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Sunday, 01 December 2019

BBC News

• Average fares on Welsh-run trains set to fall in 2020Transport for Wales says some passengers will pay less in 2020 - but there will be some rises.
• Gritting roads: Does it harm the environment?Using salt to de-ice roads is harmful to wildlife and alternatives should be tried, a scientist says.

Financial Times

• Nissan to restore pole position in electric car marketCarmaker to launch all-electric SUV as ex-chief delivers rebuke to Ghosn’s EV strategy
• German car industry faces ‘day of reckoning’Tens of thousands of jobs cut as auto groups pump billions into electric technology

The Guardian

• World-first mobile phone detection cameras rolled out in AustraliaNew South Wales hopes to cut fatalities on the state’s roads by a third with devices that operate day and night in all weatherNew South Wales rolled out mobile phone detection cameras on Sunday, hoping to cut the number of fatalities on its roads by a third over two years, transport authorities said.The world-first mobile phone detection cameras, according to Transport for NSW, which manages the state’s transport services, operate day and night in all weather conditions to determine if a driver is handling a mobile phone. Continue reading...
• Which party’s general election pledges are best for cyclists?We compare the manifestos, from Labour’s £8.2bn a year to the Tories’ pothole fund

The Telegraph

• Labour in talks with TfL about rolling out touch and go across the country [subscription]Jeremy Corbyn’s team are in talks with Transport for London about implementing the capital's contactless ticketing system across the country, with daily price caps for bus, tram and rail passengers travelling within towns and cities.

Times Online

• Heathrow ordered by CAA to rein in third runway costs [subscription]Heathrow will be penalised if it fails to build its £14bn third runway efficiently — the first time such a condition has been imposed on the airport.
• Video fears derail cycle law [Subscription]Overtaking distance proposal saddled with concerns over reliability of helmet-camera footage
• Hail, Uber. It’s not right to drive you out of town [subscription]The ride-hailing firm offers cheap, safe and efficient travel — so why are left-leaning mayors so keen to ban it from our cities?
• Rail upgrade to bury Devon beach under ‘22 football pitches of concrete’ [Transport]Locals are accusing Network Rail of taking the cheap option to protect 1½ miles of track from the sea
• Jeremy Corbyn offers free bikes to put brakes on bad health and air pollution [subscription]Jeremy Corbyn will urge the nation to get pedalling today when he unveils plans to spend £7.2bn on a cycling and walking strategy that includes offering bikes on the NHS.

City AM

• Eddie Stobart asks shareholders to back Dbay's £55m rescue dealEddie Stobart has asked shareholders to back a £55m rescue deal from private equity firm Douglas Bay Capital Fund (Dbay) or risk going bust.
• Train companies to hike rail fares as commuters brace for strike chaosMillions of commuters will have to fork out even more on travel from January as UK train companies hike fares [...] The post Train companies to hike rail fares as commuters brace for strike chaos appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Labour plotting rail ticket rival to £2.2bn Trainline - Corbyn's new one-stop shop would 'decimate' UK tech titanThe Labour Party is preparing to launch a direct rival to Trainline as part of its nationalisation plans in a move that could 'decimate' the rail ticket-selling giant's business.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• REVEALED: Seven unwritten rules of Bradford's roads, according to T&A readers Telegraph & Argus readers have been quick to offer a Bradford slant on the 'unwritten rules of the road' after new research was published earlier this week.

Bristol Live

• Thameslink is adding extra through London Saturday services to its timetable for passengers in Surrey and West Sussex.'Are you having a laugh?! There isn't even enough room to go full Corbyn and sit on the floor!'

London Evening Standard

• Rail fare price rise: Train ticket costs to increase by 2.7 per cent on averageRail fares are going to rise by an average of 2.7 per cent in January, according to train companies.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Commuters welcome promises for faster trains and more seats between Nottingham and London St PancrasEMR has said the line improvements will enable journeys to London to become up to 30 minutes faster

Sheffield Star

• City Taxis launches Sheffield's answer to DeliverooSheffield’s biggest taxi firm has started delivering takeaways to meet soaring demand for fast food.

Wales Online

• People are furious about train services into Cardiff so packed they can't get onRugby fans travelling to Cardiff for Wales v Barbarians are furious as trains are so full that they can't get on.

Get Surrey

• Extra Saturday through London services added to Thameslink timetable through Surrey and West SussexThameslink is adding extra through London Saturday services to its timetable for passengers in Surrey and West Sussex.
• Rail fare increase to hit Surrey commuters day after South Western Railway strike endsAn increase in rail fares will be introduced the day after a scheduled 27-day strike on South Western Railway (SWR) is set to end.

Other Regional Press

• St Helens College students flying high after landing Swissport and Liverpool Airport dealIT’S exciting news for St Helens College’s aviation department, who have announced their partnership with the world’s largest airline ground handling company, Swissport, and Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
• Next MP should look at airport [Letter]Last year I suggested the Island could really benefit from having a commercial airport; the need now is greater than ever. The ferries seem to be getting daily more unreliable, with ever increasing numbers of cancellations and delays.

Railnews

• January fare rises will be ˜held below inflation™ Rail fares will rise by an average of 2.7 per cent in January, and train operators pointed out that this increase would be below last July™s RPI figure of 2.8 per cent. The Rail Delivery Group also pledged that its member operators ˜want to work with any future government to make fares easier for customers by reforming outdated regulations™. RDG chief executive Paul Plummer said: ˜We understand that no one wants to pay more to travel, which is why train companies have for the third year in a row held the average fare increases below inflation while still investing to improve journeys.™

Other News Sources

• Scotrail train fares to increase in JanuaryA season ticket for train travel between Edinburgh and Glasgow could rise by £114 to £4,198.