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British Transport merger must be immediately scrapped, say unions
THE controversial merger of Police Scotland and British Transport Police must be immediately scrapped due to a “cavalier” attitude towards railway safety, rail unions have demanded.
Taxify halts London services after regulator questions licence
Uber rival Taxify has temporarily halted operations in London, the company said on Friday, after local regulator Transport for London said the new market entrant had failed to obtain a proper operating licence.
Southern Rail owner Go Ahead sees profits tumble
The owner of Southern Rail has posted a a 5.7 per cent drop in pre-tax profits after a series of industrial disputes and falling passenger numbers.
The Yorkshire Post says: Now is the time to pile pressure on Theresa May to fix Northern transport
THERESA MAY – whose Maidenhead constituency will soon benefit from Crossrail – clearly believes the Government has a track record to defend when it comes to investment in the train network.
UK to consult further on Heathrow expansion after election delay
Britain announced on Thursday a further consultation on a third runway at Heathrow airport to take into account new aviation demand forecasts and the government's air quality plan.
Friday, 08 September 2017
BBC News
- SHAREDWatch: Pupils in West Yorkshire ticket wrangleTeenagers say they are being singled out and treated like criminals because of misleading advice about buying a ticket on the Ilkley to Leeds rail line.
Financial Times
- Go-Ahead sales tick up after conditions at Southern rail franchise brighten
- Go-Ahead profits fall as rail strikes take tollTransport group’s shares drop as industrial problems weigh on performance
The Herald
- British Transport merger must be immediately scrapped, say unionsTHE controversial merger of Police Scotland and British Transport Police must be immediately scrapped due to a “cavalier” attitude towards railway safety, rail unions have demanded.
The Mirror
- War hero who lost a limb in Afghanistan refused access to Virgin train as he 'couldn't prove he was disabled' Andy Grant was travelling from London to Liverpool but left his wallet in a cafe close to the station and tried to board the train using his e-ticket
This is Money
- Southern Rail owner Go Ahead sees profits tumble The owner of Southern Rail has posted a a 5.7 per cent drop in pre-tax profits after a series of industrial disputes and falling passenger numbers.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Delays to rail services after thieves target signal boxes British Transport Police are investigating the thefts which happened at Talacre and Shotton
Liverpool Echo
- Amputee war hero refused access to Virgin train because he couldn't "prove" he is disabledAn amputee war hero who was blown up in Afghanistan was refused access to a Virgin Train this afternoon when he was unable to “prove“ he was disabled.
London Evening Standard
- TfL launch smartphone app that lets commuters top up Oyster Cards on their mobilesA new smartphone app launched by Transport for London allows commuters to top up their Oyster Cards on their mobiles.
Yorkshire Post
- The Yorkshire Post says: Now is the time to pile pressure on Theresa May to fix Northern transport THERESA MAY – whose Maidenhead constituency will soon benefit from Crossrail – clearly believes the Government has a track record to defend when it comes to investment in the train network.
Other Regional Press
- Rail company spends more than a penny on improving train toilets!Greater Anglia has spent £150,000 upgrading the toilets on its fleet of commuter trains running between Ipswich, Essex and London.
Buying Business Travel
- Election forces government to reopen Heathrow consultationTransport secretary insists there will be no further delay on runway decision
Rail Magazine
- Autumn start for Great Northern ‘700s’Class 700s will enter traffic on the Great Northern in the next few weeks.
- Testing plans for Greater Anglia's new Stadler trainsTesting of Stadler-built trains for Greater Anglia will take place in several European countries.
- IEP reaches Edinburgh for the first timeScottish capital debut for new Hitachi trains
Rail Technology Magazine
- Maynard: HS2 will not deliver full potential unless east-west links improvedRail minister Paul Maynard has reiterated that HS2’s full potential will not be fully delivered unless east-west rail links are properly improved as well, despite recent claims that plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NRP), or HS3, have gone down the government’s priority...
- Go-Ahead profits slump under poor Southern performanceThe company behind Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the Go-Ahead Group, has today reported a slowdown in its operating profits partially due to strike action on Southern services. Operating profits for the company slipped by 12%, from 162.6m in 2016 to 150.6m this year, with overall revenue...
- The Halton Curve: Small piece of track, big rail ambitionsCllr Liam Robinson, chair of the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Transport Committee and of Merseytravel, explains the importance of bringing the Halton Curve back into full use.
- From enmity to eminence: The inevitable journey of infrastructureSir David Higgins, chairman of HS2 Ltd, discusses the enduring importance of infrastructure - putting HS2 in context of the Grade 1 listed Humber Bridge, comparing and contrasting how the bridge was first seen, and how essential it is now.
- RMT threatens strike action against another TOC over payYet another TOC could become the latest victim of widespread industrial action as the RMT today warned that a dispute against East Midlands Trains (EMT) was “looming”. The union said that strikes could be on the horizon due to East Midlands allegedly “dragging its heels”...
Railnews
- CAMPAIGN: It™s time to get real about rail The news of the forthcoming rise in regulated fares has unleashed a torrent of media criticism of the railway industry, even though it does not control the decision, while the most common label given to the vital work at London Waterloo in August was ˜disruption™. The best way to do so is not yet obvious, but Railnews editor Sim Harris believes we should now start biting back.
Aviation Industry
- How big of a threat to air travel is the Hyperloop? A Hyperloop, the vacuum-tube city-to-city transportation concept introduced by Elon Musk in 2013, could be operational on a small scale within three years, according to Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) co-founder and CEO Dirk Ahlborn. read more
Other News Sources
- Chance to adopt Whitchurch and Ludlow rail stationsArriva Trains Wales is offering people in Shropshire the opportunity to take over their local station as part of celebrations to mark International Day of Charity.
- Transport bosses reject pleas from locals for crossing to Moray train stationPassengers walking to connections in Forres currently have to make their own way across the busy A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road.
- London Waterloo disruption: Expect delays, altered routes and bus replacement services this weekend Passengers will face another round of disruptions on Saturday and Sunday (September 9-10)
- 'Save the money; provide a better service': YOUR comments on South Western Railway's big train makeover69% of Get Surrey readers who responded to our poll on the makeover said they liked the redesign
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