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At least 11 rail stations at risk after minister refuses to rule out closures
SCOTLAND’s Transport Minister Keith Brown has not ruled out closing train stations as part of a review on the future of the railways.
Go-Ahead boosted by rail growth but bus costs hit profits
Transport operator Go-Ahead has hailed strong growth in its rail division despite a 12.9pc fall in first-half profit.
Plea to allow Birmingham Airport meet growing demand for air travel
Transport Secretary Justine Greening heard a plea from the city’s business community to let Birmingham Airport take the strain as the nation struggles to cope with growing demand for air travel.
Friday, 24 February 2012
BBC News
- Rochdale's £11.5m transport interchange gets go ahead Rochdale will get a new £11.5m transport interchange after a scheme to build it was given final approval by the Department for Transport.
- Action urged on Tube informationA union demands action from London Underground against
- Reuben Bros buy London HeliportBillionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben buy the London Heliport in Battersea for an undisclosed sum.
- Stelios loses Easyjet vote on payEasyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou loses his battle over directors pay at the firm's annual meeting, but the airline will review executive pay.
Department for Transport
- Transport StatisticsThe Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Financial Times
- EasyJet chairman calls for majority protectionComments follow founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou™s protracted campaign to oppose approval for executive package
- Ferrovial diversifies with lower debtSpanish infrastructure group sees net debt tumble to €5bn from €19.7bn as it continues to diversify away from its domestic market
- Buses weigh on Go-AheadNew business in the bus division holds back operating profits as the group struggles to source vehicles and drivers for a programme in Dorset
The Herald
- MSPs lose battle in ferry fares warA BID by opposition MSPs to delay plans to withdraw cheaper ferry fares from commercial vehicles going to the Outer Hebrides and Coll and Tire, failed at Holyrood yesterday.
- Decision to reopen famous road due todayThe Rest and Be Thankful road was expected to open today after as much as 50 tonnes of rock and earth shifted down the hillside beside the route.
- Travellers would pay more for improved rail serviceBUSINESS passengers are prepared to pay significantly higher rail fares in return for improvements to services, a leading Scottish trade organisation said.
- Year of disruption in store on key route to HighlandsMOTORISTS are facing a year of delays and disruption on the A82 at Loch Lomond as work begins to remove
- Scots air links 'at risk' if bmi deal blockedAIR links between Scotland and Heathrow provided by bmi will be lost unless a £172 million buyout is given the go-ahead, the head of British Airways's parent company has claimed.
The Scotsman
- Scrapping of Outer Hebrides cheaper transport scheme ‘should be delayed’ PLANS to scrap a cheaper travel scheme for hauliers going to the Outer Hebrides should be delayed, Labour said today.
- Scrapping of Outer Hebrides cheaper transport scheme ‘should be delayed’ PLANS to scrap a cheaper travel scheme for hauliers going to the Outer Hebrides should be delayed, Labour said today.
- BMI sale ˜would mean 50 jobs™ in engineeringSOME 50 new Scottish engineering jobs would be created to maintain BMI’s fleet if the airline was sold to British Airways’ owner, it was pledged yesterday.
- At least 11 rail stations at risk after minister refuses to rule out closuresSCOTLAND’s Transport Minister Keith Brown has not ruled out closing train stations as part of a review on the future of the railways.
- Gordon Casely: Through trains to the north under threat againDIRECT rail services from London to Aberdeen and Inverness are again under threat. David Middleton, chief executive of Transport Scotland, includes this sentence in his letter of 18 January to my MP Dame Anne Begg:
The Telegraph
- Fiery finale on cards in easyJet soap opera The garish orange aircraft hangar that houses easyJet's headquarters stands out against the otherwise grey hues of Luton airport.
- Go-Ahead boosted by rail growth but bus costs hit profitsTransport operator Go-Ahead has hailed strong growth in its rail division despite a 12.9pc fall in first-half profit.
Times Online
- Cycle safety: minister backs key aims of campaign A call for every city to appoint a cycling commissioner responsible for making cities fit for cycling won Government support today, when the Transport Minister endorsed the plan at a packed Parliamentary debate on cycle safety.
Parliament
- Labour warns of train fare rises Ministers have already agreed with operators to increase train fares by at least 6% in the coming years, Labour has claimed.
Daily Express
- Easyjet investors snub Stelios over bosses' payBUDGET airline easyJet shrugged off a rebellion by founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou as other shareholders backed plans to award bosses a multi-million-pound pay package.
