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Olympic transport runs smoothly
London's transport system runs smoothly on the first full working day of the 2012 Olympic Games, as extra tickets are put on sale.
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
BBC News
- Three buses destroyed in Paignton bus station 'arson attack' Three buses have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack at a bus station in south Devon.
- Thetford bus station plans given go-ahead despite objections Plans to relocate a Norfolk town's bus station have been given the go-ahead, despite local objections.
- Heathrow's Myrtle Avenue: A plane spotter's paradise As tens of thousands of Olympics spectators arrive in the UK via Heathrow Airport, few of them would think that they have spectators of their own.
- Will the UK's new super port sink or swim?What are the prospects for the UK's new deep sea port?
- Train line closed for nine monthsA section of the railway linking Londonderry to Belfast has been closed for the next nine months, affecting the UK City of Culture 2013 celebrations.
- Insurance tips for new cyclistsWhat insurance should a cyclist on London's roads get?
- Olympic transport runs smoothlyLondon's transport system runs smoothly on the first full working day of the 2012 Olympic Games, as extra tickets are put on sale.
- 'Perpetual motion' drives electric carsElectric cars with 'unlimited range' are here
- Losses widen at Air France-KLMEurope's biggest airline Air France-KLM reports a 895m-euro second quarter loss as it is hit by redundancy payouts from cost-cutting measures.
- Fuel costs knock Ryanair profitsLow-frills airline Ryanair reports a sharp drop in quarterly profits as a result of
Financial Times
- Air France-KLM suffers €895m net lossShares rise after the Franco-German airline forecast that cost cutting will help improve its performance in the second half of the year
- Rongsheng tumbles on SEC probeShares of the Chinese shipbuilder fall over 16%, also hit by a profit warning, after news of an insider trading investigation at a related company
- European airlines “ bumpy ridesNeither Ryanair nor Air France-KLM care to predict in any detail how the difficult economic climate “ and prospect of more airline failures “ will play out
- Eurozone woes drag on Ryanair faresAverage ticket price rises just 4% at airline in first quarter, compared with 16% last year, reflecting customers™ unwillingness to spend
The Guardian
- Olympics travel: commuters urged to continue avoiding London hotspots TfL says passengers still need to keep planning ahead during Games despite quiet start during Monday morning's rush hour
The Herald
- Threat of ferry strike is avertedTHE threat of industrial action on lifeline ferry services to Orkney and Shetland was lifted yesterday after an agreement between a shipping union and the route's new operators.
The Independent
- London 2012: Many Olympic 'Games lanes' reopened to public after officials opt to travel by public transport Many of the Games Lanes, lengthy sections of the capital™s roads reserved for London 2012 VIPs, have been reopened to the public after officials such as International Olympics Committee chief Jacques Rogge opted to take buses and trains instead.Related StoriesOpening ceremony's top stars paid £1 for appearancesLondon 2012: American athletes launch protest against strict sponsorship rules forbidding them promoting non-official Olympic brandsIt's rush hour in London “ so where are all the commuters?
- It's rush hour in London “ so where are all the commuters? Londoners, put down your Kendal mint cake and survival blankets: the widely predicted travel chaos which was predicted to hit the capital failed to materialise yesterday, even as the Games were confirmed as the biggest crowd-puller ever held in the city.Related StoriesLondon 2012: Cleaners and security staff recruited to catch Olympic athletes using performance enhancing drugsOpening ceremony's top stars paid £1 for appearancesLondon 2012: American athletes launch protest against strict sponsorship rules forbidding them promoting non-official Olympic brands
The Telegraph
- Olympic lanes opened up to ordinary motorists as officials use public transportOlympic Games lanes have been opened up to ordinary motorists after Olympic officials bowed to pressure and used public transport.
- Mayor: many London 2012 Olympic lanes 'being turned off'London 2012 bureaucrats, including Jacques Rogge, have been travelling
- London 2012 Olympics: tubes and trains 'have been fantastic'Commuters at London Bridge say their journeys have been
- London 2012: David Cameron rides Tube to Olympic ParkThe Prime Minister chats to passengers about Olympic events and the opening ceremony as he takes the London Underground to Stratford.
