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Highways England may have to reverse act of 'cultural vandalism'
The governments roads agency could be forced to remove hundreds of tonnes of concrete it used to fill in a Victorian railway arch in a project that was condemned as the first act of cultural vandalism in a nationwide plan.
MP calls for rethink over 'unachievable' HS2
An MP has called for a rethink over HS2 after the northern phase of the line was branded
Thursday, 22 July 2021
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- Bus driver: 'I get doctors and nurses to work'Bus driver Doreen says getting NHS staff to work has given her purpose during the pandemic.
Financial Times
- Tesla signs nickel deal with BHP to secure non-Chinese supplyCarmaker inks third such agreement for the metal used in its batteries from groups that produce ‘sustainable’ metal
The Guardian
- Highways England may have to reverse act of 'cultural vandalism'The governments roads agency could be forced to remove hundreds of tonnes of concrete it used to fill in a Victorian railway arch in a project that was condemned as the first act of cultural vandalism in a nationwide plan.
- Johnson's levelling up plan lacks definition and planning, say MPsGovernment needs to put forward coherent proposals with more detail about what communities could expect, committee says Boris Johnson's plan to 'level up' depressed areas of the UK to close the gap with London and the south-east risks becoming an everything and nothing policy that lacks definition, coordination and planning, according to an all-party group of MPs.In a report on progress towards boosting regional health and economic activity, MPs said the government needed to come forward with coherent proposals with more detail about the outcomes communities could expect from a levelling-up
The Telegraph
- Bransons Pendolinos trains get 117m overhaul [subscription]First class seating will be replaced with more space standard class and a restaurant of sorts will return
Times Online
- Trapped train passengers waited to die as floodwaters rose in China [subscription]rapped in the darkness as floodwaters rose around their chests, the passengers on a busy underground train in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou sobbed quietly. Some shared their phones, allowing others to say goodbye to loved ones. Few held out hope of a rescue.
- The environmental impact of electric cars [subscription]Just how green are low-emission vehicles? Graeme Paton and Anna Lombardi track their production, from mineral mines to the road and beyond
City AM
- Turn the volume down: London could be revolutionised by the silent automation of the noisiest parts of city lifeCities have always been the future. Development is nearly always metropolitan, regeneration usually urban. London is one of the worlds The post Turn the volume down: London could be revolutionised by the silent automation of the noisiest parts of city life appeared first on CityAM.
- BP closes small number of petrol stations due to lorry driver shortageBP said that the current shortage of lorry drivers meant that it had had to close a small number of The post BP closes small number of petrol stations due to lorry driver shortage appeared first on CityAM.
i News
- Shutdown replaces lockdown as pings hit retail, transport, tourism, manufacturing, NHS and policeEXCLUSIVEFigures show the widespread disruption caused by rising Delta variant infections and self-isolation rules with a near 60 per cent rise in NHS staff absence linked to Covid-19 and tens of thousands of workers quaratined in other sectors
Birmingham Mail
- Local leaders want to know what 'levelling up' meansIt's Boris Johnson's top policy but there's still confusion about what levelling up means
- Local leaders want to know what 'levelling up' meansIt's Boris Johnson's top policy but there's still confusion about what levelling up means
Birmingham Post
- Aviation fuel investment is first big spend for Prax at Lindsey Oil RefineryEfficient and reliable capability at Killingolme Road Loading Terminal the plan
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Transport Secretary responds to anger in Bradford over LNER train service cutsTRANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapps has said feedback about proposed cuts to LNER’s Bradford to London train service will be listened to “carefully”.
Lincolnshire Echo
- Victorian-style railway terminal planned for seafrontSouthport Pleasureland wants to refurbish the tracks by Marine Parade and build an ice cream parlour and cafe on the site of the old terminal
London Evening Standard
- Avanti West Coast starts UK’s largest refurbishment of a train fleetThe firm said the £117 million scheme will make its 56 Pendolinos ‘feel like new trains’.
The York Press
- Campaign to raise awareness of UK heritage railwaysTHE North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is spearheading a new nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the many heritage railways across the UK.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- MP calls for rethink over 'unachievable' HS2An MP has called for a rethink over HS2 after the northern phase of the line was branded
Cambridge News
- Map shows London Underground-style greenways map for CambridgeshireThe overview network map has been launched alongside 12 individual route maps
Other Regional Press
- Hampstead Transport Partnership starts survey to tackle traffic troublesAn online survey launched on Wednesday (July 21) to gather residents opinions on Hampsteads longstanding traffic problems.
- Concerns homes be flattened to make way for 75m Cooper Bridge schemeResidents of Oak Road at Bradley attended a public meeting
Business Live
- Derby City Council working with Toyota on green transport plansPair trying to design environmentally way forward as country strives to attain net zero-carbon emissions.
New Civil Engineer
- PM urged to rethink once in a generation plans for EustonThink tank London First has written to the prime minister Boris Johnson calling for a rethink over the plans for Euston and the area around the new HS2 terminus.
Railway Gazette
- Movable overhead electrification aims to eliminate the need for diesel shunting locomotivesUK: Funding has been awarded for a project to test the use of a moveable overhead conductor rail at freight terminals where loading and unloading requirements mean conventional overhead electrification cannot be used. This could eliminate the need to use diesel shunting locomotives and remove a barrier to end-to-end electrification, aiding the decarbonisation of rail freight services.
- HybridFLEX prototype battery-diesel multiple-unit launchedUK: Chiltern Railways has unveiled its prototype HybridFLEX multiple-unit fitted with a hybrid traction system which can offer zero emissions and near silent operation at stations and in other sensitive locations.
Other News Sources
- Transport Secretary responds to NFDA concern over Plug-in grant changeshe Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, has responded to the National Franchised Dealers Associations (NFDA) concern over the recent changes to the Plug-in Car Grant. He wrote that the government recognises the importance of the used-hand car market in aiding the transition to zero emissions vehicles.
- BLAME GAME MSP hits out at Transport Secs hypocrisy over distancing as he shares pic of crowded Edinburgh-East Lothian trainA SCOTS MSP has blasted the Transport Secretary's "hypocrisy" after he hit out at a train firm for snubbing Scottish Covid rules.
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