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Cost of controversial railway policing plan could be 'significant'
Police bosses have awarded an initial £400,000 contract for work overseeing the merger with British Transport Police amid warnings final costs will be “significant”.
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A revolutionary 700mph train could have a “transformative impact” in the UK by cutting journey times between cities to well under an hour, according to government advisers.
Kirklees Council leader goes to Westminster to urge trans-Pennine rail boost
West Yorkshire council chiefs lobby Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
London Overground celebrates ten years of transforming rail travel in the capital
A new map showcasing popular attractions and destinations accessible via the London Overground has been published to celebrate the network’s 10th anniversary.
Friday, 10 November 2017
BBC News
- Beeching cuts station signs expected to fetch £60,000The collection, found in a railway enthusiast's garage, is expected to fetch up to £60,000.
- A77 road works 'debilitating' Stena Line operationsThe ferry firm says repeated disruptions on the route to its Loch Ryan port are having a serious effect.
- Manchester Ordsall Chord rail link completedThe Ordsall Chord viaduct connects Manchester city centre's three main railway stations.
- Rail strikes: Second day of walkout by workersA points failure and a
- Croydon tram crash: Two memorials unveiledSeven people died when the tram overturned near Sandilands Junction on 9 November 2016.
- How did it get here?How the UK's newest port DP World London Gateway is trying to lure the world's biggest container ships.
- Tackling the toxic danger inside our carsPollution in a car can be worse than outside, as it traps nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and soot-like particles.
Financial Times
- New diesel cars face higher taxes in clean air pushBudget move will accelerate efforts to shift drivers from polluting vehicles
- Emirates bounces back to double first-half profitsGulf carrier tackles series of setbacks but warns trading conditions remain tough
- Google's Waymo launches driverless cars into the wildAlphabet unit becomes first to put truly driverless vehicles on to public streets
The Scotsman
- Transport Scotland staff under fire for using 'dirty' diesel cars
- Cost of controversial railway policing plan could be 'significant'Police bosses have awarded an initial £400,000 contract for work overseeing the merger with British Transport Police amid warnings final costs will be “significant”.
Times Online
- Electric cars will one day power our homes [Subscription]Vehicles of the future will not only improve the air we breathe, they’ll supply electricity for every household need
- Britain must wait for 700mph hyperloop train [Subscription]A revolutionary 700mph train could have a “transformative impact” in the UK by cutting journey times between cities to well under an hour, according to government advisers.
- Tram price deal ‘was based on gentleman’s agreement’, inquiry told [Subscription]The £512 million price agreed for Edinburgh’s tram was for a “three-wheeled car” and was always expected to rise, an inquiry has been told.
City AM
- Boeing's $37bn China deal for 300 planes takes offBoeing has secured a $37bn (£28bn) deal for China to buy 300 of its aircraft as the country looks to cater for rising demand by picking up new planes.
- Plans unveiled to make Vauxhall and Opel profitable by 2020 as owner PSA seeks to avoid forced redundancies in EuropePSA-owned Opel and Vauxhall will seek to avoid forced redundancies across their European plants, a turnaround cost-cutting plan announced today.
- Inmarsat shares plummet as shrinking earnings fail to impressShares in British satellite giant Inmarsat today plummeted after initially rocketing on third-quarter sales growth.
- Gatwick October passenger growth hampered by Monarch collapseThe collapse of Monarch slowed passenger growth at London Gatwick last month, down from September's 2.7 per cent rise, though it was still a 1.4 per cent increase on the same time last year.
Mail Online
- Why cyclists make drivers' blood boil on country roads Forget potholes and getting stuck behind a tractor, or sheep. More than half of motorists admit that cyclists riding in pairs on Britain's roads is the hazard that gets their blood boiling the most.
The National
- MSPs back school bus seatbelt lawMSPS HAVE unanimously backed plans forcing all school buses to be fitted with seatbelts.
London Evening Standard
- Revealed: TfL plans £8.5m in annual bonuses for top managersTransport for London is planning to pay top managers more than £8.5 million a year in bonuses, the Standard can reveal.
Manchester Evening News
- Another government minister has refused to commit to building extra platforms at Piccadilly station The government had promised to carry out the work as part of a proposed overhaul of Northern transport infrastructure
Other Regional Press
- Bus lane removed to help combat congestionThe work comes as Stoke-on-Trent City Council looks at ways to improve traffic flow across the Potteries
- Kirklees Council leader goes to Westminster to urge trans-Pennine rail boost West Yorkshire council chiefs lobby Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
Buying Business Travel
- Wow Air adds new routes from JFKIcelandic low-cost carrier Wow Air will begin flying to and from John F Kennedy airport in New York starting in spring 2018.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Bus firm backs poppy appeal with moving tribute Bus firm Transdev’s own moving tribute to those who gave their lives for freedom is taking to the road across Yorkshire and Lancashire. The company is adorning dozens of its buses with large sized commemorative poppies to encourage its thousands of customers travelling every day to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Building on its support in previous years, the company has now bought an extra 57 king-sized bus poppies from the Royal British Legion to add to the dozens already displayed each year on its vehicles. Serving members of the armed forces will a...
