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Rolls-Royce to fly electric planes ‘next year’ [subscription]
The race to develop electric planes has speeded up with plans by Rolls-Royce to create the fastest zero-emission aircraft in the world.
Heathrow breaks through 80m passenger mark as it plans for expansion
A record-breaking 80m passengers travelled through Heathrow last year as the airport reaped the rewards of larger planes and an increase in bookings.
Furious councillors call for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to explain rail 'mess'
AN INFLUENTIAL panel of West Yorkshire politicians has called on Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to explain why improvements to the region’s rail service are not being made.
Local MP Ruth Cadbury says expansion will mean more cars being used
Ruth Cadbury MP has questioned Transport Secretary Chris Grayling over his determination to pursue expansion at Heathrow without it being conditional on additional rail access to the airport from the South and West.
Saturday, 12 January 2019
BBC News
- Norfolk rail line to remain closed as £68m upgrade project overrunsA major railway upgrade project has been delayed, meaning a Norfolk branch line will go longer without a service.
- Repairs after huge Nottingham railway station fire to cost 'millions'Police said recovered CCTV footage from Nottingham railway station has revealed new information.
City AM
- City commuters face paying an extra £71 in parking charges at key Essex stationsCity workers will face increased charges for leaving their cars at stations in Essex, in a second blow to commuters after fares were put up earlier this year.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Furious councillors call for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to explain rail 'mess'AN INFLUENTIAL panel of West Yorkshire politicians has called on Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to explain why improvements to the region’s rail service are not being made.
Derby Telegraph
- MP Michael Fabricant calls for a passenger rail line between Burton and LichfieldHe claims it could 'transform people's lives'
London Evening Standard
- Fury of commuters as rail operator puts up parking charges by 6.5%Rail commuters are furious over a huge increase in car parking charges at stations in east London and Essex.
Manchester Evening News
- 'Why are bus services so much better in south Manchester than north Manchester?'A councillor has slammed the 'north-south divide' in bus services amid new fare rises - and has called on mayor Andy Burnham to take action
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- War of words over Brierley Hill to Stourbridge rail planDudley Council leader Qadar Zada claims West Midlands Mayor Andy Street backed a failed £14 million rail project for the borough
- Bus and rail crime on the rise again in the West MidlandsCrime on public transport has risen again, new figures have revealed.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Tom Richmond: All at sea...still no plain sailing for Failing Grayling as scandals mount over ferries, drones, Brexit (and trains)LESS than two weeks into a new year and it is in the national interest to return to an all too familiar question – why is Chris Grayling still in his job?
Peterborough Telegraph
- Major disruption to Peterborough rail commuters for second week running Rail users on the East Coast Main Line should expect severe disruption this weekend.
Other Regional Press
- Watch: First daylight trips for new GA trains – but no passengers until springGreater Anglia has started testing its new Stadler trains for regional trains during the day as well as at night – and the first trips to Suffolk might not be far away.
- Telford MP Lucy Allan meets rail minister over 'shocking' rail servicesTelford MP Lucy Allan has met the rail minister to discuss the "truly shocking" rail services in and around the borough.
- Embattled Scotrail insists ‘things are getting better’ ScotRail has again improved its record on arrival times, with just over 84 per cent of trains arriving close to the advertised time.
Train Operators
- ScotRail Alliance performance showing improvementNew figures published today show that punctuality on Scotland’s railway has improved for the second consecutive period.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Network Rail Digital Railway boss David Waboso to retireThe managing director of Network Rail’s Digital Railway, David Waboso, will retire in March. An internal memo from chief executive Andrew Haines said that Waboso was leaving with a “fantastic legacy” and a “clear direction for delivery through CP6 and...
- New hydrogen 'Breeze' trains unveiled by Alstom and EversholtHydrogen trains will be introduced in as little as two years after a deal has been struck to convert more than 100 trains into the first fleet powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology. The new trains, to be called “Breeze” trains, are due to be employed on commuter and suburban lines...
- Engineers able to predict and fix track faults before they develop using new Costain augmented reality techEngineers will be able to use augmented reality (AR) to predict failing components and faults on train tracks and in stations after engineering companies, in collaboration with a university, have developed a network of Internet of Things (IoT). Costain and the University of the West of England...
- Delays to £68m rail line upgrade to keep Norfolk branch line closed A Norfolk branch line will remain closer after a major £68m railway upgrade for the line has been delayed. The upgrade project on the line between Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft was due to be completed by 31 March, but this deadline will no longer be met and no new date for...
- Woman killed after leaning out of train and hitting head on tree branch, says RAIBA passenger was killed after she leant out of the window of a train travelling 85mph and struck her head on a tree branch, rail investigators have found. Bethan Roper suffered fatal injuries whilst travelling on a GWR train between Bath and Bristol on 1 December. The 28-year-old charity worker...
Railway Gazette
- Competitive Freight Wagon deployment to be plannedEUROPE: Wagon leasing company Ermewa is to draw up a deployment concept for innovative wagons to support the business case for investment in vehicles which are being developed under the Competitive Freight Wagon research initiative.
- UK railway news round-upPlanning permission has been granted for the construction of a station at Horden on the Durham Coast line near Peterlee,
Other News Sources
- Local MP Ruth Cadbury says expansion will mean more cars being used Ruth Cadbury MP has questioned Transport Secretary Chris Grayling over his determination to pursue expansion at Heathrow without it being conditional on additional rail access to the airport from the South and West.
- TfL reveals first partners for ‘Digital Ribbon’ displays at key Underground stationsTransport for London (TfL) and advertising firm Exterion Media have revealed the first partners for the new ‘Digital Ribbons’ installed at key stations on the London Underground.
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