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Apple Pay 'Express Transit' mode arrives in London, meaning iPhones can be pressed straight onto Tube payment machines
New update will also allow phones to be used to pay even when their battery has died
Hertfordshire County Council objects to Luton Airport expansion
Proposals to expand Luton Airport have been described as "madness" by a county councillor.
Innovation at Heathrow will help cut carbon globally
Executive Director of the Back Heathrow Campaign, Parmjit Dhanda, calls on the next Government to commit to build much-needed new infrastructure at Heathrow, setting the bar for the rest of the world and to help reduce carbon emissions.
Tuesday, 03 December 2019
BBC News
- Ferguson Marine shipyard taken into public ownershipThe Ferguson shipyard move comes after administrators agree terms for the transaction with Scottish ministers.
- Volkswagen: UK drivers fight for 'dieselgate' compensationTens of thousands of UK car buyers start a compensation claim over the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
Channel 4 News
- Labour promise to slash train fares in England by a thirdElsewhere on the general election campaign Labour has been making some bold pledges on public transport – promising to slash train fares in England by a third and make travel free for everyone under 16.
Financial Times
- Commuters endure packed trains at start of 27-day strikeIndustrial conflict is over the role of guards on the service into London’s Waterloo station
- Robotics and reshoring: the future of shippingContainer ships may shrink in size if manufacturing moves closer to its markets. The FT's Robert Wright explores
- Tech and changing labour costs set to transform shippingRobotics likely to cause less long-distance offshoring and curb demand for huge vessels
- The tunnels promising to overhaul deliveriesBackers say the technology is an efficient, climate-friendly transport option
The Independent
- Apple Pay 'Express Transit' mode arrives in London, meaning iPhones can be pressed straight onto Tube payment machinesNew update will also allow phones to be used to pay even when their battery has died
The Scotsman
- 650 passengers, including those travelling from Edinburgh, due to be evacuated from three trapped trainsEmergency services are preparing to evacuate 650 passengers trapped on three trains due to East Coast Mainline disruption.
The Telegraph
- Commuters braced for chaos as longest ever rail strike begins, with 850 services cancelled
- Stranded strike passengers can make claims for hotel costs, South Western Railway confirms
Times Online
- 100,000 drivers begin case over Volkswagen’s cheat software [subscription]Volkswagen deliberately installed cheating software in diesel cars because it knew they would “flunk” emissions tests without it, the High Court was told yesterday.
- Fare play to Labour on rail ticketsTalk about a one-track mind. Here’s the transport secretary Grant Shapps, railing against “another desperate attempt from Labour to distract from their inability and unwillingness to be straight with people on where they stand on Brexit”.
- The Times view on the 27-day South Western Rail strike: Transport of Despair [subscription]A ferociously irresponsible rail strike is causing misery for commuters
City AM
- Corbyn can't fix your miserable commuteJeremy Corbyn is well and truly getting into the Christmas spirit — he’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna [...] The post Corbyn can't fix your miserable commute appeared first on CityAM.
i News
- Labour rail fares pledge: here's who could save money under Jeremy Corbyn's promise to cut train prices by 33%Labour has proposed plans to drastically reduce the cost of rail fares as part of a wider policy to bring rail into state ownership
Birmingham Post
- Airline SAS becomes latest operator of ultra-efficient Rolls-Royce powered jetIt has taken delivery of the first of eight Airbus A350 aircraft powered by Trent XWB engines
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- More EV charging being installed in local townsNEW electric charging points will be installed in several local towns in an attempt to reduce air pollution.
Bristol Live
- Why this busy commuter route between North Somerset and Bristol is to close AGAINThe village has seen a number of road closures in recent months for cabling work to be carried out
London Evening Standard
- South Western Railway strike: Cancellations, delays and overcrowding on day one of walkoutHundreds of thousands of commuters were suffering huge disruption on train journeys to Waterloo today as the first of a month of strikes led to mass cancellations, delays and overcrowding.
Northern Echo
- Transpennine Express ‘sorry’ for cancelling train servicesA RAILWAY operator has come under fire for cancelling services to train drivers days after launching a £500m new fleet of trains.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Emergency services due to evacuate 650 passengers in Yorkshire from three trains trapped in East Coast Mainline disruptionEmergency services are preparing to evacuate 650 passengers trapped on three trains due to East Coast Mainline disruption.
Cambridge News
- A14, M11 and A10 named as some of our worst commuter roads according to youHere's what you had to say about which roads are the worst for commuting in Cambridgeshire
Other Regional Press
- Major rail works in Edinburgh will prevent trains from running through Haymarket stationMajor rail works will prevent trains from running through Edinburgh's Haymarket station later this month.
- Trains delayed due to slippery railsCommuters have been warned trains between Norwich and Sheringham could be delayed by up 20 minutes due to slippery rails.
- Hertfordshire County Council objects to Luton Airport expansionProposals to expand Luton Airport have been described as "madness" by a county councillor.
- Southend Airport named best in the UKSOUTHEND Airport has been named the best airport in Britain – in the same week it began using therapy dogs to help keep passengers calm.
