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Virgin's Sir Richard Branson: Government must not back unrealistic West Coast rail bid
Sir Richard Branson has complained to the Government that it risks a re-run of previous rail franchise failures if it awards the West Coast Main Line contract to an unrealistically high bid from FirstGroup.
Gatwick Airport master plan shows flights to increase by 82 every day
LAND equivalent to more than than 900 football pitches is being reserved for a second runway at Gatwick, as flights are scheduled to increase by 82 every day. The airport master plan, released last Thursday, predicts aircraft movements will hit 278,956 per year within the next ten years, compared to 248,679 in 2011/12, and the airport will hit its current capacity by 2030.
Thursday, 02 August 2012
BBC News
- Thames Estuary airport row at Kent County Council A Kent councillor has backed proposals for a Thames estuary airport after Kent County Council (KCC) opposed the plan.
- Olympic bosses reject 'ghost town' claim Olympic bosses have said the message to commuters to avoid certain areas of London will not change despite claims from businesses trade has been suffering.
- Worcestershire Parkway plans progress Plans for a third railway station in Worcester have moved a step closer after receiving government backing.
- Delays at Games hotspot stationRail services to London Bridge, one of the hotspot stations during the Olympics, were delayed during the morning rush-hour.
Financial Times
- Foster plan to fund new airport rejectedBAA and IAG bosses have attacked architect™s proposal to help fund Thames estuary hub through landing charges paid by airlines operating at Heathrow
- Groups vie for search and rescue contractGovernment in discussions with three companies as it plans to outsource service from 2015 with Ł3.1bn in deals to private aviation operators
The Herald
- Deaths at speed trap sites fallTHE number of people killed or seriously injured at sites where speed cameras have been installed has fallen in Scotland, according to new figures.
- Ferry staff threaten to strike if key routes are privatisedFerry workers are threatening strike action to force Holyrood ministers into protecting their pay and conditions if state-owned ferry services are privatised.
The Independent
- Planes may pay for noise over Heathrow Residents under Heathrow's flightpath could be offered thousands of pounds in compensation if a future government gives the go-ahead for a third runway at Europe's busiest airport.
The Telegraph
- East Lancashire Railway: take a nostalgic trip The East Lancashire Railway keeps the era of steam alive for 120,000 people every year. All aboard, says Arabella Weir.
- Virgin's Sir Richard Branson: Government must not back unrealistic West Coast rail bid Sir Richard Branson has complained to the Government that it risks a re-run of previous rail franchise failures if it awards the West Coast Main Line contract to an unrealistically high bid from FirstGroup.
- London 2012 Olympics: transport advice was 'too cautious' says tourism chiefUK tourists have been discouraged from visiting London by transport warnings that have been erring too strongly on the side of caution according to the body representing major visitor attractions in the capital.
Reuters News
- Cyclist killed after collision with Olympic shuttle busLONDON (Reuters) - A cyclist was killed after a collision with an Olympic media shuttle bus in east London on Wednesday evening, Scotland Yard said.
ATOC
- Olympic National Rail travel bulletin: Wednesday 1 AugustWith hundreds of thousands of spectators attending Olympic events today, the railway continues to run extra and longer trains. • Train companies are providing 574,071 extra seats today,...
Network Rail
- Copycat station is a glass act
- LONDON STATIONS™ OLYMPIC PAST PUBLISHED ON VIRTUAL ARCHIVE
- CABINET SECRETARY OFFICIALLY OPENS NEW Ł8m STATION
Belfast Telegraph
- Ryanair bid will capture 90% of Irish market: Aer Lingus bossAer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller warned that a successful bid by Ryanair to buy the carrier would result in monopoly conditions reminiscent of the days when his own airline dominated Irish travel.Related StoriesFacebook's float 'fiasco' costs Swiss bank £227mFamilies are squeezed by rising prices and static wagesRegulator backed in row on NIE investmentEurozone inflation is steady for third monthFacebook's float 'fiasco' costs Swiss bank Ł227m
Bristol Live
- 'Confusing bus lane signs are costing us trade'TRADERS in Gloucester Road believe "confusing" parking restrictions in the bus lane are forcing their customers away.
London Evening Standard
- London 2012 Olympics: Boris Johnson's 'hello folks' travel chaos warnings axed from London TransportBoris Johnson™s recorded warnings of Olympic congestion on the Tube have been dropped after forecasts of overcrowding proved unfounded.
- London 2012 Olympics: Bradley Wiggins calls for new road safety laws after cyclist killed in Hackney after being hit by 'Olympic bus' Olympic gold medalist Bradley Wiggins has called for new road safety laws after a cyclist was killed when he was hit by a double-decker bus shuttling journalists between venues.
Manchester Evening News
- Ł1.5m bag of heroin dumped on Manchester Airport luggage carouselOne of the largest ever seizures of heroin has been made at Manchester Airport.
Sheffield Telegraph
- Safety concerns help change Sheffield bus route planBUS campaigners say the ‘right decision’ has been made after their fight against plans to change a route were successful.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Barging ahead with Leeds rail station entrance plansCONTRACTORS who build the new Leeds City railway station southern entrance will turn back time to get materials to the site.
Blackpool Gazette
- Pupils™ 20mph plea to driversTWENTY is plenty. That was the message from children at a Freckleton school who have welcomed a new 20mph limit introduced on the town’s residential roads.
