Public Transport news

• What went wrong with TransPennine Express and what happens next?

  28-05-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Train services run by TransPennine Express have been brought under Government control.
  
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• ULEZ: Labour MPs in London call for ULEZ scrappage scheme review

  28-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two Labour MPs in London say they are concerned there is not enough support ahead of ULEZ expansion.
  
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• TransPennine nationalisation is 'reset moment' for travellers, says rail minister

  28-05-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The rail minister said it's down to the unions whether nationalising train services would improve performance
  
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• Transpennine Express train services may take months to improve despite being nationalised this weekend

  28-05-2023 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - EXCLUSIVEPassengers are promised a seamless transition to a new operator. But those hoping for quick improvements are likely to be disappointed
  
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• Statistics reveal whether nationalised train services are more reliable

  28-05-2023 02:00 via upday.com
  
  Other News Sources - Rail industry statistics show nationalising services may not be guaranteed to result in good performance.
  
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• Southampton Airport to launch new easyJet flights this winter

  28-05-2023 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - easyJet has announced new routes to Belfast and Glasgow from Southampton Airport
  
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• Shropshire: Oswestry bus summit to help raise concerns and ideas

  28-05-2023 02:00 via bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Organised by Bus Users Shropshire, the event is designed to bring together passengers with staff from various operators around the Oswestry, Wales and north Shropshire area.
  
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• Scots rail safety fears over Stonehaven crash 'fails' and £150m 'cuts'

  28-05-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTLAND's railways are at the centre of safety concerns as it emerged Network Rail faces swingeing cuts while 18 out of 20 official recommendations for action in the wake of the Stonehaven rail disaster have still not been completed.
  
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• Powys town and north Wales coast set for new cycle link

  28-05-2023 02:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A new epic cycling route that links Machynlleth and Snowdonia is set to be launched at the end of the summer.
  
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• Powys border town included in new shuttle bus route

  28-05-2023 02:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnership is welcoming passengers on board the shuttle buses for a new season with a new route and simplified ticketing.
  
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• PD Ports unveils two new electric harbour cranes at Tees Dock

  28-05-2023 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Two new electric harbour cranes, representing an £8.6 million investment, are the latest arrivals at Tees Dock as port operator and owner PD Ports continues its push for sustainability.
  
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• Orsted opens a new era in green shipping by breaking ground on Europes largest e-methanol project

  28-05-2023 02:00 via en.portnews.ru
  
  News from Europe - At an event in rnskldsvik in Northern Sweden, rsted broke ground on Europes largest e-methanol project, FlagshipONE. The groundbreaking of FlagshipONE not only marks the construction start of the project, but also the first steps in a new green era of shipping, where large-scale methanol production facilities will supply a constantly growing fleet of methanol-powered vessels. Currently, over 110 e-methanol vessels have been ordered or are in operation, up from 80 vessels at th
  
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• Old Northern rail uniforms to be used for insulation

  28-05-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Old uniforms no longer needed by Northern staff are set to be shredded and turned into further life products such as insulation and sound-boarding as part of a new environmental push by the train operator.
  
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• No council review of Bristol's Clean Air Zone signs despite complaints

  28-05-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - "I feel I have been mugged here as the signage is at fault"
  
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• New Brent Cross West train station moves closer to opening

  28-05-2023 02:00 via harrowonline.org
  
  Other Regional Press - This week, London witnessed a significant development in the construction of its newest mainline station as the external signs were installed at Brent Cross West.
  
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• Impact of nationalising TransPennine services down to unions rail minister

  28-05-2023 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - It is down to the unions whether nationalising TransPennine Express train services improves performance, the rail minister has said.
  
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• Heathrow security guards stage fresh strike over pay

  28-05-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Security guards atHeathrowAirport will launch a three-day strike on Thursday in a dispute over pay.
  
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• Gosport bus station set to be improved in £5.9m plan

  28-05-2023 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PLANS for a new bus interchange in Gosport have been given the green light in a bid to regenerate the town centre.
  
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• East-West Rail looks at new plans for Bicester crossing

  28-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some of the plans that were being looked at in a bid to reduce the impact of a new train route on a busy level crossing have been ditched.
  
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• Anger over airports' passport e-gates not working

  28-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers arriving in the UK faced hours of delays - but the situation is now resolved.
  
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• Airport e-gate failure could be 'risk to national security' - and why it may keep happening

  28-05-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Failure of e-gates at the UK's airports "poses a danger to national security", a travel expert has told Sky News.
  
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• Air taxi start-up Vertical Aerospace delays service launch by a year

  28-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Bristol-based flying taxi start-up pushes back service entry to 2026 as certification schedule slips
  
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• Rail strikes: Hopes of a resolution have been indefinitely delayed

  28-05-2023 01:05
  
  After a year of walkouts and failed talks, the unions, ministers and operators are as far apart as everAlmost a year since the first national rail strike was called, another series of stoppages loom. Passengers who have been spared the usual round of disruptive bank holiday engineering works this weekend won’t be so lucky in the second half of the half-term break. Strikes by drivers and crew will more or less wipe out services on Wednesday and Saturday, shred schedules on Friday, and add a
  
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