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Heathrow night flight ban would 'damage' UK economy, major trade body claims
total ban on night flights at Heathrow would “seriously damage” the UK’s economic competitiveness by hitting important export industries and regional growth, a major aviation body has warned.
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The country’s infrastructure has come under more strain than ever and requires swift, significant action from the government. Analysis by Peter Yeung
Northern Line extension row over extra costs on the £1.2bn project remains unresolved seven months on
A row over extra costs to the Northern Line extension is still yet to be resolved, six months since Transport for London (TfL) said that court could be an option in the stand-off, though not one it was keen to pursue.
Monday, 30 April 2018
The Guardian
- Millions of trees at risk in secretive Network Rail felling programmeExclusive: Plan to stop leaves and branches falling on lines has already led to thousands of trees being chopped down
The Independent
- Total ban on night flights at Heathrow would “seriously damage” the UK’s economic competitiveness by hitting important export industries and regional growth, a major aviation body has warned.Dutch airline KLM airline has to cancel several flights and is advising passengers how to rebook
Times Online
- Letters to the Editor: Renationalise: it’s the only way to save our railways [Subscription]Your article “Rail pain piles up as five operators totter” (News, last week) is a reminder of how precarious our system of rail franchising has become. Now that the UK’s worst-rated operator, Southern, has bought out its liability for future performance, it is clear to commuters that decision-making at the DfT is not fit for purpose.
City AM
- Northern Line extension row over extra costs on the £1.2bn project remains unresolved seven months onA row over extra costs to the Northern Line extension is still yet to be resolved, six months since Transport for London (TfL) said that court could be an option in the stand-off, though not one it was keen to pursue.
Mail Online
- New InterCity trains bought in £5.7bn rail revamp are running as 'ghost services' The hotly-anticipated Intercity Express Trains have come under fire after passengers were forced to squeeze into crowded carriages - while some were left locked and empty.
Edinburgh Evening News
- Susan Morrison: In great tram wars, you must pick a side There are times when I think we’ve never been free of The Curse of The Trams. Probably the first question Mary, Queen of Scots asked when she stepped ashore was: “What about the trams, eh?”
London Evening Standard
- Heartbreaking footage shows blind man and guide dog struggling to board train at WaterlooA blind man has told how he was stuck at a train station for hours as passengers "barged past" him, told him there was no room to board and deliberately shut the carriage doors.
Carlisle News & Star
- Borders Railway extension to Carlisle moves step closerThe case to extended the railway to the city is being explored as part of a Scottish Government study
East Anglian Daily Times
- Rail summit will hear progress report on improvements to Ely North junctionA major rail summit will this week hear how the campaign for long-awaited improvements to Ely North Junction is proceeding.
New Civil Engineer
- Network Rail works made 'virtually impossible' by ThameslinkNetwork Rail has complained that Thameslink timetabling made cruical engineering works “virtually impossible”, according to a report by the government spending watchdog.
Rail Advent
- Merseyrail reveal Ainsdale station updateMerseyrail has announced that the new ticket office at Ainsdale railway station will open on Wednesday 2 May 2018.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Bombardier wins $586m tram supply contract in BrusselsBombardier Transportation has signed a $586m framework contract with the Brussels Intercommunal Transportation Company (STIB) in Belgium to supply up to 175 Flexity trams.
Other News Sources
- MP Lucy Frazer joins revolt against train service change that could hit commuters in the pocket - a petition has already gained 400 signaturesMP Lucy Frazer has attacked a decision to bring forward a rail service from Ely to London by 13 minutes that will add an extra £15 to the journey.
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