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Sunday, 10 November 2019

BBC News

• Southampton Airport tree felling: Protestors march against Marlhill Copse plansProtestors have marched against plans to fell a number of trees in ancient woodland owned by Southampton Airport.
• England flooding: River warnings and rail delays continueSevere flood warnings and rail cancellations remain in areas of England flooded after a month's worth of rain fell in a single day.

The Guardian

• Questions raised over UK's state-backed fund for electric car chargingLabour criticises tender as firm running £400m investment fund awards millions to company it part-owns

The Independent

• How Crossrail delays risk holding up other vital infrastructure Besides the short-term detriment the delay has caused, a bigger danger is that future projects will be scuppered by scepticism, writes Simon Calder

The Telegraph

• Veterans to receive a third off train travel under Tory election pledge [Subscription]All veterans and their families will be eligible to a third off the cost of train travel, under a new Conservative election pledge.
• CrossRail signals a new era of profligate politics – and voters will pay the price Europe’s largest infrastructure project is becoming an embarrassment. Crossrail, the new East-West London rail link, which has just been delayed again and which will cost another few hundred million on top of the billions that have already been lavished on it, was meant to be only the start of a wave of exciting investments in the capital.
• British company backed by rock star aims to revive the age of the Zeppelin [Transport]A British manufacturer with ambitious plans to revive the age of the Zeppelin is seeking a £130m cash injection to get its giant airships into production.
• Letters: Fuming into BristolSIR – Simon Davison wonders in his excellent letter (November 7) whether diesel trains as well as cars will be banned from Bristol. Thanks to Chris Grayling as transport secretary and his department a couple of years back, the electrification of the section of the Great Western mainline railway from Swindon to Bristol Temple Meads was deferred indefinitely.

Times Online

• Drivers: ditch the diesel for the allure of manure [subscription]A Cork professor tells Graeme Lennox that converting animal waste to energy is a surefire way to decarbonise Ireland

City AM

• Silvertown Tunnel: Bringing London together or tearing it apart?London has just three road river crossings east of Tower Bridge. Two of these – the Rotherhithe Tunnel and the [...] The post Silvertown Tunnel: Bringing London together or tearing it apart? appeared first on CityAM.

Bolton News

• Hole in Bolton railway station roof causing misery for commuters RAIL users have been forced to weather woes at the town's station owing to a gaping hole in the roof.

London Evening Standard

• Video footage shows stains on Ryanair flight as airline voted dirtiest in UK Video footage shows stains on a Ryanair flight as the airline was voted the dirtiest in the UK by passengers.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• West Midlands trains disruption 'could boost support for nationalisation'Recent disruption on the railway could fuel the desire for nationalisation in the run-up to the election, it has been claimed.

Cambridge News

• These are the most dangerous streets for cyclists in CambridgeWe found the places with the most bike accidents last year

East Anglian Daily Times

• Hundreds flock to model trains in Ipswich as hobby becomes popularIpswich’s annual model railway exhibition brought hundreds of visitors to the town’s Rushmere Hall Primary School on Saturday as the growing popularity of the hobby became clear.

North Wales Live

• The world's 'most sought after' car brand pitches up in North Wales for photoshootBentley needed somewhere to show off their all-new Continental GT Convertible and they choose here

Other Regional Press

• The lost Essex town 'left behind' since its London Underground station was closedThose who live there feel it's never been the same since it closed
• The lost Essex town 'left behind' since its London Underground station was closedThose who live there feel it's never been the same since it closed
• Island Line Disruption Expected To Continue Into Next Week Island Line is expected to run a reduced hourly timetable until at least 17th November, it has been announced.
• Welwyn Garden City station footbridge to receive £1million Welwyn Garden City footbridge plans given green light
• Work starts on £1million cycling route linking Chilworth and Chandler's FordWORK will soon begin to improve a new £1.14million cycle and pedestrian path linking Chandler’s Ford with Chilworth.
• Bike hire scheme to be rolled out in Watford this spring A bike hire scheme will be introduced in Watford in the spring as the council tries to encourage drivers off the roads.
• Sustrans to improve A34 route for cycling or walking into OxfordWORK has begun to improve the walking and cycling route running alongside the A34 between Kennington and Oxford to cut down congestion on the busy route.
• Expressway: no support for Oxford-Cambridge road from county council‘OXFORDSHIRE does not support the expressway, wherever it is built’ is the message councillors will send to the government.
• On-demand minibuses to launch in Watford in March 2020A new on-demand bus service will operate in Watford from March next year.
• The transport app designed to find the quickest route for you around WatfordA new app specific to Watford is being created bringing all of the town's transport options together as one.

Rail Advent

• Northern calls for goodwill in Manchester this ChristmasNorthern is calling on its passengers to show goodwill to everyone this Christmas.

Aviation Industry

• American and Southwest push back Boeing MAX re-entry to MarchAmerican Airlines and Southwest Airlines will extend their schedules without the Boeing 737 MAX through early March 2020, indicating they do not expect FAA to approve the grounded model’s return before year-end 2019. read more

Other News Sources

• City of Derry Airport Requests Extra £6m in FundingCouncillors at Derry and Strabane District Council have heard that almost £6m is required to ensure City of Derry Airport can continue to operate beyond March 31, 2021.
• One million passengers and counting: The colourful history of Exeter AirportEarlier this month, Exeter Airport celebrated the one millionth passenger passing
• Scotland to allow smartcard use across multiple transport modes and operatorsIn a joint project between public transport operators, the National Entitlement Card Programme Office, Young Scot and Transport Scotland, all 16 types of public transport smartcards can now be used between transport modes.