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Saturday, 05 October 2024

BBC News

• Passengers warned over East Coast rail disruptionRail passengers planning to travel on the East Coast Main Line during weekends in October have been warned of possible disruption due to work on the route.
• Decision on new £8.3bn Thames Crossing delayedA decision on whether to proceed with a new ?8.3bn tunnel under the Thames estuary will not be made before next week, the government has said.
• Airport seeks night flight deal as demand growsPapers say the airport has seen a rise in low-cost carriers and is handling 40% more passengers.
• Nearly £22bn pledged for carbon capture projectsSir Keir Starmer says carbon capture clusters on Merseyside and Teesside will "kickstart growth".
• Thameslink cancels some trains over driver shortageThe route between Bedford and Brighton was expected to be particularly disrupted in both directions.
• Glen Sannox sea trials paused until next weekMore equipment tests will be carried out before the new CalMac ferry resumes owner's acceptance trials.

Financial Times

• Milei goes to war with Argentina’s airline unionsPresident pushes ahead with move to privatise state airline after strikes paralyse travel
• Shipping levy: Small islands vs ‘suit boys’Industry leaders and country negotiators clash in London over how to place a cost on maritime emissions
• London Euston station ordered to shut down giant advertising screensTransport minister demands changes to get a ‘grip’ on overcrowding

The Guardian

• Euston station’s big advertising screens turned off after overcrowding fearsNetwork Rail promises to turn round station after criticism from passengers and watchdogsLondon Euston’s vast advertising screens are to be switched off as Network Rail promised to turn round the station after scathing criticism from passengers and watchdogs.The garish overhead displays were installed in January after the station’s main departure information boards were removed.

The Independent

• Revealed: The 36 rail projects at risk of being scrapped to plug Labour's £22bn black holeTransport secretary Louise Haigh who previously criticised Rishi Sunak for the "great rail betrayal" of HS2 now finds herself wielding an axe over £85m worth of projects

Times Online

• Cash boost to help Ferguson shipyard deliver long-delayed ferries. [subscription]A ?20.2 million payment is going to Ferguson shipyard to deliver the Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa

City AM

• Transport secretary turns off London Euston’s giant ad board The government and Network Rail have launched a major review of London’s Euston station, as its giant ad board is turned off with immediate effect. It acknowledged that longer-term change is needed but put forward a five-point plan in the interim. In a statement today, the government and Network Rail said Euston is an “outdated [...]

Daily Express

• The £170m plan to end traffic misery on UK's busiest motorwayThe M25 junction 28 plays a vital role in connecting the A12, which runs through Essex to Norfolk.

Daily Record

• ScotRail must be 'affordable and reliable' to encourage more people to leave cars at homeGreen MSP Mark Ruskell spoke out on the future of the railway as ScotRail prepares to reintroduce a full-timetable of services for the first time since July.

Birmingham Mail

• City council makes £4m in bus lane fines with 37 drivers caught every dayOpposition councillors said the figure suggests many drivers were 'unaware or confused' of bus lane signage

Birmingham Post

• Government and Network Rail initiate major overhaul at London's Euston StationIt acknowledged that longer-term change is needed but put forward a five-point plan in the interim.

Bolton News

• Cornbrook Metrolink closure causes changes across networkThe disruption is due to rail replacement work during the day on Saturday and Sunday.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Lack of bus drivers leaves Arriva struggling to run services in West YorkshireARRIVA has been accused of treating passengers with “contempt” over plans to make more “devastating” cuts to services across West Yorkshire.

Bristol Live

• Ashley Down station reopening the 'first step' in city's railway expansionThe new station forms part of the MetroWest line

London Evening Standard

• Thames crossing: Decision on new 14-mile road link between Essex and Kent not before next weekA Government decision on whether to go ahead with a new ?9 billion road crossing between Kent and Essex will not be announced before next week.

Manchester Evening News

• Date set for Bee Network's move to a London-style touch-in, touch-out payment systemThere will be a daily cap, meaning no one will pay more than £9.50 for unlimited bus and tram travel in Greater Manchester
• Bee Network new bus and Metrolink prices and caps in fullNew fares for Bee Network buses and Metrolink trams are coming next year

The York Press

• This train could soon be called 'Leaf-Fall Weapon' - here's whyVoting has now opened to name one of National Rail’s ‘leaf busting’ trains.

Kent Online

• Lower Thames Crossing: Decision delayed yet again by Department for TransportThe government has stalled on its decision over the ?9 billion Lower Thames Crossing.

Other Regional Press

• Basildon Reform MP on Lower Thames Crossing delaysAN MP has slammed the Government?s failure to to make a decisive announcement over the future of the ?9billion Lower Thames Crossing.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Transport Secretary opens new £200M Rail Hub in GooleMore jobs, faster tube journeys and regional growth will be delivered, the government says as the Transport Secretary opens a new £200 million rail manufacturing factory in Goole. The new Siemens plant opened on October third is said to create up 700 jobs locally and support a further 1,700 in the wider supply chain.   Almost 100 new ‘state of the art’ Piccadilly Line trains will be manufactured at the new Siemens Hub. Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh said the facility will be transformational to Goole and its people, providing a boost to the region&a...

Railnews

• Docklands Light Railway concession stays with KeolisAmey KeolisAmey has been awarded a new eight year contract to run the Docklands Light Railway on behalf of Transport for London.

Other News Sources

• DfT fails to make decision on ?9bn Lower Thames Crossing DCOThe Department for Transport (DfT) has failed to make a decision on whether to grant Development Consent Order (DCO) for the ?9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) despite today, 4 October, being the deadline.