Public Transport news

• Fresh wave of rail strikes to hit FA Cup final and Epsom Derby

  31-05-2023 19:54
  
  Weekend train services to be severely reduced across England as dispute over pay and conditions continuesA fresh wave of train strikes has led to rail services in parts of England grinding to a halt, with planned industrial action on Friday and Saturday set to affect hundreds of thousands of people travelling to sporting events and concerts.More than 12,000 members of Aslef, the drivers’ union, began a 24-hour strike on Wednesday as part of the long-running dispute between the unions and t
  
  Read more

• Rail services in parts of England grind to halt in first of three train strikes this week

  31-05-2023 06:00
  
  24-hour drivers’ strike begins as long-running dispute between unions and government over pay, jobs and conditions continuesRail services in parts of England have ground to a halt with the first of three train strikes this week taking place as the long-running dispute between the unions and the government over pay, jobs and conditions continues.A 24-hour strike by members of the driver’s union Aslef is under way and a further day of industrial action is planned for Saturday, the day
  
  Read more

• Trees near Saltaire rail line to be removed this weekend

  31-05-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A FURTHER stage of work to remove trees next to a railway line to keep the track safe has been welcomed.
  
  Read more

• Stop attacks on Scottish train staff before someone dies, says union subscription

  31-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Scotrail staff are asking for body cameras as loutish behaviour causes havoc, MSPs have been told
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Restoration of listed Victorian railway footbridge in East Yorkshire gets underway

  31-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Work has begun on the repair and restoration of Beverley Bridge, a Grade II-listed structure at Beverley Station in East Yorkshire and one of only a handful of its type still in existence.
  
  Read more

• Rail passengers to suffer fresh travel disruption amid more strikes

  31-05-2023 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Members of the drivers union Aslef will walk out on Wednesday and June 3, while the Rail, Maritime and Transport union has called a strike on June 2.
  
  Read more

• Northern Trains offers £1,000 reward over Kirkstall Forge attacks

  31-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A rail company is offering a £1,000 reward for information about an air-gun attack on a rush-hour train.
  Pellets hit a Northern train near Kirkstall Forge station in Leeds at 17:25 BST on 22 May.
  
  Read more

• New platform surface for Wensleydales Leeming Bar and Scruton stations

  31-05-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Wensleydale Railway inNorth Yorkshire has announced that platform improvement works at two of its seven stations are now complete.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Network Rail scraps plans for new Manchester Piccadilly platforms

  31-05-2023 02:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  
  Construction News - Plans for two new platforms at Manchesters busiest train station have been dropped in favour of a new approach which will see £72m of investment in rail upgrades across the region.
  
  Read more

• National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure: High Speed Rail College which opened in Doncaster in 2017 to close due to low student numbers

  31-05-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - The National College for High Speed Rail in Doncaster, which was built to train the next generation of engineers to work on HS2 projects, will close this summer after struggling to remain sustainable.
  
  Read more

• Musselburgh train passengers left stranded for third time

  31-05-2023 02:00 via eastlothiancourier.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A MUSSELBURGH resident has complained that a "vital" commuter service to Edinburgh has left passengers stranded at least three times in the last eight days.
  
  Read more

• Metro drivers impressed after testing new Stadler trains on the Tyne and Wear network

  31-05-2023 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The new trains are undergoing a series of tests before entering service at the end of the year
  
  Read more

• Metro drivers give thumbs up to new Stadler Class 555 trains

  31-05-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Drivers of the Tyne and Wear Metro's new Class 555 trains have overwhelmingly given them their approval after taking part in a series of test runs.
  
  Read more

• Interview: You cant innovate as a monopolist

  31-05-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - Avanti West Coast and c2c parent Trenitalia is ready to make significant investment in Britains railways, mirroring its recent expansion in Spain. But this is contingent on the government relaxing its grip on the industry, the companys UK Managing Director Ernesto Sicilia explains to Nick Kingsley and Sophie Burton.
  
