Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Tuesday, 02 March 2021

Times Online

• Turn off engines at traffic lights to cut emissionsMotorists have been told to turn off engines at traffic lights to cut emissions even if they only stop for seconds.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Inflation busting fare rise 'will not help commuters' TODAY'S inflation busting rise in rail fares

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales heritage railway company to enter receivership as debts mountThey said that 'significant engineering contract disputes' have led to liabilities they can't meet

London Evening Standard

• ‘Scrap zones and give London flat rate for Tube and train trips’, says mayoral candidate Sian BerryLondon’s fare zones system should be replaced with a flat-rate for Tube and train journeys, a mayoral candidate said on Monday as the cost of travel increased by 2.6 per cent.

Bucks Free Press

• Rail passengers face another price hike on train tickets Bruce Williamson, of pressure group Railfuture, described the increase as “the usual annual punishment for rail passengers, just slightly delayedâ€�.

New Civil Engineer

• Land needed for Bakerloo line extension safeguardedThe Department for Transport (DfT) has carried out the formal process of safeguarding land needed for the proposed Bakerloo line extension.
• Final Northern Powerhouse Rail route agreed including links with HS2Transport for the North (TfN) bosses have agreed a final preferred route for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) network.
• High Speed 2 | Leaving a legacy of innovationCapacity, connectivity and carbon reduction are three of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) well publicised benefits.

Rail Business Daily

• Network Rail launches Rail Investment Centre of Excellence to bring focus on efficient delivery of major projects and investment• The Rail Investment Centre of Excellence will act as a hub for its devolved regional businesses and its wider network functions, bringing an increased focus on efficient delivery of major projects and investment
• Leaders agree final Northern Powerhouse Rail plan to create jobs and define the North’s futureThe North’s leaders have agreed a final preferred route for Northern Powerhouse Rail and called on the Government to be ambitious when publishing its rail investment plan for the region.

Other News Sources

• ‘Heart of Wessex’ line undergoes vital maintenanceOver a five-day line closure last month, Network Rail engineers completed a series of improvements including rescaling of a cutting on a stretch of the railway line between Bristol and Weymouth.