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Saturday, 24 June 2023

BBC News

• Hot weather closes Caledonian Canal swing bridgeHigh temperatures caused metal to expand on Tomnahurich Bridge in Inverness.
• Heathrow security staff call off strikesSecurity staff at Heathrow will no longer strike after accepting an improved pay offer.

Financial Times

• The shipping rivals plotting divergent courses on global tradeAs Maersk’s alliance with MSC comes to an end, the companies are set to pursue strikingly different strategies
• Heathrow summer strike threat lifted as improved pay deal agreedAirport security staff call off action but junior doctors announce longest walkout in NHS history

Times Online

• Ferry fares set to increase despite chaos for islanders. [subscription]Islanders are facing a hike in ferry ticket prices despite enduring years of cancellations and disruption to services, it has emerged.

City AM

• London Heathrow workers call off 31 days of strike this summer as pay deal reached 31 days of strike action at Heathrow have been averted following a last-ditch deal with Unite members, meaning Brits can once again go on their summer holidays without disruption. A new pay deal was reached between Britain’s biggest airport, and the UK’s biggest union, with 2,000 security officers at terminals 3 and 5, scheduled to [...]

Daily Record

• New transport minister urged to focus on A77 improvements in AyrshireThe newly appointed transport minister must prioritise the A77, says an Ayrshire MSP. Scottish Conservative politician Sharon Dowey has called on SNP MSP Fiona Hyslop to focus efforts on dualling the A77 and improving local roads.

Birmingham Mail

• New Birmingham Airport Ryanair routes announced - full listThe popular budget airline has announced a new schedule of flights from Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Post

• Just four trains a day could initially use 440 acre 'nationally significant' rail freight hub – if approvedCritics argue the vast £750m rail hub planned for green fields isn’t needed

Derby Telegraph

• New open-top Peak Sightseer bus service stopping at Chatsworth, Bakewell and Monsal TrailYou can take a tour of the Peak District from on board an open-top Stagecoach bus experience

Manchester Evening News

• New ’bus and tram’ tickets 20% cheaper as Greater Manchester moves closer to ’London-style’ transport networkThe Bee Network across the region launches on September 24 with the promise of cheaper prices for those who purchase bus and tram tickets

Cambridge News

• Bus route that's a 'lifeline' for Cambridgeshire residents will be scrapped to Peterborough villageThe route will be taken out of service at the end of July

Wirral Globe

• 15 minute train services return to Wirral railway stationA TRAIN station in Wirral will see services increase to four trains an hour after cuts to services last year.

Other Regional Press

• Serco bids farewell to Caledonian Sleeper serviceTonight will see the last Caledonian Sleeper service run under Serco’s management.
• Brent Cross West station prepares to open after trialsLondon’s newest railway station is due to welcome its first passengers later this year after systems were successfully put through their paces.
• ScotRail flags 'Kids for a Quid' ticket to parents as school summer holidays loom largeAs the school summer holidays approach, ScotRail is flagging up the "thrilling and convenient" option to head out for days out by train with a special offer aimed at children.
• Anger after station rejection blowLONG held plans for the re-opening of Beattock railway station have been dismissed by Transport Scotland – with the decision described as a “huge blow” for Annandale.
• Joe Kennedy gets a vision of Belfast's transport futureThe US Special Envoy for the North Joe Kennedy has visited the site of a new state-of-the-art bus and train station, which is set to be Ireland’s largest integrated transport hub.
• Easdale firm McGill's praised at Scottish Transport AwardsGREENOCK bus firm McGill's has been highly commended at the Scottish Transport Awards.
• What a way to run public transport!Stability and a degree of certainty should come to the bus network instead of the roller coaster of recent years
• Transport for the North ’pleased with progress’ of TransPennine Route UpgradeThe Transport for the North (TfN) board have welcomed the progress of the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme between Manchester and York.
• Number of electric vehicles on Dorset roads surge by 50 per centThe number of electric cars being driven around the streets of Dorset at the end of last year rose by almost 50%, new figures show.

Intelligent Transport

• Transport Committee urges continued financial support for bus services in EnglandThe UK Transport Committee emphasises the need for ongoing financial support to enhance bus services throughout England, ensuring efficient and accessible transportation options for the public.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 | Assembly commences on UK’s first major rail viaduct manufactured off-siteEngineers have started assembling High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Thame Valley Viaduct, which is the first major rail viaduct in the UK to have been manufactured off-site.
• Electrification works set to close railway lines in Glasgow for six weeksNetwork Rail is gearing up to start two electrification works this weekend as lines in Glasgow and between Wigan and Bolton will close.

Rail Business Daily

• BCIMO Hosts Light Rail Summit as part of Better Transport WeekThe Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO)’s Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) played host to an exclusive light rail summit, ’Light Years Ahead’, as part of Better Transport Week.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Stagecoach wins in Manchester bus franchising second trancheStagecoach has been awarded all three of the large local service contracts that form part of the second tranche of bus franchising in Greater Manchester, which covers the north-east of the conurbation.

Other News Sources

• Active Travel plans in Abergavenny takes a step forwardFunding has been secured this financial year to start the construction of the new Active Travel bridge across the Usk, and revised plans for the entrance gates to Castle Meadows have been agreed between Monmouthshire County Council and Transport for Wales.
• 'Magnificent' transport interchange in Biggleswade is missing just one thing: bus servicesOnly one thing appears to be missing from a “magnificent” new £2.3m transport interchange next to Biggleswade railway station – some bus services to justify the project, a meeting heard.
• Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn as Ditchling bus named after herA minibus has been named after Dame Vera Lynn to honour the woman who ”lifted spirits” across the country.