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Crossrail: First Elizabeth line passenger train spotted in London ahead of Liverpool Street to Shenfield launch
The brand new train will take its first passengers in May
‘Delight’ as bus-rail link to Leeds-Bradford Airport moves closer
A BUS-RAIL link to Leeds-Bradford Airport has moved a step closer after ministers approved spending plans for £173m originally earmarked for the collapsed Leeds trolleybus scheme.
MPs urge Government backing for Crossrail 2 project
Dozens of MPs have urged the Government to support Crossrail 2.
Saturday, 22 April 2017
BBC News
- Government confirms £173m for transport in LeedsA £270m project aimed at improving public transport in Leeds has moved a step closer after the government confirmed a £173.5m funding package.
- United Airlines to tie executive pay to customer satisfactionBoss Oscar Munoz will no longer become company chairman after the passenger ejection incident.
- American Airlines suspends employee after clash over pramAn American Airlines employee is removed from duty after the ugly exchange in San Francisco.
Department for Transport
- Government confirms £173.5 million funding to improve transport in LeedsLeeds to get high frequency ‘busways’, improved park and ride facilities and better stops and signs through funding.
- Encouraging cycling and walking: apply for business fundingOrganisations can apply for a share of up to £470,000 for innovative proposals to encourage people to make more journeys by bike or on foot.
The Guardian
- Private parking firms issue tickets every seven seconds, data suggestsRequests by private parking companies for vehicle-keeper records rose 28% last year to 4.7m, RAC Foundation finds
- Tory failure to deliver pollution action plan angers environmentalistsMinisters submit court application to delay tackling illegal levels of toxic fumes, deemed by MPs to be a public health emergency
Times Online
- Laser technology spells end of the road for worst polluters [subscription]The worst-polluting vehicles will be detected by roadside lasers linked to cameras, using technology that will begin road trials in Oxford next week.
- Extra powers for councils to boost cycling [subscription]Councils could be given powers to ban pavement parking and introduce 20mph limits under reforms to get more people cycling and walking.
- Bike scheme under threat from vandalism [subscription]Belfast’s bike hire scheme is under threat as more than a third of bicycles have been stolen, vandalised, or thrown into rivers.
Derby Telegraph
- The Derbyshire firm helping to build new London train stations A Derbyshire concrete firm has proven a real diamond when it comes to constructing stations for the new Elizabeth Line in London.
London Evening Standard
- 'Crucial stage' reached for Crossrail 2 projectA powerful cross-party alliance of MPs today warned the Government it had reached the "crucial stage" to back Crossrail 2.
- Crossrail: First Elizabeth line passenger train spotted in London ahead of Liverpool Street to Shenfield launchThe brand new train will take its first passengers in May
- 'Farewell tour' for District line train being taken out of serviceThe last of an old-style of District Line Tube train is set for a final journey after almost 40 years in service.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- ‘Delight’ as bus-rail link to Leeds-Bradford Airport moves closerA BUS-RAIL link to Leeds-Bradford Airport has moved a step closer after ministers approved spending plans for £173m originally earmarked for the collapsed Leeds trolleybus scheme.
Other Regional Press
- Contactless tickets to be rolled out by Oxford Bus CompanyBUS passengers in Oxford will soon be able use contactless payment methods to buy tickets when a pilot scheme is introduced in the city.
- Commuters say goodbye to classic District line trainCommuters said goodbye to an Underground classic today on its final journey through London.
Buying Business Travel
- British Airways growth at Gatwick soarsAirline sees 40% rise in passengers at airport in past five years
Rail Technology Magazine
- Metrom Rail-Railway Sensor Systems Metrom Rail provides cutting-edge sensor and information technologies, as well as collision avoidance solutions, roadway worker protection, passenger rail control overlays, and wayside monitoring systems.
- Higgins defends botched HS2 contract despite conflict of interestHS2 Ltd would have likely disqualified CH2M before it even withdrew from the procurement of the Phase 2B development contract for a conflict of interest, as a member of its team had previously worked on HS2 Phase 1, it has been revealed. CH2M had been awarded the £170m contract but pulled...
- RSSB push for 'keener, leaner and greener' energy use from industryNew guidelines on the energy use of non-traction activities by train companies could save the industry millions by making processes “keener, leaner and greener”. In new recommendations published by the RSSB, it was stated that millions could be saved by changing the way non-traction...
Other News Sources
- Future of airport gives TV mayoral debate a lively startDEBATE about the future of an airport ensured the televised hustings for Tees Valley mayoral candidates really took off on Thursday evening.
- MPs urge Government backing for Crossrail 2 project Dozens of MPs have urged the Government to support Crossrail 2.
- MPs urge Government backing for Crossrail 2 project Dozens of MPs have urged the Government to support Crossrail 2.
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