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HS2 minister vows no 'betrayal' of Manchester and Leeds
The transport secretary insists he will extend line beyond Midlands despite cost fears.
100,000 commuters have moved house due to poor rail services, study finds [Subscription]
Nearly 100,000 commuters have moved house because their train service is so bad, a study by a consumer group has found.
Transport Secretary wants to see the expansion of Greater Manchester's Metrolink
Chris Grayling has been speaking ahead of a visit to the on Friday where he will meet mayor Andy Burnham
Friday, 25 January 2019
BBC News
- Plane maker Bombardier calls for 'orderly Brexit'The Canadian aerospace giant employs 4,000 people in the Belfast area.
- HS2 minister vows no 'betrayal' of Manchester and LeedsThe transport secretary insists he will extend line beyond Midlands despite cost fears.
- Renault and Nissan usher in new eraThe car giants commit to their alliance as its architect Carlos Ghosn is replaced at the helm of Renault.
- Brexit: Jaguar Land Rover extends shutdown over no-deal fearsThe UK's biggest carmaker is extending its annual shutdown in April over Brexit disruption fears.
- Brexit uncertainty is a disgrace, says AirbusThe planemaker says it could shift wing-building out of UK in the future if there is a no-deal Brexit.
The Independent
- Brexit: Airbus boss calls government ‘disgrace’ as he threatens to quit UK, putting 14,000 jobs at risk'Don't listen to the Brexiteers' madness which asserts that because we have huge plants here we will not move and we will always be here – they are wrong'
The Scotsman
- ScotRail passenger satisfaction slumps to 45% Commuter satisfaction with ScotRail has slumped to its lowest for six years in a poll by consumer group Which?, with one in four complaining trips are regularly stressful.
The Telegraph
- 100,000 commuters have moved house due to poor rail services, study finds [Subscription]Nearly 100,000 commuters have moved house because their train service is so bad, a study by a consumer group has found.
City AM
- Apple dismisses more than 200 staff from self-driving car unit Project TitanApple has cut more than 200 staff from its secretive self-driving car unit Project Titan, as the business undergoes some restructuring under new management.
- Jaguar Land Rover extends planned shutdown over Brexit concernsJaguar Land Rover has announced plans to close its UK plants for an extra week in April due to the potential disruption caused by Brexit.
Belfast Telegraph
- Bombardier Brexit warning as Airbus signals UK withdrawal in no dealBombardier has said it is "imperative" a solution is found to allow for an "orderly Brexit".
Birmingham Mail
- Jaguar Land Rover set for one-week shutdown over Brexit fears - what we know so farThe firm said production at its manufacturing sites will stop from April 8 to 12
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Scrapping HS2 to Yorkshire 'would be a betrayal'SCRAPPING HS2 beyond Birmingham would represent a "huge betrayal" of the Midlands and the North, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said.
Bristol Live
- Plan unveiled for three transport hubs to ease north Bristol congestionThey would include park and ride, rail, bus, cycle hire, cycle storage and electric vehicle charging facilities
- First Bus apologises after real-time displays show "fictitious" destinationsFirst Bus has apologised after major glitches caused the real-time information (RTI) at Bristol bus stops to show “fictitious” places and wrong details.
Lincolnshire Echo
- Cars parked badly on this street may force bus company to stop running service in this area of LincolnPassengers from a Lincoln estate may have further to walk to catch the bus after the service was once again halted due to "poorly parked vehicles".
London Evening Standard
- Near-record rise in carbon dioxide levels predicted in 2019, Met Office scientists warnMet Office scientists predict 2019 will see one of the largest rises on record of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
Manchester Evening News
- Transport Secretary wants to see the expansion of Greater Manchester's MetrolinkChris Grayling has been speaking ahead of a visit to the on Friday where he will meet mayor Andy Burnham
- Bus bosses have a £100m pot to battle London model of transport in Greater ManchesterCampaigners are fighting for a London model - but bus bosses say a 'partnership' between operators and the mayor would mean greener buses, better timetables and a fare freeze on journeys across different operators
Northern Echo
- Snag hits plan to double York-Harrogate rail line servicesCONCERNS have been raised that a £12.5m scheme to double the number of passenger trains on one of the busiest lines in the Northern Rail franchise may have hit the buffers.
Nottingham Evening Post
- Scrapping HS2 to East Midlands would be a ‘betrayal’, leaders says after reports of scale backIn a coordinated campaign, politicians and Nottinghamshire businesses reiterated their support for HS2.
Other Regional Press
- MP Ed Miliband's pledge to form committee to get answers on HS2MP Ed Miliband has pledged to work with other MPs to get answers over HS2.
- Parking price hikes at Greater Anglia stations ‘a kick in the teeth’Angry commuters have branded price hikes at Suffolk and Essex railway station car parks a “kick in the teeth” – after some leapt up by as much as 25%.
