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Thursday, 08 April 2021

BBC News

• London mayoral race 2021: Labour calls for investigation into PM's remarksThe prime minister claims Sadiq Khan created a
• Review into all-island rail network launchedThe review will look at improving the rail network between cities across the island of Ireland.
• Driving lessons to resume in England and Wales on 12 AprilLessons can start on 12 April and tests will return 10 days later, the transport secretary says.

The Independent

• Heathrow boss slams Border Force queues and demands action‘Border Force is the face of Britain for anyone arriving into this country,’ said John Holland-Kaye

Times Online

• Review of Ireland’s rail network could unleash ‘potential’ of train travel [subscription]A cross-border review of Ireland’s rail network has been launched to assess how to improve sustainable connectivity between major cities and the feasibility of higher speeds trains.

Reuters News

• Airline leader blasts 'monopoly' fee hikes, citing HeathrowLONDON (Reuters) - Airlines will fight attempts by suppliers and airports, including Heathrow, to cover pandemic losses by raising charges, the new head of industry body IATA said on Wednesday, as he promised “strong and aggressive” resistance to such moves.

The Telegraph

• London airport expansion not needed until 2030s, says Gatwick [subscription]London airports will not need to expand until at least the 2030s after the industry was hammered by Covid, according to bosses at Gatwick - casting fresh doubt over the future of a third runway at rival Heathrow.

City AM

• Rail firms boost service levels ahead of next stage of lockdown liftingRail firms are cranking up their service levels in the build up to the next stage in the UK’s lifting of lockdown restrictions on 12 April.

Birmingham Post

• Stena Line increases sailings between Fishguard and RosslareSailings between the Welsh and Irish port will increase from 14 sailings to 24 every week

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Leeds Bradford Airport expansion public enquiry delayed THE choice to hold a public inquiry into Leeds Bradford Airport's expansion has suffered a delay.

Manchester Evening News

• How Manchester Airport terminals and flights have changed since Covid - and what it might be like in the futureThe Government is due to publish a report on the future of international travel in the coming days

Metro

• Extra 1,000 trains a day to get Britain out of lockdown and back into the office Britain’s journey out of lockdown has been given a huge boost — with 18,000 train services a day from next Monday and thousands of extra staff hired to keep them clean.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Full scale of Aberdeenshire Council bus cuts revealed as authority battles to claw back £245,000Aberdeenshire Council has come under fire for slashing spending on bus travel in an effort to make £245,000 in savings.

Other Regional Press

• £2.3million plans submitted for rail and bus interchange in BiggleswadeThe plans include improved pedestrian access and better bus links
• Eastleigh MP calls on Councillors to ‘do the right thing’ and approve Southampton Airport runway extensionA HAMPSHIRE MP is urging councillors to "do the right thing" and approve the Southampton Airport runway extension.
• Rail services ramped up ahead of next easing of lockdown rulesIndustry body the Rail Delivery Group said more than 1,000 daily weekday services have been added to timetables since mid-February.
• Pontarddulais rail bridge to get pedestrian footpathRoad safety works are underway across a bridge in a Swansea community in an effort to prevent accidents.

New Civil Engineer

• Revealed: 584 sites similar to Stonehaven inspected by Network RailNetwork Rail has released details of over 500 places on the network with similar characteristics to the site of the fatal Stonehaven derailment, along with the specifics of maintenance work carried out at six of these locations.
• Leighton Buzzard train station introduces energy-generating walkwaysTwo walkways made up of kinetic floor tiles at Leighton Buzzard train station will use energy from commuters’ footsteps to generate power.
• Leeds Bradford Airport’s £150M plans put on holdThe £150M expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has been put on hold after the government stepped in to prevent the proposals from gaining formal planning consent.
• Greengauge21 highlights railway main lines that could be restoredTransport thinktank Greengauge21 has thrown its support behind three "missing" rail main lines that could be reopened.

Railway Gazette

• Northern withdraws CAF multiple-units after detecting yaw damper failuresUK: A significant number of CAF multiple units operated by Northern were taken out of service at the beginning of April after the failure of a yaw damper. Sections of the vehicle’s structure were broken away completely in the incident.

The Business Desk

• Hundreds of homes to be built on the former Bombardier Railway Works siteHundreds of new homes are being built on the former site of the Bombardier Railway Works in Crewe, Cheshire.

Aviation Industry

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• Government puts Leeds Bradford expansion decision on hold: AEF reactionThis is the latest airport expansion proposal to run into difficulty over its likely impacts on climate change. While we welcome the fact that the Government has put the brakes …

Other News Sources

• Ashok Leyland to carve out two new units to strengthen green transport solutionsNEW DELHI : Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland on Wednesday said it has decided to form two new subsidiaries as part of its plans to strengthen green transport solutions.
• ‘Left behind’ neighbourhoods have poor public transport linksPeople living in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods are disconnected from town and city centres because of poor public transport links, according to a new report.
• Plans submitted for ‘Global Centre of Rail Excellence’ in WalesThe creation of a £150 million rail testing centre in Wales has taken another step forward with the submission of plans for planning approval.