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Boris Island v Birmingham Airport: The debate over UK's air traffic expansion
Does the UK need the ‘Boris Island’ airport in the Thames Estuary or is there a solution to be found at existing facilities in the regions? Experts from both camps offer their arguments.
Arriva threatens redundancies if not allowed to expand its Bootle bus depot
BUS firm Arriva has said it may put 100 staff out of work if plans to expand its Bootle depot are rejected by council planning chiefs.
Replacement trams to be built in Spain
New trams rolling through the Black Country will be built in Spain, it was announced today.
Saturday, 04 February 2012
BBC News
- Bicycle trains 'to boost tourism'Trials are due to take place using a pedal-powered train on a disused rail line in Gwynedd as a way to boost tourism.
- Derailment disruption continuesTravel disruption is continuing following the derailment of a freight train engine on the West Coast mainline in Bletchley.
- New Virgin staff pay for checksVirgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.
The Herald
- Drivers to face Scotland's first motorway bus laneDRIVERS will be confronted by Scotland's first motorway bus lane this year when a dedicated route is expected to open as part of traffic measures introduced during the construction of the new Forth Road Bridge.
The Telegraph
- Train services disrupted by derailmentTrain services on one of the country's key routes were disrupted after a freight engine was derailed at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire.
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Birmingham Mail
- Owner of eyesore Moseley tram depot given ultimatumTHE owner of a crumbling landmark tram depot has been given a year to put it right or face legal action.
- Midland commuters face delays after freight train derailmentA freight train derailment caused major disruption to travellers on one of Britain's busiest rail lines today.
Birmingham Post
- Boris Island v Birmingham Airport: The debate over UK's air traffic expansionDoes the UK need the ‘Boris Island’ airport in the Thames Estuary or is there a solution to be found at existing facilities in the regions? Experts from both camps offer their arguments.
Liverpool Echo
- Merseyrail guard manslaughter charge over Georgia Varley death at James Street StationA MERSEYRAIL guard was today charged with manslaughter over the death of Wirral teenager Georgia Varley at Liverpool's James Street train station.
Liverpool Post
- Arriva threatens redundancies if not allowed to expand its Bootle bus depotBUS firm Arriva has said it may put 100 staff out of work if plans to expand its Bootle depot are rejected by council planning chiefs.
London Evening Standard
- MPs denounce rail chiefs over 'reward for failure'Rail bosses came under massive pressure to take zero bonuses, as commuter belt MPs and a transport minister condemned their
Manchester Evening News
- Major rail disruption on West Coast line between Manchester and London after train derailsA derailed train has blocked the West Coast rail line between Manchester and London, causing major disruption for commuters travelling to and from the capital.
- Bus firm First to face transport watchdog in punctuality probe Greater Manchester™s biggest bus firm is being hauled before the industry watchdog after a probe into the punctuality of its services. Bosses from First will appear before the region™s traffic commissioner, Beverley Bell, at her office inWigan on Monday.
Metro
- Network Rail bosses attacked by transport secretary over bonusesBonus packages of up to £340,000 to Network Rail bosses were have been branded 'unacceptable' by transport secretary Justine Greening.
The York Press
- 29 bus jobs at risk in YorkA UNION claims 29 conductors are at risk of redundancy following First™s decision to axe York™s ftr buses.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Fear early and late trains could be cutTrain services in the Black Country and Staffordshire could be cut when the deal to run the West Coast Main Line is renewed later this year, it emerged today.
- Replacement trams to be built in SpainNew trams rolling through the Black Country will be built in Spain, it was announced today.
- M6 work to hit drivers overnightDrivers will face disruptions on a busy stretch of the M6 in the Black Country as a month-long £1.5million resurfacing scheme takes place.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Support is expressed for new bus serviceTHE DETAILS of a new bus service for a large estate have been revealed.
Other Regional Press
- Plea over bus station falls flatA campaigner’s impassioned plea for a referendum on the future of Preston Bus Station was overwhelmingly rejected at a meeting yesterday.
- Airport verdict: On your bike, BorisA landmark poll has found less than one in five people support plans for a Thames Estuary airport.
- New car-sharing club to be launched in AberdeenA NEW car club is set to be rolled out in Aberdeen, council bosses confirmed today.
- Major delays after train derailsPassengers are facing major delays after a train derailed causing significant damage...
Bus and Coach.com
- Wales cuts bus support by 20 per centThe Welsh government has announced reductions totalling £7million in transport grants, a cut of over 20 per cent.
- Bus stop info scans launched in GlasgowFirst Glasgow is now displaying quick response (QR) codes at bus stops across the city so customers can instantly access its website by scanning the code using the camera on their mobile phone.
- Cable support for ITAsSupport for an integrated transport authority for the Bristol area, and potentially in other conurbations, has come from business secretary Vince Cable.