Daily Record
- Transport minister Keith Brown: Upgrading A82 will better connect local community to central beltA SECTION of road connecting the central belt to the Highlands is to be upgraded to reduce traffic congestion.
The Mirror
- Go Ahead's rail profits soar on back of fare hike Go Ahead made £16.5million from its Southern, Southeastern and London Midland routes in the second half of 2011
Airwise News
- Go-Ahead to pay cash to Treasury The rail arm of Go-Ahead will start contributing cash to the Treasury this spring after revenues jumped on its commuter routes.
Birmingham Post
- Plea to allow Birmingham Airport meet growing demand for air travelTransport Secretary Justine Greening heard a plea from the city’s business community to let Birmingham Airport take the strain as the nation struggles to cope with growing demand for air travel.
Journal Live
- Go-Ahead reports 'robust' trading PUBLIC transport giant Go-Ahead said trading was "robust" in the first half of its financial year and it is looking forward to a busy second half for the industry.
- Emirates expands its services at Newcastle AirportBUSINESS leaders say Emirates airlines' plans to expand at Newcastle Airport is
Liverpool Post
- Liverpool could lose out to Manchester under high-speed rail plansMORE worrying evidence that Liverpool will lose out badly to Manchester in the Government’s controversial high-speed rail (HS2) plans can be revealed today.
Manchester Evening News
- Revealed: The 1950s plan for a futuristic Manchester of helipads and underground trainsFascinating drawings which reveal how the post-war city would be transformed are revealed in a new exhibition. Researchers have uncovered blueprints for city-centre helipads which would have allowed commuters to shuttle from Piccadilly Gardens to other cities.
- All aboard for new £6.7m Metrolink and bus interchange in Wythenshawe These are the first images of a new £6.7m transport interchange to be built in Wythenshawe. Transport bosses want to move the existing bus station from beside the shopping centre to a new site outside Wythenshawe Forum where it will link up with a new Metrolink stop.
Metro
- 'Misinformation' on Underground is endangering staff - Bob Crow Tube workers are being attacked and threatened by frustrated passengers because of ‘misinformation’ about delays to London Underground services, their union has claimed.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Pedal power reigns at Inverness schoolPupils in Inverness got on their bikes yesterday to celebrate their primary school becoming the first in the Highlands to be awarded cycle-friendly status.
The York Press
- New cycle parking in Newgate Market Cyclists now have more choice where to park their bikes in York city centre.
- Details of Network Rail control centre to go on show PLANS for a new rail operating and training centre, which could bring about 475 jobs in York, will go on show to the public on Tuesday.
Blackpool Gazette
- Cracks prompt big dig on trackWORKERS have begun digging up Blackpool’s tram track again – just weeks before the new service is set to launch.
Plymouth Herald
- Profits, revenues and volume up for CityBus owner Go-AheadTHE company which owns Plymouth CityBus has announced an increase in revenue, profits amd bus volumes in its half-year results.
Other Regional Press
- Railway platforms to be extended SOON commuters should have a more comfortable ride to work thanks to station improvements.
- The Comet launches campaign in light of Luton Airport expansionNOW is the time to raise your objections over plans to DOUBLE the number of passengers using Luton Airport.
- Is the sun setting on the city™s bus station?Preston’s bus station will cost £7m to keep running despite Town Hall figures showing it makes a profit.
- Smile! You™re on a speed camera!A YEAR-long clampdown on speeding drivers has been launched in a bid to cut the death toll on Glasgow™s roads.
- Electric car charge points are unveiledTHE latest electric vehicle charge points were officially unveiled by MEP Kirsty Ford at Millbrook Proving Ground this week.
Bus and Coach.com
- Plaxton reveals high-capacity ElitePlaxton has released an artist™s impression of the high-capacity Elite which it will be building for Stagecoach later this year, with availability for other operators in time for the 2013 season.
- Bus profits support Go-AheadRevenue at the Go-Ahead Group in the first half of it 2012 financial year was up, at £1,199.
- DfT expenditure attackedThe cross-party transport select committee has warned the government it must do more to show that transport expenditure plans involve a fair allocation of resources across the nation.
Campaign for Better Transport
- Time to tap outer London's transport potential23 February: Levels of walking, cycling and travel by public transport travel are all low in outer London. The mayoral election is a chance to do something about it. read more
Global Rail News
- Bilfinger Berger awarded major rail contracts in BerlinBilfinger Berger has won two major contracts for the expansion of Berlin’s public transport system. The contracts include the construction of a new underground rail line in the centre of the German capital and a link between the main station and the urban rail ring. They have a combined value of around €230 million. The new [...]
