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Wednesday, 02 October 2019

BBC News

• Wrightbus: 'Two bidders at table for Ballymena bus builder'The two reported bidders are from England and the United Stakes, according to Ian Paisley
• Harland and Wolff: Belfast shipyard bought by UK firmA UK-based energy company steps in to buy the Belfast shipyard, with 79 jobs retained.
• Jet fuel from thin air: Aviation's hope or hype?A pilot project at Rotterdam airport plans to capture CO2 from the air and turn it into jet fuel.

The Guardian

• Dover could lose £1bn of trade a week with no-deal BrexitPort of Dover chief tells Conservative conference traffic drop would cut £1bn from goods flow

Times Online

• Biofuels pledge is ‘wrong way to tackle climate change’ [subscription]The government’s pledge to increase the amount of biofuels that petrol stations must sell is not a sound environmental policy, a member of the Green Party has claimed.
• Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast saved from going under by Infrastrata [subscription]The Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast has been saved, but its takeover may yet be delayed by Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union and the wrangling over the backstop for trading between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

City AM

• Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary says package holiday market 'is over,' weeks after Thomas Cook collapseRyanair’s chief executive has taken a swipe at the package holiday industry, weeks after the firm that effectively founded it, Thomas Cook, went bust.
• Jobs at risk after no-deal Brexit as Nissan may pull SUV production from Sunderland plantAutoworkers in Sunderland were left worried earlier today after reports that Nissan could pull the production of its Qashqai SUV from the city if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal in place.
• Transport secretary Grant Shapps: I do not know answer to HS2 cost questionTransport secretary Grant Shapps has said he doesn’t know how much the controversial High Speed Two (HS2) project currently costs.

Belfast Telegraph

• Wrightbus received £9m from Invest NI and some money may now have to be paid backCollapsed Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus received more than £9m in state funding since 2002, it has emerged.
• Wrightbus: Two bidders vying to buy Boris bus maker, says Ian PaisleyDUP MP Ian Paisley has said there are two bidders vying to buy Wrightbus

Birmingham Post

• Derby rail firms pioneer use of 3D printed parts on UK passenger trainsThe components aim to help make it easier for operators to replace obsolete parts on older trains

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Parking charges in Brighouse to be re-instatedAN on-street parking charge is returning to Brighouse, but a review of parking in the town has also been approved.

London Evening Standard

• Thameslink disruption: Trains between St Pancras and Blackfriars cancelled or delayed after 'multiple incidents'Thameslink services have been cancelled or delayed between St Pancras International and Blackfriars after

Cambridge News

• A428 upgrade one step closer after massive Government roads funding announcedThe A428 overhaul could save Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire commuters 90 minutes a week

East Anglian Daily Times

• How a new way forward for Highways England is good news for motoristsHighways England says motorists on the region’s major roads will be the winners as it introduces a new way of working.

Other Regional Press

• "Why are we waiting for a death to address traffic levels?"Mirfield councillor Vivien Lees-Hamilton wants Kirklees to address commuter traffic

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Mapping app Waze to share traffic data with transport authoritiesMapping service Waze is to make data gathered from across the UK accessible to local authorities to help them plan transport upgrades in the future. The tech firm's maps use crowd-sourced data from users to update on traffic conditions and other live information about road congestion. The company has announced it will make its Waze for Cities Data available on the Google Cloud Platform for 12 initial partners in the UK. That includes transport authorities covering the West Midlands, Oxfordshire, Essex, Greater Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough and London. The anonymous data, which has been ...

New Civil Engineer

• Heathrow expansion boss urges industry to overcome fear of sharing ideasCivil engineering firms must overcome a fear of sharing ideas if innovation is thrive, Heathrow Airport Ltd [HAL] expansion programme director has claimed.
• Stonehenge tunnel geotechnical work nudges forwardGeotechnical work is edging forward the proposed £1.7bn upgrade of the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down near Stonehenge.
• Exclusive | Boris Johnson set for big Northern Powerhouse Rail announcementPrime minister Boris Johnson is set to support Northern Powerhouse Rail in his closing remarks at the Conservative Party Conference, New Civil Engineer can reveal.
• Government to devolve DfT powers to rail ‘fat controller’Transport secretary Grant Shapps has vowed to set up a new rail body to oversee government decision making in the rail sector.

Rail Magazine

• First of TPE’s new ‘802/2s’ bi-modes enters passenger trafficTransPennine Express introduced the second of its three new train fleets on September 28, with a Class 802/2 carrying out its first passenger duties.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Rail college rebrand to reflect growing demand of rail sectorThe National College for High Speed Rail is getting a fresh new look, after it announced today that it is rebranding to the National College for Advanced Transport & Infrastructure (NCATI). The college has been serving the rail industry’s shortcomings and providing specialist training...
• ORR quotes £26m in charges per year to continue using HS1 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today announced if train operators want to keep using High Speed 1 (HS1) and preserve the condition of the assets, they will pay £26m per year. HS1 operates 67 miles of high-speed track connecting London with the Channel Tunnel, but if it wants to keep...

Aviation Industry

• O’Leary: Laudamotion eyes former Thomas Cook A320sRyanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary is looking to secure some of the Airbus A320s formerly operated by UK leisure carrier Thomas Cook to support growth at Austrian LCC Laudamotion. read more
• Ryanair needs MAX back by early 2020 Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is expecting the Boeing 737 MAX to return to European service in early 2020, although the LCC’s current contingency plan will hold until the end of February. read more
• Air France to offset domestic CO2 emissions, cut fuel use in half Air France has pledged to offset 100% of CO2 emissions generated by its domestic flights from January 2020 and halve fuel consumption to less than 3 liters per passenger per 100km by 2030, compared to 2005. read more
• Rolls completes acquisition of Siemens eAircraft unitRolls-Royce has completed the acquisition of the electric aircraft propulsion activities of German industrial giant Siemens. The UK engine manufacturer says the purchase of the former Siemens eAircraft unit will boost its strategy to champion the electrification of aircraft. read more

Other News Sources

• 'A necessary evil': SurreyLive travels on one of Woking's busiest train services to London Waterloo One commuter said: "I pay over £3,000 for the privilege to stand"
• Brighton Station taxi rank to be moved in November A RAILWAY station taxi rank will be moved in a bid to improve traffic flow.