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Brexit: No ferries or port, but Seaborne Freight issued £27m profit forecast [subscription]
The ferry company awarded a no-deal Brexit contract promised investors that vessels would start operating last summer and bumper profits of £27 million would be made.
'Crisis-hit' Cardiff Bus in shock move to cut 12 bus routes as it faces huge losses
The loss of the routes will affect people in both the east and west of Cardiff
Number of ScotRail commuters who find train travel frequently stressful revealed
ONE in four commuters on ScotRail services find travelling "frequently stressful", according to consumer body Which?
‘Cut the plane noise’ – Campaigners demand a stop to a third Heathrow runway
South London’s most populated boroughs are being subjected to too much noise from aircraft, a report by City Hall says.
Saturday, 26 January 2019
BBC News
- Airport drone reports lead to Birmingham burglary arrestPolice investigating a device near Birmingham Airport find a car
- Free travel for London Overground commuters amid train delaysTransport for London says it had hoped new trains would be running on the network by this month.
- US shutdown: Flight delays blamed on staff shortagesDepartures from a number of US airports were affected by air control shortages on Friday.
The Guardian
- Manchester promised funding for UK’s first tram-train networkMinister says several hundred million set aside to ease capacity problems in city
The Independent
- US airport delays: What are passengers' rights to compensation when flights are delayed or cancelled?Flights at LaGuardia Airport in New York and the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta Hartsfield, are currently being seriously disrupted due to Donald Trump’s government shutdown.
Times Online
- Brexit: No ferries or port, but Seaborne Freight issued £27m profit forecast [subscription]The ferry company awarded a no-deal Brexit contract promised investors that vessels would start operating last summer and bumper profits of £27 million would be made.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Re-opening of Skipton-Colne rail link moves a step closerTRANSPORT secretary Chris Grayling said today that re-opening the Colne to Skipton rail link by 2025 has moved a significant step closer.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Fears that Edinburgh Airport is one major road accident away from being "cut off"The concerns have been voiced as proposals to provide a second access road to the airport are picking up pace
Liverpool Echo
- Communities left 'isolated' and unable to get to hospital, GPs and shops as bus services axedIt's been claimed 'thousands' will be affected by the cuts
London Evening Standard
- Volunteers build 700-metre railway track to historic Victorian pumping stationForget Crossrail or the Bakerloo line extension, south-east London's newest train service is set to give passengers a trip to the 19th century.
- Liverpool Street revealed as 'worst UK transport hub for sex attacks' with 211 reports in five years amid soaring reports of abuse at stations across Britain Liverpool Street has topped a list for the most sex attacks reported at UK railway stations.
- Crossrail 'faces 20% risk' of blowing its £2 billion bail-outCrossrail remains at risk of blowing its budget despite receiving a £2 billion cash injection only last month, it was revealed today.
- LaGuardia flights halted and delays at US airports due to staffing amid government shutdownFlights were grounded briefly at New York's LaGuardia airport today as the US government dealt with staffing shortages at two air traffic control facilities in New York and Florida.
Nottingham Evening Post
- Woman charged with arson in connection to Nottingham train station fireMore than a year on from the devastating fire which ripped through Nottingham's train station, a 34-year-old woman has been charged with arson in connection with the blaze.
Wales Online
- 'Crisis-hit' Cardiff Bus in shock move to cut 12 bus routes as it faces huge lossesThe loss of the routes will affect people in both the east and west of Cardiff
Cambridge News
- Raise Cambridge parking costs to improve public transport, says bus company bossWhippet director Charlie Hamilton says "parking is relatively cheap in Cambridge" and increased parking costs would deter people from driving in
Other Regional Press
- Campaigners call on council for publicly-owned bus serviceMore than 10,000 bus users have signed a petition calling for a world-class publicly owned transport service across Glasgow.
- Residents unite as TfL's vegetation felling and bank strengthening continuesA group of residents is fighting to change TfL plans to cut down large sections of vegetation along a railway line.
- Number of ScotRail commuters who find train travel frequently stressful revealedONE in four commuters on ScotRail services find travelling "frequently stressful", according to consumer body Which?
- Buses to replace trains between Betws-y-Coed and Blaenau Ffestiniog until next weekTHE Conwy Valley railway line will not be re-opened until next week following a rock fall in a tunnel near Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Rail Advent
- Colne to Skipton railway plans move ‘significant’ step closerThe transport secretary, Chris Grayling, was in Colne today to update local politicians on the feasibility of re-opening the Skipton to Colne railway line.
- Class 378s to be used on Gospel Oak to Barking line…. 710s ‘not ready’Transport for London has announced that a contingency plan has been put in place as new ‘Class 710’ electric trains are not yet ready for passenger service.
- British Transport Police 2017/2018 annual reportThe British Transport Police has released its annual report, with statistics showing what occurred in 2018.
Rail Technology Magazine
- TfL admits 'disappointing' Elizabeth Line progress but restates commitment to delivering Crossrail 2TfL has said it remains fully committed to delivering Crossrail 2 in papers published ahead of next week’s board meeting, but revealed it is disappointed with progress on the completion of the Elizabeth Line. In the papers, the London transport authority stated that “the completion...
- Plans for tram-trains in Manchester unveiled as Grayling and Burnham mull expansion of MetrolinkProposals for an expansion of Greater Manchester’s (GM) tram network are in the works, Chris Grayling and Andy Burnham have announced, with plans for greater devolved control for the region and the introduction of tram-trains being considered. A range of proposals are being explored by the...
Railway Gazette
- DB Cargo UK and Maritime Intermodal announce rail freight dealUK: Maritime Transport’s newly-formed intermodal business division and DB Cargo UK have announced an agreement in principle which will see the road haulier award the rail company a contract to operate four dedicated services from Felixstowe and Southampton, with Maritime taking over responsibility for DB Cargo UK’s existing intermodal customers at the two ports as well as the management of its rail terminals at Trafford Park in Manchester and Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
Transport for London
- Modified electric trains to be used temporarily on London Overground’s Gospel Oak to Barking lineContingency plan put in place as new 'Class 710' electric trains are not yet ready for passenger service
Aviation Industry
- US aviation industry cautiously optimistic about deal to end shutdown The US aviation industry welcomed news that Congress and the White House have struck an agreement to reopen the government for three weeks, while expressing disappointment that the temporary truce won’t be enough to provide stability to government workers who have gone over a month without receiving their paychecks. read more
Other News Sources
- Parents criticise new school bus service across InvernessSCHOOL bus services have been in chaos since a council contract changed hands at the start of the month it has been claimed.
- ‘Cut the plane noise’ – Campaigners demand a stop to a third Heathrow runwaySouth London’s most populated boroughs are being subjected to too much noise from aircraft, a report by City Hall says.
- Steam trains returning to the London Underground in 2019To mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of District line, steam trains will once more ply the route.
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