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Misery for passengers sees ScotRail fined a record amount
RAIL passengers misery has been laid bare after ScotRail has received record fines for failing to meet required standards for the running of the nation’s trains and stations.
Boss of British Airways owner IAG Willie Walsh among airline bosses to be grilled by MPs on Heathrow expansion plans
The boss of British Airways owner IAG is among airline representatives to voice their thoughts – and concerns – over Heathrow expansion to MPs this week.
Transport top of the agenda for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Leeds visit
Transport was top of the agenda when Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Leeds to hear about the planned £500m redevelopment of the city’s main railway station.
Monday, 19 February 2018
BBC News
- Derailed train in Lanarkshire causes travel disruptionThe train came off tracks near Carstairs causing problems with trains on the West Coast mainline.
- Carillion investors were 'fleeing for the hills'Carillion's investors fled the failing company as it headed for disaster, according to MPs.
The Guardian
- Carillion shareholders considered suing after profit warningMajor investor Kiltearn has sent evidence to committees holding inquiry into contractor's collapse. A major investment firm that owned 10% of Carillion has told MPs it considered suing the the collapsed government contractor over suspicions that directors knew it was in difficulty earlier than they admitted in public.
The Herald
- Misery for passengers sees ScotRail fined a record amountRAIL passengers misery has been laid bare after ScotRail has received record fines for failing to meet required standards for the running of the nation’s trains and stations.
- ScotRail still far off from the destination of a better serviceREMEMBER the promises? It would be a new chapter in the history of Scotland’s railways. The trains would be faster and cleaner. There would be more carriages and better facilities. But three years into Abellio’s decade of running ScotRail, how are the promises standing up?
Times Online
- Thameslink passengers left in pain by trains’ ‘concrete’ seats [Subscription]New hi-tech carriages costing billions are causing upset with ‘cheap’ seating that has minimal padding
- Questions are piling up for Carillion [Subscription]Everyone knows the Qataris don’t pay their bills. Everyone knows these tricksy sons of the desert, once an outpost of the British empire, will wriggle out of a contract as soon as sell you a horse with dodgy tendons.
- Carillion boss ‘had only vague grasp of finances’ [Subscription]Damning evidence to MPs as banks set to reveal Carillion write-downs
City AM
- City investors chronicle efforts to reform Carillion as it headed to liquidationCarillion executives are under fire again today with the publication of correspondence detailing how City investors tried to change the direction of the failing firm.
Daily Record
- Chaos as train derails between Glasgow and Lanark Services were subject to delays and cancellations for hours but the disruption has now ended.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- This historic railway locomotive is turning 100 - and it's got a special activity planned to celebrate Douglas has been based on the line since 1952 and has starred as a popular children’s character
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Transport top of the agenda for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Leeds visit Transport was top of the agenda when Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Leeds to hear about the planned £500m redevelopment of the city’s main railway station.
Cambridge News
- Are these awesome 'adaptable carriages' heading for our railways?Novel adaptable train carriages that can be configured for passengers or freight are on track for trials on the UK's railways.
Other Regional Press
- AMs renew calls for 'crucial' rail link between Newport and Ebbw ValeCALLS for a crucial rail link between Newport and Ebbw Vale have been reignited by the city's two AMs.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- New timetable launched to improve services on the tram network Customers will experience a more regular service with reduced waiting times from Sunday 25 February, as Transport for London (TfL) introduces a revised timetable designed to improve services across the whole London Trams network. South London is changing, with more people living, working and socialising in the area and demand for tram services continues to rise. The roads they share with cars, pedestrians and cyclists are also getting busier. These timetable changes are essential to ensure the tram network continues to provide a fast and reliable service to the communities it serves. The n...
Railway Gazette
- Network Rail commissions cloud-based digital archiveUK: Network Rail has appointed Preservica to create a cloud-based digital archive to preserve and...
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- Does The Yorkshire Coast Have The UK's Most Scenic Bus Routes?Does the Yorkshire Coast have the nation's most scenic bus routes?
- Plans for new bridge at Farnborough North station spark anger at 'supremely arrogant' Network RailResidents are concerned that the proposed bridge will "utterly blight" the historic High Street in Farnborough
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