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Deutsche Bahn to sell UK rail and bus operator Arriva
German state rail firm exploring options for a sale or possible public flotation
Heathrow reveals four Scottish sites shortlisted for construction hub
Heathrow Airport has unveiled the locations of four Scottish sites which have been shortlisted as potential regional construction hubs for its new runway.
MPs demand answers after fresh blow for two trains per hour Northern promise
THE introduction of two trains per hour in each direction for Cheshire passengers has again been put back.
Thursday, 28 March 2019
BBC News
- Heart of Wales Line trail complete as final stage opensFor more than 150 years, the Heart of Wales railway has meandered through some of the most breathtaking scenery in Britain.
- Extra Cheshire to Manchester trains shelved for second timeAdditional hourly train services connecting Cheshire and Manchester have been "postponed" for a second time, the government has confirmed.
- Tube sexual assault victim calls for CCTV on trainsOne in four attacks happen on the Central Line, where trains do not have cameras installed.
- Nissan boss was too powerful report findsAn outside panel of experts finds the Nissan gave too much power to former boss Carlos Ghosn.
- Government never met Seaborne Freight's financial backersThe Department for Transport held no face-to-face meetings with the backers of the ferry-less shipping firm Seaborne Freight, the BBC has learned.
- Car theft rise prompts keyless warningInsurers say £376m was paid out on claims last year following vehicles being stolen, a 29% rise on 2017.
- Boeing announces fixes for its 737 Max aircraftThe US planemaker is making cockpit alterations in the plane model involved in two fatal crashes.
The Guardian
- Deutsche Bahn to sell UK rail and bus operator ArrivaGerman state rail firm exploring options for a sale or possible public flotation
The Independent
- Everything wrong with the Boeing 737 MaxThe Boeing 737 Max has seen 339 people die in similar accidents – this is intolerable, writes aviation expert Guy Gratton
The Scotsman
- Heathrow reveals four Scottish sites shortlisted for construction hubHeathrow Airport has unveiled the locations of four Scottish sites which have been shortlisted as potential regional construction hubs for its new runway.
Times Online
- Germans set in train Arriva disposal [Subscription]Deutsche Bahn has begun plans to divest or demerge and float Arriva, the British rail business and pan-European bus operator that it has owned since 2010.
- Uber’s woes are set to give rival a lift [Subscription]The biggest technology float of recent years involves a smartphone app that only Americans and Canadians can use. Lyft, which owns the taxi-hailing service of the same name, is poised to make its debut on Nasdaq on Friday, paving the way for Uber, its larger rival, to do the same.
- Passengers face another two years of misery, says ScotRail [Subscription]Train passengers face another two years of problems, Abellio ScotRail’s chief executive has admitted.
- ‘Terrorist threat’ to police from parking space levy [Subscription]Police officers in Scotland will face a heightened risk of terrorism because of the tax on workplace parking spaces, the head of the union representing the rank and file has warned.
- UK car output crashes to six-year low [Subscription]Trade disputes and Brexit chaos stall UK industry
City AM
- Network Rail bosses could be fined out of their own pockets to pay for delaysTop bosses at Network Rail could be forced to fund fines for poor performance through their bonuses under tough new measures proposed by the rail regulator.
- TfL leak reveals plans for the world's longest and tallest bridge across the ThamesTransport for London (TfL) wants its proposed Canary Wharf Thames crossing to be the tallest and longest vertical lifting bridge in the world.
- Car manufacturing 'paralysed' by no-deal Brexit threat as output drops for ninth straight monthBritish car manufacturing suffered its ninth consecutive month of decline in February, as the industry continues to suffer from Brexit uncertainty and plummeting demand in China.
- Latest news Opinion HomeIndustriesTransport and infrastructure Thursday 28 March 2019 7:26am Icelandic airline Wow Air suspends flights as it chases funding dealWow Air issued a fresh travel alert this morning to ground all flights as it finalises an equity deal with investors.
Mail Online
- The free tool that means Tube passengers automatically get refunds for delays without having to do a thing - but how does Train Reeclaim work and what's the catch?Late again? For Londoners, there's nothing quite as infuriating as being stuck on a tube – powerless to re-route and entirely at the mercy of the red signal up ahead.