Rail Technology Magazine
- Consultation launched on Crewe HS2 'masterplan'Cheshire East Council is to launch a public consultation on its draft Crewe HS2 Masterplan Vision. The announcement comes following unanimous approval by the council’s cabinet yesterday. The document outlines the economic benefits that an enhanced HS2 hub rail station at Crewe could have...
- Iconic Ordsall Chord bridge completed by NRManchester’s three main railway stations have been connected for the first time today with the completion of the Ordsall Chord. The historic centre piece of the Great North Rail Project, the Ordsall Chord bridge, will join Manchester’s Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria stations...
- Testing tomorrow's technology todayDavid Brazier, site manager and area sales manager for the UK & Ireland at OMICRON electronics, tells RTM’s Luana Salles about the major testing benefits the company’s new training academy will bring to the rail industry. Inside OMICRON’s new state-of-the-art training...
- Night Tube, one year onMark Wild, managing director of London Underground, celebrates the astounding first-year success of the capital’s 24-hour Tube service. TfL and the capital’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, have hailed the huge success of London Underground’s Night Tube after economic figures and passenger...
- The first phase of Liverpool Lime Street's major upgradeAs part of a £340m investment in the city, Liverpool Lime Street station is undergoing the first phase of transformation works and the biggest upgrade it has seen since the 19th century, writes Sean Hyland, senior project manager at Network Rail. At time of writing, Liverpool Lime Street...
- Modernising journeys in north east EnglandFirst Hull Trains is about to embark on the biggest fleet overhaul it has delivered since being set up in 2000. Managing director Will Dunnett tells RTM’s Josh Mines about how the new rolling stock will benefit passengers in the region. It’s a busy time for rolling stock in the north...
- GWR continues infrastructure project with new timetable plannedThe next phase of the project to build and improve infrastructure along the Great Western main line is set to begin. Upcoming work will focus on delivering upgrades to high-speed routes from Paddington to Newbury, Oxford, Bristol, South Wales and the Cotswolds. The project will see the biggest...
Railnews
- Second day of strikes in DOO disputes as ASLEF accepts deal The second day of strikes by RMT conductors has begun, and three operators are affected today. Of these, Greater Anglia and Southern expect to run almost normal services, but South Western Railway is likely to lose 40 per cent of services during the day, and 30 per cent in the peaks. The industrial situation remains mixed, because ASLEF drivers on Southern have accepted a five-year deal while the RMT is standing firm, repeating its call for the government to intervene.
Aviation Industry
- Flybe interim adjusted profits down on IT, maintenance costsLower profit warnings at UK-based regional airline Flybe proved accurate as the company’s half-year FY 2017/2018 results showed an adjusted profit before tax for the six-months ending Sept. 30 of £8.4 million ($11.3 million), down 7.5% from £15.9 million in the year-ago period. read more
- Boeing acquires autonomous systems developer Aurora Flight ServicesBoeing completed its acquisition of Virginia-based advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems manufacturer Aurora Flight Sciences Nov. 8. read more
- US company in 787 talks for World Airways startupMiami-based investment company 777 Partners plans to launch a long-haul LCC under the World Airways brand. read more
Green Miscellany
- Scientist uses sunflower oil to cook up pothole preventionInspired by a cooking technique demonstrated on the Spanish version of Masterchef, Dr Alvaro Garcia, from the Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC), was inspired to use microcapsules of sunflower oil to create self-repairing road surfaces. As cracks appear in the road surface, tiny capsules break open to release oil, which has the effect of softening the surrounding asphalt. This helps… The post Scientist uses sunflower oil to cook up pothole prevention appeared first on ETA.
Other News Sources
- It’s time for the Tories to admit rail privatisation has been a disasterBuried in yesterday’s drama over Priti Patel was the news that train drivers represented by Aslef have voted to end their industrial action on Southern Rail by accepting a pay deal which will give them a 28.5 per cent rise over five years
- Councillor pursues Plan B on axed bus routes A Banbury councillor’s plea to the town’s regular bus service provider to rethink cuts in Hanwell Fields and Hillview Estate have been rebuffed
- World's first hydrogen-powered passenger trains to run on German tracks from December 2021The country's Lower Saxony state has signed an agreement with Alstom for the incorporation of as many as 14 such trains.
- London Overground celebrates ten years of transforming rail travel in the capitalA new map showcasing popular attractions and destinations accessible via the London Overground has been published to celebrate the network’s 10th anniversary.
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