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Climate change: UK to speed up target to cut carbon emissions
Radical new climate change commitments will set the UK on course to cut carbon emissions by 78% by 2035, the UK government has announced.
Smart motorways will be made safer but ministers reject hard shoulders [subscription]
New safety measures on smart motorways will be accelerated by up to ten months amid government warnings that reinstating the hard shoulder will make roads more dangerous.
Martin Tugwell appointed as Chief Executive of Transport for the North
Martin Tugwell will succeed Barry White in becoming the next Chief Executive of TfN from summer 2021, with Tim Wood acting as Interim Chief Executive in the meantime.
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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- London elections: 'I don't feel welcome in this city'Successive London mayors have promised to modernise the Tube network when it comes to making it more accessible for disabled people. But Katie Pennick, a campaigner for more accessible transport with the group Transport for All, says almost every promise has been broken.
The Scotsman
- Avanti West Coast passengers to Edinburgh and Glasgow face two weeks of delays after track damaged during engineering workPassengers heading for Edinburgh and Glasgow on west coast main line trains face disruption for two weeks after track was damaged during engineering work at the weekend.
London Evening Standard
- Two-thirds of London workers want return to office, exclusive survey revealsBut most favour free, rapid Covid tests and many have worries over busy trains
Manchester Evening News
- The forgotten railway turntable being transformed into a new visitor attractionVolunteers hope to transform the once-overgrown land into a place for walkers to enjoy
Bucks Free Press
- HS2 ordered to stop felling trees at Jones Hill Wood, near Wendover, after campaigners launch legal action against Natural England HS2 has been ordered to stop tree-felling at ancient woodland in the Chilterns after campaigners launched a landmark legal case against Natural England.
Oxford Mail
- Great Western Railway's oldest working locomotive to hit the tracks this Bank HolidayThe oldest working Great Western Railway train will be getting back on the tracks at Didcot Railway Centre.
Other Regional Press
- ScotRail announce a return of ticket checksScotRail is announcing a return to on-train duties for ticket examiners and conductors from Monday, April 26 with customers urged to plan ahead to stay safe.
- New bridge and lifts at Crowborough StationThe proposal is an Access for All Scheme which involves the erection of a bridge with stair and lift access to provide step free access to Platform 2.
Train Operators
- Station partners plant a greener welcome to Elstree & BorehamwoodElstree & Borehamwood station is starting to see its share of a Ј15 million Passenger Benefit Fund created by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), parent company of Thameslink. The fund is being used to provide tangible benefits for passengers who had faced disruption after major timetable changes in 2018.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Rail travel vouchers extended for passengersRail passengers with unused travel vouchers have been given extra time to redeem them to ensure they are not left out of pocket from Covid-19 related restrictions. Thousands of passengers with rail travel vouchers, which have expired or are due to expire between 20 October 2020 and 30 June 2021 will get an additional 6 months after their original expiry date to redeem them to recognise the fact that most passengers had been unable to use them during the second and third national lockdowns. The government’s roadmap out of lockdown has ensured significant parts of the indoor economy and f...
New Civil Engineer
- Change of plan for Menai Strait bridge repairs after birds found in towerNetwork Rail has had to make changes to planned refurbishment works on the Grade II listed Britannia Bridge in North Wales, after a pair of peregrine falcons were found in its middle tower.
- Northern Powerhouse Rail | The technology driving ‘most complex’ project in the worldThe Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) project will use digital twin technology to facilitate the efficient construction of the "complex" rail project.
- Plans to reopen abandoned Portishead railway marred by flood risk and construction concernsHighways England and the Environment Agency have raised concerns with plans to restore the abandoned Portishead railway line.
Other News Sources
- EU fines Deutsche Bahn €48 million for role in rail cargo cartelThe European Commission has agreed a settlement with German state-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn, as well as two other companies, after they admitted to exchanging information to allocate customers for cross-border rail cargo transport services.
- Martin Tugwell appointed as Chief Executive of Transport for the NorthMartin Tugwell will succeed Barry White in becoming the next Chief Executive of TfN from summer 2021, with Tim Wood acting as Interim Chief Executive in the meantime.
- FirstGroup to set science-based target for net zero emissions by 2050FirstGroup has become the first transport operator in the UK to commit to setting such an ambitious net zero by 2050 or earlier emissions target.
- Four arrested at anti-HS2 protest in BuckinghamshireThames Valley Police have confirmed arrests were made yesterday.
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