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Taxpayers could end up out of pocket because not enough companies want to bid to run rail franchises in England and Wales, a group of MPs warn.

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The rail regulator criticised Heathrow yesterday over plans to make Crossrail trains pay a huge levy to use track that the airport owns.

Scrapping air passenger tax in Wales would cost England's south west region millions, warns airport boss

Bristol Airport claims the abolition of APD in Wales would cost the South West economy £843m and more than 1,500 jobs

Crew shortages cause rail delays with service through Huddersfield badly hit

1.9m service disruptions logged last year

Transport for London misses out on South Western rail franchise

First South Western Trains Ltd and Stagecoach South West Limited are to battle it out for the South Western franchise

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  • Rail franchising could cost more due to lack of competition, MPs sayPublic accounts committee warns that taxpayers may lose out because fewer companies are bidding to run train servicesBidding for rail franchises could soon shortchange the taxpayer because fewer firms are competing to run train services, a committee of MPs has warned. In a report into how the rail franchising system has recovered since the West Coast debacle at the Department for Transport in 2012, the public accounts committee (PAC) said there were still gaps in the department’s ability to manage the process effectively. Continue reading...

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  • Bus stop changes announced for York TEMPORARY changes are to be made to key bus stops in two city centre streets as the first step towards a number of improvements later this year.

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  • Consultation to improve rail between Swindon and WestburyThe government is opening a consultation to the public for them to have an input on local rail services in Wiltshire. It is community groups and passengers who will have more say in aspects of design and the operation of their local rail services between Swindon and Westbury, according to the Department for Transport. The government is consulting on this 32-mile TransWilts line and plans to designate it as a community rail service. By doing this, the local community will be able to design train services to reflect the local demand, which the government hopes will translate to increased passeng...
  • New Buses Bill to deliver a better deal for the publicReforms are set to make bus travel more passenger-friendly and give councils more freedom to improve services. councils will be given more freedom to run their own bus services Oyster-style ticketing could be rolled out across the country new bus travel apps possible as companies are made to share more details about services Bus travel is to be made more passenger-friendly as councils will be given more freedom to improve services, under measures set out today (11 February 2016). Roads Minister Andrew Jones said reforms will help deliver better journeys across the country, as he...
  • Robert Goodwill tours Cornwall Airport Newquay and opens Aerohub Business ParkAviation Minister hears how Cornwall Airport Newquay and its enterprise zone are boosting economic growth in the region. Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill visited Cornwall Airport Newquay today (11 February 2016) to see how government investment is helping the airport go from strength to strength. The minister toured the airport, which generates millions of pounds for the Cornish economy per year, and officially opened the Aerohub Business Park within the already established enterprise zone — Aerohub at Cornwall Airport Newquay. Passenger numbers at Cornwall Airport Newquay increased fr...

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  • London Midland hires rolling stock to plug sports gap London Midland and Wasps RFC have announced a special train service for Coventry Arena on match days, using spot hired rolling stock. Coventry Arena station opened last month, but it was the subject of controversy because the new six-car platforms alongside the Ricoh Stadium also display notices warning that trains will not call before or after major events. However, London Midland has now arranged trial services using a six-car train on two match days.

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