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Patrick McLoughlin interview: Brexit would push up ticket prices and threaten our car industry
In an interview with The Telegraph, he warns that there is “an unknown risk” that the “long term future” of the UK’s highly successful motor industry could go the way of the coal mines, if Britain withdraws from the EU’s free trade zone.
Arriva faces northern exposure amid inquiry [subscription]
The stuttering rail franchise system has been thrown into disarray after the Competition and Markets Authority launched an unprecedented investigation into the transport department’s decision to award the Northern Rail network to Arriva.
Welsh MP calls for 'quick' completion of Halton Curve rail line
A North Wales MP has called for the completion of £17.86m redevelopment of the Halton Curve rail line to take place ‘quickly’.
Sunday, 22 May 2016
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Financial Times
- Data suggest fire onboard EgyptAir flightSeven messages received over period of three minutes appear at odds with idea of sudden break-up
The Guardian
- Black cabs blame Uber for rise in attacks on London’s taxi driversScotland Yard figures reveal scale of violence on capital’s roads and prompt fresh spat between rivalsA surge has been recorded in violent crimes against London taxi drivers, prompting a fresh spat between Uber and black cabs over who is to blame.New figures from Scotland Yard reveal that violent offences against taxi drivers have risen by more than two-thirds, from 856 in 2014 to 1,403 last year. Black-cab drivers have blamed Uber for the increase, alleging that “poor English” and the inadequate street knowledge of drivers working for the taxi-hailing app company have generated so much frustr...
The Telegraph
- Patrick McLoughlin interview: Brexit would push up ticket prices and threaten our car industryIn an interview with The Telegraph, he warns that there is “an unknown risk” that the “long term future” of the UK’s highly successful motor industry could go the way of the coal mines, if Britain withdraws from the EU’s free trade zone.
Times Online
- Arriva faces northern exposure amid inquiry [subscription]The stuttering rail franchise system has been thrown into disarray after the Competition and Markets Authority launched an unprecedented investigation into the transport department’s decision to award the Northern Rail network to Arriva.
- Take the Scandinavian slow train [Subscription]It’s a hot day and our train, which is clattering along a bumpy line beside the lakes and rivers of Sweden, suddenly judders to a halt. Is there a points failure, a problem on the track or an overheated engine? No, it seems it’s the train driver who needs to cool off — he strips to his swimming costume and invites us to join him for a dip in the lake’s pellucid waters.
- Uber’s unlicensed drivers kept off Irish roads [subscription]Uber’s attempts to fully break into the Irish market look set to be blocked for good as officials have advised Shane Ross not to permit the car-sharing company to use drivers who do not hold a taxi licence.
- Heathrow bosses eye £10m bonus pool [Subscription]Payouts will flow if airport chiefs create ‘right climate’ for third runway
Daily Express
- Network Rail staff spend OVER £600k a year on FLIGHTSSTAFF at track operator Network Rail spent more than £600,000 on flights last year.
The Mirror
- Mystery surrounding EgyptAir 804 plane crash continues as investigators reveal preliminary report will take a MONTH French investigators, who are assisting the official inquiry, have offered the first clues as to what unfolded in the moments before the crash
Lincolnshire Echo
- Faster trains between Lincoln and Nottingham from todayNew and quicker services from East Midlands Trains between Lincoln, Newark and Nottingham, start today.
Liverpool Echo
- Welsh MP calls for 'quick' completion of Halton Curve rail lineA North Wales MP has called for the completion of £17.86m redevelopment of the Halton Curve rail line to take place ‘quickly’.
Manchester Evening News
- 'It'll make me feel young again': How readers reacted to the news that orange GM buses could be coming backScores of people shared our story about the potential shake-up of services
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Could a �60m road revamp be set to get under way on Wearside?The multimillion pound scheme dualling road from A19 into Sunderland is now under consultation
Sheffield Star
- New bus fleet arriving in DoncasterA fleet of new buses is set to arrive in Doncaster thanks to a £3 million improvement scheme.
Blackpool Gazette
- Tram plans moving forwardAmbitious plans to extend Blackpool’s historic tramway could move a step closer to reality next week.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Train services returning to normal after ice-cream van gets trapped under low bridge in SuffolkSuffolk trains were delayed today after an ice-cream van got stuck under a low railway bridge at Needham Market.
Other Regional Press
- YOUR LETTERS: Network Rail action will decimate wildlife Not satisfied with causing havoc in Spalding due to problems with the level crossings and the long delays they bring, Network Rail now plans to cut down all the trees, bushes and vegetation adjacent to the railway line and replace them with a fence.
- MPs voice concern at peak time rail timetable changesTHE two MPs for Milton Keynes have voiced their concern at the announcement this week that Virgin Trains is to amend its evening peak services calling at Milton Keynes Central.
Rail Magazine
- Carne orders inquiry after Network Rail's Flying Scotsman Borders debacleNetwork Rail Chief Executive Mark Carne to launch investigation into gauge clearance problems that almost prevented Flying Scotsman running on Borders line .
- Five Hitachi Class 385 bodyshells heading for UKFive Class 385 bodyshells are due to arrive in the UK this month, while in Japan the first completed ‘385’ is undergoing testing.
Railway Gazette
- More Bombardier LRVs ordered for KarlsruheGERMANY: Karlsruhe tram-train operator AVG signed a €59·5m contract with Bombardier Transportation...
- RegioJet looks to expandCZECH REPUBLIC: Private operator RegioJet has applied for train paths to launch a new open access...
Other News Sources
- Network Rail considers new gantriesCONSULTATION on new, slimmer steel gantries for the railway line through Goring will be held in September.
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