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Wednesday, 09 November 2022

Government

• Serving passenger needs is key to better public transportThe Built Environment Committee has published its report, ’Public transport in towns and cities’, which concludes that cuts to bus services, wasteful bidding processes, and inadequate transport planning processes are hindering the delivery of high-quality public transport services in towns and cities outside London.

BBC News

• Tesla recalls 40,000 cars over power-steering faultThe recall affects the 2017-21 Model S and Model X vehicles.
• London Underground strike to go ahead after talks failThursday's strike will be the sixth 24-hour walkout as a row over jobs and pensions rumbles on.

ITV News

• Scottish borders to benefit from section of £120 million government investment in railwaysThe Scottish borders railway line will see a sizeable investment from the Scottish government as part of plans to further electrify parts of Scotland's railway.

Financial Times

• Shipping rates: lines set to pull capacity and regain whip handCustomers have briefly enjoyed price drops, but that is set to change
• Ride hailing: Uber is driving Lyft’s pure-play model off the roadCompetition is throwing up roadblocks to smaller group’s post-pandemic recovery

The Guardian

• London Underground strike will halt nearly all tube services on ThursdayRMT’s 24-hour walkout will slow capital to a crawl, with buses expected to be extremely busy and roads congestedA strike on London Underground will halt virtually all tube services and slow much of the capital to a crawl on Thursday, in the ongoing dispute over jobs and pensions.Some London Overground and Docklands Light Railway services may also be affected by the 24-hour walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union, while buses are expected to be extremely busy and roads congested. Elizabeth Line trains will run as normal. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Public transport fare zones should be considered across England – peersA new report from the House of Lords Built Environment Committee stated that such a measure would ’increase the attractiveness of public transport’.

The Telegraph

• Transport Secretary demands police action on Just Stop Oil protesters. [subscription]Injunction granted to Highways England will make it easier to deal with 'reckless' activists, including imprisonment and unlimited fines
• London Underground strike will go ahead after talks fail

Times Online

• Ferry failures are depopulating islands, MSPs told. [subscription]Scotland’s creaking ferry network is playing a “significant” part in island depopulation, MSPs have been told

City AM

• It’s on: Tube strike going ahead tomorrow after RMT talks with TfL collapse Tube workers will be strike on Thursday after negotiations over pay, pensions and job cuts broke down. The RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport union) accused Transport for London (TfL) of having “refused” to reach an agreement, after days of disruption across the country with national strikes called off at the last minute. Despite action formally [...] The post It’s on: Tube strike going ahead tomorrow after RMT talks with TfL collapse appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• Rail bosses are slammed for failing to table a pay offer to union barons despite nearly six MONTHS of strikesRail bosses came under fire today for failing to table a pay offer to union barons despite nearly six months of strikes.
• The most treacherous year ever on our roads: Drug driving and speeding hit record highs in 2021The scale of lawlessness on the roads is laid bare today by shocking figures showing 2021 was the most dangerous year on record.
• Vital motorway warning signs fail to work up to 10 per cent of the timeRed 'X' signs that inform drivers of speed limit changes or closed lanes were out of use for 3 per cent of the time.

Bolton News

• Transport for Greater Manchester campaign to make roads saferDrivers are being urged to play their part in keeping people who cycle safe from harm while riding on Greater Manchester's roads as part of a campaign by Safer Roads Greater Manchester.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 172-year-old railway siding unearthed as Transpennine Route Upgrade continuesA long-forgotten railway siding, dating back to the 19th Century has been discovered as the Transpennine Route Upgrade gains traction.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Work to start on moving scenic road in South Shields to save route from erosionThe scheme will extend the lifespan of the coastal route in South Shields by around 50 years

The York Press

• National Railway Museum secures £2.5m deal with PorterbrookThe National Railway Museum is steaming ahead thanks to a £2.5m sponsorship deal for its new ‘Railway Futures Gallery.’

Yorkshire Post

• Train companies vow to address driver shortages that are causing severe disruptionTrain companies claim they are working to address driver shortages which have caused widespread disruption for passengers across the North.
• Preserved Victorian railway sidings and turntable pit from depot that closed in 1967 uncovered in Yorkshire during upgrade workA forgotten Victorian railway siding and turntable pit have been uncovered by Network Rail as part of upgrade work on the site of a locomotive depot that closed in 1967.

Bucks Free Press

• Leather Lane oak tree could be saved from HS2 constructionA ‘monumental breakthrough’ has taken place in order to save a tree from being cut down as HS2 works continue in the Chilterns.
• Chesham public transport fare zone should be considered'Public transport fare zones should be considered for towns and cities in England, including Chesham, to boost passenger numbers, according to peers.

Other Regional Press

• Trains chaos like 'The Hunger Games' in Watford and St AlbansHertfordshire rail commuters have hit out after facing disruption and delays to their journeys into London this morning.

New Civil Engineer

• 172-year-old railway siding uncovered during Transpennine Route Upgrade workA long-forgotten railway siding dating back to the mid-19th Century has been unearthed in Huddersfield as part of work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
• National Highways harnesses cosmic rays to inspect abandoned Scots railway tunnelNational Highways is using cosmic ray technology to inspect a 126-year-old railway tunnel in Glasgow.
• Coventry Very Light Rail system could spark transport revolutionThe Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) project could be a game changer for UK transport given its potential to be more affordable than other light rail schemes, a report from the cross-party House of Lords Built Environment Committee suggests.

Rail Advent

• Vivarail appoints new Business Development Director to drive battery technologyVivarail, which so far is the first and only company in the UK that has designed and built zero-emission battery and hybrid battery trains, has appointed a new Business Development Director.

Rail Business Daily

• Transport charity finds £20bn in suggested savings ahead of Hunt’s financial statementChancellor Jeremy Hunt is likely to be one of the busiest men in the country at the moment. He’s got a £56 billion financial hole to plug and every infrastructure project in the country is eyeing his calculator with suspicion. The rest of his party aren’t exactly helping either.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Scotland’s electrification process thunders forwardSector monolith, Network Rail are rolling out engineers to introduce new a new modular feeder station, whilst upgrading a key track section cabinet near Glasgow Central station, to support the electrification of Scotland’s railway.

Other News Sources

• Hitachi Rail awarded €368m for 46 new Milan metro trainsMilan public transport company ATM has awarded Hitachi Rail a €368m framework agreement for a fleet of new metro trains.