  Read more

• How Singapore Airlines soared while regional rival Cathay Pacific stalled

  31-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Post-pandemic success comes as Hong Kong carrier struggles to recover
  
  Read more

• Give summer ticket system a chance says rail passenger body

  31-05-2023 02:00 via lincolnshireworld.com
  
  Other News Sources - A new ticketing system planned to operate on trains to and from Skegness this summer has been welcomed by an organisation representing passengers in the county.
  
  Read more

• Findings show deep-seated problems in Lincolnshires roads that highlight the need to build resilience

  31-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Geotechnical issues affecting Lincolnshires roads are being compounded by climate change, along with rising and heavier road traffic, according to recently published findings, which urge measures such as bespoke road repair practices to increase the future resilience of road networks.
  
  Read more

• Feasibility study for £890M new rail link in Oxfordshire released

  31-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A feasibility study looking at the potential for a new rail link connecting towns in Oxfordshire with Oxford city centre has been released, costing the project at a maximum price of £890M.
  
  Read more

• 'Exciting' scheme will see 650 electric bikes made available for hire in Leeds

  31-05-2023 02:00 via leeds-live.co.uk
  
  Leeds Live - Cyclists will be able to travel in and out of the city centre by picking up an e-bike from a docking station
  
  Read more

• Electric car infrastructure creaks under demand. subscription

  31-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Study finds areas with one public charging point for every 85 vehicles
  
  Read more

• East West Rail Update on Bicester's level crossing

  31-05-2023 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A long-awaited update has been given on the fate of an important level crossing, but there are concerns that it has come too late and has few specifics.
  
  Read more

• East West Rail route will cause Bedford a "lifetime of pollution, noise and increased traffic," says campaign group

  31-05-2023 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Campaign group Stop The Arc Group (STARC) has slammed the East West Rail (EWR) preferred route from Bedford to Cambridge.
  
  Read more

• East Midlands Railway upgrade printers to allow half a million tickets to be recycled

  31-05-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - East Midlands Railway (EMR) will now issue customers who buy tickets on board its train a paper versionmeaning more than 600,000 a tickets a year can be recycled.
  
  Read more

• Doncaster rail college to close six years after opening with 40 jobs lost

  31-05-2023 02:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  
  Doncaster Free Post - The National College for High Speed Rail in Doncaster, which was built to train the next generation of engineers to work on HS2 projects, will close this summer after struggling to remain sustainable, with the loss of 40 jobs.
  
  Read more

• Delta Air Lines faces lawsuit over $1bn carbon neutrality claim

  31-05-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - US airline pledged to go carbon neutral but plaintiffs say it is relying on offsets that do almost nothing to mitigate global heatingDelta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit over its $1bn carbon neutrality claim which plaintiffs say is false and misleading as it relies on offsets that do little to mitigate global heating.In February 2020, the US airline announced plans to go carbon neutral, pledging $1bn to mitigate all greenhouse gas emissions from its business worldwide over the next
  
  Read more

• Delayed dualling of A9 is costing lives, says Fergus Ewing

  31-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Fergus Ewing calls for a detailed timetable of the planned upgrades to the Inverness-Perth road.
  
  Read more

• Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 18

  31-05-2023 02:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  
  Christian Wolmar - Calling All Stations Podcast - What a week!Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker review the extraordinary impact of this podcast's revelation of UK Department for Transport plans to cut passenger wifi provision on franchised rail services in England, including an extensive debate in the House of Lords of the UK Parliament (to whom we are very grateful for the audio clips).Christian also reflects on what recent troubles with UK Border Force e-gates at airports may tell us abou
  
  Read more

• Are SNP ministers pledges to cut traffic by 2030 and decarbonise ScotRail by 2035 any more achievable than dualling the A9 by 2025? Alastair Dalton

  31-05-2023 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - trick used by politicians announcing a major pledge was to put a date on it sufficiently far in the future when they might not still be in poweror for the problem to be someone elses should it not be achieved.
  
  Read more

• A5 campaign group 'will not tolerate more road deaths'

  31-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Campaigners say the A5 between Derry and Aughnacloy is the most dangerous road across the island.
  
  Read more

• A blow for privatisation in the battle for British railways

  31-05-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources - As Transpennine Express is taken under government control, we ask: is renationalising more UK trains a viable strategy?
  
  Read more

Follow @PublicTrnsprtUK on Twitter!