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Grayling accused of snubbing MPs advice over Heathrow
The UK government has largely ignored recommendations from a key parliamentary committee about Heathrow airport’s third runway scheme, the committee’s chair has said, making it much more likely that courts will strike down the project.
HS2 requires Ł43bn of funding for people to make the most it, government's infrastructure tsar says
Head of National Infrastructure Commission says ministers must commit more money 'to get the biggest bang for our buck'
Why Heathrow deserves a more thorough debate - Caroline Pidgeon
It is now August and a good time to reflect, especially on those issues which have received insufficient attention.
Rail campaigners accuse Scottish Government of ‘broken promises’ over North train journey times
Rail campaigners have accused the Scottish Government of “broken promises” on cutting train journey times between the Highlands and the Central Belt.
EXCLUSIVE: Hope for resolution to disputes over role of guards
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash has urged Northern, South Western Railway, Merseyrail and Govia Thameslink Railway to heed the agreement struck with Greater Anglia on July 19, over the role of guards (RAIL 858).
Monday, 06 August 2018
BBC News
- BA boss demands action on Heathrow queuesThe boss of British Airways has criticised long queues at Heathrow, saying arrivals face two-hour waits to get through border control.
- Hundreds more air traffic controllers neededThe UK's main air traffic service provider has launched a recruitment drive as Scotland's airports gear up for what could be their busiest summer on record.
- Airport disruption ends as water is restoredScottish Water says supplies have been restored after a burst water main affected toilets and catering at Glasgow Airport.
- Don't try to be a man, says rail boss Dyan CrowtherDyan Crowther has been working in the rail industry for 30 years. When she started out as a graduate trainee, there weren't any ladies' toilets where she was stationed. She’s now the first female managing director of a British train company and has big plans for the future of Eurostar.
Department for Transport
- Department for Transport to invest record amounts in small businessesOne third of Department for Transport procurement spending to be committed towards small and medium-sized enterprises.
Financial Times
- Grayling accused of snubbing MPs advice over HeathrowThe UK government has largely ignored recommendations from a key parliamentary committee about Heathrow airport’s third runway scheme, the committee’s chair has said, making it much more likely that courts will strike down the project.
The Independent
- Heathrow: what new arrivals on the departure screens?Caracas, Cincinnati and Carlisle could all appear on the route network from Britain’s biggest airport
- HS2 requires Ł43bn of funding for people to make the most it, government's infrastructure tsar saysHead of National Infrastructure Commission says ministers must commit more money 'to get the biggest bang for our buck'
Times Online
- ‘We should spend billions more on HS2’ [Subscription]An extra Ł43 billion should be invested to make the most of the HS2 project, the government’s infrastructure adviser has said, leading critics to raise fresh concerns about the cost.
City AM
- Campaign group calls on government to intervene in Network Rail's Ł1.5bn arches saleA campaign group acting for small business based in Network Rail’s up-for-grabs arches have called on the government to intervene in the Ł1.5bn sale to protect their interests.
Mail Online
- WizzAir named the WORST airline for taking off late with planes delayed 23 minutes on average The Hungarian firm blamed factors including bad winter weather as it came bottom in a table of the 44 busiest airlines operating from the UK in 2017.
The National
- Fury as more rail delays predicted on Highland main lineFURIOUS transport campaigners are predicting more delays and cancellations on the Highland main rail line because of a failure to upgrade it.
Liberal Democrat Party
- Why Heathrow deserves a more thorough debate - Caroline PidgeonIt is now August and a good time to reflect, especially on those issues which have received insufficient attention.
Belfast Telegraph
- BA boss criticises two-hour queues at Heathrow Airport as ‘border farce’Passengers at Heathrow Airport are routinely facing two-hour queues at passport control in what the head of British Airways has called a “border farce”.
London Evening Standard
- Transport for London designs Hong Kong street signs in a bid to get people walkingTransport for London has teamed up with officials in Hong Kong in a bid to get residents out of cars and taxis and walking more.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- See latest work at Silverlink as scheme to build super roundabout takes shapeWork at the junction, which links the A19 and A1058 Coast Road, began in 2016 and is on schedule to finish in March next year
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Rail campaigners accuse Scottish Government of ‘broken promises’ over North train journey timesRail campaigners have accused the Scottish Government of “broken promises” on cutting train journey times between the Highlands and the Central Belt.
