Monday, 08 February 2010
The Herald
- Calmac review advises break-upA landmark review of Scotland™s ferry services has been postponed until after the next Holyrood election amid a fresh row over whether to break up the publicly-subsidised Calmac network.
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- How Boris could treble River transport Policy Exchange have produced a report considering the feasibility of expanding transport on the River Thames. Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London on the basis that he would boost river transport. Transport for London have resisted to some extent claiming the cost would be too high. But one of the report's authors Andrew Gilligan says £30 million of capital spending on more boats and longer piers would provide an extra 12 to 17 million passengers - a capital cost of £1.76 a passenger in the first year.
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Gatwick's new owners rule out second runway
Gatwick Airport's new owners say they have no plans to build a second runway at the West Sussex site.
Heathrow expansion e-mails probed
The Department for Transport is being investigated over claims e-mails about Heathrow airport's expansion were deleted.
Joined-up thinking on transport demanded
A disjointed approach to transport projects such as roads, ports and railways threatens to hold back economic recovery outside London and south-east England, a report has warned
Heathrow faces threat from rail route
Site near Birmingham International airport being considered as station on new route, according to rail sources A modestly sized airport off the M42 in Birmingham could become a serious competitor to Heathrow under government plans for a 200mph high-speed rail network.A site near Birmingham International airport is being considered as a station on a new route that will link Britain's largest cities by a 50-minute train ride, according to rail industry sources. If the government pushes ahead with the plan it would take no longer to reach Britain's sixth largest airport from London's Euston stati...
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