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Train operators face possible fine over passenger information in lead-up to May timetable revamp
Train operators Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Northern could be fined if an investigation by the rail regulator discovers that they breached their licence obligation to provide people with all possible information ahead of the timetable disruption in May.
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- Wrightbus wins orders for more than 200 busesThe orders for the company in Ballymena are from customers in Hong Kong.
- Manchester Piccadilly signal fault leads to rush hour rail miseryDisruption is ongoing between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent, even though the original issue has been resolved.
- Northern railway workers strike in guard disputeRMT members on Northern services are striking on Saturday and again on 13 and 20 October.
- Central Line strike: London Underground drivers in 24-hour walkoutHundreds of thousands of London Underground passengers are battling queues, delays and cancellations.
- Technical fault puts new ScotRail trains out of serviceThe withdrawal of the Class 385s led to a shortage of carriages between Glasgow and Edinburgh on Friday morning.
- Toyota car fault prompts massive recallThe firm is recalling more than 2.4 million vehicles to fix a fault that may cause them to lose power.
The Guardian
- Rail firms face fines over May timetable change chaosRail regulator launches investigation into whether Govia Thameslink Railway and Northern breached contracts
Times Online
- London commuters left stranded by train and Tube strikes [subscription]Hundreds of thousands of commuters faced rushed hour chaos this morning when unions staged hugely disruptive strikes on two routes at the same time.
- Paris mayor widens war against drivers [Subscription]The mayor of Paris is getting on motorists’ nerves again. For one thing, Anne Hidalgo has decided to ban cars from four of the city’s central districts on the first Sunday of every month, starting this weekend.
- We apologise for the delay... 425,500 times [Subscription]Sorry doesn’t seem to be the hardest word if you work for Britain’s struggling rail companies.
- Faulty brakes derail Scotrail’s new electric fleet [Subscription]Passengers have faced disruption after Scotrail was forced to withdraw an entire fleet of new electric trains from service after the discovery of defective brakes, only months after the model was introduced.
- Tesla short-seller bites back with comparison to Lehman [Subscription]A prominent American hedge fund manager compared Tesla to Lehman Brothers yesterday as Elon Musk resumed his Twitter attack on short-sellers, sending shares in the electric carmaker down once again.
City AM
- EU rejects aviation regulator's push for no-deal Brexit transition talksThe EU's aviation regulator rejected British calls for a joint no-deal Brexit transition plan in July, new letters reveal.
- Train operators face possible fine over passenger information in lead-up to May timetable revampTrain operators Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Northern could be fined if an investigation by the rail regulator discovers that they breached their licence obligation to provide people with all possible information ahead of the timetable disruption in May.
Bristol Live
- Take a look inside Bristol Airport’s new £18.7million baggage systemTake a look inside Bristol airport's 19m baggage system A new baggage screening system costing nearly £19million has been installed at Bristol Airport.
London Evening Standard
- Central line Tube strike: TfL drivers walk out in support of colleague sacked for opening train doors in London Underground tunnelFollow our live blog for all the latest updates on the Tube strike
- Central line Tube strike: Liverpool Street station 'pandemonium' during rush hour after TfL drivers walk outHundreds of thousands of commuters battled to get home this evening as the Tube strikes continued into rush-hour.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Rail bosses facing demands to stop trains running through the Stromeferry bypass until works are finishedRail bosses are facing demands to stop trains running through the Stromeferry bypass until the current works are finished. READ MORE
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Leeds Bradford Airport expansion plans one step closerLeeds City councillors supported plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport to accommodate an extra million passengers per year.
Yorkshire Post
- Tom Richmond: HS2 gravy train gathers pace as passengers – and communities – left behindNICE work if you can get it. HS2 Ltd – the body responsible for building Britain’s high-speed railway – is in the job market.
- The Yorkshire Post says: The very long haul. Restoring public trust in the trains THE DEFAULT defence of Northern and TransPennine Express is to say reliability is improving.
East Anglian Daily Times
- ‘Scrap the burdensome toll’ - Essex businesses urge Government to take action on Dartford CrossingEssex businesses have called for the scrapping of Darftord crossing tolls to “remove this handbrake from the local economy”.
Other Regional Press
- Paul Scully didn't write to DfT about Southern in 12 monthsThere were no records of Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Scully having written to the Department for Transport about Southern Railway over the course of a year.
- East West Rail link will 'transform travel', says Transport secretary Chris GraylingTRANSPORT secretary Chris Grayling said the new rail line between Oxford and Cambridge will 'transform' travel for passengers in the county when it opens in five years' time.
Airportwatch
- Dublin Bus hands over four routes to British operator [Transport]Four bus routes operated by Dublin Bus will be taken over by a private operator from tomorrow as part of reform of public transport services in the capital.
Aviation Industry
- Op-Ed: The Brexit effect on airlines The UK government has released the latest batch of papers advising British people and businesses about how to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. read more
- Hamburg summit proposes measures to fix German flight chaosGovernment officials and aviation industry executives have proposed a series of measures to end massive flight delays that plagued air traffic in Germany this summer. read more
- Barcelona court favors Ryanair on cancellation compensationRyanair has welcomed a ruling by the Commercial Court of Barcelona confirming the Irish LCC owes no compensation under European Union rules to passengers whose flights were canceled because of internal strike action, which were beyond the airline’s control. read more
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