- From £200m train factories to 800 new homes - Goole set for remarkable changeNews that 800 homes are planned for the town comes hot on the heels of a busy 2018 for business
- Glasgow Airport rail link plans must be progressed "as a matter of urgency"PROPOSALS to build a rail link between Glasgow Airport and Glasgow city centre must be progressed "as a matter of urgency", according to opposition parties at Holyrood.
Bus and Coach.com
- Electric bus batteries to store solar energy in Swedish project Volvo is backing a research project for what is claimed to be Europe’s first energy warehouse using electric bus batteries from its demonstration electric bus route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden, The project involves Volvo Buses, Göteborg Energi, Riksbyggen and Johanneberg Science Park working together to examine electricity storage in apartment blocks that have their own electricity production via solar panels.
Coach and Bus Week
- Metrobus secures two London route contractsIn the latest Transport for London (TfL) tender update, Metrobus has gained two routes from Arriva London South.
- Stagecoach East Midlands invests £5.7m in Hull’s green busesStagecoach East Midlands announced at a meeting of the Scrutiny Committee at Hull City Council that it will be investing £5.7m in a fleet of 31 high-spec vehicles.
- £100m Greater Manchester bus partnership unveiledGreater Manchester’s bus operators have unveiled a £100m partnership ‘blueprint,’ intended to revolutionise the region’s bus network.
- Edwards Coaches welcomes six Enviro200s to local bus fleetEdwards Coaches of Llantrisant has added six ADL Enviro200 MMC single-deckers to its fleet, intended for use on its local bus services.
Rail Technology Magazine
- Regional leaders urge major parties to publicly back building HS2 Phase 2 routeBodies from the Midlands and the north of England have written an open letter to the leaders of the four major parties calling for them to publicly commit to building Phase 2 of the £56bn HS2 route.
Route One (Bus and Coach)
- Passenger growth seen on UrbyTranslink’s Urby service is attracting record passenger numbers, with 8% passenger growth since its introduction last September.
- Chris Grayling to attend CPT Dinner The Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, will attend the CPT Annual Dinner as Guest of Honour and give the keynote speech.
- Climb-down on Oxford zero emission zone plansOxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have relaxed their proposals for a Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) in the centre of the city.
- Profiled: The one-of-a-kind engineering mind Belle Vue Coaches Engineering Director Kenny Walsh contributed in a major way to the operator’s growth since joining in 2001 - and he has now passed his knowledge on to his youthful successors
- Liverpool City Region bus passenger numbers riseMerseyside Bus Alliance is delivering, but reliability ‘still a nut we have not cracked’ say major operators
Aviation Industry
- Report: Heathrow expansion should be scrapped on noise concernsAir traffic should not be allowed to increase at London's Heathrow and City airports and plans for the addition of a third runway at the UK's biggest hub should be scrapped, according to a new report on aircraft noise by politicians elected to represent London's residents.
- Flybe reassures market on future of Virgin-led takeoverUK regional operator Flybe is seeking to reassure the market about the future of its proposed takeover by a Virgin-led consortium, amid reports that one of its biggest shareholders has threatened to take legal action to stop the transaction from going ahead.
- IAG will not make bid for Norwegian; to sell stake International Airlines Group (IAG) has ruled out making a further offer for LCC Norwegian and announced plans to sell its existing stake.
- American's 2018 net income up 9.4% on network improvementsAmerican Airlines is confident that big-picture initiatives it has put in place ”including a focus on leveraging its Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) hub, more tailwinds from cabin segmentation and cost reductions ”have the carrier poised to rebound from what CEO Doug Parker acknowledges was a challenging [2018] financially.
Other News Sources
- Putney To Have A Say On Heathrow Expansion The only open meeting in the borough to be held in Roehampton next week Wandsworth Council Leader Ravi Govindia today urged residents, concerned about the impact of a third runway at Heathrow, to attend a consultation event that the airport is hosting in the borough next week.
- Horsham district bus services set to be axed in new council cutsSeveral villages across the Horsham district could be set to lose bus services following the announcement of cuts to funding.
- Chichester bus routes affected by cuts revealedThe detail of cuts to bus services in Chichester and Selsey have been revealed.
- Bristol Airport introduces new solution for assisting visually impaired passengers Bristol Airport, UK, has launched a new solution to assist visually impaired passengers while at the airport. Working in partnership with OCS, the airport’s special assistance partner, Bristol has developed ‘The Ramble Tag’, which has been specifically designed for visually impaired people to improve the experience of guided walking.
- Dumbarton's MSP calls for ScotRail fares freezeDUMBARTON'S MSP has called for a freeze on train fares after a survey revealed that more than two thirds of Scots who use public transport every day struggle with the cost of peak train fares.
News from Europe
- Fair competition in #Bus and #Coach marketMore choice for consumers, more competition, better control of market abuse: the EPP Group has ensured that passengers and carriers offering national inter-urban routes will benefit from the further liberalization of the European bus and coach markets. The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee adopted its position on 22 January.
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