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Saturday, 04 June 2011

BBC News

• What do these TfL statistics mean?What can we learn from TfL's new statistics on the congestion charge zone?
• 'Fewer cars' as C-charge cut backFewer vehicles than expected drove into and within London's former western congestion charge zone in the weeks after it was scrapped, studies show.
• Carmakers hit in new market slideCarmakers, headed by Peugeot, lead stock markets lower after data shows car sales falling in France and Spain in May.

Financial Times

• Congestion up in former west London charging zoneCongestion worsened and traffic slowed down in west London in the first 12 weeks this year as removal of the area's congestion-charging zone encouraged drivers to return to the area.

The Herald

• FirstGroup buries the hatchet with US union Teamsters to pen bus driver deal ON one side were managers from Aberdeen-based FirstGroup, which has grown out of the former council-owned bus business Grampian Regional Transport.

The Independent

• 'Stop moaning about the state of the UK's railway system' [letters]Train lines The railway is better nowadays than it has ever been. Speed has been vastly improved which means things like restaurant cars are much less needed.

Daily Express

• Stagecoach is just the ticketINVESTORS jumped aboard Stagecoach Group yesterday on hopes for an upturn in bus -revenues and a return of cash to shareholders.

Birmingham Mail

• New MG clocks up £3 million of orders LONGBRIDGE’S first all-new MG for 16 years has drummed up over £3 million of business in just two weeks – with 180 cars sold.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• ’Wrong’ tarmac used to resurface Conwy’s roads DRIVERS face traffic chaos after the “wrong” road surface was used on a town’s roads.

Journal Live

• Rail engineers emark on £10m Ouseburn Viaduct scheme FATHER and son architects John and Benjamin Green didn’t do ordinary as they crafted what would become Tyneside landmarks.

London Evening Standard

• Bakerloo line branded the worst as delays on Tube keep soaringSerious Tube delays of 15 minutes or longer have soared in frequency, and figures have revealed the Bakerloo line is the worst offender for serious delays

The York Press

• Minibus couple hailed for their care with kids A MINIBUS company which specialises in providing transport for schools and physically disabled passengers has been nominated in the Service With A Smile category in the York Community Pride Awards.

Other Regional Press

• Decision on Bridgnorth cliff railway due soon decision on the future of Bridgnorth’s historic cliff railway could be made as early as next week after today’s deadline for bids to buy the company. The railway was put up for sale in February when its owners, Allan and Jean Reynolds, decided to retire after 15 years.
• Half-term hell: Weymouth roadworks are killing off business say traders BUSINESSES say they are suffering a half-term from hell because of traffic chaos.

Global Rail News

• East Coast launches 50% discount on off-peak travelTrain operator East Coast has introduced a new 50% discount on its Super Off-Peak Standard Class Single tickets to allow ‘leisure passengers even more flexibility’ when ...
• Gore & Cosalt keep rail workers protectedTechnical fabric specialist Gore and safety garment manufacturer for the rail industry Cosalt will show their latest workwear products at Railtex this year. Together they will ...
• Rail industry urged to take a more coherent approachThe next 10 years will see a quarter of the UK’s rolling stock become due for replacement, according to Network Rail’s new route utilisation strategy for ...
• Railways are ˜vital™ to keep country movingThe Office for National Statistics published new statistics yesterday regarding people’s commute to and from work. In response to ONS figures about commuting patterns, a spokesperson ...
• New stations and line openings recommended in latest RUSNew stations, investment in improving infrastructure and reopening lines are the three main aims contained in Network Rail’s recently published West Midlands and Chilterns Route Utilisation ...
• c2c lost property helps to train British Transport Police dogsNational Express train operator c2c is helping the British Transport Police (BTP) and their dog unit by donating old, unclaimed lost property for their dog training ...
• Crime ˜continues to fall™ on the Tube networkThe Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has welcomed the news that once again the number of crimes on the transport network has fallen. New figures released ...
• Union welcomes Crossrail™s pledge on workforceUnite has welcomed commitments given by Crossrail for a directly employed workforce for the prestige cross-London rail project currently under construction. The largest union in the ...

Aviation Industry

• Easyjet commits to œunderserved ManchesterLast week Easyjet added its sixth aircraft and plans to add a seventh next summer
• Construction work finishes at Heathrow Terminal 5The final phase of Heathrow™s Terminal 5 has been completed with the opening of a second satellite building, known as T5 C

Other News Sources

• News from Caroline Pidgeon - No grounds for complacency over crime on London's transport network 3 June 2011 Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the Mayor welcoming the latest crime figures for London™s transport network said: "The Mayor should not be complacent with these latest figures. Across the whole of London™s transport network there has been no uniform fall in crime “ indeed in some areas levels have increased, and in some cases by a significant degree. 360-house-thumb.jpg Yes...