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Revealed: Crossrail hired security firm to monitor trade unionists
Bosses of huge publicly funded project paid firm £59,000 over three years, documents show
ORR publish guidance to support older and disabled passengers
The office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its new Accessible Travel Policy (ATP) guidance for train and station operators which they say will lead to older and disabled passengers being able to travel by rail with greater confidence.
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
BBC News
- Vauxhall Ellesmere Port factory loss would have 'big impact' on WalesA business says the carmaker is its
- Carmarthenshire's Black Mountain Pass marks 200th anniversaryThe 20-mile stretch of road in Carmarthenshire has appeared on Top Gear.
- Cardiff bus station: Work can start after 'milestone' deal struckThe agreement to push ahead with Cardiff's long-awaited bus station is hailed as a
- Free parking pilot aims to revive Paisley town centreThe Free for Three parking initiative hopes to help traders in the heart of Paisley.
- Ryanair hit by air fare battle and Brexit uncertaintyThe airline reports a sharp fall in profits as it is forced to cut fares to drive up passenger numbers.
ITV News
- Major signal and track works underway in bid to cut rail delaysRail passengers faced more disruption at the weekend as the biggest ever project to cut delays caused by track and signal failures began.
The Guardian
- Revealed: Crossrail hired security firm to monitor trade unionistsBosses of huge publicly funded project paid firm £59,000 over three years, documents show
The Independent
- Scrapping HS2 would be a worse idea than Boris’s garden bridge – LettersIt would seem that Boris Johnson shares your scepticism about the benefits of HS2 and has appointed an advisor, Andrew Gilligan, who is a sceptic, but who nevertheless apparently believes we need more rail capacity. One also wonders what the new transport minister, Grant Shapps, will make of it.
The Telegraph
- Ryanair boss sounds warning over jobs as Boeing 737 MAX delay drags on [Subscription]The boss of Ryanair has warned jobs could be lost if the Boeing 737 MAX plane is delayed further, venting his frustration at the US manufacturer over the prolonged grounding of the jet over safety concerns.
Times Online
- Digging up paths to lay cables will reduce roadworks and congestion [subscription]Utility companies will be told to bury new cables and pipes under footpaths and verges rather than roads under government plans to ease congestion and prevent potholes.
City AM
- Paul Maynard appointed new rail minister Paul Maynard, the MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, has been appointed as the new rail minister in Boris Johnson’s government.
Derby Telegraph
- Takeover of Derby train services will lead to plethora of changesIn three weeks' time, passenger rail operator Abellio will take over the majority of Derby’s rail services to London, as well as other local routes
London Evening Standard
- Hundreds of Night Tube services on Piccadilly line late 'because there is no driver available'Hundreds of trains on the Piccadilly line, including those on the Night Tube, are being delayed from entering service because no driver is available, it was claimed today.
Wales Online
- Cardiff's bus station is finally going to be built - but won't open for another four yearsAfter years of delays, Cardiff is finally getting a bus station. But it'll be another four years until passengers are using it. Work to build the bus station, on land in front of Cardiff Central railway station, will start in November, after a drain is moved which will allow the main construction works to begin.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Leeds revealed as most expensive city in the UK for parking near train stationLeeds is the most expensive city in the UK for parking your car near a main train station, according to new research from website AppJobs. It costs Leeds commuters an average £28.70 each day to park in a public car park within a 15 minute walk of Leeds City Station
Yorkshire Post
- It’s time we had a revolution in transport - Carmel HarrisonAs part of The Yorkshire Post series – What the new Prime Minister should do for Yorkshire – Carmel Harrison looks at public transport.
North Wales Live
- Airbus delivers its largest A350 to British Airways with its new posh business class seatsBritish Airways (BA) took delivery of its first A350-1000 at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France
Other Regional Press
- Sea battle on horizon for Johnson in wake of no-deal ferry contract rowA Brexit-related High Court battle is on the distant horizon for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. P&O Ferries sued the Department for Transport after ministers in March agreed a £33 million payment to Eurotunnel as part of a settlement in another case.