Carlisle News & Star
- Union leader raises fears for rail jobs on West Coast Mainline Dozens of rail jobs could hinge on the outcome of a multi-million pound contest to pick the next company running train services on the West Coast Mainline, it has been claimed.
- Cumbria police deal with 200 drivers in crackdown Police have dealt with 200 drivers in the last month in a crackdown on road traffic offences.
Other Regional Press
- Humberside Airport sold to new ownersManchester Airports Group (MAG) has sold its 82.7 per cent shareholding in Humberside Airport to Eastern Group for an undisclosed sum.
- Freight costs rise will have damaging impact, says MPCONCERNS have been expressed about the impact of raising the costs for freight to use the UK railway network.
- Aviation experts praise Boeing book A LOOK inside the war-winning work of a group of radar boffins has received critical acclaim from Britain’s leading aviation magazines.
- Gatwick Airport master plan shows flights to increase by 82 every dayLAND equivalent to more than than 900 football pitches is being reserved for a second runway at Gatwick, as flights are scheduled to increase by 82 every day. The airport master plan, released last Thursday, predicts aircraft movements will hit 278,956 per year within the next ten years, compared to 248,679 in 2011/12, and the airport will hit its current capacity by 2030.
- UK & World News: Londoners abandon the roads to avoid Olympic traffic chaosTHE busy streets of London have apparently emptied of traffic, with figures suggesting nearly one in five motorists has abandoned the roads.
- Kirklees Council gives green light for Ł1m Wakefield Road and Penistone Road scheme works schemeA Ł1 MILLION scheme to repair two of Huddersfield’s busiest roads has been approved.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- London Gateway chosen by paper recycling exporterA company specialising in exporting waste paper for recycling has announced that it will be using London Gateway when the port opens in 2013.From late next year, the new deepwater container facility will be in operation for multimodal freight and Cycle Link UK believes using the port will enhance its sustainability while reducing its carbon footprint by cutting down on its road transport needs."We export around a thousand containers every week, so anything we can do to reduce road haulage and its environmental impact is a good thing," explained Cycle Link UK shipping manager ...
Global Rail News
- A virtual tour around Sochi™s Games trainsRussian Railways has launched an online virtual tour of the trains which will be transporting spectators and athletes at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
- Chiltern helps save bubble car from scrap yardThe fledgling Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway, located on the site of the former Cynheidre colliery and which was Britain’s first operating public railway authorised by an act of Parliament, has taken delivery of former Chiltern bubble car 55019. Saving 55019 from being cut up was only possible after considerable help from Chiltern Railways who [...]
- śLucky escapeť for driver after vandals place concrete lids on rail lineA British Transport Police (BTP) officer described a train driver in Darlington as having a “lucky escape” after narrowly avoiding a collision with two concrete troughing lids. The driver slammed on the emergency brakes and managed to stop the passenger service, which had been travelling at 40mph, as it approached Dinsdale station on July 26. [...]
- Ricoh station plans up and runningAfter many false starts, the long-awaited go-ahead for a station serving Coventry’s Ricoh Arena has been approved by Coventry City Council. Work on the station, situated on the Coventry to Nuneaton route, will start this December and be finished for December 2013. Lack of a rail connection to the popular sporting venue, which has been [...]
- The history of London™s Olympic stations revealedSince London’s first Olympics in 1908, the capital’s rail network has been at the centre of the Games’ success. A new section in Network Rail’s virtual archive, which was launched in February, is celebrating the role of some of the stations which will be used by millions of spectators throughout the event. Architectural plans and [...]
- Docklands Light Railway usage up by more than halfDocklands Light Railway (DLR) passenger figures are up 65 per cent with extra Olympic traffic. Other statistics released by LOCOG show that the number of vehicles on London’s streets have fallen by 17 per cent since the stat of the Games. Organisers have again predicted an extremely busy day on the London Underground, London Overground [...]
Railnews
- Union urges investigation of Underground fault The RMT is calling for an investigation into the cause of a major failure on the London Underground Central Line, in which a wheel became allegedly welded to the track after a brake failure. It is one of several Underground problems which have occurred in the last two days. There is no service on the District Line this morning (Wednesday) west of Earls Court because of a signal failure at Turnham Green.
Aviation Industry
- Travelport and China Southern agree new distribution dealAgents using Galileo and Worldspan will get increased information from Skyteam member
Other News Sources
- Hitachi launches UK campaign focusing on Social Innovation Business products across London railway stations Global electronics company Hitachi’s European division, Hitachi Europe Ltd., has announced its new UK campaign which focuses on Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business products including construction machinery, data storage and rail
- Siemens Secures order to electrify Hawaii's first rail Transit System Honolulu rail project will reduce traffic congestion and environmental impact while boosting the economy Honolulu rail project will reduce traffic congestion and environmental impact while boosting the economy By Siemens
- RMT to ballot for strike action as CalMac refuses to give staff assurances on routes lined up for privatisationSHIPPING UNION RMT confirmed today that it is to begin the balloting process for strike action on Caledonian MacBrayne Scottish Ferries after the total failure to give assurances to staff in advance of the planned sell-off of key routes.
- Gatwick second runway option kept openGatwick airport is to set land aside for construction of a potential second runway.
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