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At least 11 rail stations at risk after minister refuses to rule out closures
SCOTLAND’s Transport Minister Keith Brown has not ruled out closing train stations as part of a review on the future of the railways.
Go-Ahead boosted by rail growth but bus costs hit profits
Transport operator Go-Ahead has hailed strong growth in its rail division despite a 12.9pc fall in first-half profit.
Plea to allow Birmingham Airport meet growing demand for air travel
Transport Secretary Justine Greening heard a plea from the city’s business community to let Birmingham Airport take the strain as the nation struggles to cope with growing demand for air travel.
Friday, 24 February 2012
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- Action urged on Tube informationA union demands action from London Underground against
The Herald
- Travellers would pay more for improved rail serviceBUSINESS passengers are prepared to pay significantly higher rail fares in return for improvements to services, a leading Scottish trade organisation said.
The Scotsman
- At least 11 rail stations at risk after minister refuses to rule out closuresSCOTLAND’s Transport Minister Keith Brown has not ruled out closing train stations as part of a review on the future of the railways.
- Gordon Casely: Through trains to the north under threat againDIRECT rail services from London to Aberdeen and Inverness are again under threat. David Middleton, chief executive of Transport Scotland, includes this sentence in his letter of 18 January to my MP Dame Anne Begg:
The Telegraph
- Go-Ahead boosted by rail growth but bus costs hit profitsTransport operator Go-Ahead has hailed strong growth in its rail division despite a 12.9pc fall in first-half profit.
Parliament
- Labour warns of train fare rises Ministers have already agreed with operators to increase train fares by at least 6% in the coming years, Labour has claimed.
The Mirror
- Go Ahead's rail profits soar on back of fare hike Go Ahead made £16.5million from its Southern, Southeastern and London Midland routes in the second half of 2011
Liverpool Post
- Liverpool could lose out to Manchester under high-speed rail plansMORE worrying evidence that Liverpool will lose out badly to Manchester in the Government’s controversial high-speed rail (HS2) plans can be revealed today.
Manchester Evening News
- All aboard for new £6.7m Metrolink and bus interchange in Wythenshawe These are the first images of a new £6.7m transport interchange to be built in Wythenshawe. Transport bosses want to move the existing bus station from beside the shopping centre to a new site outside Wythenshawe Forum where it will link up with a new Metrolink stop.
Metro
- 'Misinformation' on Underground is endangering staff - Bob Crow Tube workers are being attacked and threatened by frustrated passengers because of ‘misinformation’ about delays to London Underground services, their union has claimed.
The York Press
- Details of Network Rail control centre to go on show PLANS for a new rail operating and training centre, which could bring about 475 jobs in York, will go on show to the public on Tuesday.
Blackpool Gazette
- Cracks prompt big dig on trackWORKERS have begun digging up Blackpool’s tram track again – just weeks before the new service is set to launch.
Other Regional Press
- Railway platforms to be extended SOON commuters should have a more comfortable ride to work thanks to station improvements.
Global Rail News
- Bilfinger Berger awarded major rail contracts in BerlinBilfinger Berger has won two major contracts for the expansion of Berlin’s public transport system. The contracts include the construction of a new underground rail line in the centre of the German capital and a link between the main station and the urban rail ring. They have a combined value of around €230 million. The new [...]
- Tower disappearsThe Stephenson Tower has finally disappeared from Birmingham™s city skyline. The demolition of the 22 storey 1960s residential tower block is the first stage towards the construction of the new John Lewis department store which gets underway later in the spring. Sitting above Platform 12 of New Street station, in the heart of the city [...]
- Dangerous delivery lorries turned away from Crossrail sitesLorries that don’t comply with new safety rules to protect cyclists will be ‘turned away’ from Crossrail construction sites, Crossrail has said. We reported earlier this month how Keyline has upgraded 14 of its vehicles (pictured) to meet the new specifications. The project is backing a campaign for safer delivery lorries after a spate of [...]
- Fenchurch farewell for TrevorTrevor Capps, who worked for c2c at Fenchurch Street station in London, is retiring after over 48 years in the rail industry. Trevor joined the railway in 1963 at Southend East station. For the majority of his career he has worked on station platforms, despatching trains and looking after passengers. He has also worked stints [...]
- Prime Minister visits Crossrail sitePrime Minister David Cameron visited Crossrail™s Westbourne Park site in west London recently to view the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) ahead of Crossrail tunnelling commencing next month. The Prime Minister was joined by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to meet engineers and construction workers and to hear more about tunnelling preparations for Europe™s largest civil [...]
- Romsey rail bridge reconstruction set to beginA three-month project to replace the bridge in Romsey which carries the A27 (Southampton Road) over the railway to enable larger freight containers to be transported by rail is scheduled to start on Saturday 31 March 2012. The work, which will require the road to be closed, was originally scheduled to start in December 2011, [...]
- Sporting heroes back Translink NI Railways & Samaritans campaignTranslink NI Railways and Samaritans have joined forces to launch ˜We™re In Your Corner™; a hard-hitting campaign to promote the charity™s emotional support services and help prevent suicides on the local rail network. The new partnership also provides support for Translink employees who find themselves in challenging and highly sensitive circumstances when dealing with someone [...]
Other News Sources
- RMT demands action as bogus tube service information leads to violence against staffTUBE UNION RMT today demanded action from London Underground as union representatives unveiled a catalogue of abuse of service announcements which is leading directly to assaults and threats against staff caught in the web of misinformation.
- RMT welcomes growing political and public support for campaign to save Scottish railwaysRAIL UNION RMT today welcomed a surge of political and public support for the campaign to block Transport Scotland's 'Rail 2014' proposals to smash apart existing Scottish rail services in the name of increased private profit.
- Prime Minister makes second Crossrail visit of the monthThe Prime Minister has taken his second visit to a Crossrail site in a matter of weeks after visiting Westbourne Park where tunnel boring machines are being assembled.
- Four shortlisted for £35m Custom House Crossrail stationFour contractors have been shortlisted for the chance to build the £35 million Custom House Crossrail station.
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