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Ministers offered a range of options to keep UK on track to hit carbon reduction targetsFlying will have to become more expensive, especially for frequent flyers, to avoid climate chaos and keep the UK within its carbon targets, the government has been warned, while going ahead with a new runway at Heathrow would all but rule out airport expansion in the rest of the country.Ministers are likely to have to choose among options including hikes to air passenger duty, new levies on frequent flyers and changes to air taxation relative to rail and road in order to limit burgeoning demand for cheap f...
Scottish Labour to push for end to Abellio's Scotrail franchise
Labour is poised to force a vote “as early as next week” in the Scottish Parliament in a bid to end the Abellio franchise of ScotRail.
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
BBC News
- Trains staff issued with badge-cams on Greater Anglia servicesCamera badges are being introduced for train conductors on routes where a train company says eight staff are assaulted every month.
- Manchester Airport train station evacuated over suspicious bagA man is detained and a controlled explosion takes place after reports of a suspicious bag.
Financial Times
- HS2 executive quits after just one yearDeparture of Richard Robinson comes as speculation mounts that project could be scrapped
The Scotsman
- Scottish Labour to push for end to Abellio's Scotrail franchiseLabour is poised to force a vote “as early as next week” in the Scottish Parliament in a bid to end the Abellio franchise of ScotRail.
Birmingham Mail
- Full list of rail services affected by Birmingham weather as city battered by 14 hour delugeThere is currently a yellow weather warning in place for much of the country, including Birmingham, from 4am to 11pm tonight
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Poor performance of Bradford train services highlighted by authority THE POOR experience of rail passengers in the North is today highlighted by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as it makes the case for investment in the network in the short, medium and long term.
London Evening Standard
- TfL Tube delays: District line commuters face rush-hour disruption after signal failure at Earl's CourtCommuters face rush-hour disruption on the District Line after a signal failure at Earl's Court. Services were suspended on the eastbound Ealing Broadway and Richmond branches for at least an hour this afternoon.
Sheffield Star
- Sheffield-Manchester rail upgrade delay branded 'extraordinary'A long-awaited upgrade to the railway route linking Sheffield and Manchester is now not scheduled to begin until 2022, it has been confirmed.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- New trains inspired by famous Japanese ‘bullet’ model to serve north and north-eastModern trains inspired by the famous high-speed “bullet” models used in Japan will be introduced across the north and north-east.
Cambridge News
- Great Northern looking for new staff after Thomas Cook collapseThe train operator said it was 'saddened' by the news Thomas Cook collapsed and offered jobs to its staff
Doncaster Free Press
- Retired Pacer trains should be turned into soft play for autistic learners, say Yorkshire schoolchildrenSchool pupils in Leeds have suggested that Pacers could be used as a soft play area for children on the autistic spectrum as a contest was officially launched to find new uses for the much-maligned train carriages.
East Anglian Daily Times
- New cameras should help protect Greater Anglia rail conductorsRail staff working on Greater Anglia trains are being issued with badge cameras in a bid to deter assaults – and provide evidence for the police if necessary.
Other Regional Press
- TRAIN journeys to London from Somerset could be set to get shorter.Great Western Railway (GWR) has unveiled a new timetable for lines through Bristol and says it offers faster journey times, more seats, and more frequent services to key locations.
- Fears 'scary' rail crossing could end in tragedyResidents have called for warning lights at a rail crossing after several near misses.
- Weymouth to Yeovil line to be disrupted by tunnel repairsRAIL passengers have been warned to expect some disruption as work is carried out on the Weymouth to Yeovil line.
Rail Advent
- Liverpool Lime Street wins station of the yearNetwork Rail has announced that Liverpool Lime Street has been named as major station of the year at the 2019 National Rail Awards.
Rail Technology Magazine
- New open-access operator plans hourly service between Wales and LondonGrand Union Trains, a new open-access train operator, has announced that they are hoping to launch a train service between Wales and London in May 2021. Initially the trains will run every two hours, but plans are to make them hourly by May 2023. The announcement brings with it the potential of...
- Train companies support Thomas Cook customers by relaxing ticket rulesTrain companies under Network Rail have stepped in to help amid the Thomas Cook travel chaos, with the Rail Delivery Group has released a statement today saying that they will relax ticket rules for Thomas Cook customers who are affected by the collapse. Thomas Cook, the oldest travel company in...
- Get into Railway celebrates five years and £1.6m successThe formidable partnership between Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and The Prince’s Trust have announced today (23 September) that their Get into Railway training programme has generated £1.6m since it was set up in 2014. GTR, the UK’s largest rail operator, funded the project...
Railnews
- There has ˜never been a better time™ to invest in rail freight–report A new report published by the Rail Freight Group today is outlining how an ˜ambitious growth strategy™ for rail freight over the next ten years could be worth between £75 billion and £90 billion in environmental and economic benefits. The study calls for a ˜new approach™ from national and local government, as well as new investment from the industry. The conclusion is that this ˜could unlock growth significantly in excess of current projections™.
Other News Sources
- HS2's chief operating officer quits postRichard Robinson is leaving the high-speed rail project for a new post in the private sector
- Rail operators offer free airport travel to holidaymakers stranded over Thomas Cook collapseTRAVEL operators West Midlands Trains and London Northwestern Railway have offered help to holiday makers affected by the demise of Thomas Cook.
- Arriva Rail launches deaf awareness training programme for London Overground staffArriva Rail London (ARL) has launched a deaf awareness training tool for London Overground employees to help ease travel for deaf passengers and those with a hearing loss, it announced today.
- Warwick and Leamington MP writes to Transport Secretary over concerns about HS2 work in CubbingtonWarwick and Leamington MP Matt Western has sent the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps a letter seeking clarification on the Cubbington ancient woodland site and to get assurances that it will be protected during the Government’s ongoing review into the HS2 project.
News from Europe
- Faced with increasing heat waves frequency, European cities need to adapt“But when is it going to end?” a user was asking two months ago on Reddit, an informal forum-style social media platform. The “Heatwave in Europe” conversation had gained over 800 comments from people across the world, many appalled by the scorching June and July 2019 temperatures on the continent. “Although local temperatures may have been lower or higher than forecast, our data shows that the temperatures over south-western Europe in the last week of June were unusually high. Although this was exceptional, we are likely to see more of these events in the future due to climate change,'' says Jean-Noël Thépaut, Head of Copernicus Climate Service (C3S). Comparing recent C3S data with older records shows that this year’s June was on average 3°C warmer than the average for 1850-1900.
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