- Tower disappearsThe Stephenson Tower has finally disappeared from Birmingham™s city skyline. The demolition of the 22 storey 1960s residential tower block is the first stage towards the construction of the new John Lewis department store which gets underway later in the spring. Sitting above Platform 12 of New Street station, in the heart of the city [...]
- Dangerous delivery lorries turned away from Crossrail sitesLorries that don’t comply with new safety rules to protect cyclists will be ‘turned away’ from Crossrail construction sites, Crossrail has said. We reported earlier this month how Keyline has upgraded 14 of its vehicles (pictured) to meet the new specifications. The project is backing a campaign for safer delivery lorries after a spate of [...]
- Fenchurch farewell for TrevorTrevor Capps, who worked for c2c at Fenchurch Street station in London, is retiring after over 48 years in the rail industry. Trevor joined the railway in 1963 at Southend East station. For the majority of his career he has worked on station platforms, despatching trains and looking after passengers. He has also worked stints [...]
- Prime Minister visits Crossrail sitePrime Minister David Cameron visited Crossrail™s Westbourne Park site in west London recently to view the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) ahead of Crossrail tunnelling commencing next month. The Prime Minister was joined by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to meet engineers and construction workers and to hear more about tunnelling preparations for Europe™s largest civil [...]
- Romsey rail bridge reconstruction set to beginA three-month project to replace the bridge in Romsey which carries the A27 (Southampton Road) over the railway to enable larger freight containers to be transported by rail is scheduled to start on Saturday 31 March 2012. The work, which will require the road to be closed, was originally scheduled to start in December 2011, [...]
- Sporting heroes back Translink NI Railways & Samaritans campaignTranslink NI Railways and Samaritans have joined forces to launch ˜We™re In Your Corner™; a hard-hitting campaign to promote the charity™s emotional support services and help prevent suicides on the local rail network. The new partnership also provides support for Translink employees who find themselves in challenging and highly sensitive circumstances when dealing with someone [...]
Aviation Industry
- Chancellor urged to reduce rise in APDBusiness group tells Osborne that planned 8 per cent increase should be cut
- Easyjet sees off Stelios rebellionSupport from other shareholders sees vote on pay deal passed
- Delta ditches Gatwick flights Sussex airport loses out as US carrier goes double-daily from Heathrow
Green Miscellany
- The world™s most stylish bicycle trailer A trailers increase dramatically the amount of cargo you can move by bicycle, but despite there being a wide range of different types “ from designs that carry kids and shopping to those built for expeditions – they are seldom seen on British roads.read more
Other News Sources
- Gatwick Appoints Head of Surface Transport Julia Gregory joined Gatwick Airport earlier this year as Head of Surface Transport with responsibility for setting and delivering the airport's surface access strategy in support of the airport's ambition to compete and grow to become London's airport of choice.
- Suffolk community transport group formed A PIONEERING initiative set up to improve and promote community transport across Suffolk has received a significant cash boost from the Government.
- New travel card scheme to help Londoners with ‘hidden’ disabilities Transport for London is rolling out an travel assistance card scheme aimed at helping Londoners with ‘hidden’ disabilities such as hearing or communication difficulties use public transport.
- RMT demands action as bogus tube service information leads to violence against staffTUBE UNION RMT today demanded action from London Underground as union representatives unveiled a catalogue of abuse of service announcements which is leading directly to assaults and threats against staff caught in the web of misinformation.
- RMT welcomes growing political and public support for campaign to save Scottish railwaysRAIL UNION RMT today welcomed a surge of political and public support for the campaign to block Transport Scotland's 'Rail 2014' proposals to smash apart existing Scottish rail services in the name of increased private profit.
- Bluestar improves its Winchester-Southampton service COMMUTERS between Winchester and Southampton are to benefit from more buses at peak times.
- New chairman pledges to maintain FTA Road Freight Council™s winning waysThe Freight Transport Association's freight councils have a well-earned reputation for turning powerful argument into demonstrable achievement; ...
- Prime Minister makes second Crossrail visit of the monthThe Prime Minister has taken his second visit to a Crossrail site in a matter of weeks after visiting Westbourne Park where tunnel boring machines are being assembled.
- Four shortlisted for £35m Custom House Crossrail stationFour contractors have been shortlisted for the chance to build the £35 million Custom House Crossrail station.
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