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Rail fare rises of 5% coming down the track
Britons will be paying the highest train fares ever – up by a further 2.5% – in the new year, pushing even more commuters above the £5,000 annual season ticket barrier for the first time. Some off-peak fares, it has emerged, are to rise by more than 5.6% on 2 January.
Hail Caledonia: Sturgeon opens UK's biggest bus depot in Glasgow
The biggest bus depot in the UK has been officially opened by the First Minister.
UK Flights Chaos: Air Traffic Control commputers using software from the 1960s
A computer failure that led to southern England being closed to air traffic on Friday could be repeated because software used to control flights dates from the 1960s, it has emerged. Patrick McLoughlin, the Transport Secretary, demanded answers from the air traffic control service Nats after the glitch led to “unacceptable” flight cancellations and delays for 10,000 passengers.
Improving transport to Heathrow could cost taxpayer £2bn
Heathrow today came under pressure from rival Gatwick to explain how it proposes to pay for multi-billion-pound improvements to transport links if it wins the right to expand.
Saturday, 13 December 2014
The Guardian
- Rail fare rises of 5% coming down the trackBritons will be paying the highest train fares ever – up by a further 2.5% – in the new year, pushing even more commuters above the £5,000 annual season ticket barrier for the first time. Some off-peak fares, it has emerged, are to rise by more than 5.6% on 2 January.
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh trams to exceed 3 million passenger markTHE number of passengers travelling on Edinburgh’s trams is expected to smash the three million mark before the end of the year, it has been revealed.
Network Rail
- Northampton station to open no later than 12 JanuaryNetwork Rail and London Midland have confirmed that the new £20 million station will open no later than Monday 12 January.
Wales Online
- Waiting for the train? That's going to be at least five years... Dismay over new Welsh transport plan announcementCampaigners disappointed as new draft National Transport Plan for Wales defers proposed new railway stations by at least five years
East Anglian Daily Times
- Suffolk Chamber vows to fight plan to axe direct Ipswich-Peterborough rail linkA proposal to end direct train services between Ipswich and Peterborough has been branded by Suffolk Chamber of Commerce as “totally unacceptable”.
Other News Sources
- Regenerative braking system lowers carbon footprint of trainsA new flywheel-based regenerative braking system has shown it can reduce the carbon footprint of rail travel on Britain’s diesel-powered trains.
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