Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Thursday, 07 July 2016

BBC News

• Talks break up again in ScotRail disputeTalks aimed at resolving the ScotRail dispute have broken up, without any progress being made.
• Ryanair to return to Aberdeen with new Spanish routesRyanair announces it is to launch new routes from Aberdeen International Airport for the first time in more than five years.
• Southern rail service 'at rock bottom', says Hove MPThe government is asked by an MP, at what point will it take over control of Southern rail if its service continues to deteriorate.

Financial Times

• Singapore returns faulty trains to ChinaBlow to Beijing’s export ambitions after 26 defective vehicles sent back to manufacturer for repair
• Uber faces permit pressure in FranceProposed legislation would prevent ride-hailing services from using drivers holding popular licence

The Guardian

• Operation Stack: new lorry park will help ease M20 congestionConstruction to begin on Stanford West facility in Kent to minimise road disruption such as that during Calais refugee crisis
• Investment in transport in the north could reunite EnglandThe EU referendum highlighted deep divisions between the north and south, due to decades of underinvestment in northern infrastructure, experts say

The Herald

• ScotRail dubbed 'underhand and provocative' as Merseyrail conductors approached to break strikeSCOTRAIL has been accused of trying to import an

Mail Online

• Is Hyperloop coming to Europe? Super-fast transport system could cut 310 mile trip from Helsinki to Stockholm to 28 minutes It started as a dream borne out of frustration over how long it took to travel by train or car between San Francisco and Los Angeles in California.

Belfast Telegraph

• Anti-HS2 campaigners say more cuts to come after Sheffield plan droppedCampaigners opposed to the High Speed 2 rail project claimed "there will be more cuts to come" after it was recommended that plans for a new station in Sheffield should be dropped.

Birmingham Post

• Race to run busy West Midlands rail franchise down to just two after Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation mysteriously withdraws from bidding processThe battle to win the contract to run one of Birmingham's busiest train services is now down to just two after Hong Kong rail company MTR Corporation pulled out of the race.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 'Keep sending your dash-cam footage' police urge drivers POLICE have urged people to keep sending in dash-cam footage of dangerous driving – as prosecutors bring charges against a motorist caught on video in Bradford.

London Evening Standard

• Rail delays hit worst level for a decade, figures showRail delays in the UK have soared to their highest level in nearly 10 years owing to problems in London and the South East.
• Shoppers shun new cars amid uncertainty over EuropeDRIVERS put the brakes on buying new cars in June, figures showed today, sparking worries that Brexit fears are deterring consumers from big-ticket purchases.

Manchester Evening News

• Way forward now for the Northern Powerhouse An expert panel gathered at Manchester Metropolitan University to debate the business of devolution.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Team Sheffield’s campaign of ‘strength and unity’ wins HS2 for the city centreThe ‘strength and unity’ of Sheffield’s HS2 campaign led to proposed high speed services being re-routed into the city centre, Sir David Higgins revealed.

Wales Online

• Chinese transport giant MTR Corporation bidding to deliver the South Wales MetroThe Hong Kong based firm has transport interests across the world including those in Australia and Sweden

Yorkshire Post

• Warning on HS2 as new South Yorkshire plan unveiledTHE MAN in charge of delivering HS2 has warned the North must continue to campaign for the high speed rail project as he unveils a new plan for the route and stations in South Yorkshire.
• Iconic railway will be ‘safe for generations to come’ after £23m repairIT has been described as “one of the world’s greatest railway journeys”.

North Wales Live

• Arriva to meet with wheelchair user who was refused ramp to board bus Christopher Browne said a driver refused to lower a ramp to help him get onto the bus

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Investment in infrastructures and skills essential to future economic growthPeel Ports has endorsed a call by leading think tank, IPPR North, for closer co-operation between ports, supply chain operators and logistics companies based in the north of England to nurture vital economic sectors and take advantage of global opportunities, following the publication of the organisation’s wide-ranging research report ‘Gateways to the Northern Powerhouse - a Northern Port Strategy’. Peel Ports believes that there is unexploited potential in providing a ‘pan-northern’ offering by freight and shipping companies to identify more cost-effective and su...
• easyJet launches inaugural flight to Gibraltar from Manchester AirporteasyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has launched its first flight from Manchester to Gibraltar. easyJet now flies to 45 destinations from Manchester and bases 11 aircraft  there. The airline carried over 2.6 million passengers on flights to and from the airport last year. easyJet is expected to fly 30,000 passengers between the destinations annually, operating twice a week throughout this summer. The Airbus 320 aircraft which operated the first flight departed on Sunday morning and the new service will operate year-round. Last week easyJet announced two new routes on sale to Turin an...
• TfL prosecutes Vodafone over mismanaged street worksVodafone has become the second telecoms company to be prosecuted by Transport for London (TfL) in the space of seven days for mismanaging street work in the capital. The mobile network was ordered to pay �2,636 after failing to serve a required statutory street works notice during work in Tooting Bec in January. Vodafone also failed to pay a fixed penalty notice after the stop notice failed to appear. This comes exactly seven days after BT was ordered to pay almost �8,500 for endangering pedestrians during street works. It also marks the 100th successful prosecution of a utility company since ...

Railnews

• HS2 may be diverted around Sheffield, says report New proposals to solve the dispute about the site of the future HS2 station in Sheffield involve diverting the main line east of the city and serving the centre via a connection from HS2 to the existing Midland Main Line instead. The plans, unveiled today in a report by HS2 chairman David Higgins, have rejected previous plans to create a new station at Meadowhall on the grounds of expense, and the alternative of reviving the former station at Sheffield Victoria has also been ruled out because it would be intrusive and also costly. The new option proposes that HS2 services between London and S...

Railway Gazette

• Mobile ticketing comes to New York commuter railUSA: New York MTA has introduced m-ticketing on its Long Island Rail Road and Metro North commuter...

Aviation Industry

• Airbus prepares for A330neo final assemblyAirbus is starting to pull together components in preparation for the final assembly of the first A330neo, which is scheduled to get underway in September. read more
• Lufthansa, flight attendants union reach long-term no-strike agreementLufthansa and the Independent Flight Attendants’ Organization (UFO) negotiated a long-term, no-strike agreement July 5, concluding nearly six months of arbitration. read more
• Congress to vote on extending FAA’s authority through September 2017Leaders of transportation panels in both houses of the US Congress say they have reached agreement on a bipartisan extension of FAA’s authorization through Sept. 30, 2017. The agreement is expected to be voted on in both the House of Representatives and Senate ahead of FAA’s authority expiring July 15. read more
• Bombardier: Successful SWISS CSeries EIS is ‘critical’ Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)—which took delivery of its first Bombardier CSeries 100 June 29—could benefit from a swift entry-into-service (EIS) period, according to a Bombardier executive. read more
• Traffic boost for airlines despite strike disruptionBoth Ryanair and Easyjet continue to break passenger records
• EgyptAir pilots tried to put out fire before crashVoice recorder indicates crew’s efforts to extinguish onboard fire

Other News Sources

• FTA says lorry area announcement will end misery on Kent’s roadsThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) says today’s announcement of a new lorry area to solve the problems caused by Operation Stack will ease ...
• Ministers called on to strip Southern Railway of franchise Ministers have been called on to strip Southern Railway of its franchise after the firm made controversial changes to its timetable.