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24 hours beneath the Heathrow Airport flight path
Reporter Divya Talwar spends 24 hours with a family living beneath the Heathrow flight path, for the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
Stagecoach unveils contactless bus travel plans
Stagecoach announces plans to bring in contactless payment technology on all of its UK regional bus services by the end of 2018.
ScotRail announce improvement plan after performance target missed
PASSENGERS can expect carriage doors to shut 15 seconds before the train is due to depart as Scotrail introduce a raft of measures to improve punctuality after missing one of their contractual targets.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's delight as 10m bus hopper tickets are sold
More than 10 million "Hopper" journeys have been made on London's buses since the new fare was introduced six weeks ago.
Friday, 21 October 2016
BBC News
- 24 hours beneath the Heathrow Airport flight pathReporter Divya Talwar spends 24 hours with a family living beneath the Heathrow flight path, for the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
- Tube train device controlled explosion at North GreenwichA suspect device found on a London Underground train is destroyed in a controlled explosion.
- Thousands apply for train driver jobs on east coast routeMore than 15,000 people apply for 78 jobs driving new trains being launched by Virgin on the East Coast Route.
- Heathrow flyers climb ahead of expansion decisionHeathrow reports record passengers for the first nine months of 2016 ahead of an imminent decision on UK airport expansion.
- Stagecoach unveils contactless bus travel plansStagecoach announces plans to bring in contactless payment technology on all of its UK regional bus services by the end of 2018.
Financial Times
- Lufthansa shares jump as airline raises profit targetGerman group bounces back from July warning to lift mood in aviation sector
- Heathrow vows to curb charges during runway buildAirport seeks to reassure airlines about impact of �16.5bn investment
- Yandex Taxi slashes fares to stay ahead of UberRussian search engine’s car-hailing app fights to retain dominance of $7bn market
The Guardian
- Tesla releases video of fully autonomous Model X electric carVideo follows announcement that all Tesla cars built from now on will contain components required for self-drivingTesla announced on Wednesday that from now on all of its electric cars will be built with the components required to turn them into fully autonomous vehicles at a later date. Now chief executive, Elon Musk, has released a video showing what that really means.The video shows a Tesla Model X driving out of a garage, picking up a human driver – who is required to be in the driving seat for the car to legally self-drive in the US – and then driving itself around some public roads, navi...
- Stop obsessing about planes and trains, and start using roads better | Simon JenkinsMinisters are dazzled by the idea of a third Heathrow runway and HS2. If only they were as excited about car travelInfrastructure is the new kale. It is the latest fad on the block. Every politician wants more of it. To Labour and Tory, TUC and CBI, infrastructure is the acceptable face of borrowing and spending. All will be well if we just pour billions into concrete. But for what? Related: HS2: the zombie train that refuses to die | Simon Jenkins Continue reading...
- Bike lock developed that makes thieves immediately vomitCrowdfunded creator of SkunkLock says device emits special smelly formula when it is being cut A man approaches a bicycle, handheld electric saw at the ready. He powers it on, starts to drill, and is shot in the face with a noxious spray that makes him vomit uncontrollably. This is the dream of the inventors of SkunkLock.“Basically we were fed up with thefts,” said Daniel Idzkowski from San Francisco, one of the inventors of SkunkLock. “The real last straw was we had a friend park his very expensive electric bike outside a Whole Foods, and then went to have lunch and chat. We went out and his ...
The Herald
- Stagecoach to introduce contactless payment technology across bus networkBritain's biggest bus operator has announced plans to introduce contactless payment technology across its network by the end of 2018.
- ScotRail announce improvement plan after performance target missedPASSENGERS can expect carriage doors to shut 15 seconds before the train is due to depart as Scotrail introduce a raft of measures to improve punctuality after missing one of their contractual targets.
- Drivers urged to go electric with interest-free Government loans up to �35kDRIVERS have been urged to take advantage of zero-interest loans to purchase an electric car before the Scottish Government funded scheme ends.
- New Lothian Buses directors' pay cut to end 'bonus culture'A BUS company which became mired in a bitter boardroom row that sparked an exodus of directors has announced it will overhaul its controversial pay structure in a bid to end the
The Scotsman
- ScotRail admits service ‘not good enough’ScotRail has admitted its performance “isn’t good enough” after the reliability of train services fell below target.
The Telegraph
- David Cameron warned by policy chief over Heathrow air quality 'problems'
- Southern Railway strike called off for London Poppy Day after British Legion request
Mail Online
- North Greenwich Tube station evacuated as suspicious package 'found near O2 Arena' Passengers were evacuated from North Greenwich station in East London as alarm bells rang at about 11am and a huge section of the Jubilee line was suspended.
This is Money
- Heathrow’s wealthy owners take £225m dividend despite £370m black hole appearing in airport’s retirement scheme Payouts were made to Spanish firm Ferrovial and a range of foreign investment funds who, own the majority of Heathrow, according to latest figures.