- Damage to overhead wires at York causes rail chaos across North-east linesLNER are currently dealing with 'significant disruption' on the lines which is expected to last until the end of Monday
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Omnibus wins Innovation AwardOmnibus has won an award for innovation at the UK Bus Awards. Omnibus won Silver for innovation in the New Horizons award for the powerful new features in CrewPLAN - the Omnibus crew optimisation system. The UK Bus Awards have been recognising industry excellence for over 20 years. Judges drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and organisations made up six expert panels who assessed the entries. The UK Bus Awards’ mission is to ‘recognise, reward and inspire’. CrewPLAN is an automatic crew scheduling system developed by Omnibus and is used by bus com...
- Yodel becomes first logistics member of Slave-Free AllianceYodel has been announced as the first logistics company to partner with Slave-Free Alliance, a social enterprise launched by anti-slavery charity, Hope for Justice. Becoming a member of the Slave-Free Alliance, Yodel will lead the industry’s efforts to prevent human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The partnership, which was formally announced today on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, will see Yodel work to raise awareness of human trafficking and teach colleagues how to identify the issue. This will directly support Slave-Free Alliance’s vision to end ...
Rail Advent
- More trains for Birmingham passengers thanks to new timetableWest Midlands Railway has confirmed today that passengers in Birmingham will soon be benefitting from a more reliable train service thanks to a new timetable.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Northamptonshire teens safety film transformed into comic A new comic book has been produced by Network Rail, based on the safety film ‘18’ with the help of pupils from Kingswood Secondary Academy in Corby. The pupils were visited by Network Rail last summer and took part in safety workshops. They learnt about the risks of 25,000-volt...
- Govia Thameslink Railway launches Great Sock Appeal Selected homeless charities and Govia Thameslink are coming together this Christmas to give out socks to rough sleepers through the Great Sock Appeal. Socks are not the first thing comes to mind when you think of donating to the homeless but a pair of socks are an essential item for keeping feet...
- Vital upgrades on Edinburgh's track this Christmas As of Christmas Day (25 Dec), engineers at Network Rail will be working to renew Edinburgh’s Haymarket junction. Essential track work will be carried out from the Dec 25 to 29, with major upgrades to renew four sets of points and replace of 250m of track. The sets of point are used to...
- ?1bn investment into Ireland's rail network The Government of Ireland has today (Dec 2) announced a new €1bn investment into the country’s rail network. The minster for transport, tourism and sport, Shane Ross has confirmed the €1bn investment as part of a five-year investment programme into Ireland’s heavy rail...
Railnews
- RMT claims ˜political motivation™ behind failure to agree SWR deal A long series of strikes has begun on South Western Railway today, after talks between the company and the RMT broke up without agreement before the weekend. The union has alleged that the failure to come to terms over the future pattern of on-train staffing and the role of guards was for ˜political™ reasons, while SWR has claimed that a deal was reached during Thursday™s discussions, only for it to be rejected after the meeting by the RMT™s Executive. SWR services are severely reduced today, and will continue to be disrupted until New Year™s Day unless there is a settlement in the meantime. ...
road.cc
- Climate crisis and cycling campaigners join forces for Heathrow ‘Bulldozer lie-in’ this Sunday‘Critical Mass of epic proportions’ planned, with Boris Johnson and John McDonnell invited ‘to fulfil their pledges’
Aviation Industry
- Eurowings maintains focus on consolidationEurowings continues consolidation efforts, with no further expansion plans until the Lufthansa LCC subsidiary’s expected return to profitability in 2021. read more
- Norwegian approved for six Heathrow slotsLow-cost, long-haul carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said it has been given three takeoff and three landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport for the summer 2020 season, but did not say what routes the slots could be used for. read more
- New Berlin airport confirmed for Oct. 31, 2020, openingBerlin’s new airport—Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)—is now set to open at the end of October 2020, eight years later than originally planned. read more
Other News Sources
- Innovation at Heathrow will help cut carbon globallyExecutive Director of the Back Heathrow Campaign, Parmjit Dhanda, calls on the next Government to commit to build much-needed new infrastructure at Heathrow, setting the bar for the rest of the world and to help reduce carbon emissions.
- New appointments at NexusIts been a busy time for appointments at Nexus with both a new Chief Operating Officer and a Head of Maintenance Delivery announced in their new roles. Martin Kearney, most recently Chief Officer for Train and Ferry Operations at Transdev Australia, has been named as the new Chief Operating Officer at Nexus with Steven Shiel, currently Head of Rail and Civil Engineering at Newcastle College Rail Academy, taking on the role of Head of Maintenance Delivery.
- Election 2019: London’s transport watchdog makes ‘ten key asks’ of parliamentary candidatesThe capital’s official transport watchdog has called on London parliamentary candidates to support the management of all London’s “metro” rail services being devolved to the Greater London Authority, progress being made towards delivering Crossrail 2, and vehicle excise duty raised in London to be given to the Mayor for use in future road pricing schemes as part of a list of “ten key asks” of London parliamentary candidates.
- Manchester airport predicts 1.2m Christmas passengersWinter sun destinations will be driving passenger numbers at Manchester airport over Christmas.
- LETTER TO EDITOR: Park and ride IS the answer to fixing congestionI REFER to the letter from Councillor Pete West and others regarding Park and Ride (Argus letters, December 2).
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