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Sunday rail chaos as lack of drivers forces delays
Rail users across Scotland faced delays yesterday after a reduced service was put in place following disputes over train drivers willing to work on Sundays.
Stop the #NorthernPowercut: The great North-South divide when it comes to big transport projects
Businesses, industry leaders, and campaigners say not enough is being spent on infrastructure outside of the UK
Fears raised over plan to build railway stations AFTER electrification
The Welsh Government says it doesn't intend to consider any new rail stations for at least five years
Monday, 06 July 2015
BBC News
- Trains resume after line faultRail services between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield resume after being cancelled for most of Saturday because of a fault with an overhead power line.
- Track vandals cause tram to derailA tram is derailed in Manchester after vandals damage the tracks while throwing stones at a moving tram.
- Major disruption to ScotRail trainsAbout a third of ScotRail's trains are cancelled due to a lack of drivers willing to work on a Sunday.
The Guardian
- Ian Allan obituaryLocomotive enthusiast who became one of the most successful railway publishers
- Powerhouse or poorhouse? Why the north-east fears devolution won’t helpIn Tyneside and Co Durham, braced for news of more cuts in Wednesday’s budget, there is doubt the ‘Devo Manc’ model will make it across the PenninesPeterlee, near Sunderland, was once a mining town. Now, it’s home to a vast, hi-tech manufacturing plant for US truck-maker Caterpillar. In every direction, blue-overalled workers clamber over the massive yellow vehicles, whose tyres are taller than a man, brandishing drills or lowering giant parts meticulously into place from ceiling-mounted hoists.Chris Fairs, the human resources manager, explains that his staff manufacture almost every part of t...
The Independent
- Police twice detain Asian man at rail station over headphone wire A rail traveller was stopped twice by police at Reading station following concerns over wires hanging from his backpack, which later turned out to be headphone lead.
The Scotsman
- Sunday rail chaos as lack of drivers forces delaysRail users across Scotland faced delays yesterday after a reduced service was put in place following disputes over train drivers willing to work on Sundays.
The Mirror
- David Cameron's dithering over airport expansion costing Britain tens of BILLIONS of pounds The CBI said the cost to Britain in lost trade to Brazil, Russia, India and China to will be up to 31billion by 2030 due to Britain's clogged-up runways
Birmingham Post
- The vision that signalled the end of old New StreetHalf a century ago work started to demolish Birmingham's famous old New Street station as planners envisioned a sleek, modern city of the future
- Birmingham Airport hosts media event Birmingham Airport held its annual media drinks in the Champagne Bar of the Cube.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- EXCLUSIVE: Pothole repairs will come from 'Northern Powerhouse' transport cash, it is revealed FILLING in potholes will count as part of “building a Northern Powerhouse” under the quirks of Government funding rules, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal.
Derby Telegraph
- Derby's Bombardier pens 358m Transport for London deal DERBY train-maker has said that hundreds of new jobs will be supported across the region as a result of it winning a 358 million contract to supply more trains to London.
London Evening Standard
- Earls Court: Flooded tracks shut down District line services Underground flooding shut down a stretch of the Tube in west London on Sunday afternoon.
Manchester Evening News
- Stop the #NorthernPowercut: The great North-South divide when it comes to big transport projectsBusinesses, industry leaders, and campaigners say not enough is being spent on infrastructure outside of the UK
- Relative of tram driver warns someone could be seriously injured as police and Metrolink launch vandalism probe GMP and engineers have launched a joint investigation after vandals were suspected of causing major disruption to Metrolink services
This Is Local London Network
- Major improvements to New Addington bus routes due later this year Bus services to New Addington are set to improve following a Transport for London (TfL) consultation.
Wales Online
- Fears raised over plan to build railway stations AFTER electrificationThe Welsh Government says it doesn't intend to consider any new rail stations for at least five years
Blackpool Gazette
- Negotiations ongoing for link road schemeNegotiations for the building of a new link road between St Annes and the M55 are continuing, The Gazette understands.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Severe rail disruption remains in Essex after emergency bridge repair workMany services travelling between Ipswich, north Essex and London are facing disruption this morning as emergency repair work on a bridge at Hatfield Peverel continues.
Other Regional Press
- 2,400 tonnes of stone delivered straight to track to help with rail network improvements IMPROVEMENTS to the rail network in Dorset received a fresh boost after materials were delivered direct by trains.
Bus and Coach.com
- Mayor confirms start of London electric double-deck trial
- QCS board timetable for oral evidence sessions in Newcastle and Sunderland
- Euro 6 Volvo/Wright double-decks for Cromwell Road
- Coach & Bus Live gets ready for business
- First ADL buses for Johnsons fleet
- Municipal Reading Buses buys Bracknell route from First
- Looking ahead to ImechE Bus and Coach Engineering Seminar
- UK's first privately-funded park-and-ride opens in Stockport
- Indoor buses: Volvo ElectriCity shows the possibilities
Other News Sources
- Londoners most likely to miss their flight due to traffic and transport delaysPacking, travelling to the airport and checking in are top of the air travel stress list according to a new report
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