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Mobility hubs and change to Ireland’s ‘car-centric mindsets’ needed, says OECD

The OECD has launched a major report in which it makes recommendations for how Ireland can halve the carbon emissions in its transport sector by 2030. The report found that Ireland could unleash “enormous opportunities” by prioritising policies that ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:00

World

German carrier Eurowings cancels hundreds of flights as pilots strike

A pilots strike at budget airline Eurowings forced the German carrier to cancel hundreds of flights on Thursday. The Lufthansa subsidiary said about half of its 500 daily flights would be cancelled, affecting tens of thousands of passengers. German ...

06 Oct 2022 at 10:39

Andy Burnham praises Government for ‘putting Avanti West Coast on notice’

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has praised the Government for giving Avanti West Coast a short-term contract renewal, but warned he is “hugely concerned” about its “failing service” lasting a further six months. Andy Burnham, who wrote to ...

07 Oct 2022 at 13:43

Ireland

Government ‘too slow’ shifting new capital spending to public transport – Ryan

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said that replacing cars that run on petrol and diesel with electric cars will “not be the strategy” to reduce Ireland’s emissions. Speaking in Dublin, Mr Ryan said “if we just replace all the existing ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:10

Scotland

Serco losing Sleeper contract presents opportunity for public ownership – MSP

The contract with the firm running the Caledonian Sleeper will end in June of next year, the Scottish Government has said, with a senior SNP MSP claiming there is an “opportunity” for public ownership. Transport minister Jenny Gilruth ...

05 Oct 2022 at 16:45

Scotland

Serco to lose Caledonian Sleeper contract next year

The contract with the firm running the Caledonian Sleeper will end in June of next year, the Scottish Government has said. Transport minister Jenny Gilruth said in an answer to a parliamentary question that a new contract with Serco ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:42

Northern cities hit by increase in traffic jams due to rail strikes

Drivers suffered severe traffic jams in northern cities on Wednesday due to the latest rail strikes. Figures from location technology firm TomTom suggest the North was England’s worst-affected region for road congestion. It was ...

05 Oct 2022 at 15:33

Only around one in five trains will run on Saturday due to rail strike

Rail passengers are set for more travel chaos as only around 20% of normal train services will run on Saturday due to another strike by union members. More than 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at ...

08 Oct 2022 at 01:05

Department for Transport data used for low-traffic schemes revised down

Department for Transport admits incorrect data used for low-traffic schemes

The Department for Transport has admitted road traffic figures were lower than previously published data which was used to justify low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs). Designed to encourage cycling and walking by limiting ...

02 Oct 2022 at 12:15

South Donegal

N15 Bundoran bypass €1.5m upgrade nearing completion

Works are said to be nearly complete on the Bundoran part of the newly refurbished N15 Bundoran Ballyshannon bypass, bar some snag list items. The current works cost was in excess of €1.5 million and also involved ...

04 Oct 2022 at 17:33

There is a ‘deal to be done’ on train strikes, says Transport Secretary

There is a “deal to be done” between unions and train operators, Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has said, but stressed any agreement “will require compromise”. Ms Trevelyan told Conservative members ...

04 Oct 2022 at 19:35

Scotland

Tyres deflated on around 60 SUVs in Edinburgh overnight, campaigners claim

Around 60 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in Edinburgh had their tyres deflated overnight as part of a targeted campaign. The Tyre Extinguishers said the vehicles were “made safe” in the Marchmont and ...

04 Oct 2022 at 10:25

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