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Labour manifesto promises to extend HS2 rail line to Scotland
Journey time between London and Scottish capital would be cut from around four hours today to two and a half hours
First suffers £118m loss in half-year to September
Despite doubling its debts on the same period last year, FirstGroup is trading ‘in line with expectations’ according to its latest half-year results, which were released on 14 November.
Friday, 22 November 2019
BBC News
- South Western Railway December rail strikes to go aheadThe stoppage will affect South Western Railway services in December and on New Year's Day.
- Dubai Air Show: The challenges for us all in flying greenSustainable, renewable and green: environmental goals the aviation industry is now grappling with.
The Independent
- Millions of rail passengers facing month of disruption in run-up to Christmas as strike action goes aheadIndustrial action will affect commuters into and out London Waterloo on trains mainly serving the south of England
- Labour manifesto promises to extend HS2 rail line to ScotlandJourney time between London and Scottish capital would be cut from around four hours today to two and a half hours
The Scotsman
- Edinburgh tram extension work begins before tram inquiry report is published – Alastair DaltonWork has started on extending Edinburgh Trams to Newhaven but the inquiry report by Lord Hardie into its chaotic predecessor is nowhere to be seen.
Times Online
- BA faces huge compensation bill as IT glitch causes chaos at Heathrow and Gatwick [subscription]British Airways was facing a multimillion pound compensation bill today after another IT failure led to delays of up to 22 hours for passengers.
- December strike on South Western Railway to go ahead after RMT talks collapse [subscription]Millions of commuters face chaos for almost all of December after the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union said it would go ahead with the longest strike in the history of Britain’s railways.
- Pothole repairs falling behind [subscription]More than one third of Scotland’s streets require pothole repairs with a £3 billion backlog of work yet to be completed, a Holyrood committee has found.
- Car tax: End of paper disc has tripled evasion [subscription]The proportion of drivers evading road tax has almost tripled since the paper disc was abolished, blowing a £94 million-hole in the public finances.
City AM
- Crossrail delay until 2021 may cost London £2bnThe cost of delaying Crossrail until 2021 may rise to £2bn, according to Transport for London (TFL) bosses.
- Uber is behind a sharp rise in London's air pollutionUber and other ride-hailing apps have contributed to a sharp rise in CO2 emissions and air pollution in the taxi and ride services sector, according to a new report
- Conservatives pledge temporary Hammersmith BridgeA temporary bridge will be built alongside the closed Hammersmith Bridge if the Conservatives are re-elected.
i News
- ScotRail admits it will still be dumping sewage on to railway tracks despite government calls for a banScotRail has admitted it will not meet a UK-wide target to end the dumping of human waste on railway tracks.
Mail Online
- Chaos as computer glitch grounds BA flightsThousands of British Airways passengers are stranded after the airline's flight plan management computer crashed, with flights from the US to Gatwick and Heathrow worst affected.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Older people resorting to taxis as bus routes cut OLDER people and families in West Yorkshire are increasingly having to use taxis to get around due to cuts to bus services, it has been claimed.
- Low Moor train services to soar as Bradford timetables change THE NUMBER of trains stopping at Low Moor station is set to nearly double when the new railway timetables come into force on Sunday, December 15.
Bristol Live
- EasyJet's plans for Bristol as airline relaunches package holidays following Thomas Cook collapseBristol is now EasyJet’s largest base outside of London
London Evening Standard
- Wheelchair user left stranded in freezing cold for three hours after rail replacement taxi fails to show upA wheelchair user was left in the freezing cold for three hours after her rail replacement taxi failed to show up.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- From nationalised railways to public sector pay rises - what's in Labour's election manifestoPolice, the NHS and schools will receive better funding under Labour's plans
- Metro bosses offer crunch talks to avoid train drivers' industrial action over Christmas periodMembers of the RMT and Aslef unions rejected a 15% pay rise and are planning to impose an overtime working ban on the rail network, which could lead to rush hour services being cancelled
This Is Local London Network
- Drink related injuries on the railway reach record levelNew figures show that the number of alcohol-related incidents on the railway has increased by 30 per cent in the last decade.
Yorkshire Post
- Labour can put an end to Yorkshire’s public transport nightmare - here’s how: Jon TrickettNOT so long ago, I had to make a speech just outside Bradford, at Salts Mill. I had to be there by 8.30am on a Saturday. As it happened, my car was in the garage.
Get Surrey
- SWR guard desperate for deal as RMT confirms mammoth 27-day December strikeThe 27-day RMT strike on the South Western Railway network in December looks set to go ahead after resolution talks failed.
Other Regional Press
- Metro Tram Is On “New” Track and How To Live Safely With ItThe Midland Metro Alliance, the Constructor, has issued a way of safely sharing the city’s roads with the Tram. This is timely as the track extension is due to open soon and crosses high volume City pedestrian areas to get to the target area of Centenary Square.
- Train cancelled due to 'unusually large passenger flow'A Greater Anglia service was cancelled this morning (Thursday, November 21) because of an "unusually large passenger flow".
- Create workplace parking levy for whole city says Oxford UniversityOXFORD University has welcomed congestion-busting measures in the councils' Connecting Oxford proposals and called for a workplace parking levy to be extended across the whole city.
