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Monday, 01 March 2021

BBC News

• Spirit Aerosystems: What's next for Belfast's former Bombardier site?The US-based firm is working through a huge
• Go North West bus drivers start strike in jobs disputeHundreds of workers go on strike at Go North West in a row over working practices and pay.

Financial Times

• China's exporters hit by global shortage of shipping containers Disruption to supply chains lengthens delivery times and leaves goods waiting at ports
• Private jets can cut health risks but add reputational onesDemand during the pandemic has remained strong, but companies will be keen to keep private flying under the radar

The Guardian

• Rail fares to rise by 2.6% in England and WalesTicket costs to go up by more than RPI inflation for first time since 2013 amid concerns about high prices
• Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric carsAnalysis by transport group says battery electric vehicles are superior to their petrol and diesel counterpartsFossil fuel cars waste hundreds of times more raw material than their battery electric equivalents, according to a study that adds to evidence that the move away from petrol and diesel cars will bring large net environmental benefits.

The Independent

• Seven years late: the flexible rail season ticket‘Part-time workers have long complained they have to pay the full price for season tickets.’ the then-rail minister said in September 2013

The Telegraph

• Persecution of motorists could soon make driving an elite pursuit [subscription]Drivers could soon face a new form of punishment. Merton council, in south London, is planning to charge some motorists over £500 a year just to park near to their homes, in a move that is expected to set a trend across the country. The highest fee will apply to owners of older, more polluting vehicles, but it is a travesty nonetheless.
• Railway commuters face season ticket hike of nearly £3,500 in a decade, analysis reveals [subscription]A Virgin Trains season ticket between Birmingham and London Euston now costs £11,204, a £3,467 increase since 2010

Times Online

• Underwater roundabout pushes bridge plan off track [subscription]The architect behind the first plan to create a crossing between Scotland and Ireland has said that Boris Johnson’s proposals for an “underground roundabout” will torpedo genuine attempts to construct a link across the Irish Sea.
• Rail fares up but flexible season tickets on the way for commuters [subscription]Flexible season tickets for rail commuters could be introduced by the summer. The tickets — designed to be used two or three days a week — could save hundreds of pounds for travellers no longer needing to commute five days a week.

City AM

• Rail commuters to get flexible season tickets in back to office bidCommuters are set to be offered flexible season rail tickets as a part of the government’s bid to try and get people back to offices by summer.

i News

• Heathrow passes on pandemic losses to passengers with extra flight chargesThe extra charge has been brought in after the airport experienced losses of £2 billion last year, and is already being levied on British Airways flights
• Rail tickets face an above-inflation price hike as industry struggles with lack of passengersIt’s thought the increased expense could dissuade the public from starting to use trains again when lockdown restrictions ease

Birmingham Mail

• Revealed - the millions being raked in by M6 TollNearly 20,000 people use the road every year

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New trains pass a milestoneNEW trains operated by Northern have passed a milestone.
• Plan to turn petrol filling station on Wakefield Road into electric car charging bays PLANS to flatten a former filling station and build a shop, electric vehicle charging bays and a car wash bays have been submitted to Bradford Council.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• The new driving laws and tax changes that could affect road-users this year These are confirmed and proposed laws that will impact motorists over the next 12 months

London Evening Standard

• How much will your train fare go up? From Monday rail passengers in England and Wales will be hit by above inflation fare rises.
• UK coronavirus live: Air fares from Heathrow Airport to rise thanks to pandemic taxAn additional tax has been added to outbound flights from Heathrow airport, adding pressure on families who want to travel abroad after a year of restrictions.

Metro

• London zones ‘should be scrapped’ so workers pay same fare wherever they live There are calls for London to scrap its Tube zones and bring in a flat rate for all commuters, with the cost of travel in the capital rising again on Monday.

New Civil Engineer

• Engineers begin ‘untangling’ Kings Cross tracks as part of £1.2bn rail upgradeFor the next three months, Network Rail engineers will improve the track layout on the approach to London King’s Cross station and reopen a disused railway tunnel - making it easier for trains to enter and exit the station.
• Rail industry challenged to cut delivery time in half and slash costs on all projectsThe government has challenged the rail industry to develop new ways of delivering infrastructure projects quicker and for less money. Rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris officially unveiled the Project SPEED approach at a dedicated conference on Friday.

Rail Advent

• Transport for Wales’ Station Improvement Vision helps to create usable space at Abergele and Pensarn Railway StationDesigned to regain currently unusable space at stations across Wales, the Transport for Wales Station Improvement Vision scheme, in partnership with the Railway Heritage Trust, has recently turned to Abergele & Pensarn Railway Station to begin revamp work.

Other News Sources

• 'We must reduce cars to tackle Brighton transport problems'IN RESPONSE to recent coverage and letters concerning traffic problems, congestion will not go away of its own accord.