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Petition for rail electrification
Around 80 south Wales political and business leaders sign a petition calling for the electrification of the rail line from London to Swansea.
Cheap fuel plan for remote areas
Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, says the government is considering offering a fuel discount to those in remote areas.
Mayor 'opposing aviation policy'
Boris Johnson is to argue for a new hub airport in the South East - at odds with the government's aviation policy - a campaigner says.
On the right track?: Plan to build train station instead of Leigh busway could save £20m
A maverick businessman says he can save taxpayers more than £20m – AND give them a new railway station. Telecoms boss Ged Tyrrell has called on transport chiefs to abandon plans for a £76m ‘guided busway’ linking Leigh to Salford and Manchester city centres.
Monday, 17 January 2011
BBC News
- EMA axe 'will hit students' ability to reach class' The abolition of the student support grant, the EMA, in England will affect some students' ability to reach class, college principals say. As travel fares rise and cuts bite, there are particular concerns for those in rural areas, some of whom travel up to 35 miles (56km) to get to college.
- 'Personal travel plans' project for commuters in Wales Personal travel plans to encourage commuters out of cars could be produced by the Welsh Assembly Government.
- Road salt for Surrey drops to 3,000 tonnes Road salt supplies in Surrey have dropped to 3,000 tonnes after the council's fleet of gritters used 10,000 tonnes during recent cold weather.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wear-12202143Initial results of a street re-design in north London have been unveiled to residents who helped shape them.
- Haringey residents see street re-designs Parking bays have been designated at Darlington station to be used specifically for commuters sharing cars.
- MP warns of fuel protest returnThe rise in VAT is being felt by motorists in Wales, with higher prices at the pumps.
- Petition for rail electrificationAround 80 south Wales political and business leaders sign a petition calling for the electrification of the rail line from London to Swansea.
- Cheap fuel plan for remote areasDanny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, says the government is considering offering a fuel discount to those in remote areas.
- Mayor 'opposing aviation policy'Boris Johnson is to argue for a new hub airport in the South East - at odds with the government's aviation policy - a campaigner says.
- Business travel boosts EurostarEurostar announces a 12% rise in annual ticket revenue, thanks largely to a continued recovery in business travel.
- How serious is Boris about the driverless Tube? [blog]Last night Mayor Boris Johnson threatened to have more Automatic Train Operation (ATO) systems on the Underground network and implied he could sack Tube drivers if they didn't stop striking and employ non-union staff in their place.
Financial Times
- European car craze in China presses shipsOperators of car-carrying ships turn some business away and are reorganising networks as they struggle to cope with demand for European-built cars in China
- Vietnam Airlines relaunches sell-offThe airline plans to relaunch its long-stalled privatisation plan and hopes to complete a partial initial public offering by 2012
The Guardian
- Motorists in remote areas may get fuel duty discount Government held talks with European commission last year regarding a discount of up to 5p per litre in certain areas
- London week ahead: Boris on the move [blog]Boris will be keeping busy on the transport front following last week's flurry of thin tales about "driverless" Tube trains and strikes on royal wedding day. On Wednesday morning he and Transport for London commissioner Peter Hendy will be questioned by the London Assembly about cycling, transparency, fares, value for money and the New Bus for London. That evening, the Mayor and his transport adviser Kulveer Ranger will take questions from the public at a consultation meeting in Ealing.
The Telegraph
- Petrol price: rural areas to receive discount It comes as the average price of petrol continues to edge upwards towards £6 a gallon, or £1.32 for a litre of unleaded.
Birmingham Mail
- Investigation into plane crash 'near miss' at Birmingham Airport A FLIGHT packed with passengers came within “inches” of crashing into a private plane at Birmingham Airport.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Fuel price increases 'bleeding families dry' in North Wales FUEL price rises are “bleeding families dry” as the cost of filling a family car soared to £97.
Manchester Evening News
- On the right track?: Plan to build train station instead of Leigh busway could save £20mA maverick businessman says he can save taxpayers more than £20m – AND give them a new railway station. Telecoms boss Ged Tyrrell has called on transport chiefs to abandon plans for a £76m ‘guided busway’ linking Leigh to Salford and Manchester city centres.
Wales Online
- Anger as Wrexham is left out of rail link proposals THE next attempt to improve North-South transport could leave half of North Wales high and dry, it was claimed last night.
Other Regional Press
- South Cheshire firms invited to Virgin Trains’ ‘Corporate Wellbeing’ event VIRGIN Trains is inviting South Cheshire companies to an unusual business event.
- No loo on choo-coo as First Capital receives Rail passengers who have forked out upto £3,500 for a season ticket have struggled to spend a penny on some trains for over a week because the toilets were broken.
- Campaign lauched to save Orbital routeScrapping Preston’s Orbital Bus route will cause “untold damage” to communities and leave people prisoners in their own homes, it was claimed today.
Rail-News.com
- Tornado’s boiler to return to GermanyThe A1 Steam Locomotive Trust today announced that Tornado’s boiler would be returning to its manufacturer, DB Meiningen, in Germany, following the discovery that more extensive repairs to Tornado’s firebox were needed than originally anticipated when the winter maintenance was planned.
- Bishop Auckland line designated as a community rail serviceThe Darlington to Bishop Auckland rail line has been designated as a community rail service. Operated by Northern Rail, and known as the Bishop Line, its community status will enable communities along the route to become more involved in how the rail service operates.
Other News Sources
- Bids called for four Crossrail StationsBids have been invited for a further £250m of Crossrail contracts to design and build four stations. The contracts are for main station works at Bond Street (Lot 1), Tottenham Court Road (Lot 2), Liverpool Street (Lot 3) and Whitechapel (Lot 4).
- Flywheel railcar to operate demonstration commuter service UK: A lightweight diesel railcar with flywheel energy storage is to operate a demonstration commuter service on the Mid-Hants heritage railway in southern England for four weeks from January 24.
- Touax buys wagon fleet EUROPE: Asset leasing firm Touax Rail completed the purchase of a fleet of 685 wagons which are leased to operators in Hungary and Slovakia during December. A third-party investor funded 75% of the €30m deal, which adds Shimms steel coil and Habbi(II)nss covered wagons to Touax’s fleet of 8 200 vehicles.
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