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Gatwick just had its busiest ever November as long-haul flights soar
London Gatwick had its busiest ever November as 2.9m passengers travelled through the airport last month, bringing its total annual passengers to 45.5m.
Chilly start for new West Midlands franchise
THE launch of the West Midlands franchise has been marked by cancellations and delays caused by snow in much of the new operator’s area.
Monday, 11 December 2017
BBC News
- Manchester Ordsall Chord rail link opens to passengersThe Ordsall Chord, linking Manchester's three main stations, opens near the world's first passenger railway.
ITV News
- First train passengers cross world's first asymmetric rail bridgeThe first passenger train has run across a new bridge which links Manchester's three main railway stations for the first time.
Mail Online
- Fast rail link to Sheffield 'scrapped by ministers': Backlash after plan to provide a faster service appear to have been dropped because they cost too much Ministers are facing a backlash from leaders in Sheffield after dropping plans to provide the city with a faster train service.
London Evening Standard
- Heavy snow sparks travel disruption as four major Tube lines crippled by weather-related problemsHeavy snow caused disruption for Londoners travelling across the capital, with major routes affected by the weather conditions.
Manchester Evening News
- First train crosses the Ordsall Chord and makes railway historyThe new £85m line is now open - but the Government has been urged to invest more
Railnews
- Chilly start for new West Midlands franchiseTHE launch of the West Midlands franchise has been marked by cancellations and delays caused by snow in much of the new operator’s area.
Railway Gazette
- World rail freight news round-upChina Railway Express Co has launched a parcels delivery service using space on Fuxing high speed...
The Business Desk
- HS2 joint venture offers £250m of contracts to West Midlands supply chainBusinesses in the West Midlands are being urged by the region’s Growth Hubs to ensure they are ready and able to take advantage of the supply chain opportunities being created by HS2.
Other News Sources
- Will shake-up get our trains back on track? First a guard turns about 100 passengers away from the 22.05 London Midland service to Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and Telford, saying there is no more room.
- Virgin launches on the day cheap faresVirgin Trains says it's making on the day travel cheaper at stations in North Yorkshire. The cost of buying some tickets on the day of travel drops by a third on east coast route.
- TfL takes over 11 train stations from GWRYesterday, TfL got a little bit larger, when it took over the staffing of a number of train stations in Berkshire from Great Western Railway.
- South Western Railway suspends trains between Windsor and Staines after car causes 'substantial damage' to level crossing equipment The train operator said the damage to the level crossing in Feltham meant it would have to be replaced
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