- Gas trials underway in ReadingReading is currently at the centre of gas bus activity with two operators in the area, Reading Transport and Thames Travel, evaluating MAN™s CNG-powered EcoCity demonstrators.
- Through ticket from Citylink and FirstScottish Citylink “ part-owned by Stagecoach “ and First Glasgow have introduced a through ticket which allows passengers using the Citylink service between Edinburgh, Harthill and Glasgow to continue through to Glasgow Airport on First Glasgow™s 500 Shuttle service.
- Commons plans new inquiryIn what at times seems like a never-ending procession of inquiries, the House of Commons transport committee is now getting in on the act, with what sounds like an inquiry into an inquiry, as it plans to look into the Competition Commission™s report on the local bus services market.
- Hydrogen-powered bus plan for AberdeenPlans to operate 12 hydrogen-powered buses on services in Aberdeen have been approved by the city council.
- Blind passengers œvulnerableBlind bus passengers are being left stranded and vulnerable, according to a new survey by the charity Guide Dogs.
- Cambridge community minibus scheme flopsThe first of Cambridgeshire™s community minibus schemes, promoted by the council as a flexible alternative to funding conventional rural bus services, carried just one passenger in its first month of operation, although that one person did make three journeys.
- First to withdraw StreetCars from YorkFirst is withdrawing its fleet of Wrightbus StreetCars from York.
Campaign for Better Transport
- Cheaper ways to beat A14 congestion2 February: Our response to the DfT™s 'A14 Challenge' shows how congestion could be solved for one third of the cost of a huge widening project. read more
Global Rail News
- Train derailment causes travel chaosUpdate: The Up and Down Slow lines have been re-opened and Network Rail are working to restore full service on the fast lines as ‘soon as possible’. A locomotive derailed at Bletchley on the West Coast Main Line last night. The train caused travel chaos for commuters this morning as no trains can run between [...]
- Eurotunnel revenue up in 2011Groupe Eurotunnel has said its revenue in 2011 increased by 16% to €844.8 million. In the Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel Shuttles sustained a revenue growth of 10%. Eurostar services saw a growth of 2% and carried almost 9.7 million passengers in 2011. A total of almost 19 million people and 17.7 million tonnes of freight were [...]
- Refurbished Marks Tey station opensThe new and upgraded Marks Tey station was opened last week by Essex County Council. National Express East Anglia ‘rebuilt and transformed’ the station with a £2.2m investment as part of the National Stations Improvements Programme. The rebuilt station has a new access ramp and stairs up to the widened London bound platform with new [...]
- Platform promise for PeterboroughMore platforms and a new ticket hall feature in a £43m plan to upgrade Peterborough station. The redevelopment heralds longer, more frequent trains and anticipates a surge in passenger volume. Four million people a year use the station and this number is expected to double over the next 25 years. Says Phil Verster, Network Rail [...]
- Northern Hub plans promotedPeople across the north of England want to see more railways and better services. Network Rail™s biggest ever consultation exercise in the north promoted plans for the Northern Hub and a vision for rail investment across the region. If fully funded the Hub would allow faster, more frequent journeys. It includes the Ordsall Chord, a [...]
- Plans to take high speed rail to Liverpool ˜quiety dropped™The Liverpool Daily Post has claimed that plans to take a high speed rail line to the edge of Liverpool ‘have been quiet dumped, apparently to save money’. High Speed Two was ‘expected to run at its top speed’ to Manchester and then slow down to run through Liverpool Lime Street. The news agency claims that [...]
Aviation Industry
- Malev loses survival battleCarrier stops flying after 66 years as cash runs out
- Air Berlin to join Oneworld in MarchGerman airline and subsidiary Niki will join alliance on March 20
- Ryanair moves into Budapest following Malev demiseNo-frills giant to open Hungary base on February 17
- Kingfisher's entry into Oneworld deferredIndian carrier given more time to improve its finances
Green Miscellany
- Save our cyclists, from fear The Times this week dedicated two front covers and a further four full pages inside the newspaper to its campaign to improve road conditions for urban cyclists. The campaign by The Times to improve road safety is laudable and has the potential to improve conditions for anyone who lives in, or passes through, a town or city, but alarmist headlines risk exacerbating the problem that, where cycling is concerned, we have nothing to fear but fear itself.read more
- Bicycles that grow with your kids Spanish bicycle makers Orbea have launched a range of bicycles that can be adjusted in size as a child growsread more
Other News Sources
- Ryanair Launches “Cash Passport” in Ireland Ryanair today launched the ‘Ryanair Cash Passport' in Ireland. The MasterCard prepaid card (managed by Access Prepaid Worldwide) will replace other MasterCard Prepaid cards as the only way to...
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