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TfL finance chief quits post amid financial turmoil for the London transport body
Transport for Londons (TfL) chief financial officer has resigned amid the transport bodys ongoing financial turmoil.
HS2 chiefs make net zero pledge
Project aiming for trains to be net zero from the first day of operation
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
BBC News
- Covid: Merseyrail services reduced due to staff absencesRail services in Merseyside are being reduced in an attempt to cope with the effect that the Omicron variant of Covid has had on staffing levels.
- Petrol prices: Are we paying too much at the pump?Fuel retailers face calls to reduce prices, as the cost of living rises
- Translink rail and bus changes due to reduced passenger numbersA reduced timetable for many bus and train services came into effect in Northern Ireland on Monday.
- London Underground: Workers vote to strikeThe RMT Union says its members have
- Tech trends 2022: Starships and missing chipsFrom giant rockets to new ways to heat your home, a look at the technology that will emerge in 2022.
- Tesla adds chill and assertive self-driving modesAn update to Tesla cars adds a mode to follow other cars more closely and to slow rather than stop.
Financial Times
- Pro-Beijing media and politicians call for Cathay Pacific to be punished over OmicronPressure comes as Hong Kong government faces criticism after officials attended birthday bash
- Airbus retains crown over Boeing as biggest jet maker for 3rd year in rowEuropean aircraft manufacturer sounds cautionary note over Omicron coronavirus variant
- EU to block $2bn Korean shipbuilding merger between Daewoo and HyundaiBrussels concerned about dominance of LNG carrier market as European energy prices soar
The Guardian
- UK railways are heading into a perfect storm. Now is the time to nationalise them | Christian WolmarThese services are an essential part of the nation’s fabric, but still ministers fixate on cutting costs over providing a service“So, Mum/Dad, what are the railways for?” That is the question the UK rail industry will be dreading hearing in a post-pandemic world. This is not quite the existential crisis rail faced in the aftermath of the extensive Beeching cuts to the network in the mid-1960s, but that’s cold comfort. There is a considerable risk that services are going to deteriorate massively in 2022, sending the sector into the kind of downward spiral that was last experienced in the 1970s ...
- Roman town’s remains found below Northamptonshire field on HS2 routeFindings surpass experts’ expectations after buildings, wells, coins and wide road discoveredA wealthy Roman trading town, whose inhabitants adorned themselves with jewellery and ate from fine pottery, has been discovered half a metre below the surface of a remote field in Northamptonshire.A 10-metre-wide Roman road, domestic and industrial buildings, more than 300 coins and at least four wells have been unearthed at the site, where 80 archaeologists have been working for the past 12 months. Continue reading...
- Sadiq Khan warns London could become mired in gridlockLondon mayor urges people to make greener journeys as figures show fall in walking, cycling and use of public transportLondon could become mired in gridlock because of a shift towards driving as a means of transport during the Covid pandemic, the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan has said, warning that it risks creating a new health crisis from increased pollution.While levels of walking and cycling have risen in the capital, the overall proportion of people making sustainable journeys has fallen as a result of the collapse in numbers using public transport. Continue reading...
Times Online
- HS2 will leave platform with zero-carbon emissions [subscription]Trains on HS2, the planned high-speed rail line between London and Manchester, will run on zero-carbon electricity, the minister for the project has said.
City AM
- TfL finance chief quits post amid financial turmoil for the London transport bodyTransport for Londons (TfL) chief financial officer has resigned amid the transport bodys ongoing financial turmoil.
Mail Online
- Transport for London hikes fines for breaking rules on London's busiest roads by nearly a quarter to 160Fines for drivers who break rules along London's no-stopping 'red routes' will rise by nearly a quarter to 160 next week, it has been announced.
The Mirror
- Archaeologists discover huge Roman trading town under HS2 route in 12-month digThe area was initially home to 30 roundhouses dating back to the Iron Age, but around 2,000 years ago during the time of the Romans many new stone structures and roads were built
Sky News
- Italy: Unvaccinated people banned from public transport, coffee shops and gymsA series of services will be off limits to those who have not been jabbed unless they can prove they have recovered from a recent COVID-19 infection.