- London 2012 Olympics: Transport system holds up to pressureLondon commuters and Olympic visitors report no major issues on the capital's public transport and road networks, with foreign visitors highly impressed..
Daily Express
- Ryanair profits crash land as fuel bills soarPROFITS at budget airline Ryanair dived yesterday - hit by growing European economic turbulence and soaring fuel prices.
ATOC
- Olympic National Rail travel bulletin: Monday 30 JulyOn the first weekday of competition, the railway has significantly increased capacity to carry both commuters and the hundreds of thousands of spectators travelling to London 2012 events,...
Bristol Live
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- Parents of Liz Brown urge road safety law changes THE parents of cyclist Liz Brown who was killed while riding to work have called for the law to be tightened to prevent a repeat of the tragedy.
London Evening Standard
- Car-less whispers... Olympic lanes create a cyclist's paradiseWe thought it was going to be gridlock. We studiously planned new commutes to avoid the Olympic Route Network (ORN) and the Games Lanes. And then we reached central London and realised our mistake. When the Olympic road rules came into force, London™s cyclists, pedestrians, roller-skaters (and even a few car drivers) braved the streets and found them surprisingly empty ” the most vacant parts of all being the ORN and the œZil lanes.
- London 2012 Olympics: Motorists... Read the signs! Some Games lanes are open to all trafficOrganisers have turned off some of the dedicated Olympic Games lanes as officials opt to travel by public transport, Boris Johnson said today.
Manchester Evening News
- Jet fans get chance to name Britain's first Dreamliner aircraft before Manchester take-offTwitter users have been asked to name Britain™s first Dreamliner aircraft as airline bosses prepare to fly the revolutionary jet from Manchester. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been hailed as the greatest development in air travel since the development of Concorde in the early 1970s.
- Trains from Manchester to Sheffield delayed after tree brings down overhead linesTrains running from Manchester to Sheffield faced major disruption after a tree fell on to the line at Stockport. The tree brought down overhead lines when it fell on to the track just outside the Woods Moor station at around 3.45pm.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- £250m plan to overhaul land on Wolverhampton routeA £250 million investment is being sought to overhaul 1,000 acres of land around Wolverhampton™s Stafford Road, with a view to creating 3,000 jobs.
Crewe Chronicle
- UK & World News: Some Games travel lanes turned offOrganisers have turned off some of the dedicated Olympic Games lanes as officials opt to travel by public transport, Boris Johnson has said.
Plymouth Herald
- Bus lane cameras to go live next weekDRIVERS caught veering into bus lanes to cheat their way out of traffic jams can expect to be hit with stiff fines from this weekend.
Sunderland Echo
- ‘Sign here please’ – Minister poised to sign-off new Sunderland bridge TRANSPORT Secretary Justine Greening has been urged to swiftly sign off on the new Wear bridge so work can begin.
Other Regional Press
- Solution sought for Norwich Bus Station roof problem Council bosses have admitted it will be “some time” before they get to the root of the problem which caused the roof at Norwich Bus Station to leak.
- A57 work to start in August WORK is expected to start next month on the improvements to the A57 at Todwick. Ringway, a highway construction provider, has won the contract to carry out the £14million work. It follows the announcement by Local Transport Minister Norman Baker that he had given his final approvement to the scheme.
- Manned ticket barriers for Cheltenham railway stationTICKET barriers will be in place at Cheltenham Station by November. And staff will be guarding the entrances until then.
- Leicester railway station's £3.7m revamp completedA £3.7 million revamp of Leicester railway station has been completed barring a few finishing touches.
Global Rail News
- Organisers warn of ˜exceptionally™ busy day on rail networkOlympics organisers have issued travel advice ahead of what they predict will be the busiest day of the Games for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Around 50,000 spectators are expected to make their way to the Equestrian Cross Country event at Greenwich Park today. Many stations across the network are expecting a huge rise in [...]