Coach and Bus Week
- Crime drops on West Midlands public transport networkCrime on the West Midlands public transport network has fallen by 5% in the last six months, says TfWM. The drop is in crimes recorded on bus, rail and Metro trams between April and September 2019 and compared to figures for the same period last year and is set against a national backdrop of rising crime.
- Go-Ahead London bus depot wins international green energy awardA £20m project to create the UK’s first all-electric bus garage has won international acclaim after The Go-Ahead Group was awarded one of the world’s most prestigious environmental accolades.
- First suffers £118m loss in half-year to SeptemberDespite doubling its debts on the same period last year, FirstGroup is trading ‘in line with expectations’ according to its latest half-year results, which were released on 14 November.
- McGill’s fined after Public Inquiry and told to hire more TMsA £75,000 fine is issued for poor punctuality alongside numerous undertakings, after concerns are sparked by route monitoring and a wheel loss incident
- The road to success: Perfecting the art of bus schedulingWhat can make or break a bus operator? The buses themselves – quite possibly. The staff – almost certainly. But for most operators arguably the most critical of all factors is actually timetable scheduling, argues Gavin John, Scheduling Solutions Manager at Trapeze Group
- Stertil Koni manufacturer of choice for First Cymru wash bay upgradeFirst Cymru recently decided to replace an old wash bay lift at its Port Talbot depot with a new model from the same manufacturer: Stertil Koni. Despite having seen many years’ service at the depot, the old lift had continued to work reliably, making First’s decision for a replacement model straightforward.
- Labour to re-nationalise bus services if electedLabour Leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed at yesterday’s CBI Conference that, if elected, a Labour government would allow councils to take full control of their bus services.
- Wrightbus recommences vehicle deliveries under Bamford ownershipWrightbus has delivered its first new vehicles under the new management of Bamford Bus Company, following the firm’s collapse and subsequent sale to entrepreneur Jo Bamford.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Cardiffians asked for their view on new £120m Cardiff Parkway station Following the release of new artist’s impressions a public consultation has been launched on the plans for a new mainline train station and buisness park at St Mellons. The huge project, which could be home to 5,000 staff, takes a momentous step forward today (Nov 20th) with the...
- Greater Anglia announces delays cut by almost half Between December 2018 and October 2019, delay minutes for its Class 317 commuter trains, which run through Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, were down 48% and cancellations were down 14% over the same period. The improvement is down to a new approach to tackling the most common causes of...
- Greater Anglia brings in extra support for busy periods Office staff at Greater Anglia are being trained to help customers when stations are busy due to big events or disruption. Customer Action Teams, or CATS, are the support team that have been formulated. When needed team members make their way to their nearest station to provide extra help and...
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- Coach retrofit funding on CPT government wish listThe Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has set out its priorities for the next government that will allow coaches to continue to deliver vital services and help them to contribute to air quality improvements. It includes provision of coach retrofit funding to assist with the upgrading of existing vehicles to Euro VI standards.
- Oxford Tube to see ‘significant’ improvementsStagecoach has announced that its Oxford Tube express coach service between the university city and London will see “significant improvements” from 6 January.
- Electric double-deckers for three more TfL routesTransport for London (TfL) has revealed that three more routes will be converted to operation with battery electric double-deckers, with a combined PVR of 52. The news was contained in TfL’s latest contract awards notification, issued last week.
- First Leeds orders nine Yutong E10 electric busesFirst Leeds had placed an order for nine Yutong E10 battery electric buses with Pelican Bus and Coach.
- Leeds CAZ now includes retrospective fundingLeeds City Council (LCC) has opened a further £3m funding round for the city’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ). It captures operators of coaches and non-scheduled buses that will enter the CAZ once it is introduced on a still to be determined date in 2020.
Aviation Industry
- Are airlines really ready for net zero?Airlines currently seem to be jostling to come out with the most impressive headlines on climate commitments. Easyjet this week declared its aim to be the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its entire network. Last month …
- UK to support hybrid-electric islander projectThe UK government will provide 50% of the cost of a 30-month, £18 million ($23.3 million) demonstrator project to convert the nine-passenger Britten-Norman Islander to hybrid-electric propulsion for short-range flights such as inter-island routes. read more
- British Airways ‘technical issue’ causes widespread delaysBritish Airways (BA) passengers faced widespread delays throughout the airline’s network Nov. 21 as a technical problem led to cancellations and frustrated travelers. read more
- US counsel issues warning of safety hazard at ATC centerThe US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has alerted the White House and Congress of “hazardous conditions†at an air traffic control (ATC) facility in Florida brought to light more than a year ago by a whistleblower. read more
Other News Sources
- Young Leaders Welcomed To Cardiff To Discover The Ambition To Transform Rail ServicesOn Friday 22nd November, representatives from national public transport authority Transport for Wales (TfW) and KeolisAmey Wales (KAW), which operates as Transport for Wales Rail Services, will host a delegation of Franco-British Young Leaders in Cardiff.
- Four Gatwick and Heathrow incidents in a month where drones almost hit aircraft The UK Airprox Board report includes one incident in the highest category of risk near Gatwick
- New Gatwick flights to cities in Kuwait, Mexico and Germany launched Routes have been launched for the winter season at Gatwick Airport
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