Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Sunday, 20 October 2024

BBC News

• Poor bus services a 'headache' for passengersLengthy delays and cancellations to bus services have been described as an "absolute headache" for passengers.
• All-day concessionary bus travel approvedFree all-day travel has been approved for concessionary bus pass holders in a bid to increase connectivity and offer greater flexibility for passengers.
• Airport parking clampdown to beginNew restrictions aimed at tackling "illegal, inconsiderate and dangerous" parking near an airport are set to come into force.
• Rail services cancelled due to floodingSome rail services were cancelled in Cornwall on Saturday morning due to flooding from a river.
• First look at Derby-made HS2 train interiorsThe interior of future HS2 train carriages - which will be made in Derby - have been unveiled for the first time.
• Tram and bus crash inquiry demanded by councillorThe bus driver was seriously injured in Friday's collision in Manchester and three passengers were hurt.

Department for Transport

• Transport Secretary announces urgent action to get a grip on spiralling HS2 costs Today's announcement marks the latest step in the Transport Secretary's mission to overhaul the railways, ensuring infrastructure works for the whole country.

Financial Times

• Boeing reaches tentative deal with union to end month-long strike Workers to vote on increased pay and pension offer on Wednesday

The Guardian

• Carbon capture is not the answer to the climate crisisIn 50 years, CCS has captured just a tiny proportion of global emissions and left a trail of wasted public money in its wakeThe Observer is correct to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis and the signal this year’s devastating hurricane season sends (“Hurricane Milton is a portent. But it’s not too late”). But your conclusion that carbon capture and storage is the “last option” is misleading, defeatist and dangerous.Carbon capture has a 50-year record of failure. In a half century, the industry has captured a minuscule proportion of global emissions a...

The Telegraph

• British gas giant unveils plans for 60-mile ?blue hydrogen? pipelineOne of Britain?s biggest gas companies has unveiled plans for a 60-mile ?blue hydrogen? pipeline in the north of England amid a row with environmentalists over the technology.

Times Online

• Broke Britain?s roads and rail need fixing ? so PFIs to the rescue [subscription]The deals, involving private money to pay for public infrastructure, were scrapped in 2018 but may now be the key to new infrastructure, including HS2
• Revealed: leaked files prove chaos at the heart of HS2 [subscription]Is the long-delayed railway line overspending by ?10bn or ?20bn? It?s so unclear that ministers are stepping in
• HS2 is a perfect example of how not to do infrastructure [subscription]The stunting of the rail line is short-termism but the project had been allowed to spiral out of control

LBC

• HS2 independent review launched in bid to get a grip on 'spiralling costs'Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has announced a number of measures to get HS2 plans back on track due to "spiralling costs".

London Evening Standard

• London Mayor Sadiq Khan 'confident' November Tube strikes will be called offThe mayor is ?hopeful? of ?amicably? resolving concerns raised by the RMT and ASLEF unions

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Stunning ticket hall, eerie platform, historic signal box: Inside Elgin?s forgotten railway stationIt has been nearly 60 years since trains last stopped at the old Elgin East railway station, but so much of its heritage remains to this day.

Carlisle News & Star

• HS2 to Manchester would stop 'collapse' of M6 and West Coast mainlineA group made up of business and education leaders have called on the government to restore the original HS2 plans to connect London and Manchester.

Chester Standard

• 'No further action' against operator over Cheshire station collapseNO action will be taken against Network Rail following the collapse of Northwich Station?s ticket office.

Wirral Globe

• Bronze statue of railway pioneer set to be unveiledA BRONZE statue of a railway pioneer is set to take pride of place outside Chester Railway Station following a successful fundraising campaign.

Other Regional Press

• Bid to improve bus services in CumberlandCouncillors are due to get an update on a proposed Bus Service Improvement Plan for the Cumberland area at a meeting next week.
• Merseyrail station reaches World Cup of Stations finalA Merseyside station is vying to win the UK?s World Cup of Stations. Maghull has already seen off competition from stations in Wales and Scotland ahead of Friday?s grand final which pits them against Kings Lynn and Dorridge

Rail Advent

• Measures announced to ?get a grip? on HS2 costsLouise Haig, Transport Secretary, has announced measures to get HS2 back on track. The Secretary of State has launched an independent review to make sure that lessons are learned and to ensure that HS2 costs are brought under control.
• Yorkshire Station tackles vandalism through Artwork?A Bridge Through Time?, is an artwork led by the eight volunteers of the Friends of Fitzwilliam Station, which aims to enhance and preserve the station?s appearance while discouraging vandalism and anti-social behaviour.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Housing expansion target could be to disbenefit of bus servicesSustainable transport aims could be sacrificed amid the desperation to build new homes. How can operators ensure bus is a part of the grand plan?

Other News Sources

• MPs request meeting with Transport Minister to discuss CROSS-BORDER taxi hiring concernsAbtisam Mohamed, MP for Sheffield Central, and Chris Vince, MP for Harlow, have jointly penned a letter to Simon Lightwood, Minister for Transport, seeking a meeting to address the increasing issue of cross-border hiring within the taxi and private hire vehicle sector.
• Flintshire faces bus service cuts due to funding shortfall and rising costsCONCERNS have been raised over plans to cut several bus services in Flintshire due to a reduction in Welsh Government funding and rising costs.
• Ryanair sues against seat limit at Dublin AirportRyanair is planning legal action against the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) to prevent a seat cap of 25,2 million for the 2025 summer scheduling period at Dublin Airport.
• How does Heathrow Airport crackdown on taxi touts in the terminalsHeathrow Airport continues their efforts to tackle taxi touting within its terminals, working closely with the Aviation Policing Safer Airport team.
• Environmentally Friendly Railway Routes by Arriva in Gelderland Starting in 2025Arriva Netherlands has signed a contract to expand its bus and railway routes in Gelderland. The introduction of the new environmentally friendly transport will start in December 2025. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
• Rail company turns to Hitachi Energy for the impossible dreamImagine an industry that's preparing to double its customers, now ask it to cut carbon emissions while reducing costs by 20%, and youd be lucky if anyone was still listening, but that?s exactly what one European rail company is trying to do, and Hitachi Energy is helping to make it happen.