow over the Isles of Scilly, with the yellow and black catamaran not taking its eagerly anticipated maiden voyage
• Sullivan Buses pulls London buses after TfL contract issueSeveral bus routes have been pulled from service after a contract dispute.

Other News Sources

• BBC documentary on Ferguson Marine ferries fiasco to airTHE local workforce is to feature in a BBC documentary tomorrow which looks behind the scenes at the production two fiasco ferries that are in the process of being built in Port Glasgow.
• "About time!" as plan for new rail lines across NI and Ireland unveiledThe All-Island Rail Review contains 32 recommendations to return trains to some long neglected parts of the island, improve the frequency of services and increase rail speeds between cities
• Quicker trains from Shrewsbury to Manchester and Cardiff promised after improvements madeTrain services running north and south through Shropshire should be getting quicker after dozens of speed restrictions were removed.

News from Europe

• Ryanair urged Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to instruct DAA to ignore passenger capRyanair urged the Government to encourage the DAA to ignore planning rules limiting the number of passengers using Dublin Airport.