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Friday, 06 September 2024

BBC News

• Improvements confirmed after rail project disruptionA series of improvements to support Botley Road residents have been announced after the rail minister responded "positively" to council concerns.
• New train station moves a step closerA contractor has been appointed to oversee the final stages of development work on a new railway station in West Yorkshire.
• Trains return to heritage railway stationRailway enthusiasts will be able to board historic trains at a Nottingham station for the first time since the Covid pandemic.
• Cities' airports feature top and bottom of passenger surveyLiverpool John Lennon Airport came top of the Which? consumer poll, but it was a less positive rating over in Manchester.
• Annual bus pass aims to save commuters £5 a weekCommuters who buy the annual pass through a credit union could then repay monthly or weekly.
• Volvo gives up plan to sell only EVs by 2030The car maker's decision comes as industry faces slowing demand in some major markets for electric vehicles.
• Crash dummies and robot arms: How airline seats are testedBuilding hi-tech airline seats has become a huge business in Northern Ireland.

Financial Times

• EU air safety regulator orders one-off inspections of some Airbus A350s EASA requires potentially faulty fuel hoses to be removed from aircraft

The Herald

• Glasgow Subway, ScotRail, and a complete lack of transport ambitionThe first time I travelled on a new Glasgow Subway train I developed a serious case of music topophilia. It involved standing at the back of the train watching its length shoogle and twist through the bowels of the West End while Dramamine by Modest Mouse played aptly through my headphones. I was amazed I could hear it. Luckily, I don't suffer motion sickness. If anything would trigger it, it would be this intimate view of the entire Subway train snaking slowly from station to station.

Times Online

• BMW to start selling hydrogen cars from 2028 [subscription]BMW will deliver its first volume-produced hydrogen-powered cars in 2028 as it increases its bet on the future of the next-generation fuel for passenger vehicles.
• Electric car sales buck trend with August rise [subscription]More than a fifth of all new registrations were EVs, the highest monthly proportion since December 2022

Mail Online

• Labour minister 'got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns about Euston station after threatening his employer' while he was head of Network RailPeter Hendy, who was the former chair of Network Rail, threatened to withhold contracts from his employer unless the engineer was dismissed.

Local Government

• 27 all-electric buses on their way as zero-emission scheme is approvedWarwickshire County Council is moving closer to its ambitions to be net zero by 2050 following the announcement that the county has allocated significant funding to commission 27 all electric buses.

Birmingham Mail

• Cross City Line workhorse that carried thousands of commuters for decades is set to say goodbyeRail enthusiasts can say goodbye to West Midlands Railway's Class 323 fleet at a special charity train ride

London Evening Standard

• Model agency scouting new clients among travellers at Heathrow ahead of London Fashion WeekAspiring models are being given the opportunity to be spotted at Heathrow airport with the installation of a fashion runway.

Nation. Cymru

• Transport for Wales sets tails wagging with new dog treat menuTransport for Wales (TfW) has announced the launch of a new dog treat menu ? a UK first for the rail network.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Bus lane between Dudley and Birmingham is ?too expensive? for congestion-cutting plansInstalling a bus lane along a major route between Dudley and Birmingham has been ruled out because it would cost too much, a council said.

Lancashire Telegraph

• Reopen Colne Skipton rail line says Pendle & Clitheroe MPNew Pendle and Clitheroe MP Jonathan Hinder has used his maiden speech in Parliament to call for the restoration of the Colne to Skipton rail link.

Other Regional Press

• A fully electric bus is coming to streets of CovA FULLY ELECTRIC Volvo bus is coming to the streets of Coventry in the coming weeks in a new trial by National Express.
• Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean and Stansted Airport bosses welcome tap-in tap-out train journeysAirport bosses and Hertford and Stortford?s MP have welcomed the introduction of contactless payments for train passengers between London and Stansted.
• New MP blasts GWR train service on Swindon lineA NEW MP said the service was not good enough after he missed his train to Westminster today.
• When will Elland train station be built: Calderdale town could have long-awaited new railway station next summerA contractor ? Keltbray Infrastructure Services Limited ? has now been appointed for the project who is aiming to have it built by the summer of 2025.
• Work on £7.2million project at busy railway station to beginConstruction work on a new parking facility at a busy railway station is set to begin.
• Isle of Wight rail network to shut for major works TODAYMAJOR engineering works will take place on the Island Line and Ryde Pier starting from today (Friday, September 6).
• See Britain's longest railway bridge near Watford as last piece addedBritain's new longest railway bridge, the Colne Valley Viaduct, was completed near the M25 and Denham today.
• Bus cancellations due to 'noise vibrations' branded 'nonsensical'Oxfordshire County Council has diverted bus services in Littlemore affecting the Herschel Crescent area due to "noise vibrations".

Forbes

• Banks May Become A Key Player In Aviation's DecarbonizationThe low-carbon technology needed to replace current kerosene-powered commercial airliners will likely require almost two decades to get developed, go through the regulatory approval process in various regions, and begin to be incorporated into the global aviation fleet. By that time, given the growth in air travel demand, greenhouse gas emissions from aviation could have more than doubled, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 celebrates completion of UK?s longest rail bridge with installation of final pre-cast segmentHigh Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Align JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick) has celebrated the structural completion of the Colne Valley Viaduct, Britain?s new longest railway bridge, with the installation of the 1,000th and final precast concrete segment.

Railway Gazette

• AI project aims to prevent level crossing safety incidentsUK: Purple Transform has been awarded Innovate UK funding to develop and trial the use of artificial intelligence to alert staff to potential safety incidents at level crossings.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Cambridgeshire CC pleads guilty to guided busway H&S offencesCambridgeshire County Council has pleaded guilty to two historic health and safety offences arising from the operation of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway.
• CPT research highlights contribution of bus to UK economyFunding for better infrastructure and improved bus services generates at least ?4.55 for each pound invested, according to newly published research commissioned by the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

Aviation Industry

• Braced for change: Clean Aviation plans radical reshaping of regional aircraft wingsAn eventual successor to current regional turboprops could feature a strut-braced, high-aspect-ratio composite wing with morphing leading and trailing edges, depending on the outcome of an ongoing research and technology project.

Other News Sources

• Loganair agrees partnership to bring ?greener future? to regional aviationLoganair has partnered with a hybrid-electric airplane manufacturer to develop ?cleaner? regional air travel.
• Welsh aerospace company acquired by US aviation firm in ?significant milestone?A South Wales-headquartered aerospace company has been snapped up by US firm Unical Aviation which continues to expand globally.
• Plans to repair decaying train stationPlans have been submitted to repair structurally significant decay at a train station in South Cumbria.
• Hertford and Stortford MP Josh Dean and Stansted Airport bosses welcome tap-in tap-out train journeysAirport bosses and Hertford and Stortford?s MP have welcomed the introduction of contactless payments for train passengers between London and Stansted.
• New HS2 station could be redesigned to allow level boarding for Elizabeth line servicesQuestions over accessibility come just days after ex-Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to ?crawl off? a train at King?s Cross
• Work on second platform at Newquay Train Station taking shapeThe scheme is being carried out as part of the ?56million Mid Cornwall Metro Project