The Mirror
- Heathrow Airport reveals shortlist for locations to help build third runwayEighteen potential 'logistics hubs' have been announced as the British Chambers of Commerce prepares to hold its annual conference
The National
- ScotRail 'must do more' to regain the trust of its customersSCOTRAIL must do more to regain the trust of customers following a decline in performance levels, rail boss Alex Hynes has said.
Sky News
- Boeing announces tech fixes following two fatal air crashesBoeing has vowed to do all it can to prevent crashes like the two in recent months that left nearly 350 people dead.
London Evening Standard
- Ban word 'cyclist' as it dehumanises ride bikes riders and promotes aggression towards them, expert sayCyclists should instead be called
North Wales Live
- The latest North Wales bus service cuts which have raised fears people will be cut offTransport bosses say the routes are 'no longer commercially viable'
Sunderland Echo
- German company considering sale of Sunderland-based Arriva German rail company Deutsche Bahn says it is examining the sale of UK-based subsidiary Arriva. Deutsche Bahn said in a statement that its supervisory board has asked management to pursue "various options" for a sale.
Other Regional Press
- £99m for bus scheme between proposed garden town and HytheESSEX County Council has bid for £99 million for a “rapid transit system” - a fancy name for bus lanes or train line - between the proposed East Colchester garden town and Colchester’s Hythe.
- MPs demand answers after fresh blow for two trains per hour Northern promiseTHE introduction of two trains per hour in each direction for Cheshire passengers has again been put back.
Rail Technology Magazine
- WMCA approves £450m funding for 'game-changing' Midlands Metro extensionFunding for a “trailblazing” metro rail link linking Dudley with Birmingham and Wolverhampton has been given final approval by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). Work will start later this year on the £450m scheme after clearing the “final hurdle” for the...
- Transport secretary threatens ScotRail with franchise termination if it misses improvement targetsThe Scottish transport secretary has warned ScotRail could be stripped of its franchise if it fails to meet the targets of its remedial plan as the operator’s managing director tells MSPs that services could get worse. Under-fire train operator ScotRail submitted its £18m improvement...
- 'Unacceptable': Northern's extra half-hourly trains from Cheshire to Manchester delayed for second timeThe introduction of two additional train services between Cheshire and Manchester every hour has been postponed for the second time, according to the DfT. Northern promised half-hourly train services on the Mid-Cheshire Line in its bid for the franchise in 2015 along with the removal of its...
Railway Gazette
- DB to dispose of ArrivaEUROPE: The DB AG Supervisory Board confirmed on March 27 its intention to dispose of the company’s international operating subsidiary Arriva, Railway Gazette’s sister publication Rail Business has reported.
RMT
- "Failing Grayling" strikes again as rail museum fails to secure clapped-out Pacer train as they are still in serviceRail union RMT today accused transport secretary Chris Grayling of another significant move in his master plan to turn Britain’s railways into a global laughing stock after it was revealed that a request by a rail museum to add a Pacer train – a bus body welded to a chassis as a stop-gap fleet solution back in the early 1980’s – to its collection has been put on hold as they are still in active service across the North.
Aviation Industry
- AirBaltic aims for $1.7 billion turnover by 2025Latvian hub and spoke carrier airBaltic is aiming to triple its passenger numbers and revenue by 2025, if it goes ahead with plans to exercise 30 Airbus A220 options.
- Southwest MAX on ferry flight requested emergency landing after takeoffPilots of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 reported an emergency and returned to Orlando International Airport soon after takeoff March 26, the airline and FAA confirmed.
- Boeing outlines MAX changes to add redundancy, pilot controlKey changes to the Boeing 737 MAX's manoeuvring characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) will incorporate more redundancy into the aircraft's much-scrutinized flight-control law and give pilots ultimate elevator authority by limiting the degree of nose-down stabilizer command the automated system can trigger.
Other News Sources
- Heathrow reveals shortlisted sites in the running to deliver once-in-a-generation expansion projectHeathrow today announces the names and locations of the 18 shortlisted sites that remain in the running to help deliver the expanded airport, signalling the project has reached a new and significant milestone on its path to delivery.
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