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'Cheap’ National Express boss is given a bonus
National Express is boosting the pay of its chief executive Dean Finch, including handing him an extra performance-based share bonus currently worth £550,000, after deciding it hired him “on the cheap”.
Passenger watchdog handles more train complaints
The number of complaints against rail companies has jumped by nearly a third over the past year, watchdog Passenger Focus has reported.
Virgin Atlantic hit by fuel costs
Soaring fuel costs and rising taxes took their toll on Virgin Atlantic as the airline slumped to an underlying loss of £80.2 million.
London 2012 Games bring busiest days in Tube's history
London Underground carried more customers on Wednesday 1 August than on any other day in its history, with 4.25 million passengers. The record was then promptly broken the next day,
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BBC News
- Olympic transport coping despite Tube delays There are currently three rush hours in London: the usual two and then an extra one at 23:00 BST when the athletics kicks out.
- Olympic transport survives stressLondon's transport system is
The Independent
- London 2012: TFL has not set aside any extra money to pay refunds to delayed commuters during the Olympics No extra money has been set aside to pay refunds owed to delayed commuters during the London 2012 Olympics despite the extra burden placed on the transport system by the Games, The Independent has learned.Related StoriesHunt admits Games have put off London's touristsJeremy Hunt admits Olympic Games have put off London's tourists
The Telegraph
- Long queues for trains to London 2012 Olympic parkSpectators hoping to watch the track and field events at the London 2012 Olympic stadium have been faced with long queues to board the shuttle train to the Olympic park.
- Passenger watchdog handles more train complaintsThe number of complaints against rail companies has jumped by nearly a third over the past year, watchdog Passenger Focus has reported.
ATOC
- Olympic National Rail travel bulletin: Friday 3 AugustWith the Olympics building up to its busiest days so far, train companies are providing significant amounts of extra capacity to get spectators to events and home again today and over the weekend....
London Evening Standard
- Boris defends his ˜Hiroshima™ Tube messages as West End businesses complain of slow tradeBoris Johnson said today his œHiroshima Tube announcements were not to blame for putting visitors off coming into London during the Olympics.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- First look at Wolverhampton’s Low Level station revampDevelopers behind the transformation of Wolverhampton™s historic Low Level station have opened up its doors for a sneak peak inside ahead of its grand unveiling as a banqueting hall.
Other Regional Press
- Train company given a low rating in report SOUTHERN Railway, the main train operator for East Sussex, has one of the lowest overall satisfaction ratings in a national passenger survey.
- Fantastic news for station fight [letter]It is fantastic news that the proposed reopening of Ilkeston railway station is now on the fast track to bcoming a reality.
Global Rail News
- Crossrail releases images of Paddington developmentNew images have been released of Crossrail’s proposed 15-storey over-site development at Paddington. Plans have now been submitted to Westminster City Council for the 320,000 sq ft development is located at the junction of Bishop™s Bridge Road and the Grand Union Canal, with the new London Underground Hammersmith & City line station to the south. [...]
- Bombardier extends Newark AirTrain contractBombardier Transportation 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. The contract is valued at approximately $243 million (197 million euro) and will start on August 3, 2012. The AirTrain system at Newark Liberty International Airport [...]
- Dublin™s new Luas light rail line to open in 2017A tribunal has given the go-ahead to a new 370 million euro light rail line in Dublin – the latest phase of the city’s Luas Light Rail project The new Luas line will run between the Green Line terminus to St Stephen’s Green, then through the city centre on to Broombridge. Construction of the 6km [...]
- Rail worker retires after 50 years in the industryA Greater Anglia employee has retired after 50 years in the rail industry. John Coates, 65, started out as a teenage apprentice coppersmith and worked his way up to maintenance manager at the company’s Ilford depot. In 1967, John joined the depot maintenance team at Ilford Heavy Works shop. Twenty-three years later, he transferred to [...]
Transport for London
- London 2012 Games bring busiest days in Tube's history London Underground carried more customers on Wednesday 1 August than on any other day in its history, with 4.25 million passengers. The record was then promptly broken the next day,
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