Public Transport news

• Work on second platform at Newquay Train Station taking shape

  06-09-2024 02:00 via voicenewspapers.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The scheme is being carried out as part of the ?56million Mid Cornwall Metro Project
  
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• Video exposes more horrendous driving on our roads

  16-09-2024 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - More examples of dangerous driving on West Yorkshiremp;#39;s roads have been laid bare in a shocking video released by police.
  
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• UK speed limit could change from next Wednesday despite drivers 'not wanting it'

  16-09-2024 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Motorists and road users are being warned over the speed limit being drastically cut to 20mph across MORE roads in a push to curb deaths on the roads.
  
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• Three Highway Code rules could be expanded for EV and hybrid cars

  16-09-2024 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Major Highway Code changes are needed to mp;amp;quot;take into account the latest risks from electric and hybrid carsmp;amp;quot;, one road safety expert has said in an urgent warning.
  
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• The places 20mph roads won't revert to 30mph due to fears collisions and injuries will go back up

  16-09-2024 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Transport Secretary also responded to some data that showed a rise in injuries on higher speeds roads since new limit introduced
  
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• The man leading the reform of Wales' 20mph law has set out what comes next

  16-09-2024 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Ken Skates, Wales' transport minister, has spoken to mark a year on since the introduction of the controversial speed limit
  
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• New city tram could span across Wales' capital

  16-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The first stage of the plan would connect Cardiff Central station with Cardiff Bay.
  
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• First images show the ?100m new tram route that will run through the middle of Cardiff

  16-09-2024 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A public consultation on the first phase of the Cardiff Crossrail project has been launched
  
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• Disruption across Manchester Metrolink trams due to 'loss of power'

  16-09-2024 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Metrolink trams across Greater Manchester have come to a standstill due to a mp;#39;loss of powermp;#39; at a city centre stop.
  
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• Chinese EV makers should be barred from UK public contracts over data privacy fears, campaigners warn

  16-09-2024 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Suppliers suspected of having ties to the Chinese military pose a risk due to the potential for built components to be mp;quot;weaponisedmp;quot; from overseas.
  
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• Boeing and striking factory workers to resume mediated talks on Tuesday

  16-09-2024 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Workers voted overwhelmingly to reject wage proposal from aviation giant last weekTalks between Boeing and striking US factory workers will resume on Tuesday under a federal mediator, the union said, after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from the embattled aviation giant.mp;#147;On Tuesday, the union will meet with federal mediators assigned through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) and Boeing to begin discussions,mp;#148; a chapter of the mac
  
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• 'Huge response' on 20mph and update on when your local road could change back to 30mph

  16-09-2024 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - While the number of responses has been massive the actual roads targeted is far lower
  
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• A83 reopens after heavy rain triggers 500 tonne landslide

  16-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Traffic has been moved to the diversion route via the Old Military Road.
  
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• A650 in Bradford set for £20m upgrade for 'people on low income'

  16-09-2024 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Over mp;pound;4m of that is likely to be spent before construction work has even begun
  
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• A carbon tax to clip the wings of frequent flyers Letters

  16-09-2024 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Guardian readers respond to George Monbiotmp;#146;s piece on carbon emissions and environmental policy On carbon policy, George Monbiot is correct to focus on realism, not perception (Out of 1,500 global climate policies, only 63 have really worked. Thatmp;#146;s where green spin has got us, 12 September). Large-scale aviation will not be carbon neutral for at least 50 years. This is not the largest source of carbon emissions, but it may have the dubious honour of needless emissio
  
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• Jet fuel tax could raise £6bn a year in the UK, says thinktank

  16-09-2024 01:01
  
  Experts say ‘baffling’ lack of equivalent to fuel duty means motorists are more strongly taxed than private jet ownersCampaigners have urged the chancellor to start taxing jet fuel – with a report showing that charging duty at the same rate paid by motorists would raise up to £6bn a year for the public finances.An analysis by the thinktank Transport & Environment (T&E) UK said introducing a “fair” equivalent to the fuel duty paid in other sectors could
  
