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Andy Burnham's transport commissioner received £600,000 payout weeks before starting new role

Vernon Everitt is now being paid on a rate of £650 per day in his new role

Manchester Evening News

Yellow and Pink lines to begin trial runs this year

The Yellow and Pink monorail lines are expected to begin trial runs in October, with partial operations to start early next year, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.

Bangkok Post

Government tells aviation bosses to end flight chaos ahead of summer holidays

Aviation chiefs have been told to end flight chaos by giving holidaymakers “certainty” ahead of the summer break.

Evening Standard

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Grant Shapps slammed as 22 measures to fix airport chaos have ALL been announced before

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been criticised as the 22 measures he announced to tackle summer travel chaos and support the industry had already been announced before

Daily Mirror

Overground HS2 Piccadilly plan is 'cutting off Manchester's ambition'

Labour's shadow transport secretary has blasted the decision and has backed the MEN's campaign.

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: Beauty pageant results delayed

What's happened to the contest to host the Great British Railways HQ?

Manchester Evening News

Government unveils plan to ease flight disruption as Heathrow passengers endure day of chaos

Transport Secretary in bid to help families avert summer holiday misery

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No more Blue Line fare rises for this year

Fares on the MRT Blue Line will remain unchanged, at least until the end of this year, after the cabinet approved a hike on Tuesday, according to the Transport Ministry.

Bangkok Post

The Northern Agenda: What the census tells us about our divided North

The population is growing fast in Salford but falling in rural Yorkshire and Cumbria

Manchester Evening News

Compulsory mask wearing may return later this year as 'precautionary move'

The current advice is to continue to wear masks in healthcare settings and on public transport

Dublin Live

NSW government makes offer to end dispute with rail union over fleet left in storage

Transport Minister David Elliott pledges $264 million to fix a fleet of trains that has been at the centre of a years-long dispute with the rail union.

ABC News

Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment

The Transport Secretary claimed the Government is investing in modernising the railways ‘despite the best efforts of unions’.

The Independent UK

Soldiers hit back at being asked to 'compensate' for poor management of Dublin Airport queues

"We need clarity on the type of roles our members will be expected to perform, what their working conditions will be."

Irish Mirror

Scottish councils given the power to run own bus services

Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth said the new powers, secured through the Transport (Scotland) Act, would be able to "revitalise" bus services to suit local communities.

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Daily Mirror

Grant Shapps 'misled public' over claim he has no role in train strike

TUC Boss Frances O’Grady said he was pulling the strings of the 15 train operators because contracts mean they are unable to negotiate pay, conditions and pensions of 40,000 striking RMT workers without his approval

The Independent UK

RMT boss accuses Transport Secretary of ‘talking nonsense’ in Twitter thread

Grant Shapps’ thread described ‘outdated working practices’ in the railway industry as members of the RMT walked out for the third time this week

The National (Scotland)

Mick Lynch hits out at UK leaders raised on 'diet of Latin and Greek'

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has said there is a “disconnect” with UK leaders raised on a diet of Latin and Greek – and gave his frank…

The Independent UK

Rail chaos continues as workers stage third 24-hour strike in a week

Only a fifth of services will run and half of lines will be closed.

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AFP

Global trade unions urge UK to resolve rail strike row

London (AFP) - International transport trade unions on Friday urged London to negotiate a swift end to Britain's biggest rail strike in over 30 years, on the eve of the latest walkout.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP says she will do 'everything I can' to bring rail to north east towns

SNP MSP Karen Adam has hailed a "positive" meeting with the Scottish Transport Minister as she vowed to do "everything I can"…

Daily Mirror

'BA has treated staff appallingly by using cover of Covid to impose worse pay'

'Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has failed to lift a finger to try to resolve the growing number of disputes in the sector he is meant to oversee'

Evening Standard

TfL funding crisis: Million fewer public transport journeys a day unless long-term deal is agreed, warns Sadiq Khan

The Government has granted TfL an 11th-hour extension on its current funding deal to keep services running

Daily Mirror

Train strike chaos as stations deserted with just one in five services running

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union train strike has entered its second day, with as few as one in five railway services operating amid a bitter dispute with Government over pay and conditions

Evening Standard

Tube and rail strikes: London suffers more strike chaos as Grant Shapps blasts ‘lying’ RMT

The Transport Secretary denied claims he had refused to allow Network Rail to withdraw a letter threatening redundancies

Chronicle Live

Another rail strike to go ahead on Thursday as Grant Shapps accused of ‘wrecking’ negotiations

Talks break down and another rail strike is to take place with the RMT blaming Transport Secretary Grant Shapps over their failure

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