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Heathrow to offer 20 small businesses grants of £2,000 to fund trade missions and help firms reach new markets
Heathrow Airport has announced a new programme to boost a raft of small British businesses and fund trade missions and research. In partnership with the department for international trade (DIT), Heathrow's programme is aimed at helping small and medium-sized firms identify and access new markets for their goods and services.
Southern offers drivers �75,000 in last-ditch bid to settle dispute
The �75,000-a-year London train driver was announced today as Southern Rail offered massive pay rises to try to end the 14-month-old dispute.
Rail staff to get body cameras as part of passenger aggression crackdown
ScotRail is looking at deploying 230 of the devices for its frontline workers to protect them from physical and verbal attacks. It follows a proposed national roll-out of the cameras by Police Scotland.
Saturday, 17 June 2017
The Scotsman
- Virgin Trains named top transport operator in Scotland Virgin Trains was named as best public transport operator at the Scottish Transport Awards last night.
- Campaigners renew push for St Andrews rail link Campaigners have launched a new push to restore St Andrews to the rail network - but acknowledge there are many hurdles to clear in their long-running quest.
Times Online
- Firstgroup chief loses bonus after tram crash [Subscription]The chief executive of Firstgroup has had his £723,415 annual bonus withheld because of the Croydon tram crash in which seven people died and 58 were injured.
- South West Trains passengers fear being stranded by early doors [Subscription]It is every commuter’s nightmare: you are within touching distance of boarding the train when the doors close, leaving you helpless on the platform.
Mail Online
- Southern Rail drivers to get �75,000 pay Some 1,000 drivers were offered a bumper pay rise equivalent to an increase of 23.8 per cent over four years. It would see basic salaries for a 35-hour, four-day week, rise from �49,001 to �60,683.
London Evening Standard
- Southern offers drivers �75,000 in last-ditch bid to settle disputeThe �75,000-a-year London train driver was announced today as Southern Rail offered massive pay rises to try to end the 14-month-old dispute.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
- Rail staff to get body cameras as part of passenger aggression crackdownScotRail is looking at deploying 230 of the devices for its frontline workers to protect them from physical and verbal attacks. It follows a proposed national roll-out of the cameras by Police Scotland.
Wales Online
- Rail commuters have complained that heating is still being used on trains despite the hot weather That's in addition to overcrowding on some services
East Anglian Daily Times
- Rail journeys could be disrupted by hot weather, warns operatorRail passengers have been warned that hot weather could cause changes to timetables over the coming days.
West Sussex Gazette
- RMT calls for urgent talks in Southern Rail safety disputesThe RMT has called for urgent talks in Southern Rail safety disputes following ASLEF’s decision to put the overtime ban back in place.
Other Regional Press
- Rail journeys could be disrupted by hot weather, warns operatorRail passengers have been warned that hot weather could cause changes to timetables over the coming days.
Rail Technology Magazine
- TfL to add in-cab warning systems to trams after Croydon crashA new internal speed monitoring system that will tell tram drivers when to brake could be introduced by TfL after the Croydon accident that killed seven people last year. The crash, which occurred on 9 November 2016, happened after a tram was found to be travelling three times over the speed...
- RDG chair calls for rail investment to ensure economic surety post-BrexitInvestment in the rail industry is key to the future prosperity of the UK economy outside of the European Union, a leading rail industry figure has this week stated. Speaking at the National Rail Conference in Birmingham yesterday, Chris Burchell, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and...
Other News Sources
- Will Surrey's new rail franchise replacing South West Trains be blighted by the same issues as Southern Rail? The RMT union is seeking assurances the number of guards working on trains will not be reduced when the new franchise takes over in August
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