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Free wi-fi and more peak time trains into Birmingham under new rail contract
Two firms battling it out to take on new West Midlands Rail franchise from October 2017
Southern Railway confirms return of over 100 services cut in emergency timetable
Southern Railway will reinstate more than 100 daily train services which were cut to make its timetable more "resilient".
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
BBC News
- Extra 20,000 passengers on London and Birmingham trainsA new West Midlands Rail (WMR) franchise will accommodate another 20,000 passengers in London and Birmingham at peak times.
- Ex-GHA Coaches employees could seek compensationFormer employees of a collapsed Wrexham bus company contact lawyers about making a compensation claim.
- 'Crazy' double yellow lines painted on road in CornwallBusiness owners are left astounded after double yellow lines were drawn across the middle of road.
- Rail firm to test Uber-style mobile payments systemSmartphones could soon replace the traditional rail ticket if an experiment by Chiltern Railways is successful.
- Tube 'Please offer me a seat' badges for hidden disabilitiesTransport for London will trial a
- Southern rail to reintroduce a third of trains axed in JulySouthern rail is to reinstate a third of the trains it dropped in July
- South Korean shipping giant Hanjin to enter receivershipSouth Korea's biggest shipping group Hanjin is set to enter receivership after its creditors refused to provide further funding to the indebted firm.
Financial Times
- VW chief takes aim at conservative forcesMatthias M�ller makes case for company reform after diesel emissions scandal
- Driverless cars add emojis to road signalsStart-up explores digital rooftop signs for autonomous vehicles to communicate with human drivers
- Hanjin Shipping: deckedEven state-backed lenders are now wary of the container shipper
The Guardian
- The railways are no longer just a man's domain: meet the female train driversSome depots don’t have female toilets, and children still stare when they see a woman in the driver’s seat, but more is being done to bring gender balance to the railways
- Southern to reinstate one-third of cancelled train servicesLib Dems say it is a ‘small step in the right direction’ but does not go far enough, and further strikes loom next weekThe train operator Southern will restore more than 100 cancelled services next Monday, bringing some relief after a summer of misery for passengers. The operator, which is owned by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), said 119 services – more than a third of the 341 cancelled on 11 July – would be reinstated. It blamed “unprecedented levels of train crew sickness” for the cancellations. Continue reading...
- How Britain sank its shipping industry by waiving the rules | Polly ToynbeeThe fate of a ship stuck in Great Yarmouth sums up the damage that state inaction and unfettered free markets have inflicted on a once-proud merchant fleetMalaviya Twenty has been moored in Great Yarmouth docks since December. To look at, it’s no rustbucket, kept in good shape by its Indian crew – but when I visited a week ago, they hadn’t been paid by the ship’s owners for all those months. This is a story about the fate of shipping in Britain – an often forgotten industry, though we depend on it for over 90% of our imports and exports, and for most of what is stacked on supermarket shelves. ...
- Tighten your safety briefing: Air New Zealand rebuked over flippant videosAirline that has featured celebrities, surfers, dogs and swimsuit models in its light-hearted safety videos is rapped over knuckles for ‘extraneous material’ Air New Zealand has been rebuked by the country’s aviation watchdog for burying life-saving messages in among celebrity cameos in its pre-flight safety videos.The airline is infamous for its elaborate star-studded clips in which celebrities like Richard Simmons, Bear Grylls and Betty White tell passengers how to respond in an aviation emergency. Continue reading...
The Scotsman
- Skyscanner includes 47-year layover as part of man's trip homeWe've all experienced long delays at airports while on holiday.
The Telegraph
Times Online
- Emissions from new diesel cars 12 times above legal limit [Subscription]New diesel cars are still emitting harmful pollutants at 12 times the rate allowed by European Union rules almost a year after the Volkswagen scandal, it has been claimed.
Birmingham Mail
- Aston Expressway roadworks set to continue beyond school holidays Repair works had originally been scheduled to finish on September 5
Birmingham Post
- Calls for Birmingham International station to be renamed Transport chiefs say hub must be called 'Birmingham Airport & NEC' as part of measures to bring major changes to InterCity West Coast franchise
- Free wi-fi and more peak time trains into Birmingham under new rail contract Two firms battling it out to take on new West Midlands Rail franchise from October 2017
London Evening Standard
- TfL launches 'Baby on Board-style' badges for disabled passengersLondoners with disabilities or hidden ailments are to be offered badges urging other passengers on London's transport network to give up their seat.
- Southern strikes: Train drivers' strike ballot called off as hopes rise for end to rail disputeHopes of an end to the long-running Southern rail dispute affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters were raised today as passengers returned to work after the bank holiday.
- Southern Railway confirms return of over 100 services cut in emergency timetableSouthern Railway will reinstate more than 100 daily train services which were cut to make its timetable more "resilient".
Manchester Evening News
- Manchester Evening News campaign sparks crackdown on cowboy airport parking companiesThe double-headed attack on dodgy dealers will wield the power of both the council and Trading Standards
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- More evening trains, free wi-fi and a new direct service to London: West Midlands passengers set for rail shake-upExtra late Saturday night train services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham have been announced among a raft of new rail measures for the West Midlands.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Do you cycle into Ipswich town centre? We want to hear from you!Calling all cyclists! We are looking into the cycling experience in Ipswich town centre and the surrounding area, and we want to know what you think.
