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Concerns of noise from early morning flights over Norwich Airport expansion
A Norwich MP has heard public concerns about early morning flights and increased pollution at a meeting about the future expansion of Norwich Airport.
MP calls on Transport Ministers to boost Wrexham rail services
Wrexham MP Ian Lucas has called on UK Transport Ministers to ensure stronger rail links for the area as they examine bids to run services on the West Coast Main Line.
Tatton MP puts the case for opening mid Cheshire links to the rail minister
A GOVERNMENT minister has vowed to pursue unlocking the rail link from Knutsford to Crewe following a meeting with residents, businesses and Tatton’s MP.
Sunday, 03 September 2017
BBC News
- Rail strikes: Merseyrail staff stage 48-hour walkoutStaff at Merseyrail have started a 48-hour strike in a dispute with the firm over driver only-operated trains (DOOs) and the role of guards.
- Bolton railway station bridge collapse: Reopening date announcedBolton railway station, which was shut when a burst water main caused a bridge to collapse, is due to reopen.
- Bolton railway station bridge collapse: Reopening date announcedThe Bolton-Manchester line will reopen on Wednesday following repairs to the Moses Gate bridge.
- Councils to be allowed to charge for road closuresCompanies in England would be charged for closing busy routes at peak times, under government plans.
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh tram extension ‘should wait for overspend verdict’Authorities in Edinburgh have been urged to put on hold plans to extend the capital’s tram line until the long-awaited inquiry into how the existing network ran hundreds of millions of pounds over budget publishes its findings.
Times Online
- The UK’s least-value rail trips [subscription]The Oxfordshire town of Didcot, with its steam railway centre and starter housing estates, is one of the fastest growing in Britain.
- Uber drivers forced to have new criminal record check [subscription]The vetting process for thousands of drivers offering the under-fire service in London has been declared invalid
- Spanning the old partisan divide should be our aim [subscription]The purpose of a bridge is to connect people and places, and even the name of the new Queensferry Crossing should help to foster a feeling of togetherness.
- That’s the last time Uber gives me the runaround [subscription]Once a dazzling start-up, the service is now a behemoth answerable to no one
- Memo to Policy North: create your own wealth [subscription]Tommy Stubbington’s report last week (“Forget HS2 and build northern hyperloop, ministers told”) only confirms the muddled thinking of Policy North.
- Cyclist safety law ‘unenforceable’ [subscription]Officials have warned Shane Ross, the transport minister, that a Fine Gael proposal to penalise motorists who drive too close to cyclists is “unenforceable”, unnecessary and could have adverse unintended consequences.
- School run could be toxic to our children [subscription]Parents who drive children to school yet live within walking distance have been accused of contributing to sharp rises in air pollution across Scotland that may be harming the health of young people.
Daily Record
- Dayflight robbery as it's revealed it costs more to park a car than a jet at Scotland's busiest airportEdinburgh airport charge airlines £4.95 to park an Airbus A320 on the apron for 15 minutes yet stopping a car for the same amount of time in the controversial drop-off zone would set you back £5.
Mail Online
- Mexico City Airport offering sleeping pods for $30 a nightAn unusual 'hotel' has opened up for tired travellers at an airport in Mexico City - with bosses offering new capsules for people to sleep in.
The Mirror
- £200m fake train ticket scam: We put season pass bought on dark web to the test at Britain's busiest stationNo one has a clue that Mirrorman Alan Selby is the 'cheat in the seat' travelling 30 miles and back for a fraction of the true cost
Belfast Telegraph
- Rail workers strike amid worsening driver-only trains disputeRail workers will go on strike again on Sunday as part of worsening disputes over the role of guards and driver-only trains.
- Rail workers strike amid worsening driver-only trains disputeRail workers will go on strike again on Sunday as part of worsening disputes over the role of guards and driver-only trains.
Manchester Evening News
- How bakeries, breweries and bowling alleys have breathed new life into Manchester's railway archesManchester's old railway arches now house everything from bakeries to breweries - and the spaces make Network Rail an income of £4m a year
Northern Echo
- Mr Sanders joins Leeds Bradford Airport as aviation development directorA FORMER Newcastle Airport senior official is looking forward to helping another base take off after starting a fresh role.
Other Regional Press
- £3.8million train refurbishment nears completionThe 54 Class 321 trains, which run between Liverpool Street and Southend, Chelmsford, Colchester and Ipswich, are being transformed with new carpets and vinyl flooring, panels and seat covers.
- Keighley Bus Company in new travel ventureKEIGHLEY Bus Company is part of an initiative designed to improve travel connections between destinations across the country.
- Concerns of noise from early morning flights over Norwich Airport expansionA Norwich MP has heard public concerns about early morning flights and increased pollution at a meeting about the future expansion of Norwich Airport.
- MP calls on Transport Ministers to boost Wrexham rail servicesWrexham MP Ian Lucas has called on UK Transport Ministers to ensure stronger rail links for the area as they examine bids to run services on the West Coast Main Line.
- 5 reasons why the former Chard Junction railway station should be reopenedWith the recent start of the new south western rail franchise, and more people travelling on Britain's trains than ever before, the time has come to look at opening new stations across Somerset.
- £41 million Edinburgh Gateway rail station failed to open on time as staff were locked outA FLAGSHIP new railway station opened an hour late yesterday – as red-faced staff waited for a set of keys to unlock it.
- Rail minister to look into rail link from Crewe to mid Cheshire following meetingTHE Crewe-born rail minister has vowed to pursue connecting his hometown with Northwich and mid Cheshire following a meeting with residents, businesses and Tatton's MP.
- Tatton MP puts the case for opening mid Cheshire links to the rail ministerA GOVERNMENT minister has vowed to pursue unlocking the rail link from Knutsford to Crewe following a meeting with residents, businesses and Tatton’s MP.
Construction News
- Alison Munro steps down from HS2Ms Munro, who has been at HS2 since its inception in 2009, was appointed as MD of development in September 2014 after spending five years as chief executive.
Other News Sources
- How does hyperloop work? Everything you need to know about magnetic levitationFirst honed as a concept by Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk in 2012, hyperloop is touted as the future of passenger transport.
- Reading Buses launched the Silverstars service for the new academic year to help standardise bus faresSCHOOLCHILDREN are expected to benefit from a comprehensive bus network for the new academic year in an attempt to standardise fares throughout the town.
- The delights of the railways at the Old Oak Common Open DayWandering around an empty depot is undeniably of some interest, but a depot full of unusual trains is much more interesting.
- c2c ranked most punctual rail operator according to latest Network Rail statisticsLocal train operator c2c has reclaimed its position as the most punctual and reliable commuter service in London according to new statistics published by Network Rail.
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