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Monday, 01 August 2022

BBC News

• London transport: Bystanders urged to report sexual harassmentBritish Transport Police's campaign aims to put the focus on to those who harass others.

The Guardian

• Aslef leader calls Grant Shapps a liar in row over rail strikesMick Whelan denied transport secretary’s claim of unofficial strikes on Avanti West Coast trains

Times Online

• Women have better judgement than men with driverless cars, study says [subscription]It was hoped driverless cars would end petty quarrels about whether men or women are better drivers. But with the next generation of vehicles it seems women are superior.

Birmingham Mail

• Avanti West Coast face backlash after 'lying to passengers' about train strikesASLEF union general secretary Mick Whelan accused the company of 'lying' about future strike disruption

Daily Post (North Wales)

• The hidden and not-so-hidden history of Ruthin's railwayThe station line closed in 1962 but remnants of the town's railway past remain

London Evening Standard

• Bitter row over rail strikes as union leader says ‘Grant Shapps is a liar’Mick Whelan, the general secretary of Aslef, hit back at the Transport Secretary’s claim of unofficial strikes on Sunday.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• £15 million plan lodged to speed up Birmingham to Shrewsbury trainsA scheme to slash journey times on a rail line through the West Midlands and Shropshire today moved a stage closer after a £15 million plan was submitted to the Government.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds bus disruption: Neville Street reopens in welcome boost to railway station bus servicesNeville Street is set to reopen this weekend in a welcome boost to Leeds station bus services.

Other Regional Press

• Manchester's Bee Network moves step closerManchester’s Bee Network, which will see transport in the city-region ‘buddy up’ on ticket fares and create a London-style integrated transport network, has moved one step closer with leaders agreeing to new plans.
• HS2 dig in Warwickshire unearths 800-year-old Three Lions pendant on eve of England's Euro finalThe rare artefact, bearing three golden lions on a field of red, was discovered in Wormleighton

New Civil Engineer

• Urban sky park opens on abandoned Manchester railway viaductAn urban sky park has opened to the public on the site of a disused railway viaduct in Manchester.
• Sir John Armitt on building uncertainty into assessing infrastructure needsCovid-19 and the Ukraine conflict are the kind of unforeseen events that can impact heavily on the successful planning and development of infrastructure. They serve to emphasise that while projections and forecasts are all very well, nothing is certain.

Rail Business Daily

• Transport bosses say “full speed ahead” on Shrewsbury-Black Country to Birmingham rail routeMidlands Connect has today submitted a business case to the Department for Transport outlining plans to enhance the Shrewsbury – Black Country – Birmingham rail route. The news has been hailed as ‘a major milestone for the project’.

Other News Sources

• National Express swings to profit; anticipates resuming payoutsNational Express Group PLC on Thursday reported its highest revenue in over a decade, as demand for public transport climbs post-pandemic.
• £5 for a lifetime - new bike hub facility officially opens outside Crewe Railway StationA new bike hub facility has been officially opened outside Crewe Railway Station - providing the opportunity for cyclists to park there at a price of £5 for a lifetime.
• Crossrail 2 hopes for Surrey reignited after multi-billion pound package offered to Sadiq KhanTransport for London say the project would be "transformative"
• Taxi fare increase in Worthing as driver warns ˜it's not sustainableCOUNCILLORS have agreed an increase to taxi fares in Worthing.