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Northern: Rail firm receives extra Ł11m subsidy as profits fall
The RMT union criticises the Department for Transport for paying more money to Northern rail.
Heathrow and Gatwick invest millions in anti-drone technology
London airports purchase equipment in wake of incidents that caused around 1,000 flights to be grounded
Transport for Wales chief exec says the Metro will be 'one of the best in the world’
James Price says the project will improve the economy of the Valleys
Friday, 04 January 2019
BBC News
- Welsh cycling 'needs more investment'The sport has grown in popularity, but Welsh Cycling says more needs to be done to boost it.
- Reality Check: Are there alternatives to Dover?The transport secretary expects no disruption at Dover under any circumstances. What if he is being over-optimistic?
- Gatwick and Heathrow buying anti-drone equipmentGatwick and Heathrow invest in new technology after the disruption affecting thousands of passengers.
- Belfast International Airport apologises for long security queuesAngry customers posted photos on social media showing further queues at Belfast International Airport.
- Northern: Rail firm receives extra Ł11m subsidy as profits fallThe RMT union criticises the Department for Transport for paying more money to Northern rail.
- Fuel prices: MPs call for petrol price watchdogPetrol stations are being accused again of ripping off motorists by increasing their profit margins.
- Herb Kelleher: Father of low-cost airline travel dies at 87The co-founder of Southwest Airlines, which paved the way for low-cost air travel, dies aged 87.
The Guardian
- Brexit freight ferry firm appears all geared up – to deliver pizzasTerms and conditions on Seaborne website seem to be intended for food company
- Heathrow and Gatwick invest millions in anti-drone technologyLondon airports purchase equipment in wake of incidents that caused around 1,000 flights to be grounded
The Independent
- London-Dublin: Travelling by train could cost less than flyingThe Independent’s Jon Stone live tweeted the eight-and-a-half-hour journey
- China to launch self-driving bullet trains that will travel at 350km per hourThe high-speed service will run between Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province
Times Online
- Gatwick and Heathrow deploy military grade anti drone defences [Subscription]Both Gatwick and Heathrow have ordered military-grade anti-drone equipmentworth several million pounds in an effort to prevent a repeat of the travel chaosthat hit Britain’s second busiest airport over Christmas.
- Brexit: Seaborne Freight ferry boss left tax debt when old firm failedThe boss of the ferry company given a Ł14 million no-deal Brexit contract ran a shipping business that collapsed with a large tax bill, The Times can reveal.
City AM
- Delays at UK's busiest airports cost business passengers Ł500m last year, new data revealsUK business passengers lost more than half a million days to delays at Britain's 10 busiest airports last year, at a cost of around more than Ł500m to their pockets.
- Sir Terry Morgan to appear at London Assembly grilling over lead-up to Crossrail delayFormer Crossrail chairman Sir Terry Morgan will give his account of the events leading up to the announcement of project's delay after Sadiq Khan accused him of "misremembering events".
- Aviation regulator grants Ryanair UK air operator licence to continue flights in no-deal BrexitThe aviation regulator has granted budget airline Ryanair with a UK air operator certificate that will allow it to operate flights within the UK and to non-EU routes in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
- TfL has the worst gender pay gap of all of City Hall's agencies, new data revealsThe gender pay gap at Transport for London (TfL) grew to 21.5 per cent last year – the only City Hall body to have seen an increase in the difference between men and women's average hourly earnings.
Bolton News
- Bus fare rise slammed as 'counter-productive' as user numbers fallA COUNCILLOR has slammed First Manchester’s decision to increase fares from the beginning of 2019.
Bristol Live
- Passengers' fury as First Bus running only weekend servicesMany were late to work after not checking the bus timetable
- Everything you need to know about the changes to Bristol's bus servicesFirstBus is making sweeping adjustments due to the new m1 metrobus
London Evening Standard
- Gatwick and Heathrow Airports 'order military standard anti-drone equipment'Gatwick and Heathrow Airports have reportedly ordered military-grade anti-drone defences worth
- Ryanair secures UK operating licence in event of no-deal Brexit Ryanair has secured a UK licence in preparation for a no-deal Brexit which will allow the low-cost airline to continue to fly within the UK and to non-EU routes.
- Southern Rail apologises after offering customer Ł10k ticket for single trip from London Bridge to GatwickA rail firm has apologised after a customer was offered a Ł10,000 ticket for a single journey between London Bridge and Gatwick Airport.
