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Sunday, 15 September 2024

BBC News

• Farewell tour marks end of the line for 1970s trainsOne of Merseyrails 1970s trains is set to begin a farewell tour ahead of the fleet being retired.
• Is the 'birthplace of the bike' cyclist friendly?Dumfries and Galloway is proud of its cycling history but how bike-friendly is its biggest town?
• TfL to refund charges from vandalised Ulez camerasThe cameras were twisted around so that they were facing roads outside the clean air zone.

Financial Times

• Delayed Transpennine rail upgrade reviewed again ahead of BudgetElectrification of Manchester-Leeds route being studied for potential cost savings

The Guardian

• TfL to refund drivers wrongly issued with Ulez fines after cameras vandalisedTwo cameras in Chingford were twisted around to face roads outside the low-emission zone boundaryTransport for London (TfL) has said it will refund drivers wrongly issued with ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) charges because of vandalised enforcement cameras.The transport body confirmed two cameras in Chingford, north-east London, “became misaligned” for a short period and many fines were issued incorrectly. It is understood the cameras were twisted the wrong way so that they were facing roads outside the Ulez boundary. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta leaving 2 dead, 29 injuredTwo passenger trains have collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta, killing at least two people

Times Online

• Losses mean Road Safety Authority will need bailout [subscription]The Road Safety Authority (RSA) will need a bailout of up to ?15 million as unpublished figures due to go before ministers shortly show it posted a loss of nearly ?500,000 last year, The Sunday Times has learnt.
• How Titantic shipbuilder Harland & Wolff stumbled to the brink [subscriptiion]The once-mighty Belfast shipyard is in turmoil, with rivals circling and its ex-finance boss weighing a legal claim against the firm. How did it all go wrong?

i News

• Greater Anglia and West Midlands on course to be first nationalised under LabourRail bosses say 'rushing' to nationalisation 'is a political decision that offers few practical benefits for passengers'

Mail Online

• At least three people are killed - including two children - and more than 40 injured as passenger trains collide in Egypt's Nile DeltaThe horror crash happened in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country's railway authority said in a statement.

This is Money

• Young drivers have to part with almost 10% of their salary to insure their carYoung drivers are spending as much as 10 per cent of their full-time income on their car insurance costs, new data reveals.

Birmingham Mail

• Pay-per-mile car tax changes leave these drivers at 'risk' amid impossible taskThe Labour Party will face a difficult time in balancing the books if it comes to power, according to a tax expert, who pointed out a new pay-per-mile system could be coming soon
• The UK's 'shortest motorway' that most drivers are banned from usingThe four-lane motorway is only 400m long but is arguably one of the busiest routes in the country. However, most drivers are forbidden from using it
• West Midlands road is the 'most expensive in the country'Toll roads have been a part of the UK's road network for centuries, with local councils instating them today to cut down on emissions in their area, cut congestion, and raise revenue to fund road repairs

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• £20m road scheme will see new bus lanes, cycle lanes and pedestrian crossingsA £20 MILLION highways scheme will see new bus lanes, cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings on one of the main routes into Bradford city centre.

Bristol Live

• Drivers warned of massive fines and points on their licence for using popular traffic appMany of us navigate using traffic apps, but there are strict rules over when and how they can be used

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Ryanair issues warning to all passengers who have booked flightsThe budget airline has apologised after some 12% of its 'first wave departures' took off later than planned

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• New AI-powered road cameras set to fine drivers across the UKA national trial of new AI-powered cameras at the roadside able to see into vehicles and penalise drivers for a number of offences has left motorists divided

Sheffield Star

• Sheffield trains: New Sheffield-London King's Cross train service could launch next year, says Hull TrainsA new direct train service from Sheffield to London King?s Cross could launch by the end of next year, the operator says.

Other Regional Press

• Council leader hits out at delay to Croxley Beryl Bike schemeThe leader of Three Rivers council has hit out at Hertfordshire County Council over the six month delay to to the introduction the Beryl Bike scheme in Croxley.
• Council warns drivers of parking fine scam textsFareham Borough Council have issued a warning after reports of scam texts asking residents to pay parking fines.
• Noisy nighttime roadworks with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’Residents in a built-up area are bracing for noisy nights of roadworks - including the “prolonged” use of pneumatic tools and warning sirens.
• Furious residents blast council as 'Weymouth-centric' after bus service axedLyme Regis residents have blasted the council for not ensuring that another town bus can replace the outgoing number 71

Other News Sources

• Bus services to continue to receive some funding from county councilCommunity transport bus services in Hampshire will keep some county council funding after it realised the move could stop children getting to school.

EIN News Subscription

• 50 years and counting – marking half a century of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport   letter airport code ‘CDG’ by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).   The airport handled European individual living in the confines of New York-JFK Airport numbers of domestic, regional, and European flights, handling 32 million passengers
• These are officially the 'best' European cities British tourists can visit by trainThe top selection of European city breaks which British ferrying yourself to the airport several hours early to catch a more convenient mode of transport for your next getaway. Geneva, Switzerland. The best European cities by train Bruges, Belgium