- 'Flawed decisions' by the DVLA put disabled and ill drivers off the road The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman said there were major failings in how the fitness of vulnerable drivers has been assessed in a damning report of the DVLA.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Airbus super-jumbo A380s could become giant 'pilgrimage planes' Malaysia Airlines wants to rent out aircraft to help Muslims reach Mecca during hajj
London Evening Standard
- Backlash at Ryanair plan to charge �6 to check in earlyLow-cost airline Ryanair has caused outcry after it announced plans to charge passengers �6 to check-in more than four days before a flight.
- Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's delight as 10m bus hopper tickets are soldMore than 10 million "Hopper" journeys have been made on London's buses since the new fare was introduced six weeks ago.
- Heathrow Airport pays out �225m to investors while asking for public cashHeathrow was caught in a financial row today just days before the Government is expected to give the go-ahead for a third runway.
- Southern Rail strike: Passengers 'faced mass panic and violence' during strike actionSouthern Rail passengers suffered scenes of "mass panic and violence" during strike action, lawyers acting for a commuter group claimed today.
- Heathrow Airport retirement pot falls into red after BrexitHeathrow's pension fund slid into deficit in the past 12 months due to the plunge in returns from bonds.
- Southern Rail strikes: RMT union cancels walk-out on poppy day after British Legion pleaA Southern Rail strike due to clash with London Poppy Day has been cancelled at the request of the British Legion.
- North Greenwich station: Counter-terror probe as Tube train 'suspect item' blown up by bomb squadCounter-terror police have today launched an investigation after a suspicious package found on a packed London Underground train was exploded by the bomb squad.
Manchester Evening News
- Metrolink delays could continue tomorrow, bosses warn Engineers will work through the night to try to sort the problems which saw widespread disruption across the Metrolink network
Crewe Chronicle
- Major bus route rerouted to Grand Junction Retail Park Passengers claim victory after pressure on bus operator
C.N.N.
- Airbus offers a peek at its flying taxiAirbus is developing an aircraft that can take off and land vertically. The vision is for Uber-like taxis that beat the traffic by flying over it.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- London City Airport appoints former I.T. guru as Chief Operating Officer London City Airport has announced the appointment of a new Chief Operating Officer, following the departure of Darren Grover. Alison FitzGerald, who joined the airport in 2014 as Chief Information Officer, has been appointed internally as Grover’s successor and takes on responsibility for all operational areas of the business across the terminal and airfield. She will also retain responsibility for technology. Alison was previously CIO at the Financial Times, and spent 16 years at Abbey/Santander. She has been a Governor on the Board of the University of Bedfordshire since November...
Rail Technology Magazine
- WYCA calls for extra Northern and TPE servicesLocal leaders have called for Northern and TransPennine Express (TPE) to increase the number of services they run on top of existing commitments in their franchise agreements. In April, Arriva took over responsibility for the Northern franchise, while First Group took sole control of the...
- Atkins consortium wins contract to remodel Leeds station ahead of HS2The contract to redesign Leeds station to prepare it for HS2 has been awarded to a consortium of design, engineering and project management consultants led by Atkins. The group will design a blueprint to deliver planned improvements to Leeds station, now also known as the Yorkshire Hub...
- Southern promises to restore cancelled services by end of monthSouthern has promised to fully restore the services it had to cancel in the summer by the end of October, it has been revealed. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), Southern’s parent company, announced in July that it was cancelling 341 services a day to try to gain control of unpredictable...
- Manchester Victoria roof collapse 'isn't good enough' as MP calls for inquiryThe construction process for the roof at Manchester Victoria wasn’t “good enough” after it collapsed, a local MP has said. Rain water leaked through part of the roof, filling one of the plastic panels underneath and leading it to collapse at about 4.30pm on 18 October. The...
- Greater Anglia and NR promise measures to tackle autumn leaf fallGreater Anglia, with help from Network Rail, is investing in new equipment and introducing a revised timetable to reduce the impact of autumn leaf fall on rail services. Leaves on the track at this time of year can form a mulch, which is then compressed and hardened by train wheels until it is...
Railnews
- Major improvement plan for struggling ScotRail The ScotRail Alliance has unveiled a plan to improve performance, after managing director Phil Verster had described the task of upgrading the network while running trains day-to-day as like �performing open heart surgery while doing a marathon�. The new plan includes �8 million for asset improvements, �specifically tailored� upgrades for key parts of the network such as Edinburgh and the Borders, Lanarkshire and Tayside, and targeted work on rolling stock to deal with the most common faults.
Aviation Industry
- Alitalia switches to Sabre IT systemItalian flag carrier Alitalia has completed a major IT upgrade that involved switching its reservations system to a new provider, the airline said Oct. 19. read more
Other News Sources
- Full Southern timetable to return but some journeys will take longer SOUTHERN will reinstate its full timetable by the end of the month but some journeys could take longer.
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