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• Heathrow security guards expected to announce fresh strikes

  02-06-2023 20:27
  
  Unite says it will serve notice to airport of fresh round of strikes in long-running pay disputeFresh strikes by security guards at Heathrow airport are expected to be announced next week.Members of Unite are embroiled in a long-running dispute over pay which has led to previous industrial action. Continue reading...
  
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• Police release e-fit of man found dead in wheel bay of Gatwick-bound plane

  02-06-2023 18:04
  
  Detectives hope to identify man, whose body was found on a Tui flight from the Gambia on 7 DecemberPolice have released a digitised image of a man who was found dead in the undercarriage of a plane, as they work to identify him.The man’s body was found on a Tui flight from the Gambia to the UK. His body was discovered at Gatwick airport at about 4am on 7 December, Sussex police said at the time. Continue reading...
  
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• Police release e-fit of man found dead in undercarriage of Gatwick-bound plane

  02-06-2023 18:04
  
  Police hope to identify man, whose body was found on a Tui flight from the Gambia on 7 DecemberPolice have released a digitised image of a man who was found dead in the undercarriage of a plane, as they work to identify him.The man’s body was found on a Tui flight from the Gambia to the UK. His body was discovered at Gatwick airport at about 4am on 7 December, Sussex police said at the time. Continue reading...
  
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• Out now: Issue 290 of Passenger Transport

  02-06-2023 11:41 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 290 of Passenger Transport is published on June 2.Contents include:
   
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  Net Zero targets ‘offer huge opportunities’Transport analyst Chris Cheek sees opportunity for enormous growth as efforts to reduce car use prompt modal shift towards public transport
   NEWS EXTRA: David Bradford
  Optimistic outlook despite the challengesDavid Bradford told members of the Young Bus Managers Network that a public transport revolution is happening in the West Midlands
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• RMT strike in England begins two days of rail disruption

  02-06-2023 06:00
  
  Half of services on affected lines cancelled on Friday with only 40% of trains set to run on Saturday during Aslef industrial actionWhich trains will run on Friday and Saturday in Great Britain?More than 20,000 rail workers in England have begun a 24-hour strike that will cancel half of services on affected lines as part of a long-running dispute with train operators over jobs, pay and conditions.The stoppage by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) – the second
  
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• York: LNER reveals name and livery of Azuma train for Pride

  02-06-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - A York-based rail firm has revealed a new name and livery for one of its trains to celebrate Pride.
  
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• Wigan-Bolton wires cost doubles as CP5 project revived

  02-06-2023 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -Electrification of the railway between Wigan and Boston has been reauthorised by government at a cost of 78m.The 13 mile route between Wigan North Western station and Lostock Junction near...
  
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• Welsh bus funding extended

  02-06-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - On 23 May, Welsh Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters announced an additional £46 million of funding for the bus sector in Wales, to last until 2024.
  
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• US fines British Airways $1.1m for failing to refund Covid cancellations

  02-06-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline says it acted lawfully after claims that refunds for abandoned or rescheduled flights in 2020 were not timelyBritish Airways has been fined $1.1m (£878,000) by the US over claims it failed to pay refunds for cancelled flights during the coronavirus pandemic.The US Transportation Department said in a legal document the airline did not provide timely refunds to passengers for abandoned or rescheduled flights to and from the country in 2020. Continue reading...
  
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• Train strikes: How rail walkouts on Friday will affect you

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - What you need to know about the walkout by RMT train staff by the BBC's Zoe Conway.
  
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• Support for the coach industry is vital, operators tell PM

  02-06-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - More than 60 RHA coach members have signed a letter to the Prime Minister calling for a range of measures to support the industry following National Coach Week, when the RHA launched its Manifesto for the Coach Industry which sets out key asks on recruitment, borders, decarbonisation and other important issues.
  
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• Stagecoach UK Managing Director to step down

  02-06-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - A Stagecoach spokesperson told CBW: Carla Stockton-Jones has announced that she will be leaving the business at the end of August to seek new growth opportunities outside of Stagecoach. Carla was appointed as UK Managing Director in October 2020, having joined the company as Regional Director for the South of England in February 2020 having held senior roles at Sky.
  
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• Stagecoach signs up to United Nations Global Compact

  02-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Stagecoach has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), a voluntary sustainability initiative open to diverse businesses worldwide.
  
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• Shortage of Class 175 units continues in Wales

  02-06-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews - A shortage of Alstom-built Class 175 diesel units is continuing on Transport for Wales routes, as the result of a series of fires which have been traced to contaminated engine bays in which fuel deposits had accumulated. All the bays are being deep-cleaned, but the Office of Rail and Road issued an Improvement Notice in March. The work must be completed by 17 September.
  
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• Ryanair praises Liverpool John Lennon Airport as airline marks milestone

  02-06-2023 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  North Wales Live - The airline is expecting a busy summer at Liverpool
  
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• Response to CalMac ferry fiasco shows still waters run deep. subscription

  02-06-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The SNP member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar is not renowned for rocking the boat
  
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• Peterheads transport interchange to undergo £250,000 worth of improvements

  02-06-2023 02:00 via grampianonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Opened in 2007, the facility continues to serve as an important entry point to the town centre with both local town bus services and longer distance services operating out of the interchange.
  
