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Saturday, 29 June 2024

BBC News

• Ferry delivery faces short delay but latest costs on trackDelivery of a long-delayed CalMac ferry being built at a nationalised shipyard has been put back by nearly three weeks - but latest cost estimates remain on track.
• Inverness e-bikes suspended after £50,000 vandalism billThe public bike hire scheme says just six of its 56 e-bikes in the city are useable.
• Bus services to expand after £950k fundingHerefordshire bus services are to expand, thanks to a grant worth more than £950,000 from the government.
• Glasgow says goodbye to old subway trainsIt was the end of the line for Glasgow's 44-year-old subway cars, as the last old-style trains travelled the underground loop for the final time.
• Transport hub plan to support steelmaking approvedA new transport hub designed to support a freeport site has been given the green light by councillors.
• Controversial coned cycle lanes to be replacedA 2020 initiative which saw cycle lanes created using traffic cones will be replaced in a £2m scheme.
• More flights cancelled as Aer Lingus dispute continuesThe airline has now cancelled almost 400 flights as a result of strike action by pilots in Ireland.

Times Online

• UK electric car market at crossroads as Stellantis threatens to quit. [subscription]Policymakers need to find a ways to encourage both buyers and makers to keep the industry afloat

Senedd Cymru

• Rail services and scrutiny of Transport for Wales: In BriefNext week Members will debate the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee’s report following its inquiry on rail services and its annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales (TfW). Here’s some key pointers ahead of the debate:

The Mirror

• Heathrow predicts record-breaking 82.8m passengers as holiday demand soarsThere's been a surge in consumer interest for overseas holidays since the start of the year, but prices have also remained high as travel companies capitalise on post-pandemic demand

Birmingham Mail

• The busy Midlands road where average speed cameras catch the most driversNearly 3,000 motorists were caught at hotspot location

Bolton News

• Extending Metrolink to Bolton not included in latest plansPlans to extend trams all over the region do not yet include Bolton.

London Evening Standard

• Elizabeth line 'below average' in UK train reliability league tableLumo trains between King’s Cross and Edinburgh take first place

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Fact check: North Wales main line will receive £1 billion of former HS2 fundingIn a post on X, Plaid Cymru shared a clip of leader Rhun ap Iorwerth on Good Morning Britain talking about the cancellation of HS2. The accompanying text of the post read: “HS2 was classified as ’England and Wales’. Because of that, Scotland gets extra cash. Northern Ireland gets extra cash. Wales gets nothing.”

Blackpool Gazette

• Plans to restore Fleetwood to Poulton rail line 'still on the table'Plans to restore the Fleetwood to Poulton rail link remain on the table but have been delayed by the pandemic, a hustings panel has been told.

Chester Standard

• Avanti West Coast welcomes last refurbished Pendolino in CheshireAVANTI West Coast has welcomed its last refurbished Pendolino into its fleet at an event in Cheshire.

Oxford Mail

• Oxfordshire's Heathrow Airport bus services cancelledMultiple bus services between Oxford and Heathrow Airport have been cancelled.

Other Regional Press

• Shadow rail minister, Stephen Morgan, visits BournemouthLABOUR would put passengers first on the railways should they be elected, the shadow rail minister said on a visit to Bournemouth.
• Public transport: Carlisle General Election candidates answer your questionWe asked you to submit your questions to candidates standing in the 2024 General Election.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 | 78m Crackley Lane overbridge in Warwickshire achieves planning approvalHigh Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV) has been granted planning permission for a road bridge over the railway at Kenilworth in Warwickshire.

Rail Advent

• GB Railfreight gets gold-level in Rail Safe Friendly programmeGB Railfreight (GBRf) will now deliver and support the Rail Safe Friendly education programme in 150 UK schools.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Coach travel should see ’renaissance’, says climate action charityCoach travel should be recognised as being able to play a major role in political priorities and it should be leveraged via a long-term renaissance for the mode, according to a wide-reaching and radical report, Greening us out of gridlock.
• Whitelaws to exit coach operation and focus on bus servicesScottish operator Whitelaws has made what it describes as a “strategic and operational decision” to bring its involvement with coach work to an end and focus on bus service delivery, the Larkhall business has announced.

Other News Sources

• Gatwick Airport flights cancelled or diverted after 50 minute runway closure caused by British Airways flightFire crews attended a plane after it reported overheating brakes
• Record passenger numbers predicted for Heathrow amid spike in holiday demandHeathrow has updated its passenger forecast for 2024, anticipating that 82.8 million travellers will pass through its terminals this year, according to reports.
• Save up to 50 per cent with rail sevice's new Secret FareEast Midlands Railway (EMR) has launched a new ticket type which allows flexible customers the opportunity to save up to 50 per cent on tickets.
• FORMER Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has slammed Avanti West Coast after boarding her morning rush hour train to find the carriage completely empty. FORMER Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has slammed Avanti West Coast after boarding her morning rush hour train to find the carriage completely empty.
• ’We want to reduce car ownership, increase public transportDeputy Mayor of Greater Manchester to WEF ’Summer Davos’ in ChinaThe deputy mayor of Greater Manchester tells a World Economic Forum (WEF) panel that his goal is to reduce car ownership dependency and increase dependency on public transportation.