Yorkshire Post
- Tom Richmond: Where’s the TransPennine Express boss? His train service is so bad that commuters miss the old PacersTRAIN operator Northern has, rightly, been in the firing line over the continuing chaos on the region’s railways – its record of failure embodies Chris Grayling’s dismal tenureship of the Department for Transport.
Bucks Free Press
- Major road overhaul 'unaffected' by government calls to halt 'shared space' schemesA major High Wycombe town centre overhaul will be “unaffected” by government requests to pause the development of shared space road schemes amid fears it is dangerous and difficult to navigate for blind people.
- Major road overhaul 'unaffected' by government calls to halt 'shared space' schemesA major High Wycombe town centre overhaul will be “unaffected” by government requests to pause the development of shared space road schemes amid fears it is dangerous and difficult to navigate for blind people.
Cambridge News
- This is how a congestion charge would transform CambridgeRobin Heydon, chair of Camcycle, argues the city should adopt the model used in Singapore
- Passengers at Stansted Airport wait more than an hour for bags and trains delayedFrustrated passengers at Stansted Airport had to wait over an hour for their luggage.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Special event proves model trains and tractors still fascinate in the modern ageVisitors braved the heat to go to the Mid Suffolk Light Railway’s special event for model train enthusiasts and tractor owners on Sunday.
Other Regional Press
- Heathrow Hub files request for judicial review at High Court over Government “blunder”Heathrow Hub has launched its bid to overturn the Government’s backing for a Third Runway at Heathrow. It joins five councils and London mayor Sadiq Khan and Greenpeace in initiating legal action against the decision.
- Bus driver in Uttoxeter reveals the unusual side of life 'on the buses'One of his colleagues has even found an abandoned baby on board
- Falkirk MSP blasts opposition bus pass ‘scaremongers’ Falkirk East MSP Angus MacDonald has slated opposition “scaremongers” who warned people over 60 would have their bus passes taken away.
- Windsor Link Railway forms consortium to help deliver new rail link to HeathrowThe Windsor Link Railway (WLR) has formed a consortium with a global investor as it looks to push its privately-funded railway plan to the next stage.
New Civil Engineer
- Electrification scheme hit as Network Rail loses bid to demolish bridgeNetwork Rail has lost its battle with a local council to demolish a grade II listed bridge which could have serious knock-on effects for the speed of new electrified trains on the line.
- 'Progress' made on HS2 transport hub“Strong progress” is starting to be made on Crewe’s transport hub, according to the Cheshire East Council boss.
Rail Magazine
- EXCLUSIVE: Hope for resolution to disputes over role of guardsRMT General Secretary Mick Cash has urged Northern, South Western Railway, Merseyrail and Govia Thameslink Railway to heed the agreement struck with Greater Anglia on July 19, over the role of guards (RAIL 858).
Rail Technology Magazine
- First-ever drone flight over 'trespass hotspot' will send images directly to BTPA Network Rail drone will be making its very first flight over the south western rail route today to survey a trespass hotspot in order to record any incidences of people risking their lives on the tracks, with images set to be passed onto the British Transport Police. The drone will be flying...
- Disturbing lack of assurance over plans to fix 'abysmal' timetable chaosIt is “disturbing” that neither Network Rail nor the transport operators are able to provide reassurance that their plans to improve the “currently abysmal service levels” and deliver promised network improvements after May’s disastrous timetable shake-up, leaders...
The Business Desk
- Rivals launch legal action over Siemens’ Ł1.5bn tube contractA legal challenge over plans to build London Underground trains at a new Ł200m Siemens factory in Goole has been started by rival firms.
- Birmingham airport voted the ‘most family friendly in the UK’Netflights.com, the travel booking business, polled 2,000 British travellers on their travel habits and their experience of using airports with children, and Birmingham Airport was declared the winner.
Other News Sources
- Elderly bus pass holders could have to pay for every journey under new rulesELDERLY Hampshire residents with free bus passes may have to pay 50p every time they travel, under new plans being floated by the county council.
- Heathrow Hub seeks judicial reviewSolicitors and barristers are in for a bumper pay day as legal battles over plans for Heathrow Airport’s third runway gain traction.
- Pride bosses blame rail services for chaos at Brighton station on Saturday night PRIDE bosses have laid the blame for the chaos that saw Pridegoers sleeping in an emergency shelter and the beach squarely at rail services.
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