Wales Online
- Rail electrification from London to Cardiff will be another yearRail passengers will have to wait another year before being able to travel from Cardiff to London entirely on electrified trains.
- Transport for Wales chief exec says the Metro will be 'one of the best in the world’James Price says the project will improve the economy of the Valleys
Blackpool Gazette
- Blackpool passengers 'have to put up with' Pacer trains for a while longerBlackpool rail users look set to have to put up with the obsolete 142 Pacer trains for longer than promised. Operator Northern has admitted the much-criticised 1980s rail buses will have to be used on Fylde coast lines throughout this year
East Anglian Daily Times
- Rail commuters ‘fed up with paying high prices for a deteriorating service’, says MP“Fed up” commuters who have just seen ticket prices rise want to see improvements to their service, an MP has said after a day of rail delays.
Kent Online
- Plans for high-speed service connecting Kent to Gatwick Airport rejectedBold plans for a new high-speed rail service which could take passengers from Ashford to Gatwick airport in just 25 minutes have been rejected. The new Ł10 billion railway service - dubbed the 'M25 for high-speed trains' - would have connected the existing high-speed rail line in Ashford to the planned HS2 project along a route that passed via both Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
Other Regional Press
- Ł50m East Yorkshire rail upgrade hopes to get region back on trackThe huge investment from Network Rail will provide a line 'fit for 21st century'
- Greens convince Thameslink to introduce new anti-idling measures at St Albans CityThe Green Party has convinced Govia Thameslink Railway to introduce new anti-idling measures at St Albans City station.
- Rail fares hike for Leighton Buzzard commuters slammed by MEPCommuters in Leighton Buzzard faced an unwelcome price hike on their return to work after the New Year as their annual season tickets rose in price by another Ł140.
- Views sought for Aberdeen cycle path planMembers of the public are being asked to give their thoughts on cycleways and pedestrian paths in Aberdeen.
- Rail user groups’ disappointed over 3.1 per cent fare increaseRail users groups across North Herts have expressed their anger at the increase in train fares which came into effect today, despite the disruption caused by the May 2018 timetable.
Rail Technology Magazine
- TfL awards Ł196m contract for Barking Riverside Overground extension TfL has awarded a £196m contract to build a 4.5km rail extension of the London Overground to Barking Riverside to a joint venture of Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure and VolkerFitzpatrick (MSVF). The overground extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking Line, from the Tilbury...
- Final intercity train sees GWR deliver 10,000 more seatsMore than 10,000 more train seats have now been made available on the Great Western Railway (GWR) network after the train operator delivered the remainder of the new fleet of Class 800 intercity trains yesterday. Before Christmas GWR took the delivery of its final Class 800 Intercity Express...
- HS2 project part of new East Midlands manufacturing zones schemeA north Derbyshire HS2 project has been named as one of the locations of the UK’s first manufacturing zones in the East Midlands. Communities secretary James Brokenshire has announced that four projects have been chosen to form the new and innovative East Midlands Manufacturing Zones...
RMT
- New Arriva Rail North Accounts reveal secret extra paymentsNew Arriva Rail North Accounts reveal secret extra payments funded by UK taxpayers are being used to subsidise the German company’s profits instead of keeping a guard on the train
Aviation Industry
- Lufthansa Group to add 5,500 employees Lufthansa Group plans to add about 5,500 employees in 2019 to stabilize operations after what the company called “a turbulent summer” in 2018. read more
- Ryanair receives UK AOC as airlines plan for post-BrexitIrish LCC Ryanair has been granted a UK air operator’s certificate (AOC) and has registered its first aircraft in the country as European carriers move to shore up their post-Brexit operations ahead of the UK’s planned departure from the European Union (EU) in March. read more
- Herb Kelleher’s magicThe magic of Herb Kelleher, who died Jan. 3 aged 87, was that there was no magic. It’s simply the story of an extraordinarily smart lawyer spotting a market opportunity, working relentlessly hard to turn it from a cocktail-napkin idea into a highly successful business, and adhering to genuinely held principles of being a decent, kind human being. read more
Other News Sources
- Track works completed on scheduleWESTBURY Railway Station is due to re-open for normal scheduled services at 4am this morning (Friday) (January 4) following upgrading and improvement works.
- Arriva: 'Claim bus drivers are poorly paid is a false flag, and strikes are unnecessary'Unite union has claimed Teesside Arriva drivers are among the most poorly paid in the country - but the company says that's a 'false flag'
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