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Chancellor urges maximum proceeds from rail franchise bids or risk high-speed line
The Chancellor has told transport ministers to maximise proceeds from rail franchise bids or put at risk the planned £32bn high-speed line to Birmingham and the North.
Former Tory transport ministers attack Coalition over Heathrow and HS2
Three former Conservative transport ministers have attacked the Government’s airport and rail strategy, urging the Coalition to press ahead with a third runway at Heathrow and abandon the controversial £32 billion HS2 rail project.
Sunday, 05 August 2012
BBC News
- Motorway closure for bridge workA section of the M54 motorway is due to close later to allow preparation work to start on a new business park on the Wolverhampton border.
- Olympics sees record Tube numbersThe record for the most number of people using the London Underground in a day is broken twice in week.
The Scotsman
- Analysts warn FirstGroup’s west coach rail bid ‘a double-edged sword’ SNATCHING the west coast rail franchise away from arch rival Stagecoach would be a double-edged sword for FirstGroup chief executive Tim O’Toole, because it would give him less incentive to sell his under-performing UK bus operations, analysts claim.
The Telegraph
- Chancellor urges maximum proceeds from rail franchise bids or risk high-speed line The Chancellor has told transport ministers to maximise proceeds from rail franchise bids or put at risk the planned £32bn high-speed line to Birmingham and the North.
- Threat to Richard Branson’s train empire Virgin’s presence on Britain’s rail network could be derailed as FirstGroup offers £1bn more for the West Coast franchise.
- Former Tory transport ministers attack Coalition over Heathrow and HS2Three former Conservative transport ministers have attacked the Government’s airport and rail strategy, urging the Coalition to press ahead with a third runway at Heathrow and abandon the controversial £32 billion HS2 rail project.
Press Association
- Transport copes with Super Saturday London's transport system is coping well with the huge crowds on Super Saturday - one of the busiest days of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Reuters News
- Bombardier Awarded 10-Year Operations and Maintenance Services Contract for AirTrain at Newark Liberty International AirportBERLIN, GERMANY-- Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has signed a contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for a further 10 years and a capital asset upgrade program to ensure the system continues to perform optimally. The contract is valued at approximately $243 million US (197 million euro) and will start on August 3, 2012.
London Evening Standard
- Transport copes with Super SaturdayLondon's transport system is coping well with the huge crowds on Super Saturday - one of the busiest days of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Manchester Evening News
- Manchester Airport secures £1bn boost to buy StanstedManchester Airports Group has struck an £1bn deal with Australian investors paving the way for a swoop on Stansted airport.
Sheffield Telegraph
- Complaints over bus routen Shire horses, a breed of draft horse, were originally used in battle as they were strong enough to carry knights in armour.
The York Press
- Transport concerns leads to review of council contracts City of York Council has had to review how it classifies the services it buys from businesses after a supplier raised concerns about how it handled a transport contract for taking disabled children to school.
Wales Online
- Trains could be 'run by a co-operative made up of rail workers and passengers' Trains in Wales could be run by a co-operative owned by rail workers and passengers in six years time, according to a leading transport expert.
Carlisle News & Star
- Carlisle Airport: ˜How many of those jobs actually go to local people? In the flatlands and fields which make up the low-lying countryside community around the airport, people were quietly going about their business as the airport approval news came through.
- Carlisle Airport: Legal and planning obstacles still remain Plans to redevelop Carlisle Airport have been cleared for take-off, raising hopes of scheduled flights to London and Dublin by this time next year.
Other Regional Press
- Bus? It's cheaper to organise a taxiCounty Hall's transport boss has said it would be cheaper to put passengers in taxis than continue to support some heavily subsidised bus routes.
- More action by transport workers remains possibleUNION members have not ruled out further industrial action after a strike by transport workers in Swansea.
- Lindley cyclist and councillor slams Kirklees Council road resurfacing of A640A MONTH ago a Lindley cyclist followed Team Sky on a training run through Huddersfield.
The Business Desk
- Bus investment pays dividends for National Express COMMUTERS in the West Midlands are feeling the benefit of major investment in the region’s public transport, a new study has said.
- Transport chiefs told to get rail franchises right for HS2 THE award of new rail franchises has to be carried out to maximise the potential of the proposed £32bn HS2 high speed rail link.
- Stobart given green light for Carlisle Airport scheme PROPERTY and logistics group Stobart has been given approval by Carlisle City Council to go ahead with a £20m+ expansion at the city's airport.
Other News Sources
- Bus company pays after road works strand a disabled man A BUS company has paid a disabled man’s taxi fare after a road closure left him stranded.
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