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• ‘There’s something in the air’: UK airport expansion gears up for takeoff

  15-09-2024 15:03
  
  Lobbyists are increasingly confident about expansion plans as concerns for the economy start to deepenThe younger, tormented minister mulling his position before the Labour government granted Heathrow’s third runway in 2009 might have been greatly relieved to know that, 15 years later, not a shovel would have touched the ground.But now, returning to power with a revamped energy and climate brief, Ed Miliband again finds himself in a cabinet which, many in aviation hope, may usher in bigger
  
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• ‘I want them all crushed’: the council poised to ban ‘dangerous’ Lime bikes

  15-09-2024 13:24
  
  In Brent, local people are upset with abandoned green bikes creating a hazard and teenagers speeding along pavementsComing out of Wembley Park tube station, it is hard not be dazzled by the flashy high-rises and looming stadium laden with colourful adverts. Were it not for the B&M in eyeshot, you could mistake the north-west London neighbourhood for a buzzy district in Tokyo or Seoul.But as you descend down the station stairs, reality quickly sets in. Lime e-bikes, which can be rented throug
  
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• Young drivers have to part with almost 10 of their salary to insure their car

  15-09-2024 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Young drivers are spending as much as 10 per cent of their full-time income on their car insurance costs, new data reveals.
  
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• West Midlands road is the 'most expensive in the country'

  15-09-2024 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Toll roads have been a part of the UKmp;#39;s road network for centuries, with local councils instating them today to cut down on emissions in their area, cut congestion, and raise revenue to fund road repairs
  
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• Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta leaving 2 dead, 29 injured

  15-09-2024 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Two passenger trains have collided in Egyptmp;#146;s Nile Delta, killing at least two people
  
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• These are officially the 'best' European cities British tourists can visit by train

  15-09-2024 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription - mp;amp;amp;#8230;The top selection of European city breaks which Britishmp;amp;amp;#8230;ferrying yourself to the airport several hours early to catch mp;amp;amp;#8230; a more convenient mode of transport for your next getaway. mp;amp;amp;#8230;Geneva, Switzerland. The best European cities by train Bruges, Belgium mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• The UK's 'shortest motorway' that most drivers are banned from using

  15-09-2024 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The four-lane motorway is only 400m long but is arguably one of the busiest routes in the country. However, most drivers are forbidden from using it
  
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• TfL to refund charges from vandalised Ulez cameras

  15-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The cameras were twisted around so that they were facing roads outside the clean air zone.
  
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• Sheffield trains: New Sheffield-London King's Cross train service could launch next year, says Hull Trains

  15-09-2024 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - A new direct train service from Sheffield to London King?s Cross could launch by the end of next year, the operator says.
  
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• Ryanair issues warning to all passengers who have booked flights

  15-09-2024 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The budget airline has apologised after some 12 of its mp;#39;first wave departuresmp;#39; took off later than planned
  
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• Pay-per-mile car tax changes leave these drivers at 'risk' amid impossible task

  15-09-2024 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The Labour Party will face a difficult time in balancing the books if it comes to power, according to a tax expert, who pointed out a new pay-per-mile system could be coming soon
  
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• Noisy nighttime roadworks with pneumatic tools and sirens are a ‘necessary evil’

  15-09-2024 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Residents in a built-up area are bracing for noisy nights of roadworks - including the mp;#147;prolongedmp;#148; use of pneumatic tools and warning sirens.
  
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• New AI-powered road cameras set to fine drivers across the UK

  15-09-2024 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - A national trial of new AI-powered cameras at the roadside able to see into vehicles and penalise drivers for a number of offences has left motorists divided
  
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• Losses mean Road Safety Authority will need bailout subscription

  15-09-2024 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The Road Safety Authority (RSA) will need a bailout of up to ?15 million as unpublished figures due to go before ministers shortly show it posted a loss of nearly ?500,000 last year, The Sunday Times has learnt.
  
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