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Monday, 25 November 2024

BBC News

• 'I'm amazed people are helping my ticket project'A group of train enthusiasts have banded together to help a railway worker in his quest to collect train tickets from every station in the UK.
• More bus stops to get CCTV so women feel saferIt is part of a plan to improve women's and girls' safety in the capital, Transport for London says.

Financial Times

• The Northvolt dilemma: Can European EVs avoid relying on Asian batteries?Governments, carmakers and investors must recraft the region’s strategy after the fall of the Swedish group
• Heathrow’s new biggest shareholder backs airport expansionFrench private equity group Ardian says groups it invests in need to have a ‘growth plan’

The Guardian

• Carnival cruise line emitted more CO2 in 2023 than Scotland’s biggest city – reportWorld’s largest cruise line named Europe’s most climate-polluting, despite investing millions in cleaner technologiesThe world’s largest cruise line company is responsible for producing more carbon dioxide in Europe than the city of Glasgow, a report has found.Analysis by the Transport and Environment (T&E) campaign group, provided to the Guardian, found Carnival to be the most climate-polluting cruise company sailing in Europe in 2023. Continue reading...

The Independent

• ‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travelThe Thanksgiving travel rush is expected to be bigger than ever this year

The Telegraph

• The radical new aircraft threatening Heathrow's grip on global travel [subscription]Regional carriers are pioneering new routes to far-flung destinations and cutting out aviation hubs. A new aircraft model that entered service this month is poised to change the way we fly and weaken the dominance of mega-airports such as Heathrow in the process.

City AM

• Labour hits back at concerns rail nationalisation could compromise safety The DOHL currently runs the four nationalised companies: East Coast Main Line, Northern Rail, Southeastern and Transpennine Express.

Daily Express

• The new £120m Airbus plane that threatens to change everything for Heathrow AirportA brand new cutting-edge new aircraft model is poised to radically change the way we fly and weaken the dominance of mega-airports like Heathrow.

Daily Record

• Bus fares in Scotland should be capped at £2 to 'encourage people to leave their cars at home'EXCLUSIVE: Bus passengers in England enjoy capped fares but no such scheme has been introduced in Scotland.

Birmingham Post

• British Airways in major expansion at Cardiff AirportIt is expanding one of its three maintenance bays

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Fears bus service cuts would 'threaten existence' of Bradford Catholic schoolOne Bradford school said its “existence would be threatened” if proposed Council cuts to bus services are approved.

Derby Telegraph

• Major revamp will provide 'well needed footfall' in Derby station area, readers sayThe area around the frontage of Derby's railway station could be set for major change - according to a new masterplan unveiled by the city council

Other Regional Press

• Railway station campaigners to meet transport secretaryCampaigners fighting to get a Norfolk railway station made more accessible for disabled people are to meet the transport secretary.
• Cornwall's ghost train station is only used by three passengers a weekThree railway stations in Cornwall are among the UK's least used - with one being the sixth quietest in the whole country
• Rise in rail passengers on local line is welcomed as 'fantastic news'Official figures showing an estimated increase in passenger use of railway stations on the Marshlink line between Hastings and Ashford.
• York could be trailblazer for future bus services says Transport SecretaryYork and North Yorkshire could be a trail blazer for the future running of bus services, the transport secretary has said.

New Civil Engineer

• Interview: ICE President Jim Hall calls on industry to influence long-term government strategyThe UK is at a strategic crossroad as a new government draws up long term plans to deliver its key missions. Incoming ICE President Professor Jim Hall wants the engineering profession to be at the heart of that process.

Rail Magazine

• 'Breathtaking composition': HS2's Colne Valley viaduct wins awardHS2's 2.1-mile-long Colne Valley viaduct in south Hertfordshire won the 'engineering' category at the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust's Building Beauty Awards
• Comment: GBR in 2026 and support for open access and freightPhilip Haigh on new Transport Secretary Louise Haigh's debut appearance before the House of Commons Transport Select Committee.

Railway Gazette

• Rail Skills Academy equips young people to join the industryUK: The first QTS Rail Skills Academy to be run in East Kilbride has equipped 11 young people to join the industry, covering employability and core skills, health and safety, track safety and track induction and the SQA Level 4 Practical Skills for Employment qualification.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Snapper Services: Empowering bus operation improvementsrouteone speaks to Snapper Services CEO Miki Szikszai about the role of data in bus services and what can be learned from elsewhere with regards to the move to franchising

Aviation Industry

• London Heathrow Airport Prepares for Busy Christmassy December with Over 39,000 Flights, Highlighting Long-Haul Routes to Santiago, Sydney, and SingaporeAs the busiest airport in the UK and Europe, London Heathrow (LHR) gears up for a bustling December, handling over 39,000 flights and accommodating millions of passengers.

Other News Sources

• Westcotec's Heathrow road is an ITS winnerWestcotec provided accurate GDPR-compliant data for identification of both the offending driver and the time, date and location of the offence on the perimeter road of London's Heathrow Airport.
• Surrey's quietest railway station is being used even less as busiest location also revealedThe number of people using Surrey's quietest station has fallen even further this year