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Thursday, 01 July 2021

BBC News

• Nissan announces major UK electric car expansionNissan has announced a major expansion of electric vehicle production at its car plant in Sunderland which will create 1,650 new jobs. The Japanese carmaker says it will build its new-generation all-electric model at the site.
• The EU's vaccine passport and what it means for travelThe EU's vaccine passport - its Digital Covid Certificate - is being rolled out across all 27 nations.

The Guardian

• UN aviation emissions body decried for hiring industry lobbyistCampaigners criticise appointment of Michael Gill as ICAO’s director of legal affairs and external relationsEnvironmental groups have criticised the UN body tasked with cutting global aircraft emissions for hiring a former senior airline industry lobbyist to a senior role.Campaigners say the recruitment of Michael Gill to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) reflects its flaws and bias toward the industry. Continue reading...

The Scotsman

• Stagecoach targets zero-emissions bus fleet by 2035 as passengers get back on boardAnalysts said the group was sitting at “a fork in the road” as bosses revealed that annual revenues and profits had been hit hard by the pandemic.

The Telegraph

• Burnham warned power-grab risks driving bus routes into foreign hands [subscription]The Greater Manchester mayor wants to introduce a Transport for London-style franchising system
• New era for transport as convertible flying car completes first flight
• ‘Boris bus’ maker taps French batteries to go all-electric [subscription]Wrightbus unveils the StreetDeck Electroliner, which can be charged in three hours

Times Online

• Stagecoach remains upbeat after profits crash by 81% [subscription]Britain’s biggest bus company insisted there was a “strong and positive” future for public transport but conceded that the pace of recovery from the pandemic was hard to call.
• Return of the bus is around corner, says Stagecoach [subscription]Britain’s biggest bus company has insisted that there is a “strong and positive” future for public transport, while conceding that the pace of recovery from the pandemic is hard to call.
• Return of hard shoulder on smart motorways ‘risks 25 extra deaths’ [subscription]The government ruled out reinstating the hard shoulder on smart motorways by claiming that it would lead to at least 25 more road deaths a year.

Network Rail

• Future of Oxfordshire rail network mapped out in new studyA new study highlighting future opportunities to expand Oxfordshire’s railway and help deliver economic growth to the region has been published today (Wednesday 30 June).

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford could see London King's Cross-style 'transformation' through Northern Powerhouse RailTHE Government is being urged to “back Bradfordâ€� and commit to bringing Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) to the city and open up opportunity for people in the district. 

London Evening Standard

• Nissan set to announce plans for car battery factoryThe new plant will create jobs in a huge boost for the car industry.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Nissan Sunderland announcement LIVE: More than 6,000 jobs to be createdNissan is to build a new electric model and huge battery plant in a massive boost to the automotive industry and for North East jobs.
• North told it must keep waiting for decision on Northern Powerhouse Rail - after six month delayThe Government remains "absolutely committed" to building Northern Powerhouse Rail, the new trans-Pennine rail line also known as HS3, Ministers have promised.

The York Press

• 'The simple fact is - not every-one wants to ride a bike'So the council can’t understand why cycling in the City has declined (‘What’s gone wrong?’ - York cycling levels fall by nearly 40%, The Press, June 29).

Yorkshire Post

• Bradford city centre could see investment like London's Kings Cross if it gets Northern Powerhouse Rail station, says MP Kevin HollinrakeA new high speed rail station in Bradford could bring investment to the city comparable to that around London's St Pancras and Kings Cross stations, according to a Yorkshire Conservative MP.

Bucks Free Press

• Boris Johnson on the cost of Aylesbury's spur of East West RailPrime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that the cost of the Aylesbury spur for East West Rail ‘is currently very high’, but hopes it can be decreased.
• Boris Johnson on the cost of Aylesbury's spur of East West RailPrime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that the cost of the Aylesbury spur for East West Rail ‘is currently very high’, but hopes it can be decreased.

Cambridge News

• Cambridge transport: The case for light rail over busways to get city movingCambridge Connect and Railfuture East Anglia have developed a new vision for public transport for the Cambridge region using light rail.

Other Regional Press

• Zenobē partners with Cardiff Bus to grow sustainable transport in WalesZenobē, the UK’s leading EV fleet and battery storage specialist, has partnered with Cardiff Bus to charge and facilitate the launch of a new fleet of electric buses in the capital city.
• The Yorkshire train journeys that take longer now than they did in 1910'Sad but true' that travel times are slower than Edwardian times, says transport chief
• Arriva announce changes to Hinckley, Nuneaton and Coventry bus servicesThey come into force soon

New Civil Engineer

• Second train manufacturer launches legal action over HS2’s rolling stock procurementHS2 Ltd is facing legal action from a second train manufacturer in relation to its rolling stock procurement process.

Rail Magazine

• Macclesfield’s £45 million resignalling to startWork is to start this month on a project to replace 56 signals on the West Coast Main Line between Prestbury, Macclesfield and Congleton. 

Railway Gazette

• Tyne & Wear Metro train interior design revealedUK: The interiors of the new Tyne & Wear Metro fleet will provide an ‘open-plan and linear’ seating layout, with design changes made following feedback from passengers, staff and user groups.