- Indian Railways to get bio-toilets on all trains by 2017The world™s fourth largest railway network, Indian Railways, will get bio-toilets on all trains by 2017. œIndian Railway is the largest open toilet in the world, said the country’s Minister for Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jairam Ramesh. An estimated 11 million passengers travel every day by train and at present, waste is [...]
- Etihad Rail tenders first contracts for Stage Two of UAE networkEtihad Rail has invited bids for the first three contracts in the second phase of the national rail network’s construction. Stage Two will see the railway connect with the planned GCC network – linking with Saudi Arabia at Ghweifat and Oman at Al Ain. The three invitations to tender, which were issued to all pre-qualified [...]
- Rail to receive £9.4 billion funding bonanzaThe government has announced plans to invest £9.4 billion on rail enhancements between April 1 2014 and March 31, 2019 as part of the High Level Output Specification (HLOS ) for Control Period 5. The money includes £ 5. 2 billion of schemes that are already committed including Thameslink, Crossrail, electrification of the London to [...]
- First incline lifts to be installed at UK rail stationsCrossrail and Transport for London (TfL) have awarded a major contract to Kone for around 50 incline lifts for the new Crossrail stations. The contract, which also includes five lifts for Bank, Greenford and Hammersmith Tube stations, will see Crossrail pioneer the use of incline lifts to deliver step-free access at two of the major [...]
- Drugs in the workplaceEmployers should be aware of rising drug use in Britain, says a leading screening provider. One in 30 employees has drugs in their system while at work, statistics released by Concateno, a European drug and alcohol screening specialist, show. These figures are general and not specific to the rail industry, which has strict drugs and [...]
Aviation Industry
- Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary wants to hike ticket prices as profits dropRyanair boss Michael O'Leary last night said he was upset he could not charge more for tickets, as profits fell by almost a third.
- Aer Lingus, Etihad strengthen bondsAer Lingus (EI) and Etihad Airways (EY) have announced codeshare and interline agreements.
- Etihad and Aer Lingus sign codeshare dealCarriers' agreement will take effect on flights from the autumn
- Business travel outperforming UK economyTransactions through GTMC members grew during the second quarter of 2012
Other News Sources
- Legal challenge set for HS2 plansThe timetable has been set for the legal challenges launched against ministers’ plans for a High Speed rail link (HS2) between London and Birmingham.
- HS2 Legal Challenges to be Heard in High Court in December All five separate legal challenges, launched against High Speed 2 will be heard in the High Court before the end of the year.
- Intercity Express Project gathers pace after a 1000 day delay by the Government Agility Trains and the Department for Transport finally sign the new express train contractThe Department for Transport (DfT) and Agility Trains have at long last finalised the deal to provide the East Coast and Great Western Main Lines with new trains.
- New bus service for Bradley Stoke after route axed A new bus service is to be introduced in a South Gloucestershire town after an operator withdrew claiming the route was not financially viable.
- RMT settles dispute at Scottish Northlink FerriesSHIPPING UNION RMT today announced that it has settled a dispute with Serco Northlink Ferries, ensuring that pensions, jobs and working conditions are protected
- 'Casino rail franchising' takes another spin as First Group touted to take over West Coast from VirginRAIL UNION RMT warned today that the profiteering chaos of rail franchising is about to descend into total anarchy as it was reported this morning that First Group - who only months ago pulled the plug on their Great Western franchise to dodge £800 million in payments to the UK taxpayer - are being touted as favourites to take over the West Coast route from Virgin.
- Further 48 hour strike announced as RMT steps up fight for pay and workplace justice for Tyne and Wear Metro cleanersTRANSPORT UNION RMT confirmed today that cleaners working for Churchill's on the Tyne and Wear Metro will take a further 48 hours of strike action from Sunday in their battle against poverty pay and the victimisation of a work colleague:
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