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Sunday, 26 May 2019

BBC News

• Ayrshire rail disruption after lorry strikes bridgeThe collision between Barassie and Troon means trains between Glasgow and Ayr have been stopping at Kilwinning.

The Guardian

• FirstGroup’s uncomfortable rail journey isn’t over yetAs it prepares to announce annual results, the transport group is resisting pressure from its biggest investor to quit the sector

The Telegraph

• FirstGroup told to ditch 'incremental steps' or face 'severe backlash' amid growing investor support for US activist [Subscription]nder siege rail and bus operator FirstGroup must take more concrete steps towards a break-up or face widespread support for a boardroom coup, rebel investors have warned.

Times Online

• Liverpool HS2 link axed, says mayor Steve Rotheram [subscription]Ministers are looking to save billions on the plan put forward for road and rail transport in the north of England by axing Liverpool’s new railway line to HS2.
• FirstGroup braced for huge writedown [subscription]Besieged transport giant FirstGroup is expected to write off millions of pounds on its South Western Railway franchise as it struggles with sluggish growth.

Other Regional Press

• Poor public transport 'contributing to climate change'The actions of bus and train companies are contributing to climate change, a Labour councillor has claimed.

Forbes

• The World's Most Expensive Cities For Public Transport [Infographic]Deutsche Bank has released its 8th annual survey of global prices and living standards from various countries and cities around the world. Part of the research focused on the cost of public transportation in 55 major cities around the world where there are huge disparities in the price of a monthly ticket.

Transport Network

• Wales to join Europe's rail elite, while Halton Curve reopensThe Welsh Government has announced that a formal planning application for its £100m Global Centre of Rail Excellence is due for submission in early 2020.