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Nigeria eyes Standard Chartered rail project loan after Chinese hold up

Nigeria has approached Standard Chartered Bank for funding of two rail projects, its Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi said on Wednesday, after delays from Chinese lenders.

Reuters

Ex-transport ministers call on Grant Shapps to act on vehicle safety

New vehicle safety standards become mandatory in the European Union and Northern Ireland from July but will not automatically be used in Britain.

The Independent UK

UK airline passengers to be refunded for delays longer than one hour

New proposed rules announced by the UK Transport Secretary could see consumers be refunded significantly more in cases where their flight has been delayed by more than an hour

Glasgow Live

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TSRTC to ply specials from Maharashtra to Medaram

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has drawn up plans to ply around 45 special buses between Sironcha in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district and Medaram in Telangana’s tribal majorit

The Hindu

Travel: Passengers to receive compensation for one-hour flight delays

Travellers will receive compensation for flights delayed by more than an hour under new plans unveiled by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

Evening Standard

No silver bullet train for Auckland emissions

Light rail is no panacea for Auckland's transport emissions, which need to at least halve over the next 10 years - all while the tunnels are still being drilled.

Newsroom.co.nz

Former Conservative Minister appointed to lead Transport for the North

Lord McLoughlin, a former Transport Secretary, said he would lobby for improvements to the Government's rail plan

Birmingham Post

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GMB's Susanna Reid grills Grant Shapps on following Covid rules when 'PM doesn't'

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid to ask the Transport Secretary why the British public should follow the guidance after new allegations surfaced that officials gathered for Boris Johnson's birthday bash in June 2020

Daily Mirror

New Transport Minister appointed

First Minister also names a new Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development

Insider UK

New Transport Minister as Scottish Government makes changes

Nicola Sturgeon announced the changes to her ministerial team on Monday.

The Independent UK

Show some ambition, Burnham tells government over HS2 plans

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps described Monday as a ‘landmark moment’ in improving the North’s rail connections.

The Independent UK

Covid tests AXED for fully-vaccinated travellers arriving in the UK

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said fully-jabbed arrivals would no longer need to take a lateral flow test from February 11

Daily Mirror

Bill is ‘landmark moment’ for HS2 – Transport Secretary

The Bill to extend HS2 to Manchester will be laid in Parliament on Monday.

The Independent UK

First trains, now buses: Why a new roll-back on funding for the north could be the death knell for 'levelling up'

The Department for Transport rerouted some of the money earmarked for long-term transport reform to an emergency bus fund during the pandemic

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NSW budget approved despite uncertainties

The auditor-general's delayed approval of the state's finances notes there are still "significant uncertainties" about public transport assets.

Wales Online

Airlines forced to operate more flights to avoid losing airport slots

They must use their slots at least 70% of the time to keep them from March 27, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced

Daily Mirror

Bus fares shoot up 8p in the pound to record highs as cost of living crisis bites

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh says increases blow a hole in one of Boris Johnson’s levelling up promises to keep fares down

The Hindu

Transport Dept. not issuing PVC cards for a year now

Finance Dept. vetoes proposal to deduct card supplier charges before remitting fee in govt kitty

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SNP ministers back plans to create new 'Clyde Metro'

The new 20-year transport strategy includes 45 core projects, including bridges and tunnels to islands and cross-border rail upgrades

Bangkok Post

England to ban loudspeaker 'spam' on trains

LONDON: UK transport chiefs on Friday said that bothersome on-board train announcements would be cut in a bid to offer more peaceful journeys, a move it dubbed a "bonfire of the banalities".

Wales Online

‘Endless torrent’ of train announcements in England to be silenced - Grant Shapps

The Department for Transport (DfT) said messages which “add unnecessary noise and disruption to journeys” will be cut

Bangkok Post

B1.49tn plan for transport infrastructure

The government has unveiled a plan to invest in various megaprojects worth an estimated 1.49 trillion baht this year, to improve Thailand's land, sea and air connectivity.

The Independent UK

Transport strategy raises more questions than it answers, claims MSP

One of the major projects outlined in the blueprint is a metro scheme covering Glasgow and surrounding areas.

Daily Record

Glasgow metro plan could link 'Clydebank to Cambuslang' claims SNP minister

Labour said the ambitious transport plan lacked detail and appeared "more of a concept" than a policy.

Bangkok Post

Thailand plans B1.4 trillion infrastructure investment

Thailand plans new infrastructure projects worth 1.4 trillion baht (US$42.55 billion) this year, which are expected to create 154,000 new jobs, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Thursday.

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