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Road chiefs ignore Ł100m for clean air [Subscription]
Ministers have been accused of dragging their feet over pollution near main roads after spending hardly any of Ł100 million set aside to tackle it.
The Ł200m deal to buy new trains in Wales
The funding from L&G will fund 60 new tram-trains and trimode trains
Tuesday, 02 April 2019
BBC News
- Borders Railway extension study supportedThe UK government backs plans to take a closer look at taking the Borders route on to Carlisle.
- US to investigate car firms Hyundai and Kia over vehicle firesThree million vehicles will be investigated after thousands of complaints about fires.
The Guardian
- Short story vending machines to transport London commutersThe machines, made by French company Short Édition, will dispense free one, three and five-minute stories … with the first penned by Anthony Horowitz
The Independent
- Netherlands makes trains free on national book day for those who show a book instead of ticketSpecial book given out as gift to readers during National Book Week is accepted instead of ticket
The Telegraph
- Warnings over Lyft profit path drag shares below debut price [Subscription]Shares in Silicon Valley taxi app Lyft tumbled below their listing price on Monday, as analysts cautioned that buying the stock required "too many big assumptions".
Times Online
- The invisible killer choking our cities must be stopped - Sadiq Khan [Subscription]The air in London is a killer. Breathing it increases the chance of cancers, strokes, heart disease, diabetes, dementia and asthma. But this killer air is also invisible. If we could see it and smell it, we would not have accepted it for so long.
- Road chiefs ignore Ł100m for clean air [Subscription]Ministers have been accused of dragging their feet over pollution near main roads after spending hardly any of Ł100 million set aside to tackle it.
- Whitehall to back Borders railway study [Subscription]The UK government is to back a feasibility study into extending the Borders railway through Hawick to Carlisle.
- Older drivers: sometimes a doctor’s duty is to ask for your car keys [Subscription]Older drivers are on my mind this week after reports that the Queen, at 92, is to stop driving on public roads. Age itself is no bar to safe driving, but the older you are, the more likely you will be to have health issues that compromise your ability behind the wheel. And this is reflected in accident statistics, with drivers in their late eighties and nineties more likely to be involved in a collision than any other age group.
- Airlines caught in turbulence after Easyjet’s Brexit warning [subscription]Easyjet has blamed consumer worries about Brexit and economic uncertainty across Europe for faltering demand for plane tickets.
City AM
- Lyft shares drop below opening price on second day of tradingShares in ride-hailing app Lyft dropped below their opening price today in the first sign of jitters over the company’s hefty $24bn (Ł18bn) valuation.
- Wizz Air flies past airline gloom with upbeat profit predictionsFtse 250 airline Wizz Air said it expects net profit for the year to land in the upper half of its expected guidance, in a trading update today.
Bristol Live
- Bristol First Bus services to be reduced over summer due to lower demand from studentsCertain First Bus services will be reduced in frequency over the summer due to lower demand from students.
London Evening Standard
- Colour-blind man's 'dream' comes true as he gets job driving Tube trainsA tube driver who suffers from a form of colour blindness is believed to be the first in the world with the condition to be allowed to drive a subway train.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Airport bosses questioned over Ł12m spend on specialist feesFurious politicians have slammed airport bosses for splashing out Ł12million on specialist and publicity fees in the past six years.
- ‘Red Eye’ flight to Heathrow welcomed by Inverness business leadersHighland business leaders have hailed the first British Airways early-morning flight between Inverness and London Heathrow for more than two decades.
Wales Online
- The Ł200m deal to buy new trains in WalesThe funding from L&G will fund 60 new tram-trains and trimode trains
Hull Daily Mail
- The Hull Trains women who rose through ranks to become new driversEmma Ramsden and Sarah Goulbourne have both been training to become train drivers since last August
Other Regional Press
- UK Government backing for Borders Railway extension study welcomed by campaigners, MPs and MSPs Campaigners have welcomed the UK Government’s backing for a full feasibility study into proposals to extend the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle.
- Rail minister visits city to mark launch of delay repay schemeThe rail minister says a new compensation scheme for rail users was not rolled out as a distraction from the delays and cancellations faced by passengers.
