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'Uber protest' by black cab drivers brings traffic chaos to Westminster
Cabbies stage demonstration outside TfL headquarters in ongoing dispute over activities of unlicensed firms and new app-based taxi-booking companiesHundreds of black cab drivers brought traffic in the streets around the House of Commons to a halt in a protest against unlicensed taxis in London.Drivers staged a demonstration outside the headquarters of Transport for London (TfL) in Westminster on Tuesday in an ongoing dispute over the activities of unlicensed firms and new companies such as Uber. The protesters from United Cabbies Group claim TfL is not doing enough to enforce rules that ensure...
CalMac parent firm to run military port in south of England
MINISTERS are under pressure to explain why a ferry company owned by the Scottish Government is set to share in the management of an army-run port on the south coast of England.
Lincoln council approves Ł858k extra funding for Lincoln Transport Hub
Members of the City of Lincoln Council’s Executive have approved the next stages of development for the Central Lincoln Transport Hub project at a meeting on May 26.
PM close to backing Gatwick expansion
DAVID Cameron is warming to the idea of a second runway at Gatwick, according to sources close to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister could be close to backing the idea amid fears expansion at Heathrow would cause excessive pollution and noise in Greater London. The news emerged as a delayed consultation on expansion was due to close on Friday. The report, due to be published in June or July, will recommend which site should be expanded to increase airport capacity in the south east. While the government is not bound by the report, Mr Cameron is beginning to favour Gatwick in a bid to...
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
The Herald
- HS2 a multi-billion pound bridge too far for the rest of BritainBefore Scotland's referendum, we heard now and then that HS2, the high-speed rail link, would be among the benefits of Union put in peril if there was a vote for independence.
The Scotsman
- Commuters face worst rail disruption in decadesPASSENGERS face the biggest disruption to the Scottish rail network for decades when a two-month project on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line gets under way this weekend.
City AM
- Same train, different name... and cheaper fares to EssexESSEX commuters will be the first to benefit from London’s Crossrail train service, with fare cuts of up to 40 per cent introduced this weekend. Although the east-west London line will not be travelling through the capital’s newly-dug tunnels until 2019, some services between Liverpool Street and Shenfield will be run as TfL Rail from Sunday, and operated by Hong Kong firm MTR. Transport for London (TfL) has promised to charge the same fares for Crossrail as for the rest of the London Underground network. So a peak fare from Romford to Oxford Circus will fall 30 per cent, from £7.60 to £...
Daily Record
- Joan McAlpine: Super-fast trains are on the wrong track for a united BritainSCOTS having to contribute almost Ł5bn towards super-fast trains that will never reach Scotland is hardly putting us on the right track for a United Kingdom, says JOAN MCALPINE.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- 'Old and unsafe' tube trains could be used on North Wales railway linesDiscarded trains from the London Underground could soon be dumped on tracks in the region, prompting “serious safety concerns” from the rail union
London Evening Standard
- Conservatives want to scrap free travel perk for friends of TfL staff, claiming it costs £22m each year A free travel perk for families and even flatmates of Transport for London staff should be scrapped because the cost will hit £111 million by 2020, it was claimed today.
- Letters to the editor: Private train firms on wrong track Your leader [“TfL runs railways better”, May 21], drawing attention to the benefits of TfL taking over trains on the West Anglia line and reducing almost all fares, has a wider lesson you might be less enthusiastic about: a publicly-run system is better than one run by a privately-owned firm.
Bucks Free Press
- Stunning laser photography project depicts HS2 planned route through the Chilterns An award-winning landscape photographer has embarked on a groundbreaking laser project showing the planned HS2 route through the Chilterns.
London24
- ‘Flea infested’ seats on Abellio Greater Anglia trains, customers claimAbellio Greater Anglia is to spend Ł30m cleaning its trains after customers sent in photos of flea bites they claim were received on board AGA services
Reading Evening Post
- Lineside fire causes trains to be blocked between Reading and WokinghamRail passengers faced major disruption on Tuesday night due to a blaze near Winnersh
Other Regional Press
- A railway campaign group has spoken of early indications that serious overcrowding problems on the Overground through Waltham Forest may not be resolved for another three years Overcrowding on trains which has already led to fights and injuries in Waltham Forest could be set to continue for up to three years, according to a railway campaign group.
- Mid Sussex MP chairs parliament meeting over “unacceptable” rail service SIR Nicholas Soames has led crunch talks over the poor rail service in East Grinstead and the surrounding area. The Mid Sussex MP chaired a meeting of 10 Members of Parliament including Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs), Jeremy Quin (Horsham), Nusrat Ghani (Wealden), Maria Caulfield (Lewes) and others today.
- Commuter’s anger over rise in car parking permit feesA commuter from Milton Keynes to London who pays Ł74 a month for a parking permit only to find he can’t always get a space is outraged by the increase in fees.
- Lincoln council approves Ł858k extra funding for Lincoln Transport HubMembers of the City of Lincoln Council’s Executive have approved the next stages of development for the Central Lincoln Transport Hub project at a meeting on May 26.
- Residents angry over felled treesRESIDENTS in Jericho have claimed noise from a railway line has been worsened by tree clearance work.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Exhibition shows off future Tube Station designsThere will be an opportunity next month to visit the architects working on a new set of designs for London Underground tube stations. Studio Egret West’s new studio and showroom will be open for four days to let the public in and discuss the past, present and future of the tube network. The installation, just up the road from Farringdon Station, will show off the work Studio Egret West have been undertaking with London Underground to develop a design guide that will apply to future refurbishments, and covers every aspect of station architecture and ambience, from pavement to plat...
Rail Magazine
- TIMELAPSE VIDEO: Abbey Wood station re-development projectThe new station will have a bigger ticket hall, step-free access and improved connections with local bus services.
Railway Gazette
- Industry calls for co-ordinated European action on metal theftEUROPE: A joint statement calling for EU-wide action against metal theft was issued on May 26 by a...
Other News Sources
- MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STAGECOACH IN SOUTH WALES TO RETIREStagecoach in South Wales Managing Director John Gould is to retire in August after a 40-year career in the UK bus industry, the company announced today (27 May 2015).
- Keyline strengthens rail division with senior appointmentKeyline has appointed Paul Clunn as rail manager south and will be the focal point for Keyline’s customer relationships across the region.
- Southern performance 'extremely disappointing' says MPSam Gyimah has said he will be seeking compensation for rail commuters after some were fined while standing in first class
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