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Poverty campaigners say public transport must become more affordable in Scotland as it calls for free bus travel to all under 25s and those on benefits
A report has called on the Scottish Government to make transport more affordable in Scotland as campaigners say ‘too many families are locked into hardship’ because of our transport system.
Train operator LNER’s ‘impactful’ black sand sculptures spark row with Loganair and Easyjet over environmental impact of flying
LNER has unveiled a series of black sand sculptures to highlight that aeroplanes and cars have higher emissions than trains in the starkest yet campaign against its competitors.
Northern Powerhouse Rail bosses slash £9bn off project’s cost
The final estimated cost of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) could be slashed by as much as £9bn, following a “rigorous cost challenges” exercise carried out by Transport for the North (TfN).
Thursday, 10 June 2021
BBC News
- Manchester Victoria: Engineers hurt in underground fireTrams were suspended for about four hours due to a fire caused by a build-up of gas underground.
STV
- Pandemic ‘turning Scots away from public transport’We take a trip on the roads and rails for a closer look at Scotland's transport network.
The Scotsman
- Train operator LNER’s ‘impactful’ black sand sculptures spark row with Loganair and Easyjet over environmental impact of flyingLNER has unveiled a series of black sand sculptures to highlight that aeroplanes and cars have higher emissions than trains in the starkest yet campaign against its competitors.
Times Online
- Public transport back up to speed as activity increases [subscription]The lifting of coronavirus restrictions led to more people using public transport this week but the recent hiring spree started to tail off, a report suggests.
Daily Record
- Damning report finds public transport in Scotland is 'too expensive and unreliable'The dire state of the bus and rail network in many parts of the country means the poorest Scots can't access education or work opportunities, campaigners claim.
i News
- Government urged to end decades of underinvestment in northern England’s Victorian railwaysThe Government is being urged to “be bold” in ending four decades of underinvestment in the ailing Victorian railways of Northern England with the region primed to deliver the single biggest investment in train travel since the Industrial Revolution.
Network Rail
- Grand Railway Collaboration appoints Lucy Wootton as new leaderA West Midlands-based rail industry group committed to improving customer service has appointed a new leader to help evolve and deliver improvements for passengers.
Manchester Evening News
- Andy Burnham says northern leaders need to 'play hardball' with government over long-awaited rail upgrades in ManchesterAndy Burnham and others have long called for improvements to Manchester Piccadilly and Oxford Road stations, instead of reducing timetables in the short term
Other Regional Press
- MP slams 'nonsense' boundary change proposals that would split rail station in twoA Staffordshire MP has criticised "nonsense" proposals to change parliamentary boundaries that would "split a rail station in two".
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- Plans submitted for £100M Darlington station overhaulPlans for a £100M revamp of Darlington station have been submitted for planning to the borough council.
- Northern Powerhouse Rail bosses slash £9bn off project’s costThe final estimated cost of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) could be slashed by as much as £9bn, following a “rigorous cost challenges” exercise carried out by Transport for the North (TfN).
- Civil engineering institute and rail upgrades among projects to win cash under ‘build back better’ bannerA new civil engineering institute, a fleet of electric buses and upgrades to train stations are among the projects which have won funding from the government’s £725M build back better towns fund.
Other News Sources
- Northern leaders call for greater devolution and rail investment certaintyThe north’s leaders have called for a strengthened role overseeing the region’s railways and certainty on committed UK government investment.
- Tracy Brabin says Government rail plan delay is holding back her vision for West YorkshireGovernment now says it hopes to publish plan for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail before July 22
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