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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
The York Press
- £1.6 million clean air plan for York city bus servicesMORE than £1.6 million will be spent to help make York’s buses more environmentally friendly.
Other Regional Press
- New bus routes published following company pull outA SERIES of revised bus routes have been published following a change in contracts covering the north of Carmarthenshire.
- TfL has agreed tenders to shorten 11 town centre bus routesCroydon and Sutton’s largest public transport passenger group has issued a withering demolition of TfL’s proposals to shorten bus routes through Croydon town centre, as JEREMY CLACKSON reports
- Unite announces talks with Arriva over ongoing bus pay dispute as further strike action plannedUnite has announced that it is to hold talks with Arriva as bus drivers looks set to continue strike action over an ongoing pay dispute.
- Airport bus ticket price hikeStagecoach have announced that standard fares have increased on their JET747 service.
The Business Desk
- People: Bus operator appoints engineering director; City Region welcomes new chair; and moreBus operator First South Yorkshire has bolstered its engineering team with the appointment of a new Engineering Director, Chris Gent.
Other News Sources
- Layla Moran MP: Improving local roads, new buses and rail investment is preferable to the Oxford Cambridge ExpresswayLiberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon Layla Moran writes following her parliamentary debate on the route for the Oxford Cambridge Expressway.
- Ford Abandons its Local Mini Bus FleetSomething you might vaguely remember but probably never used is closing. We could do a blog entirely about things we half remember and are now closing.
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