- 'Most impressive' archaeological discovery could 'transform' understanding of Roman eraOne of the "most impressive" archaeological sites spanning different time periods has been discovered in Northamptonshire as part of the HS2 railway project - and has the potential to "transform our understanding" of the Roman landscape.
Birmingham Mail
- E-scooter rider to be prosecuted after being injured in crash with car in KidderminsterAccident occurred after dark in Prospect Hill at the junction with Worcester Street in town
Birmingham Post
- Airbus delivered 611 planes in 2021 - including the last ever A380 super-jumboThe aerospace giant surpassed its target of 600 deliveries as it slowly recovers from the pandemic
- HS2 chiefs make net zero pledgeProject aiming for trains to be net zero from the first day of operation
- Redundancies at Peel Ports Group due to 'exceptionally difficult circumstances'The port giant is behind the likes of Liverpool2 and Manchester Ship Canal
Bolton News
- Taxi drivers protest Clean Air Zone changes with protest in Le Mans CrescentTAXI drivers staged a ‘go-slow’ protest in Bolton town centre in opposition to the Clean Air Zone proposals as town hall chiefs met to discuss whether cabbies would need to drive vehicles no older than five years to avoid the controversial charges.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Leeds-Liverpool Canal towpath works to begin next monthIMPROVEMENT work on three kilometres of Leeds-Liverpool Canal towpath is set to get underway next month, near Apperley Bridge and Shipley.
Liverpool Echo
- Merseyrail slash train services across network amid soaring staff absencesMerseyrail is set to bring in a reduced timetable to deal with staff absences caused by the Omicron covid variant.
- Plans for 'London-style' bus system delivering 'quickest, most reliable services'People have said parts of Wirral become a "no man's land" after 6pm due to lack of buses
Wales Online
- Friends buy bendy bus as Cardiff Bus prepares to ditch vehicles this monthThe group said it was a 'dream come true' to own the bus
Other Regional Press
- Damning review looks at school transport contractsin SandwellA DAMNING report into how mismanaged school transport contracts were awardedin Sandwell Council has been obtained.
- Im working off a 39.99 router in my house: Airport boss clashes with Douglas Ross in air traffic control rowDouglas Ross and the boss of Highlands and Islands Airports clashed over halted plans to centralise air traffic control in Inverness.
New Civil Engineer
- HS2 running out of time to purchase remaining land needed for Phase OneHS2 Ltd has yet to purchase a fifth of the land required for the construction of Phase One, between London and Birmingham, and has only weeks left to do so.
- Green light for new station as restoration of Northumberland line ramps upThe fifth of six new Northumberland line stations has been given the green light.
Rail Business Daily
- Maritime Transport launches new intermodal serviceMaritime Transport Ltd has launched a new intermodal service hauled by GB Railfreight (GBRf), connecting its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) with the Port of Felixstowe.
Other News Sources
- New white paper explores high-speed train ethernet control systemsLantech, a specialist in bringing network solutions for industrial and IP networks to the marketplace, has issued a new White Paper, titled How to manage IP under IEC 61375-2-5 applications.
- Maven leads 5.5 million funding round for transport tech platform LiftangoMaven Capital Partners has led a 5.5m funding round for Liftango, a cloud-based technology platform which enables transport operators to optimise route planning in real-time, based on passenger demand.
- Maersk Exercises Options for Four More Methanol-Powered ContainershipsA.P. Moller Maersk on Monday confirmed it has exercised options for four additional newbuild containerships to be powered by carbon neutral methanol.
News from Europe
- New France ruling aims to reduce energy use in transportA new French law sets the scene for recognising the health hazards of driving, and seeks to encourage people to reduce their overall mobility energy use. From March 1 the legislation will require that one of three statements be included in any car advertisements in France.
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