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Tram line returns after 60 years
Tram services between Manchester and Oldham return - for the first time since trams stopped running in Oldham in 1946.
Heathrow runway back on agenda but not before 2015
David Cameron put the possibility of building a third runway at Heathrow back on the Tory agenda yesterday as the Government prepares to set out its plans for boosting airport capacity in the south-east of England.
Thursday, 14 June 2012
BBC News
- Noise concern at proposed Leicestershire transport hub Some Leicestershire villagers have raised noise and traffic concerns over a government proposal to develop a transport hub.
- Manual Ramps at 16 London Tube stations for Olympics [video]Manual ramps will be temporarily available at 16 London Underground stations in London during the Olympics.
- Thomas Cook cuts Bradford office jobs Hundreds of jobs are to be cut at travel agent Thomas Cook's administration centre in Bradford.
- Green man 'too fast for slow elderly' Pedestrian crossings do not allow older people enough time to cross the road, a report warns.
- City tram extension work beginsWork begins on a multi-million pound tram extension in the city centre of Birmingham.
- NI 'does not need two airports'It is not sensible for Northern Ireland to have two airports that are just 14 miles apart, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is told.
- Tram line returns after 60 yearsTram services between Manchester and Oldham return - for the first time since trams stopped running in Oldham in 1946.
- Fire forces 200 to leave trainUp to 200 people are forced to leave a train in south-east London after a small fire on board but there are no reports of injuries.
- Shell shelves Brazil biofuel planA biofuel venture set up by Shell in Brazil is to give up plans to buy sugar cane grown illegally in ancestral indigenous lands.
- Saab sold to Chinese-Swedish firmBankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab has been sold to an investment group which aims to develop the company into a maker of electric cars.
Financial Times
- Sir Stelios outlines Africa airline plansLossmaking carrier Fly540 to be rebranded FastJet and launch in Ghana, as easyJet founder is set to become board member and shareholder
- Headwinds for Qantas break-even timelineWhat worries investors more than missed targets is the possibility it will lose its investment grade credit rating and be forced to raise equity
- Rail union to vote on action in Olympic rowThe RMT is to ballot staff at South West Trains in a dispute over hours and pay during the games
- Cameron committed to high-speed rail linkThe HS2 project is seen by David Cameron and George Osborne as evidence that the coalition has ambitions for Britain beyond deficit reduction
- Cameron clears way for Heathrow U-turnThe PM has left open the prospect that the Conservatives will campaign at the 2015 election in favour of expanding the airport
The Independent
- Heathrow runway back on agenda but not before 2015David Cameron put the possibility of building a third runway at Heathrow back on the Tory agenda yesterday as the Government prepares to set out its plans for boosting airport capacity in the south-east of England.
The Telegraph
- Traffic light crossings 'too quick for pensioners'Four in five pensioners cannot cross the road quickly enough to use a pedestrian crossing safely, researchers are warning.
Mail Online
- Are the Tories about to backtrack on £34bn high-speed rail link?Senior ministers such as George Osborne and Transport Secretary Justine Greening are backing away from plans for a controversial high speed rail link between London and Birmingham, it was claimed yesterday.
Bolton News
- MP wants air ambulance not to pay fuel VAT THE Air Ambulance Service should be exempt from VAT on fuel, just as the Lifeboat Service is, according to Bolton North East MP David Crausby.
Bristol Live
- Bus passengers enticed with leather seats and Wi-FiBUSES which run between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare have been fitted with leather seats and free Wi-Fi to attract more passengers to the service.
Journal Live
- Nissan worried electric car sales could fizzle outBRITAINS electric car industry could stall unless George Osborne performs another Budget U-turn, say automotive bosses.
Liverpool Echo
- No funds available to electrify Bidston to Wrexham railway line, ministers tell MPNO funds will be available to upgrade a key Wirral rail line for many years, a transport minister warned, despite admitting it would boost jobs.
Liverpool Post
- High costs rule out Wrexham to Bidston railway line electrificationTHE BIDSTON to Wrexham railway line won't be electrified for many years, a transport minister warned, despite admitting it would boost jobs.
London Evening Standard
- TfL criticised for office staff receiving £10m health insurance perkTransport for London has been criticised for spending more than £10million on private health insurance for its staff over the past three years.
- Tube link not used for 70 years to reopen for Olympics to ease congestionA Sunday train service last used just after the Second World War is to provide a major transport link during the Olympics and Paralympics.
