Railnews - The charity Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed the Governmentmp;#146;s plans to devolve more responsibility for train services to the English regions, saying devolution has already worked well in London and Liverpool. The plans have been unveiled in a White Paper.
Rail Magazine - A reduced Sunday service on Great Western Railway is expected to continue indefinitely, because there are not enough train crew to keep trains running.
New Civil Engineer - Sir Jon Thompson has announced his intention to step down from his position as HS2 Ltd chair in spring 2025 after nearly four years with the organisation.
Coach and Bus Week - A consultation has been launched by the Scottish Government to gather public and stakeholder views on proposed changes to speed limits in Scotland. The National Speed Management Review is seeking to ensure speed limits on Scotland?s roads are appropriate, and contribute to reducing injury and death on the roads, the Scottish Government says.
Other Regional Press - The Scottish Government has announced today that procurement will begin to replace the trains in its Intercity fleet.
Other Regional Press - THE GROUND-WORK has been laid for the construction of a bridge that will take HS2 trains over the M42 motorway.
London Evening Standard - The new HS2 station at Euston will have just six platforms, the Government has confirmed.
London Evening Standard - Leaked report puts new figure on 225mph link between Euston and Curzon Street stations
Daily Post (North Wales) - Stena Line issued a new major update on the situation
Daily Post (North Wales) - mp;#39;It has got to this stage it is now where it is difficult to rein back inmp;#39;
Daily Post (North Wales) - Ferry services have been suspended since the storm damage
Bristol Live - The trial is now being rolled out in parts of St George, Redfield and Barton Hill
Bristol Live - As of January 1st, Brits travelling to certain countries will need to have extra permits before heading abroad
Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Councillors have hit out at the news that some key bus services serving Bradford will be mp;#147;withdrawn, curtailed, or retimedmp;#148;.
Birmingham Post - The 12-bay charging hub is being constructed by EV network Be.EV
Birmingham Post - It has installed the network in tandem with electrifying the Core Valley Lines into Cardiff
Birmingham Mail - Drivers given mp;pound;60 fine warning as Birmingham bus lane camera enforcement starts this week
Birmingham Mail - An expert has proposed a pay-per-mile charge which could see some drivers pay more
Local Government - The first trials of new materials designed to reduce carbon in the roads industry have taken place in North Lanarkshire with more planned for 2025.
Daily Express - EXCLUSIVE: A new footbridge at Theale Station in Reading has already taken ten times longer to build than the Empire State Building and is over ten years overdue.
City AM - The chair of the company behind High Speed Two (HS2) is to stop down next year, it has been announced. Sir Jon Thompson has served on the board of HS2 Ltd for almost four years after first joining as a non-executive director in April 2021.
City AM - Luton Airport wants to increase passenger capacity from 18m to 32m per year through a mp;pound;2.4bn expansion project.
Reuters News - Dec 18 (Reuters) - Heathrow said on Wednesday it planned to invest 2.3 billion pounds ($2.92 billion) over the next two years to upgrade Britain's busiest airport.
Times Online - rill into railmp;#39;s latest passenger and financial figures and there is a silver lining for those who believe nationalising trains might deliver more reliability, lower subsidies and fares.
Times Online - Five Project CAVForth buses which run between Fife and Edinburgh will be taken off the roads due to low take-up among passengers
