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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has been accused by MPs of evading scrutiny over his department's £33m Brexit payout to Eurotunnel, after another minister took his place in the Commons. Health Secretary Matt Hancock responded to questions about Friday's settlement.
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- Crossing Divides: Motorist and cyclist in commuting swapBirmingham City Council wants 5% of all trips in the city to be made by bike by 2023.
- Car buyers overcharged £1,000 by dealers for loans, says watchdogA probe by the City watchdog into the car finance market reveals overcharging by motor dealers.
- Virgin Atlantic removes cabin crew make-up ruleThe airline tells female staff they will no longer have to wear make-up while at work.
- Chris Grayling under fire from MPs for Brexit ferry absenceTransport Secretary Chris Grayling has been accused by MPs of evading scrutiny over his department's £33m Brexit payout to Eurotunnel, after another minister took his place in the Commons. Health Secretary Matt Hancock responded to questions about Friday's settlement.
The Independent
- Carlisle Airport to restart flights after year-long delayThe Cumbrian gateway was originally due to launch flights in June 2018
- Chris Grayling: Government sends health secretary to answer Brexit ferry questions instead of transport chiefMr Grayling signed the contracts – which led to £33m payment to Eurotunnel – but 'human shield' Matt Hancock will face MPs
The Telegraph
- What would Chris Grayling have to do for Theresa May to sack him? [Subscription]What exactly would Chris Grayling have to do, for Theresa May to sack him? Reroute HS2 through Buckingham Palace? Commission a new hub airport on the north face of Ben Nevis? Award the East Coast railway franchise to al-Qaeda?
- Volvo to limit speed of all vehicles to 112mph in bid to reduce road deaths [Subscription]Volvo is to become the first car manufacturer to limit the speed of all of its vehicles in a bid to reduce the number of accidents.
Times Online
- Labour U-turn on proposal to tax car parks [subscription]Scottish Labour is to reject a workplace car parking tax even though its 2017 council election manifesto for Glasgow said that it would be “examining proposals” to introduce such a charge if it ran the city council.
- Time we taxed cars in proportion to how polluting they are - Lilian Greenwood MP & Neil Parish MP [Subscription]Gone are the days when policy development could be siloed, with each government department responsible for its own small niche. The government faces significant environmental challenges, from improving the quality of the air we breathe to reducing CO2 emissions, ensuring clean growth — but it cannot overcome these acting through one department alone.
Reuters News
- Volvo to test full-size driverless bus in SingaporeSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sweden’s Volvo Buses and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on Tuesday unveiled a full-size autonomous electric bus for testing this year in the city state.
City AM
- Budget airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air report soaring passenger numbers in FebruaryBudget airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air reported boosted traffic year-on-year in February, however both carriers saw passenger numbers drop on the previous month.
- Uber cars stock children's books to boost bedtime reading for World Book DayLong known for getting time-poor commuters from A to B, Uber today launched a scheme to help London parents get home in time to read bedtime stories to their children.
- Prices of petrol and diesel inch up in February after months of reduced pricesThe price of petrol and diesel inched up in February, ending three months of price reductions.
- Flybe shareholders approve airline sale to Virgin-led Connect AirwaysShareholders in ailing airline Flybe have today approved its acquisition by Virgin-led consortium Connect Airways.
Daily Record
- Coatbridge residents meeting to air views on "unreliable" bus and rail servicesHugh Gaffney MP has arranged the event after constituents complained to him about the services.
Sky News
- Car business driving carefully along a wary roadIn the years when the global economy has been running at full speed, the Geneva Motor Show has often seemed like a festival of consumerism and invention.
Birmingham Mail
- Full steam ahead for Walsall railway stations planPublic consultation on Darlaston and Willenhall railway stations begins
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- New train delays push back introduction of late night Elgin to Inverness servicesConcerns were raised when the latest timetable introduced on the line in December did not include the promised improvements.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Councils offer £1m to get major upgrade to vital Suffolk rail junctionCouncil leaders in Suffolk have offered Network Rail £1m to try to encourage it to upgrade Haughley Junction just north of Stowmarket as a matter of priority.
