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UK rail franchises face threat from abroad
Dutch and French operators gain edge after Abellio secured Greater Anglia franchise with offer a fifth higher than London-listed groups
High-speed train safety questioned
A SCOTTISH academic has claimed the HS2 high-speed railway plans may suffer track failure and derailments if trains are allowed to travel on it at speeds of 250mph.
Cycling: bright ideas from around the world recycled for a safer UK
David Cameron will hear radical ideas for making Britain’s cities safer for cyclists at a Downing Street conference tomorrow.
Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom leading the battle for residents affected by HS2 rail link
MP ANDREA Leadsom has reassured homeowners left in limbo following the HS2 announcement that fighting for compensation is one of her top priorities.
Monday, 20 February 2012
Financial Times
- Frankfurt airport set to see further strikeThe GdF airport workers™ union has called a 24-hour stoppage from 5am on Monday as part of a rapidly-intensifying labour dispute
- Passenger volumes key for transport groupsAirlines hope that existing demand will drive revenues, either through higher fares or passengers™ increased spending on ancillary products
- EasyJet faces debate on capital returnThe team of the airline™s founder is ready to question the company™s performance figures during the annual shareholders™ meeting on Thursday
Mail Online
- 'Don't fly British Airways, they are fat cats': What Cameron's outspoken adviser told a cabinet ministerDowning Street has been forced to distance itself from David Cameron's closest advisor after he described British Airways as 'fat cats' and urged a minister to fly with Virgin.
Metro
- Half-term travel chaos hits HeathrowPassengers at Heathrow Airport are enduring long delays as staff shortages take hold of the west London travel hub.
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- 80-year history of Leeds Bradford AirportEVERY year, hundreds of Huddersfield holidaymakers fly off to the sun from Leeds Bradford Airport.
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