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The ride-hailing firm says it will put more emphasis on bike hire, even though it could hurt profits.
Single-pilot passenger planes could soon become a reality, says Boeing
Plane maker Boeing is actively working on technology that would remove the need for two pilots in the cockpits of its passenger jets.
Crossrail and HS2 will set tills ringing in the West End [Subscription]
Two of the country’s biggest transport infrastructure projects, Crossrail and HS2, could pump more than £1.4 billion of extra retail spending into the West End of London, a study suggests.
Monday, 27 August 2018
BBC News
- Cumbria 'rail woes' benefit heritage transport trustA vintage vehicle trust in Cumbria said it has benefitted financially from "rail industry woes".
- Weekend and bank holiday train cancellations doubleGreat Western Railway cancels 90 trains on its Swansea to London service since the start of the year.
- Uber 'to focus on bikes over cars'The ride-hailing firm says it will put more emphasis on bike hire, even though it could hurt profits.
The Guardian
- Paralympian left stranded on Stansted flight after staff delayAnne Wafula Strike had to wait on board her disembarked flight for 45 minutes despite having booked assistance
- Paralympian left stranded on Stansted flight after staff delayAnne Wafula Strike had to wait on board her disembarked flight for 45 minutes despite having booked assistance
The Independent
- Single-pilot passenger planes could soon become a reality, says BoeingPlane maker Boeing is actively working on technology that would remove the need for two pilots in the cockpits of its passenger jets.
- Brexit: Planes to be grounded if UK crashes out of EU without one-off air deal, Theresa May told'If there are no alternative arrangements in place, it would be as bad as the worst fears suggest: planes would not be allowed to fly'
The Scotsman
- Eleanor Lane: Long-term transport solutions must be addressed nowOne of Scotland’s largest transport projects, the £3 billion dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness, is under way and set for completion by 2025. While this and other road and rail upgrades are unquestionably needed and will be widely welcomed, it is worth considering how far they will go towards addressing Scotland’s longer term transport needs. Given the rapidly changing transport landscape, are we spending public money in the right areas?
- Chaos as passengers unable to board trains at Edinburgh stations Late-night revellers trying to get home from the Edinburgh Fringe over the bank holiday weekend were met with chaos at Waverley and Haymarket stations as packed trains failed to meet demand.
Times Online
- There is a visionary alternative for the new Euston station [Subscription]Rail travellers who have been gnashing their teeth at the closure of Euston station in London this weekend have a bitter consolation. The chaos is as nothing to that which will descend when the station is rebuilt. This is one of the consequences of the HS2 project, the impact of which on its London terminus has been ignored, with few people seeming to know the plans. Hear, then, my warning: many years of misery are coming down the track.
- Crossrail and HS2 will set tills ringing in the West End [Subscription]Two of the country’s biggest transport infrastructure projects, Crossrail and HS2, could pump more than £1.4 billion of extra retail spending into the West End of London, a study suggests.
- Airlines avoid delay payouts by lengthening flight times [Subscription]Air travel is taking longer as airlines “pad out” schedules to create the impression that planes are reaching their destination on time, an investigation has found.
City AM
- Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing suspends its carpooling service after a passenger was killedChinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing has suspended its Uber Pool-esque service Hitch nationwide, after a woman was raped and killed by a driver in Wenzhou.
Liverpool Echo
- Bus passengers angered by scrapping of "lifeline" 139 serviceCumfybus said bus route was no longer economical
Yorkshire Post
- Fabian Hamilton: Leeds is near social crisis over transportPUBLIC transport in Leeds, and across West Yorkshire, is in dire straits.The Government’s unprecedented focus on London has forced working people in Leeds to suffer immensely after severe cuts to all local government budgets in the north of England
Other Regional Press
- ‘Faster trains - better services’ on rail route through Falkirk High from tomorrow
- 'THIS IS ABSURD': Furious resident attacks Network Rail bridge closure in handwritten noticeA FURIOUS resident has placed a handwritten notice on a closed footbridge in Oxford - branding the closure "absurd" and attacking Network Rail bosses.
- Electric transport project edges closer to completionA PROJECT to prove the power of electrical modes of transport is edging closer to completion.
- YOUR DESIGN HERE - you could see your creation on an Oxford busA COMPETITION has been launched by the Oxford Bus Company for people to nominate their favourite good cause to be highlighted on a double-decker bus.
- Leicester's bus lane cameras generate nearly £4m in finesCameras set up to catch drivers illegally using Leicester's bus lanes have generated nearly £4 million in the past two-and-a-half years, it has been revealed.
- Long-awaited King’s Dyke rail crossing in Whittlesey will be ‘completed on time’ despite rising costs The long-awaited King’s Dyke rail crossing will be completed on time, despite costs rising by more than £3m county councillors have been told.
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