Other Regional Press
- Midland Mainline electrification will now continue into Leicestershire says GovernmentThe Government had previously intended to stop the upgrade of the route south of the county border
- Siemens named UK's best rail firm ahead of opening Goole train factorySiemens Mobility has been named UK Rail Business of the Year
- Call for urgent rail improvements in Calderdale after district misses out in billion-pound project’s plansRail campaigners say long-term projects must not get in the way of “desperately needed” improvements to the Calder Valley line
- Will Alnwick bus station finally get the makeover it needs?A new initiative to tackle one of the biggest eyesores in Alnwick has been unveiled.
Rail Advent
- Stadler to start building new trains for the Wales and BordersStadler has announced that it is about to start the project to supply CITYLINK tram-trains and FLIRT trains for Wales & Borders.
Rail Technology Magazine
- TransCityRail Midlands - AgendaConference Agenda 08:30 Registration / Breakfast / Networking / Exhibition 09:30 Malcolm Holmes, Executive Director, West Midlands Rail Executive Director of Rail, Transport for West Midlands - Confirmed 09:45 Toufic Machnouk, LNE & EM Route Programme Director, Network Rail - Confirmed 10:00 Leaders Debate ...
- Engineering firm sues HS2 over £1bn Old Oak Common construction contract Engineer giant Bechtel has launched a legal challenge against HS2 after losing a £1bn contract to build the Old Oak Common Station, claiming the tender process was botched. The American firm has lodged a High Court claim against the £1.3bn contract to build the west London station...
- Stadler to build 71 trains for Wales and Borders railwayTransport for Wales (TfW) has awarded a contract to build 71 new trains for the Wales & Borders railway franchise. The contract is to deliver 36 three-car CityLink tram trains, the same model which debuted in Sheffield last year; and 35 FLIRT units for TfW Rail Services, with a mix of...
- Plans unveiled for two new 'vital' stations in the West MidlandsPlans for two new railway stations on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line have been unveiled by West Midlands transport bosses today. Designs for Darlaston and Willenhall stations have been released by the West Midlands Railway Executive (WMRE) and Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM) to mark...
Railway Gazette
- 5G roll out to begin on South Western RailwayUK: FirstGroup has announced that its Rail Division will be the exclusive supplier of Blu Wireless’s 5G communications for ontrain connectivity. This follows a 2½ year development programme undertaken with Network Rail, the Department for Transport and the Department for Culture Media & Sport.
Aviation Industry
- New easyJet country director to drive UK strategyUK LCC easyJet appointed Neil Slaven as its new UK country director to drive the carrier’s UK strategy. read more
- Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic launch first codeshare partnershipAir France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic have launched their first codeshare partnership, marking a step toward the closer cooperation targeted under their expanded joint venture with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines. read more
Other News Sources
- Cumbria MPs positive over rail dispute after minister meetingCUMBRIAN MPs met with Rail Minister Andrew Jones in Parliament last week to discuss the future of rail services in the county.
- What's next for UK cycleways?Eurostar, the high-speed rail link between the UK and mainland Europe, has reported record sales revenues and passenger numbers for 2018. The business has carried more than 190 million passengers since services began in 1994.
- Record passenger numbers at EurostarEurostar, the high-speed rail link between the UK and mainland Europe, has reported record sales revenues and passenger numbers for 2018. The business has carried more than 190 million passengers since services began in 1994.
- Gospel Oak to Barking: Trains to run every 30 minutes on shambolic Overground line as Class 710s still not readyThe Gospel Oak to Barking Overground line will be halving its train frequency later this month – because of a lack of trains.
- Five facts Heathrow don’t want you to know about noise miseryCouncils in boroughs facing blanket noise misery from an expanded Heathrow are calling on the airport to spell out the real price communities will have to pay to satisfy its demand for growth.
- New 12 hour motorway bus lanes to open - with aim of shortening commute timeNew hard shoulder bus lanes on the M1 and M2 motorways will begin to operate on Monday 11 March.
- MP concerned over planned increase in bus faresThere’s to be a 6% rise in ticket prices for people travelling by bus in the Forth Valley.
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