- FLINTSHIRE: Community leaders look to get Holywell train station plans on the right trackCOMMUNITY leaders are aiming to get plans to bring trains back to a Flintshire town for the first time in over half a century on the right track.
- TransPennine Express's overcrowded peak time trains in Leeds squeezing in three per cent more passengers than capacityTrains run by TransPennine Express in Leeds are squeezing in more passengers than the maximum capacity during peak hours, making it the operator's most crowded service in northern England.
- 'An important and significant day' - first new trains from Greater Anglia enter servicePassengers on the 7.47am Lowestoft to Norwich service were the first to experience the company's new "bi-mode" trains, which switch between diesel and electric power.
Train Operators
- Over £750,000 set aside for community improvement projectsLaunched in 2015 by Great Western Railway (GWR), over 130 schemes have now benefited from a share of more than £3 million allocated by the train operator’s Customer and Communities Improvement Fund (CCIF).
Rail Advent
- Eastern region appoints route directorsRob McIntosh, managing director of Network Rail’s Eastern Region, has announced several appointments to his new senior management team.
- First closure of the East Coast Main Line is comingNetwork Rail and train operators are reminding passengers of major changes to services this August Bank Holiday.
Rail Technology Magazine
- ORR publish guidance to support older and disabled passengersThe office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its new Accessible Travel Policy (ATP) guidance for train and station operators which they say will lead to older and disabled passengers being able to travel by rail with greater confidence.
Railway Gazette
- Government plans €86bn spend to renew German networkGERMANY: A 54% increase in spending on infrastructure renewals will see €86bn invested in the national rail network over the next decade, Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer announced on July 26.
- Stadler bimodes enter service at Greater AngliaUK: The first of 38 three- and four-car electro-diesel multiple-units being supplied by Stadler to operate regional services in East Anglia began revenue operation on Abellio's Greater Anglia routes from Norwich to Lowestoft and Yarmouth on July 29.
Aviation Industry
- Air Nostrum 2018 net profit up 46% on cost reduction, market strategySpain’s Air Nostrum reported a 2018 net profit of €19 million ($21 million), up 46% compared to 2017. read more
- Report: Air France-KLM set to announce large narrowbody orderAir France-KLM is reportedly set to announce a large order for new narrowbody aircraft as CEO Ben Smith moves forward with a long-awaited revamp of the airline group’s short- and medium-haul fleet. read more
- Ryanair 1Q 2020 net profit down 21% on lower fares, higher costsIrish LCC Ryanair reported a net profit of €243 million ($382 million) in the first quarter of the 2020 financial year, down 21% from €309 million in the year-ago period, as average fares declined 6% and costs rose. read more
- Virgin Atlantic plans to end A340 operations by 2020Virgin Atlantic plans to end its Airbus A340 operations by the end of the year, a spokeswoman told ATW July 29. read more
- Bloomberg: Airbus, Boeing production rates holding steady Shifting macro trends will combine to keep Airbus and Boeing from raising production rates past currently announced levels and hold book-to-bill rates below 1 for the next few years, analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) conclude. read more
Other News Sources
- UK's Largest Coach Operator Selects Seeing Machines to Provide Guardian Driver Safety Technology to Fleets Seeing Machines Limited (SEE.L), the leading provider of AI-enabled driver monitoring technology for improved transport safety, has announced today that National Express will be installing Guardian into vehicles across its UK white fleet coach network and The King's Ferry operations.
- Video: First British Airways A350 lands at HeathrowBritish Airways has released video footage of its first A350-1000 aircraft (registration G-XWBA) landing at Heathrow airport over the weekend.
- Kidderminster Train Station building to be demolished this weekBULLDOZERS are set to move in to demolish the old Kidderminster Railway Station building this week - half a century after it was built.
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