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• Mixed performance for bus and coach market in first quarter

  02-06-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - The UKs new coach and bus market fell by 0.6 in the first quarter of 2023, with 968 vehicles joining Britains transport network, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). With passenger numbers still low since the sharp decline in ridership caused by the pandemic, the overall market remains tough albeit stable since the first quarter of last year, the trade body said. Registrations remain 39.7 below the pre-pandemic f
  
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• Minister's concern over use of £18,000-a-month bus route

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ministers have expressed concerns over how few people are using an £18,000-a-month town circular bus route.
  
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• Manchester to become only UK airport outside London to fly directly to US West Coast after new Virgin Atlantic route revealed

  02-06-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Virgin Atlantic already operates routes to Orlando, New York and Atlanta from Manchester Airport
  
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• Manchester mayor's plea to tram workers over Parklife strikes

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Andy Burnham offers to meet a union if Metrolink staff agree to no strike on the weekend of Parklife.
  
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• Major new funding announced for Leicestershire bus services

  02-06-2023 02:00 via meltontimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - New funding of nearly £2million has been announced to support bus services across Leicestershire.
  
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• Hydrogen buses are being trialled in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea

  02-06-2023 02:00 via npt.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - An exciting demonstration of green zero emission public transport is underway in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.
  
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• Government urged to rethink HS2 plans

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The mayors of Manchester and London have written to the transport secretary about their concerns.
  
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• Glasgow park and ride sites on edges of city among plans to improve transport links

  02-06-2023 02:00 via glasgowlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The proposals are part of the city's transport strategy which could also see free public transport provided in the city centre and new fast-track bus corridors.
  
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• Glasgow garage owner to continue low emission zone fight

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - William Paton says the ban on high-polluting vehicles will have a huge impact on his business.
  
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• Coventry at the heart of UK transport innovation

  02-06-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Coventry is hosting a major transport conference showcasing how the city is at the heart of national innovation.
  
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• Company founded by Manchester Airport owner acquires parking reservation platform ParkVia

  02-06-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - ParkVia won the Queens Award for Enterprise for International Trade in both 2014 and 2019
  
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• Cardiff: Football fans demand better transport after game

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Football fans have raised concerns about a lack of trains to north Wales after Wales' next match.
  
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• Cardiff Airport makes up lost Wizz Air passengers and stands ready for Qatar Airways restart

  02-06-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Cardiff Airport chief executive Spencer Birns is upbeat on growing passenger numbers as it recovery back from the pandemic
  
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• Car industry: Throwing money at the issue wont solve UKs post-Brexit problems, think tank warns

  02-06-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM -The UK must not enter a subsidy race with the US and EU to save its auto industry from problems such as a flagging electric vehicle (EV) segment and a post-Brexit drop in investment, an influential Tory think tank has warned. A new report from the centre-right Policy Exchange argues that targeted government subsidies will ... The post Car industry: Throwing money at the issue wont solve UKs post-Brexit problems, think tank warns appeared first on CityAM.
  
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• Cancelled Reading and Wokingham bus service 'relied too much on pensioners'

  02-06-2023 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - A Reading council official claimed the former service started quite late and finished quite early" and was mainly used by elderly shoppers travelling to Reading town centre
  
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• Bus company offers apology to pass holder left waiting weeks for strike day refund

  02-06-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A bus company has offered an apology and goodwill gesture to a pass holder waited months for a refund for the days he couldn't travel.
  
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• BSOG Plus rates in England from July confirmed by DfT

  02-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The BSOG Plus scheme that is part of longer-term support for buses in England from 1 July will for commercial services use a baseline pence per km payment that is coupled to a pence per litre sum for diesel, biodiesel, bioethanol and used cooking oil; a further pence per km payment for zero-emission vehicles; or a pence per kg remittance for gas.
  
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• Brussels urges UK to join trade pact to ease risk of post-Brexit car tariffs

  02-06-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Trade experts warn British membership of Pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention is not immediate fix
  
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• British Airways fined $1.1m by US government

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The US says the airline did not
  
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• Bosses at ferry fiasco shipyard to receive bonuses

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - But its chief executive insists that the
  
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• Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan lead calls for HS2 not to be scaled back

  02-06-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Leaders in Manchester and London have made a joint appeal to the government
  
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• Age for free Translink public transport could be raised

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Eligibility rules for free use of Translink services will be the subject of a public consultation.
  
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• A5 road upgrade only partly improves safety, official says

  02-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More overtaking lanes on the 53-mile road would mean accident blackspots remain, public inquiry hears.
  
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• A34 noise problems causing anger to Oxfordshire residents

  02-06-2023 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - National Highways has been criticised due to air and noise pollution caused by traffic on the A34, A40 and A44 in Wolvercote.
  
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• £100M A47 dualling could be hindered by questions over use of Norfolk farmland

  02-06-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The £100M dualling of the A47 is on hold as questions emerge over the sale of 1km2 of Norfolk farmland between Blofield and North Burlingham.
  
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