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Sunday, 05 September 2021

BBC News

• Heathrow criticises Border Force for 'unacceptable' queuesThe airport says too few staff were on duty at passport control as families returned from holiday.

ITV News

• New Newcastle to Edinburgh rail service in boost to Northumberland rail linksTranspennine Express has announced that, from December this year, it will begin a new service between Newcastle and Edinburgh calling at a number of key stations in Northumberland.

The Guardian

• Home Office says delays at Heathrow are unacceptableBorder staff left dealing with backlog of travellers as reports emerge of people fainting in three-hour queuesDelays at Heathrow airport have been described as unacceptable by the Home Office, as reports of passengers fainting in queues of up to three hours.Border staff were left dealing with a huge backlog of travellers, with witnesses saying they had seen people including a pregnant woman passing out while queueing.

The Telegraph

• BA wings it with Gatwick budget airline plan [subscription]BA boss Sean Doyle must win over unions and defy history to restart flights from England's second largest airport

Times Online

• Harvie warned over cycle safety snub [subscription]Patrick Harvie, the Green leader and avid cyclist, has been criticised for refusing to wear a helmet on public roads after being promoted to a ministerial role in charge of active travel.

Belfast Telegraph

• Street and railway signs expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auctionMore than 400 distinctive railway and street signs from two collections are expected to sell for thousands of pounds when they go under the hammer.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow hell: Holidaymakers ‘collapsing’ in overcrowded lines as airport apologisesHeathrow and the Home Office apologised for the ‘unacceptable queueing times’

The York Press

• Council set to buy land which may become new railway station in HaxbyPLANS to open a new railway station in Haxby have taken another step forward with City of York Council looking set to buy a plot of land which could form a suitable site for the building.

Other Regional Press

• But Transport for Wales customers still urged to 'plan ahead'TRANSPORT for Wales (TfW) customers are being encouraged to check their journey details as an increase in train services comes into effect this month.
• 'The Mole' gets to work on A9 dualling projectNetwork Rail engineers called on the services of this mechanical 'mole' as they prepare for the reconstruction of the rail bridge near Moy.
• Limited wheelchair accessible taxis or private hire vehicles in DenbighshireJUST 9% of taxis and private hire vehicles in Denbighshire can be used by people in wheelchairs, figures reveal.
• New Somerset project aims to encourage local residents to ‘give cycling a go’Cycling charity Life Cycle UK is launching a new project in Somerset that aims to encourage local residents to ‘give cycling a go’.

Airportwatch

• Italian state rail operator to run HS2 until 2032 [subscription]Italy’s national train company Trenitalia will run HS2 trains for at least four years longer than previously disclosed

Business Live

• Plymouth's Princess Yachts to debut new luxury vessel at Cannes boat showLeading boat-maker displays award-winning X95 for first time in Europe among eight vessels on display in France
• Final Airbus A380 plane will be delivered this autumnAirbus will deliver the last ever A380 superjumbo this autumn. The planemaker, which has UK bases in Broughton in North Wales and Filton in South Gloucestershire, took the decision to phase out the programme in 2019 and the last wing departed Airbus Broughton in February 2020.

Rail Advent

• The £30.8 million rebuild of Perry Barr railway station is making swift progressSwift progress is being made on the Ј30.8m rebuild of Perry Barr railway station. The development of the station is coming along well and is expected to be ready ahead of Birmingham’s 2022 Commonwealth Games.
• “Welcome Back” – Network Rail’s Southern Region message after £1.8bn investmentThe enormous project has seen upgrade work completed at Hither Green, Sandwich, Slade Green, Guildford, Feltham and Grove Park stations.

Other News Sources

• On this day in 1962 Glasgow's electric trams stopped runningOn the anniversary of the day that Glasgow's electric tram cars stopped running, we took a look back at the era when they dominated the urban transport system of the city