Manchester Evening News
- Commuters travel on new Oldham tram line for the first time - and Metrolink report no delaysPassengers this morning have travelled on the first ever Metrolink trams to Oldham. The long-awaited service from Manchester Victoria to Oldham Mumps began at 5,24am and has been running smoothly all morning.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- £3.8m Wyre Forest road surfacing scheme under wayWork to resurface dozens of roads around Wyre Forest as part of a £3.8 million improvement scheme aimed at reducing the number of potholes is getting under way.
Blackpool Gazette
- U-turn call on bus phone line farceA FORMER Fylde mayor has called for a U-turn on controversial plans to replace traditional timetables with a premium rate phone line.
Bucks Free Press
- Commuters say timetable changes will make working day longer CONCERNS have been raised about the future of Princes Risborough train station after Chiltern Railways cut a key commuter service in the morning.
Carlisle News & Star
- Go-ahead for 20mph limit on Carlisle housing estate Plans to bring in a 20mph speed limit on a Carlisle housing estate are going ahead, even though nearly all traffic moves at that speed already.
- Go-ahead for 20mph limit on Carlisle housing estate Plans to bring in a 20mph speed limit on a Carlisle housing estate are going ahead, even though nearly all traffic moves at that speed already.
- Carlisle residents win fight over dangerous bus stop Residents of Orton Road in Carlisle have persuaded Cumbria county councillors that a bus stop there is a potential safety hazard.
Other Regional Press
- Bus route cuts in Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Northchurch could lead to longer journeys A PENSIONER has claimed that a plethora of changes to bus routes are making it harder for people to travel without cars.
- Petition launched to call for road improvements on Halifax Road, BrighouseA PETITION calling for road safety improvements on a dangerous Brighouse road has been launched.
- Speed device used in villageA SPEED-busting device set up to combat drivers going too fast through a village has proved to be an instant success.
Global Rail News
- High Speed 1 in trailer testA moving international rail freight motorway comes a step nearer this summer. Europorte ran a trial lorry trailer service from Antwerp to Barking via the Channel Tunnel and High Speed One on May 21-22. The piggyback train consisted of a pair of Ewals Cargo Care megatrailers, conveying Vauxhall car parts, mounted on a Sdggmiss two-section [...]
- Angelica engineers rail successAngelica Momodu, 18, Vital Rails first female apprentice, is urging other girls to take up rail engineering. Im really enjoying my apprenticeship and it doesnt bother me that Im the only girl in my group. Most of my friends are male and its all good fun, says Angelica who started with Vital last December. Angelica, [...]
Rail Technology Magazine
- Battery Energy Power Solutions-Rail Gel Batteries Battery Energy is Australia's leading gel battery manufacturer with a fully integrated gel battery manufacturing facility in Sydney. Battery Energy manufactures a complete range of gel batteries usin...
The Business Desk
- Green buses are go in Coventry THE first green buses of their kind have been launched in Coventry by operator Travel de Courcey as part of a £1m innovation.
- £60m rail projects worth six times that to region - transport chiefs THREE rail projects costing a total of £60m have the potential to create more than 4,400 new jobs and boost the West Midlands economy by more than £370m a year, transport chiefs have told the Government.
- No HS2 depot in Washwood Heath, says new council leader NEW Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore has re-affirmed his pre-election pledge to ditch plans to turn the former LDV and Alstom sites in Washwood Heath into a high-speed rail maintenance depot.
Aviation Industry
- Virgin America seeks DOT approval to codeshare with Virgin Australia on US flightsVirgin America (VX) is seeking US Dept. of Transportation approval to codeshare with Virgin Australia (DJ) on a series of VX routes within the US.
- Emirates Clark: A380 wing rib cracks cost nearly $100 million, enormous operations problemsDubai-based Emirates Airline (EK) is experiencing enormous operations problems and has lost nearly $100 million from necessary modifications to repair wing rib cracks on its in-service Airbus A380s.
- Stelios moves closer to African airline launchEasyjet tycoon agrees deal which could see take off for new carrier Fastjet
- OAG launches travel disruption toolAirline information provider unveils new product to help business travellers affected by bad weather and strikes
Other News Sources
- In Pictures: Manchester air traffic control centre aided by 90 metre craneMorgan Sindall has deployed one of the tallest cranes in Europe to put the finishing touches to Manchester Airports newly constructed £16 million air traffic control tower.
- Bid to save Brighton and Hove bus routes Scores of people have signed petitions opposing the ending of subsidies to bus routes.
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