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First rail line to be built with private money has five bidders
ive bidders are in the running to build the first railway line under new government proposals aiming to fund new tracks entirely with private cash.
Monday, 14 May 2018
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- Southend Airport trials detect 'rogue' drone operatorsSuccessful trials to track and identify "rogue" drone users have been carried out by a UK airport.
- Leeds to Whitby: Britain's most scenic bus route?As Britain votes for its most scenic bus route, let's take a trip on-board one of the finalists to see what it has to offer.
- ScotRail CCTV staff cancel Cup Final day strikeThe TSSA union said its members were conscious of the potential public safety threat.
The Herald
- Station is in need of major upgradeIT was perhaps unfair of the recent Transport Focus study to castigate Glasgow's Queen Street station as "Britain's most unpopular station" given that it is currently in the midst of a massive rebuilding improvement programme for the traveller's benefit ("Power line fault brings rail chaos for tens of thousands", The Herald, May 7).
The Independent
- We traveled through the biggest airports in New York City and London too see which one was better — and the winner was clearWhich country is better? The US has an infrastructure problem.
The Telegraph
- AI expert warns of self-driving car dangers - 'keeping them under control while in the wild not possible'Senior British scientist who is one of the leading minds in artificial intelligence (AI) has warned against self-driving cars, arguing they are not safe because engineers cannot predict how their creations will behave “while in the wild”.
- First rail line to be built with private money has five biddersive bidders are in the running to build the first railway line under new government proposals aiming to fund new tracks entirely with private cash.
Times Online
- High-tech mapping and ice-breaking propellers help open northern sea routeOn the bridge of a container ship in the Arctic port of Dudinka in northern Russia, a screen comes to life on a console. “Look, these patches are polyni, open stretches of water, and this line is a fissure which we can try to travel down,” Captain Anton Levshin says, pointing at a satellite image of the Arctic Ocean, largely covered with pack ice.
- Rail project cost rises £110m [Subscription]The cost of a project to cut journey times on Scotland’s busiest rail route has risen by more than £110 million.
City AM
- Rolls-Royce to cut down on staff travel costs in major savings driveRolls-Royce will be cutting down on its staff travel and and accommodation bill after costs to service one of its jet engines soared up earlier this year.
- Crossrail could need £500m bailout as budget pressures intensify ahead of December launchA funding update by the government due in a few weeks' time into Crossrail could contain the unwelcome news that the £14.8bn project needs a £500m funding injection to keep running.
London Evening Standard
- New Tube map reveals best places to live in London to cut down journey times and save on rentA new Tube map has revealed the best locations to live in London to cut down journey times while saving on rent.
Northern Echo
- Strike-hit Northern 'should be stripped' of franchise, MPs sayMPs have called on the Government to consider stripping transport giant Arriva of the Northern rail franchise.
Sheffield Star
- 'Stay off the tracks' - warning issued as testing gets underway on Sheffield to Rotherham tram-trainA rail boss has urged people to stay off the newly-installed tram-train tracks between Sheffield and Rotherham after testing got underway on the new scheme.
Wales Online
- 10,000 people have opposed proposals to downgrade Neath stationThe huge petition means the issue will now be debated at the Welsh Assembly
- Ebbw Vale rail line to extend into town centre thanks to £11.5m investmentThe Welsh Government has announced a multi-million pound investment to fund a railway and station in Ebbw Vale town centre
Other Regional Press
- New easyBus service between Chester and Liverpool John Lennon AirportNew airport service also serves Wrexham, Oswestry and Shrewsbury
- Sponsored: Fife Stagecoach bus users get multi-million pound service improvementsStagecoach has announced that not only will they be extending a much-used express route to carry on to Glasgow, but that they have also added 10 innovative new coaches to their fleet servicing Fife – allowing better access for people with wheelchairs.
Buying Business Travel
- Passengers down but cargo up at HeathrowHeathrow airport saw a dip in passenger numbers during April, but underlying traffic growth between March and April was at 1.4 per cent and cargo tonnage increased 2.3 per cent.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Rail freight industry celebrates as EU rejects cross-border ‘mega-truck’ trafficThe EU will not allow further cross-border traffic of mega-trucks, it has confirmed, reinforcing the earlier decision made by EU transport ministers to reject the European Commission proposal.
Other News Sources
- 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Welsh railway “It gets me from A to B” … sound familiar?
- Gatwick Airport installs next generation IT network with HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) today announced that it has supported Gatwick Airport – the UK’s second largest airport and a critical national infrastructure site – in future proofing its entire IT network.
- Revealed: Inquiry launched as cost of upgrading Edinburgh to Glasgow rail line soars by £116mA TROUBLED scheme to cut journey times on Scotland’s busiest rail route has soared by more than £110 million.
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