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Tuesday, 30 May 2023

BBC News

• Renovation to start on Beverley's Victorian rail footbridgeWork is due to get under way later to repair and restore a 130-year-old East Yorkshire railway footbridge.
• Two teenagers charged over Ayr Station Hotel fireAyr railway station was evacuated and train services were disrupted by the fire on Sunday.

ITV News

• Calls for rail strikes to end as TransPennine Express taken into government controlThere are calls for the new Managing Director of TransPennine Express to spend his first few days in the post coming to an agreement with train drivers to end the strikes.

The Telegraph

• Rise in electric cars could increase pothole problem. [subscription]Asphalt industry body says heavier vehicles could exacerbate decline of surfaces on unclassified roads, including residential streets

Times Online

• Carmakers demand roadmap to get them out of Brexit cul-de-sac. [subscription]In the second of a two-part series looking at how Britain’s economy is faring almost two and a half years after the end of the Brexit transition period in late 2020, Times writers look at some of the key industries.
• Tories had a plan to rescue rail, so let’s see it. [subscription]Privatisation has derailed, there’s nobody in charge, but a workable solution exists in the form of Great British Railways

i News

• EU should ban short-haul flights where rail alternatives exist, suggests Belgian transport ministerThe EU should ban short-haul flights and replace the routes with improved train services, a Belgian politician has suggested.

Bolton News

• Craig Harrop joins Northern as new regional interim directorRail operator Northern has announced the appointment of a new interim regional director in the North West.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• £14.5m raked in by Bradford Council through bus lane finesFigures released by Bradford Council have revealed the astronomical amount it has raked in from people driving in the city's bus lanes.
• Electric car chargers coming to terraced streets in West YorkshireBetween 500 and 1,000 electric vehicle charging points will be installed across West Yorkshire over the next couple of years.

The York Press

• Bus service connecting York and North Yorkshire expandedReliance Motor Services will extend its Saturday route to include Kirkbymoorside, Nawton and Beadlam

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Black Country MPs divided on who is to blame for train strike saga dragging onLong-running rail strikes will finally hit the buffers "when the unions see sense" or "if the Government does its job", according to Black Country MPs.

Other Regional Press

• Bid for restoration of rail serviceRestoration of rail services between St Boswells and Berwick upon Tweed is heading down the track, a meeting will be told on Wednesday evening.
• Meeting to discuss proposals for train station in Haddington shelvedA MEETING between campaigners calling for a new railway station in Haddington and Scotland’s transport minister has been shelved.
• Network Rail planning bid for scrub land as part of £116m Leven rail projectA piece of scrub land is the subject of the latest planning application as part of the £116m Levenmouth Rail Project.
• MP launches petition calling for improved rail service at Chathill stationA petition calling for improved rail service at Chathill has been launched by local MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
• The derelict Bristol railway station set to reopen after more than 60 yearsPill hasn’t had a passenger train since 1964 but work will soon begin to reopen the line
• Mayor of West Yorkshire sets out journey to bring buses back under public controlMayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has taken a further step towards taking all buses in West Yorkshire back under public control.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 learns from Crossrail mistakes in control centre designHigh Speed 2 (HS2) bosses visited the nerve centres of Crossrail and Sizewell B as part of a painstaking process to design the heartbeat of the £100bn line, a key figure has revealed.
• Carstairs station reopens ending three-month blockade of West Coast Main Line junctionCarstairs railway station has reopened today ending a three-month blockade of a major West Coast Main Line junction.

Rail Advent

• Northern appoints new regional director for Yorkshire, Humberside, and East Midlands.Northern has appointed Kerry Peters as its new regional director for Yorkshire, Humberside, and the East Midlands.
• Transport for Wales’ largest stations created in Augmented Reality MapsThe AR Maps are aimed to support confidence when travelling on the TfW network.

Aviation Industry

• “Speed and convenience are in our DNA.” Robert Sinclair, London City Airport CEO London City Airport (LCY) has a reputation for being a ’boutique airport’. Indeed, its location, right next to the Canary Wharf business district, and the constraints dictated by its relatively short runway and other operational restrictions, make its value proposition rather unique in the highly competitive London airport market.

Other News Sources

• HS2 bridge set to light up the Birmingham skylineHS2 Ltd has received Schedule 17 approval for a 150-metre section of viaduct carrying trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street Station, including a 25-metre-high truss which will create a new icon on the city’s skyline.
• South Ribble MP tells Avanti West Coast passengers are ’fed up’ of continued poor serviceThe managing director of Avanti West Coast has spoken to the South Ribble MP about the train operator’s poor service.
• Contradictory evidence’ on how busy buses areTHERE remains “contradictory evidence” around how well used Shetland’s public buses are – with one councillor suggesting some are running empty.
• Scottish Bus Week rolls up to Glasgow Royal InfirmaryNURSES have been offered tips for using public transport ahead of car park changes at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
• Highland MSP demands action to save Highland bus services 'on brink of collapse'Scottish Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has today demanded a cap on bus fares and action to prevent cuts to Highland services.
• Sussex: The number of people injured by e-scootersThe number of people injured in e-scooter collisions in Sussex last year has been revealed with the release of Department for Transport figures.