- Rail minister visits city to mark launch of delay repay schemeThe rail minister says a new compensation scheme for rail users was not rolled out as a distraction from the delays and cancellations faced by passengers.
- ‘I will hold her to it’ - Oldham MP says as Theresa May promises to make railway stations accessibleOLDHAM East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has said she will hold the Prime Minister to her word after saying that the Government intends to make all railway stations accessible to people with mobility issues under their Access to All scheme.
Christian Wolmar
- Rail 872: The North needs rail investmentOne of the few (only?) good ideas from George Osborne when he was Chancellor was the concept of a Northern Powerhouse. Gone would be the inadequate connections between the various towns and cities of the north and instead of the ghastly Pacer trains and snail pace services, there would be HS3, linking Leeds and Manchester, but also possibly Liverpool, Hull, Newcastle and any other place that seemed politically expedient.
Rail Advent
- New bike racks at Bicester unveiledChiltern Railways has unveiled more than 100 new bike spaces at their Bicester North and Bicester Village stations.
Rail Technology Magazine
- UK Government announces support for feasibility study into Borders Railway extensionThe UK Government has announced its backing for a feasibility study into an extension of the Borders Railway. The plans could see the 30-mile route between Edinburgh and Tweedbank extended a further 18 miles to Hawick, Newcastleton and Carlisle. Scottish secretary David Mundell confirmed the...
- Funding sign-off for first half of HS2 construction delayed by ministersMinisters have delayed signing off on the first half of funding for HS2 over concerns about the flagship rail project’s spiralling costs. A formal ‘notice to proceed’ on the major construction works for the first phase of the project was due to be issued in June, but this now...
- Network Rail unveils Ł2bn CP6 investment for Wales and Borders railwayPlans for a £2bn investment over the next five years across the Wales and Borders have been published by Network Rail. This includes investing £176m on track renewals and refurbishments, £135m to improve signalling in west Wales, and an additional £27.7m in improving the...
Aviation Industry
- US lawmakers urge DOT to probe pilot training, cockpit automationUS lawmakers, determined to leave no stone unturned as they push for answers in the aftermath of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes in five months, have asked the US Department of Transportation (DOT) auditor to investigate pilot training, with emphasis on cockpit automation and international standards. read more
- FAA asked to temporarily suspend Boeing from rulemaking committeeUS Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) is urging the FAA to temporarily suspend Boeing from a rulemaking advisory committee, describing the manufacturer’s inclusion on the panel as a “potential conflict of interest” amid continuing investigations into the 737 MAX. read more
- Airbus to extend Skywise to aircraft cabin equipmentAirbus is working with industry stakeholders to create a data-producing aircraft cabin—covering smart galleys, lavatories, overhead bins and seats—with the aim of adding the data to its predictive maintenance and analytics platform Skywise. read more
- AIX Hamburg 2019: Recaro unveils its lightest seat Aircraft seat manufacturer Recaro has launched its lightest-weight economy seat at the 2019 Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, shaving 1kg (2.2 lbs.) off its predecessor, along with an economy sleeper-seat option. read more
- Atlantic Airways CEO targets all-A320neo fleet Faroese national carrier Atlantic Airways is working to become an all-Airbus A320neo operator and is targeting flights to New York by year-end. read more
- AIX Hamburg 2019: Millennials will eventually eye luxury over cost Airlines increasingly talk about personalizing individual passengers’ journeys being the way to draw in more traffic, by making a flight an “experience.” read more
Other News Sources
- Shropshire bus service cuts 'will hit most vulnerable’Further calls have been made to Shropshire Council to rule out any more cuts in bus services in the rural parts of the county.
- Eisele connections in a new dimension - Dependable and robust connection technology for industrial applicationsAt Hannover Messe from 1 – 5 April 2019 Eisele will present three new products, in addition to the company’s full range of high-quality connection technology with tube fittings for all industrial applications.
- West Midlands Trains launches rebrand campaign after Ł1bn investment West Midlands Trains has unveiled its rebrand campaign for its train lines, as the company invests Ł1bn into its London Northwestern Railway (LNR) and West Midland Railway (WMR) services.
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