Airportwatch
- Britain’s privatised railways, going down the toilet? [letter]Owen Jones paints a picture of Britain’s railway that is far from accurate (On the floor and in first class our railways are a disgrace, 25 August). Twenty years ago, Britain’s railway ran at a £2bn a year loss in terms of day-to-day costs. As the safest and fastest-growing railway in Europe, it now virtually covers those costs, with £3.5bn a year from taxpayers spent on building a better railway.
Buying Business Travel
- Buyers booking ‘smarter’ to find savings on rail travelEvolvi data sees year-on-year prices fall 1.7%
- 70% of buyers have no mobile strategyGBTA/CWT study finds majority of buyers cite IT security for lack of mobile policies
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- The Airport Property Partnership completes new DHL Express Hub in HeathrowThe construction of DHL Express UK’s new South East operation and Head Office in Colnbrook, on the western edge of Heathrow Airport, has reached completion. The 150,000 sq ft facility, developed by the Airport Property Partnership (APP), a joint venture between SEGRO and Aviva Investors, is part of a major UK investment plan by DHL. The new site will see DHL Express relocate its Head Office and South East operation from its current smaller premises at APP's Orbital Park, Heathrow. With a phased transition, the new Colnbrook site will be fully operational in early 2017. The...
- Alstom to provide Amtrak with its new generation of high-speed trainAlstom and Amtrak have announced that they have signed a contract for Alstom to design and build 28 new high-speed trains, which will run on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) between Boston and Washington D.C. Amtrak and Alstom also signed a long-term contract under which Alstom will provide Amtrak with long-term technical support and supply spare components and parts for the maintenance of the new trainsets. Together, these contracts are worth €1.8 billion ($2 billion). Amtrak and Alstom also signed a long-term contract under which Alstom will provide Amtrak with long-term technica...
Rail Magazine
- GWR shows off the first of its new Class 387 EMUsNew electric multiple units for Great Western Railway have been unveiled, ahead of their introduction into traffic on September 5.
- Network Rail study targets faster freight on enhanced networkLonger and faster freight trains running on a higher-capacity rail network form the cornerstone of Network Rail’s draft Freight Network Study.
- Electric switch needed to increase freight speeds - NRSwitching from diesel to electric traction will have more effect on freight train speeds than simply increasing speed limits from 75mph to 90mph, says NR.
- Time Lapse Shows Network Rail Bank Holiday Upgrades CompletedNetwork Rail has thanked passengers for their patience after engineers successfully completed bank holiday weekend engineering projects on time.
- Train failures and crew shortages hit Borders operationReliability problems with ScotRail Class 158s and shortages of traincrew combine to hit performance on the Edinburgh-Tweedbank Borders Railway.
- Rail fares increase of 1.9%, as watchdog urges Southern fares freezeRegulated rail fares are set to rise by 1.9% in January 2017, following the announcement of the Retail Price Index figure on August 16.
- EXCLUSIVE: Labour: nationalisation will lower fares and save moneyShadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald says nationalisation will save money and not lead to additional expenditure if Labour is elected to power.
Rail Technology Magazine
- How a summer meltdown helped deliver real-time feedbackDavid Sidebottom, passenger director at Transport Focus, reflects on the lessons learned during the recent Southern disruptions by using passenger feedback.
- Night Tube to launch on Jubilee Line in OctoberNight Tube services will launch on the Jubilee Line on 7 October, London mayor Sadiq Khan has said. Khan made the announcement after the service was successfully launched on the Victoria and Central lines on 19 August. It is expected that it will open on the Northern and Piccadilly lines by the...
- Network Rail promises �20m to fund new stationsNetwork Rail and the DfT have opened the next round of funding for building new stations or reopening closed ones. Councils and TOCs are invited to bid for a share of the £20m second phase of the New Stations Fund, which will fund up to 75% of their proposals. The first round of money...
Aviation Industry
- Air New Zealand posts record net profit in 2QAir New Zealand has continued its run of strong financial results with a record net profit of NZ$463 million ($328 million) for the fiscal year through June 30, up 42% from the previous year. read more
- Russia’s international traffic fell 26.6% in JulyRussia’s international traffic fell 26.6% in July to 3.6 million passengers, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia. read more
- Vienna Airport glitch resolved Vienna International Airport flight operations have returned to normal following a glitch in data transmissions problems that caused cancellations and delays on Sunday, Aug. 28. read more
- Legendary 747 designer Sutter dies age 95Joe Sutter, who was dubbed “Father of the 747” by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, has died at age 95. read more
Other News Sources
- Edinburgh Airport eyes expansion after record breaking JuneEdinburgh airport is set to build a new access road after revealing it is at ‘the edge of capacity’, it has emerged.
- Brüel & Kjær to provide Heathrow airport with 50 noise monitoring terminals New monitors will help the airport and residents better understand local noise impact
- FTA says UK border controls must remain in CalaisAs talks between Home Secretary Amber Rudd and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve get underway in Paris, the Freight Transport Association ...
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