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Tuesday, 29 October 2024

BBC News

• Hourly rail service between Belfast and Dublin beginsFifteen services will operate in each direction between Belfast and Dublin from Mondays to Saturdays.
• Rail operator wins award for suicide preventionThe operator says its staff have made over 200 life-saving interventions over seven months.
• Rail crossing closures will 'cut town in two'Residents do not want to see their town "cut in two" by proposed longer closures of a busy level crossing, an MP has said.
• Train smoke is making us sick, say residentsFamilies living above a tourist railway believe thick acrid smoke from trains is making them ill.
• Owners of badly parked cars may face prosecutionDrivers in parts of Belfast could face fines and prosecution for bad parking under a pilot scheme.
• Discounted bus fares for teenagers introducedCheshire East Council says the pass offers a third off the cost of a standard adult bus ticket.
• Bus fans tell of delight after boarding new serviceCurious transport enthusiasts climb aboard a new "experimental" route between Wigan and Bolton.
• Bus fares to rise to £3 in England under new capThe new limit replaces the existing £2 cap but some have criticised the decision.

Financial Times

• Why Europe’s car crisis is mostly made in ChinaThe once-lucrative market is now highly competitive and more Chinese EVs are being exported, compounding slower sales at home

The Guardian

• ‘Cock-up with the comms’: how Labour announced five non-existent freeportsErroneous announcement traced back to briefing note prepared by Treasury officals, ahead of PM’s Samoa tripWhen Keir Starmer announced a shake-up in his No 10 operation last month he hoped to put an end to the missteps of his first few months in office. But an embarrassing error by Downing Street this weekend demonstrates how many pitfalls there are for a new government still learning the ropes.In a press release on Friday, Downing Street said five new freeports would be announced in the budget. The Guardian and other outlets covered the news, which was given first to reporters who had t...

The Herald

• Flights boost for Scottish airport as popular route returnsGlasgow Airport has received a boost with the return of direct flights between Scotland's largest city and Cork after almost five years.

The Independent

• Embattled transport secretary’s Budget victory prevented bus fare rises of up to 650% Details have emerged over how transport secretary Louise Haigh’s intervention ensured a new cap in bus fares would feature in the Budget
• November tube strikes: When are they and which lines are affected? Two unions are taking action next month

Times Online

• Trainline upgrades forecast for second month in a row [subscription]The online ticket seller?s shares rise nearly 10 per cent after sales grow more than expected
• SNP spends more than ?4m on free bikes for children in two years [subscription]Cost of pilot scheme is revealed a month after the Scottish government announced ?500m in savings amid ?enormous? pressure on public finances
• VW to close ?at least three German factories? [subscription]Head of Volkswagen works council threatens to break off talks
• Boeing asks investors for another $19bn [subscription]The troubled aircraft maker reported a $6 billion third-quarter loss last week
• Infamous ?Euston rush? to end as Network Rail allows early boarding [subscription]Passengers at the central London station are joining services up to 20 minutes early in a trial aimed at reducing stampedes
• British Airways cuts back on lunch ? and brunch baffles flyers [subscription]Business and first class will no longer be offered a full lunch on earlier flights, with cuts to evening meals too as the flag carrier tries to lower costs

City AM

• BAE Systems plots £220m transformation to create hundreds of jobs Defence company BAE Systems is planning to invest £220m to transform its Rochester base into an advanced technology factory. The century-old site, which specialises in aerospace technologies and electronic systems, will be revamped into a state-of-the-art; 32,000sqm facility. BAE Systems expects the bigger and more efficient; factory will create 300 jobs over the next five [...]

Daily Express

• Canary Islands' new £670m train line that will cut down traffic between two Tenerife townsTenerife's new £670m South Railway set to slash travel times and ease traffic congestion between Costa Adeje and San Isidro by 2031.
• The incredible plan to link UK to four major European cities by high speed trainsThe project is aiming to expand Europe's rail network and provide a faster and more sustainable way to travel between the UK and the continent.

Birmingham Mail

• Ryanair rushes to slam Majorca over island's 'nonsensical' decisionRyanair has warned Spanish Air Traffic Control over it prevented planes from landing at Palma de Mallorca airport in a “nonsensical" move as storms hit the island.

Birmingham Post

• Surge in digital rail ticket sales prompts Trainline to increase financial forecasts, shares jump 10.6%The British ticket seller also revised revenue guidance upwards to between 11 and 13 per cent, compared to a range of seven to 11 per cent growth before

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• First step in re-opening of Interchange as lower concourse now open to public againTHE first steps in the reopening of Bradford Interchange finally began today when the station’s lower concourse opened its doors after almost 10 months.

Bristol Live

• Pavement parking is ‘quite a low priority’ for new Bristol parking task forceAlternative issues like resident parking permits will receive more focus instead

Liverpool Echo

• Northern apologises as it's branded 'incompetent' for cancelling all trains from Merseyside stationThe train operator did not run a single service from the station on Sunday

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• easyJet's new route from Newcastle to Paris takes off The route to the French capital is one of several new additions to the low cost airline's network from Newcastle Airport

The York Press

• More than third of non-EV drivers would buy petrol or diesel next timeThirty-five per cent of petrol and diesel car owners intend to stick with a fossil-fuel powered vehicle for their next buy, according to The Green Insurer.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Fares for lifeline Ring and Ride service set to increaseFares for a lifeline Ring and Ride service that provides door-to-door travel for people with mobility issues are set to increase by more than half at the start of next year.

Cambridge News

• Work continues at Cambridge South as station on track for openingIt is hoped the station will have direct trains to a number of UK destinations

Get Surrey

• Heathrow passengers spot 'sewage' water dripping over baggage carousel with unpleasant stenchThe video shows dirty water pouring from the ceiling onto a carousel

Other Regional Press

• Warning issued to customers over fewer trains running this weekFewer trains will be running between Oxford and London today and tomorrow.
• £2 bus fare cap will be scrapped in budgetThe £2 bus fare cap will be replaced by a new £3 cap until the end of 2025 at this week’s Budget, the Prime Minister has confirmed
• £2 cap on bus fare to increase in Budget, PM Keir Starmer confirmsA Government insider the £2 fare cap was 'not financially sustainable for the taxpayer', and that securing a cap on bus fares was a significant achievement

Aviation Industry

• Consumers need accurate environmental information about flights to make informed choicesThe UK’s aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), recently consulted on providing environmental information to air travel consumers. The CAA requested input on a draft set of principles for airlines The post Consumers need accurate environmental information about flights to make informed choices appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.

Other News Sources

• Plans for transport interchange at Milford Haven railway stationPembrokeshire County Council?s Cabinet has agreed an additional ?1.4m of capital funding, alongside grant funding, to support a Milford Haven Public Transport Interchange.