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Monday, 05 August 2024

BBC News

• New flight check-in aims to ease stress for disabledA new airport check-in process has been set up to provide "stress-free" and "calm" assistance for people with hidden disabilities to catch a flight.
• Youth passes for £1 bus fares taken up by 17,000More than 17,000 young people have applied for bus passes giving them half-price fares in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
• Disruption as north London bus routes withdrawnBus passengers in north London may experience disruption to their journeys after the sudden and indefinite withdrawal of eight Transport for London (TfL) services.
• Council raises concerns over DLR extension costsGreenwich Council has suggested it may not be able to afford its share of funding towards the proposed DLR extension to Thamesmead in south-east London.
• Disruption as north London bus routes withdrawnSullivan Buses has stopped operating eight routes it had operated across north London.
• Victoria line hottest on London UndergroundThe Victoria line is the hottest on the London Underground, data from Transport for London shows.
• 'Our streets are being used as a free car park'A new estate is being used by people to avoid parking charges and the LEZ in Glasgow city centre.

Financial Times

• ‘Some people don’t want to challenge themselves’: Luis Gallego on leading IAGThe aviation chief executive on driving change in the face of resistance at historic airlines

Times Online

• Sexy sat-navs ’lead men to take risks’ [subscription]Men are more likely to run red lights when given instructions by higher-pitched female voices, study finds
• Motor insurance costs up by a fifth in ’nasty shock’ to drivers. [subscription]Motor insurance premiums are more than a fifth higher than they were a year ago despite the first quarterly decline in average prices in two years, according to industry figures.

City AM

• Chinese carmaker Geely injects £120m into London black cab maker The cash is being used to produce a new electric car platform to underpin one of LEVC's new electric taxi models.

Daily Express

• Famous UK city could get huge new tram network after £18bn scheme shelvedTransport planners are re-evaluating the design of the long-awaited Greater Bristol Mass Transit System to avoid extensive tunnelling, given the costs

Mail Online

• Airline bosses battle to clear baggage chaos at Heathrow after mountains of luggage are left to pile up after 60 British Airways flights are cancelled due to torrential rain and thunder in EuropeMountains of baggage cover the floors of Heathrow airport as airline bosses battle to clear the backlog after torrential rain and thunder in Europe caused chaos for passengers on the weekend.

Birmingham Post

• Change of operator at Swansea Airport as lease row endsCourt hearing had been set for next month but Swansea Airport Stakeholders’ Alliance will now take over temporary control

Bolton News

• Northern uses tech to counter autumn leaves rail disruptionTrain delays caused by leaves on the line will hopefully not affect Bolton as train operator Northern prepares to take on the elements this autumn.
• 'Delays and broken promises' on Chorley Old Road junctionYet more questions have been asked about “delays and broken promises” on a review on a controversial junction scheme.

Northern Echo

• Transport Secretary gives update on Hitachi crisisThe Government has given its clearest indication yet that it will fight for the future of a County Durham train building factory where hundreds of jobs are on the line.

Wrexham.com

• Return of Wrexham to London Trains “a real possibility” – with a possible 50 jobs createdA three hour journey from Wrexham to London is “a step closer today” following a very positive meeting between Wrexham Council and the Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway Company Ltd who are proposing an Open Access Service that can get you to the heart of London in three hours.

Carlisle News & Star

• Carlisle airport owners exploring options as £5m investment reaffirmedTHE new owners of Carlisle Lake District Airport have reaffirmed their commitment to investing £5m into the site, with options currently being explored as the best way to bring 'long-term economic purpose' and 'sustainable jobs' to the airport.

Get Surrey

• Nearly £2 million to be spent to make Surrey Roads safer as funding substantially increasedMore than 48 miles of painting has been completed already

Other Regional Press

• Network Rail to replace tracks at Crystal Palace over 9 daysThameslink and Southern passengers are being advised to “plan ahead” for nine days over the summer holidays due to a “major” track upgrade in Crystal Palace.
• Bournemouth International Airport owners seek planning permission for expansion from BCP CouncilEXTENSIVE plans to expand Bournemouth International Airport have touched down amid an anticipated increase in passenger numbers.
• Pershore MP calls for fresh approach to improve local bus servicesWEST WORCESTERSHIRE MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has called for a fresh approach to improve local bus service coverage.
• Witney MP joins group pushing for new railway as patronA voluntary group seeking to rebuild the railway linking Oxford, Eynsham, Witney, and Carterton has announced Witney's MP as its patron.
• MP demands rail revival for Somerton and Langport isn't scrapped“That cannot come at the cost of vital projects like providing a rail station in the Somerton and Langport area."
• London Underground photos show corridor frozen in time after being sealed shut for 60 yearsThe Tube's been about for 161 years now, and in that time it's undergone a host of pretty massive changes. And as it's developed, so too has the city around it.

Rail Magazine

• TfL to push forward with DLR extension after consultation shows supportTransport for London (TfL) has announced plans to move forward with a DLR extension from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead, via Beckton Riverside, following overwhelming public support for the project.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Irizar UK and Dawsongroup partnership commences coach supplyIrizar UK and Dawsongroup Bus and Coach have embarked on a relationship that will see the dealership and the rental, hire and leasing specialist jointly supply integral coaches from the Spanish manufacturer.
• Cambridgeshire bus franchising statutory consultation to beginAdoption of bus franchising by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has progressed further with agreement on 24 July to proceed with the statutory consultation, and to give notice of and publish the proposed Bus Franchising Scheme.

Other News Sources

• Trackside technology: approaching the rail industry’s evolving security threatsJason Towse, managing director of business services at Mitie, explains the company's innovative security technology being used for Eurostar.
• More than £20m in funding agreed for key infrastructure projects in Greater ManchesterMembers of the Bee Network Committee have approved the release of more than £20m to progress with key transport infrastructure projects in Greater Manchester.
• New sustainable transport hub brings connectivity to CardiffA new £5.5million, state-of-the-art bus interchange, designed by BDP and operated by Transport for Wales has opened in Cardiff.
• Neath Port Talbot and GCRE join forces to enhance digital connectivityNeath Port Talbot Council is pleased to announce the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has agreed to host one of the Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) gateways that forms part of the wider Swansea Bay City Region Digital Innovation Network at its 700-hectare site near Onllwyn.
• Escalator investment at four Merseyrail stationsNetwork Rail is investing £12.5m to replace 14 escalators at four stations across the Merseyrail network over the next three years.