Successful reset needed for HS2, says NAO
Other News Sources - Measures to reduce costs include renegotiating four main construction contracts.
Other News Sources - Measures to reduce costs include renegotiating four main construction contracts.
Other News Sources - Background to the report
Other News Sources - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), the local government body responsible for transport in the Manchester region, has partnered with tech firm CitySwift to launch a new data management platform to make the citys bus network more efficient.
Other News Sources - Electric vehicle fleet and battery storage solutions firm Zenobmp;#275; has been awarded £41.7 million, alongside a network of local fleet operators, in phase 2 of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB).
Other News Sources - RESIDENTS are urged to have their say on designs for the new transport hub which will improve the way people travel to and from Taunton.
Other News Sources - CFM International, a joint venture between Safran and GE Aviation, has announced progress towards sustainable air travel.
Other News Sources - Bureaucratic tax and border policies are pushing passengers to rival European hubs, Heathrow warned today. While Heathrow continues to attract new routes and record passenger numbers, competitive drags hang over the airport, it said while reporting a record 39.8 million passengers in the first half of the year.
Trafnidiaeth Cymru [Transport for Wales] - Comms Design and Transport for Wales are preparing to trial a digital signalling system that will enhance passenger experience and optimise train operations on rural and low-density rail routes.
Railway Gazette - UK: Construction of HS2 Ltds Green Park Way ventilation shaft at Greenford in west London has entered a crucial phase, as preparations ramp up ahead of the arrival and subsequent recovery of four tunnel boring machines at the site.
Rail Magazine - Ben Woods is joining Porterbrook as Engineering Business Development Director, having started his railway career with the company in 2004 as a Graduate Technical Support Engineer.
Rail Advent - 'Pennine Pale' to be available to first-class passengers
Construction Enquirer - HS2 will need to spend £100m and take three years closing down sites for the cancelled Phase 2 leg despite construction never starting on them.
Other Regional Press - Could the governments vision for our railways signal a new era for public transport and train travel in this country, asks our columnist?
Other Regional Press - More than 53,000 incidents of drivers ignoring lane closed signs on smart motorways have been recorded since 2021
Carlisle News & Star - A Cumbrian gin is now being served to relaxing passengers in the 1st Class Lounge at London Euston Station.
Bucks Free Press - The new MP for Mid Buckinghamshire Greg Smith has revealed his key pledges on the Green Belt, Wycombe Hospital, HS2 and other issues.
The York Press - People told City of York Councils Executive the authoritys Transport Strategy should look at different ways to run bus services and upgrade cycling infrastructure to overcome worries about injuries, including from couriers.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Louise Haigh will sit down with Hitachi bosses in London, as uncertainty continues over the future of the Japanese manufacturing giant's Newton Aycliffe plant
Manchester Evening News - A new report into how HS2 was cancelled has revealed a £100 million bill and a lot of waste
London Evening Standard - The meeting at the Department for Transport (DfT) on Tuesday will be followed by further talks in the coming weeks.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Work has begun on the trainshed roof of Huddersfield's Grade I listed station as part of a significant multi-billion-pound upgrade.
Birmingham Post - The division saw new registrations of Renault-branded cars increase by 51 per cent from 46,490 in 2022 to 70,326 in 2023 - higher than any other car brand bar MG
Sky News - The report from the National Audit Office comes after Rishi Sunak controversially cancelled the high-speed line north of Birmingham last year.
Local Government - The City of London Corporations Planning and Transportation Committee has today approved changes to its Transport Strategy, following an extensive public consultation.
Local Government - The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, provided the following statement on the National Audit Office's (NAO) report: "HS2: update following cancellation of Phase 2" (opens in new window).