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Monday, 30 July 2018

BBC News

• Belfast bus lanes see more than 40 warnings issuedMore than 40 drivers were caught using the new 12-hour bus lanes which were introduced in west Belfast last week.
• Northern: Most cancelled services to resume after timetable disruptionNorthern rail is reinstating 75% of the services it cancelled after a new timetable led to severe disruption.

ITV News

• Chris Grayling’s rocky ride as Transport SecretaryThe Northern Rail timetable fiasco is one of several controversies to play out on Chris Grayling’s watch as Transport Secretary.
• Burnham calls for PM to step in over ‘rail chaos’ in the northThe Prime Minister needs to step in to end the railways “chaos” in the north of England, says the Mayor of Greater Manchester.
• Northern Rail reintroducing 75% of cancelled services after timetable chaosNorthern Rail is reintroducing three-quarters of services which were removed after a timetable change that caused hundreds of delays and cancellations.

The Guardian

• Rail chaos in north of England cost economy £38m, report saysGreater Manchester mayor urges PM to step in as another wave of cancellations hurt region’s businesses

The Scotsman

• Shipping chief predicts three years of no-deal Brexit chaos British ports and shipping companies will need at least three years to set up a new customs system in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the industry has warned in an appeal to the EU and the UK to thrash out an agreement based on the Prime Minister’s trade blueprint.

Times Online

• Dashboard screens may signal the end of roadside clutterOverhead gantries on motorways could be pulled down under new plans to beam speed limits and traffic news directly on to car dashboards.
• The government should release the power of the North [subscription]The government is searching for good news this long hot summer. Endless debate and division about Brexit comes at a huge cost. Imagine if, as a country, we were spending even half that effort and time on preparing the UK for the future; with the infrastructure, technology and education we will need if Britain is to prosper? These are the issues that will matter to people.

Reuters News

• Italy's deputy PM says Franco-Italian rail link needs to be reviewedROME (Reuters) - Italy’s deputy prime minister said on Monday an ambitious Franco-Italian rail link, known as TAV, had to be reviewed because it was opposed by local population and was an obsolete plan.

City AM

• Car nations including EU mull meeting without US to discuss threat of tariffs on car importsA number of the world's biggest car exporting nations are reportedly planning to meet in the absence of US to discuss their response to President Donald Trump's tariff threat on car imports.
• UK aerospace flying high with record deliveriesBritain's aerospace industry hit new highs in the first six months of the year after a record 693 aircraft, worth £13bn, were delivered.
• Rival scheme threatens Heathrow third runway legal challengeThe backers of a rival project to expand Heathrow Airport have launched a legal challenge against the government’s decision to approve the third runway at the airport, Sky News reported.

Mail Online

• What a way to run a railway: Nine in ten firms have train drivers on four-day week (average salary £53k) and half rely on them to volunteer for SundaysRail firms are relying on drivers doing overtime to keep the network running, the Daily Mail reveals today.

Sky News

• Heathrow runway rival launches legal battle over £14bn projectMinisters' backing for Heathrow's third runway was based on flawed information and analysis, a letter seen by Sky News alleges.

Liverpool Echo

• Liverpool airport 500 express bus becomes a bit less expressRuncorn and Liverpool bus service change means fastest airport route becomes stopping service

London Evening Standard

• Stansted delays: Holidaymakers face THIRD day of travel misery as Ryanair flight cancellations continueHolidaymakers are facing a third day of travel misery at Stansted Airport after storms grounded flights earlier this week.

Manchester Evening News

• What's going wrong at Manchester Airport?With the security queues, drop off charges, cars being broken into and a collapsing waiting room it's been a tough start to summer at the airport. Charlotte Cox investigates what's going wrong and how bosses intend to fix it
• Damning report slams Government for failing to stop rail crisis and says north MUST take controlThe report, released by the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, analyses the disruption that peaked in May and June

Northern Echo

• Hitachi missed out on "decade's worth of manufacturing" after missing out on contract - MPA NORTH-EAST train builder has missed out on "decade's worth of manufacturing" after it lost out on a £1.5bn contract to build a new generation of underground trains, an MP has claimed.
• New branch for railway revolutionAlmost 200 years ago, the railway revolution began in what was then, and is today, England’s Northern Powerhouse. The Stockton & Darlington Railway joined not just Stockton with Darlington but Yarm with Shildon, and continents suddenly became smaller. Industries ramped up production and the people of Britain’s towns and cities were the first to feel the benefits.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham City Council to cut free bus and tram travel for disabled peopleThe local authority said a reduction in Government funding has meant parts of the scheme will be dropped

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Public consulted on ‘Loch Ness’ rebranding of Inverness AirportA Twitter poll has been lauched by Inverness Airport which asks the question: “Should we change our name to Inverness Loch Ness Airport?”

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Rail chaos cost the North £38m according to George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse Partnership More than a million hours have been lost by railway users in the North as a result of the timetable chaos that engulfed the region this summer, a damning report reveals today.

Blackpool Gazette

• All eyes on trains as emergency timetable ends Trains experts on the Fylde Coast have said they will be watching carefully as more services are brought back today as a temporary reduced timetable ends.

Cambridge News

• Making the case for moving Cambridge's Drummer Street bus stationThe busy interchange was branded 'ugly and inefficient' as council faces demands for it to be moved

East Anglian Daily Times

• Speeding driver caught every half-an-hour by cameras on Suffolk roadsExemplary punishment for speeding drivers has today been insisted upon after new figures revealed the number offences still being committed on Suffolk’s roads.

Other Regional Press

• East Belfast bus lanes come into forceThe new 12-hour ‘Glider’ bus lanes are in force in East Belfast from TODAY, Monday July 30.
• Tough few weeks for rail passengers set to continueA DIFFICULT few weeks for rail passengers in Oxford will continue over the next two days with buses once again replacing trains.
• 'Last push' for roadworks as A40 resurfacing is completedTHE £300,000 improvement works on the A40 have been finished this weekend.

New Civil Engineer

• Network Rail ordered to take action after timetabling messThe Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has ordered Network Rail to “immediately” take action to sort out its timetabling mess.
• Airport design engineers urged to factor in space missionsEngineers designing airports today should be factoring in space flights, a leading aerospace expert has said.
• Next phase of East-West Rail in line for 2019 startNetwork Rail has submitted its final East-West Rail phase 2 proposals to the Department for Transport which could see work on the new line start next year.

The Business Desk

• Rail chaos ’caused £38m of damage to Northern economy’The transport chaos linked to rail timetable changes this summer cost railway users more than a million hours and resulted in a £38m hit to the economy, a new report revealed today.
• Contactless payments for Manchester bus usersBus passengers will soon be able to pay for their tickets with contactless payment options, thanks to the introduction of new ticket machines on all First Manchester vehicles.

Other News Sources

• Labour vows to put British firms first in rail manufacturingLabour has pledged to end the "disastrous" exporting of rail manufacturing jobs overseas by introducing "a default position" in favour of British firms.
• Andy Burnham asks Prime Minister to end rail chaos in the NorthThe Mayor of Greater Manchester has today called on the Prime Minister to intervene to solve the chaos on the railways in the North.