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Thousands of bus routes 'at risk' of being scrapped, warn councils
Thousands of bus routes in England are under threat because councils have said they cannot afford to pay for them.
Edinburgh tram extension cost soars to £207m
New figures reveal that the cost of extending Edinburgh's tram line out of the city centre has increased by 25%.
ScotRail hit with second remedial plan - for failing to keep passengers happy
ScotRail was today hit with a second remedial plan - for failing to meet passenger satisfaction targets.
Brexit news: No-deal ferry contract awarded to firm with no ships Seaborne Freight scrapped
A controversial ferry contract awarded to a firm with no ships as part of no-deal Brexit plans has been scrapped by the Department for Transport.
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Saturday, 09 February 2019
BBC News
- ScotRail ordered to improve performance by governmentScotRail has been ordered to come up with a remedial plan after failing to meeting passenger satisfaction targets.
- New Midland Metro tram tracks laid in Birmingham city centreNew tram tracks are laid in Birmingham city centre as part of a tram extension.
- Edinburgh tram extension cost soars to £207mNew figures reveal that the cost of extending Edinburgh's tram line out of the city centre has increased by 25%.
- ScotRail ordered to improve performance by governmentThe train operator has been hit with a second official notice by ministers unhappy with its performance.
The Scotsman
- ScotRail hit with second remedial plan - for failing to keep passengers happy ScotRail was today hit with a second remedial plan - for failing to meet passenger satisfaction targets.
Times Online
- ScotRail admonished for second time in two months [Subscription]Ministers have handed ScotRail its second improvement notice in less than two months after passenger satisfaction fell to its lowest level in 15 years.
- Here we go again: cost of trams soars [Subscription]The cost of extending Edinburgh’s controversial tram network has jumped by a quarter to £207 million
Network Rail
- Grangemouth electrification goes liveOverhead power lines on the railway around Grangemouth freight terminal will be live from Sunday (February 10).
Birmingham Post
- First tracks laid for metro extension in BirminghamLeading figures from across the West Midlands gathered in Victoria Square yesterday (Thursday, February 7) for the laying of the first tracks for the extension of the Midlands metro.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Transport Secretary Chris Grayling backs plans for Ashington to Newcastle passenger trainsNorthumberland County Council is developing a project to re-open the freight-only Newcastle-Blyth-Ashington railway line and invited Chris Grayling to look at the proposals
Other Regional Press
- Damaged railway bridge to be closed to traffic for five yearsThe railway bridge, at Eccles Heath, between Attleborough and Snetterton, was left unsafe after being struck by a road vehicle in December 2017.
- ScotRail served remedial plan notice after dip in passenger satisfactionMinisters have handed ScotRail its second improvement notice in less than two months – after passenger satisfaction plunged to its lowest level in 15 years.
- The cost of the Edinburgh tram extension to Newhaven has soared to £207m - and it hasn't even started yetA final business case for extending Edinburgh's trams to Newhaven has seen the cost of the project jump by 25% to £207m.
- Warrington tram system ‘could be operating’ within 10 yearsA CONSORTIUM would put millions of pounds towards a future tram system in Warrington – if the ambitious proposals are backed by Town Hall bosses.
- Authorities 'must close funding gap' before Merton-Sutton tram project can progressAuthorities must close a huge funding gap before progress on the multi-million pound Merton-Sutton tram extension project can go ahead, a council meeting heard.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Proposals for £39bn investment in Northern Powerhouse Rail to be submitted to government A business case for up to £39bn of investment in Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) are to be submitted to the government, marking “the region’s single biggest transport intervention” since the industrial revolution. The board of Transport for the North (TfN), representing...
- HS2 land acquisition costs could spiral five times higher than projected The cost of acquiring land and property for Phase 1 of HS2 could be almost five times the original estimation. Forecasts based on freedom of information requests from an anti-HS2 campaign group have revealed that the total land costs could now be around £5bn, and has already now far...
Other News Sources
- Number of Stratford to London trains will doubleSTRATFORD-UPON-AVON commuters received a huge boost last week amid news that the number of direct trains between Stratford and London is set to more than double from May.
- Storm Erik closes Helensburgh to Edinburgh train lineHIGH winds from Storm Erik have forced the train line between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh to close.
- Cross-party support from MPs for new rail link connecting Slough to HeathrowA group of cross-party MPs including Slough MP Tan Dhesi came together earlier this week to discuss the Western Rail Link to Heathrow (WRLtH).
News from Europe
- Italian deputy PM rules out high-speed railway to FranceAs the row between Italy and France worsened this week, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said he would oppose a long-planned high-speed railway under the Alps to France.
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