Public Transport news

• Has Boris Johnson been a good mayor of London?

  30-04-2016 09:00
  
  As his second term draws to a close, we look at Boris’ record at City Hall – on transport, policing, housing, the Olympics and the legitimacy of the mayoralty itselfBoris Johnson will cease to be London mayor when a successor is elected on 5 May. What exactly has he done?Less than he could have. Some dismiss the mayor’s job as fiddling with bus fares and doing lots of showing off, but there’s more to it than that. Johnson himself recently listed “a spending bud
  
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• YOUR rights if someone blocks your driveway - can you ram it?

  30-04-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Before you begin thinking about ramming the car parked across your driveway out of sheer frustration, you might want to find about your rights first
  
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• Wiltshire police warn that the trend for filming while behind wheel is risking lives

  30-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The latest menace on the roads is drivers using phones to film themselves at the wheel and broadcast the footage online. The culprits use apps, such as Periscope,to post the videos online.
  
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• Virgin Trains new rule says trains are late if they turn up 60 SECONDS after scheduled arrival

  30-04-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The move is part of a change in the how the company publishes it punctuality figures, as part of plans to give passengers "as much information as possible"
  
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• VIDEO: Qantas warns of weaker demand ahead

  30-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A top executive at Qantas says the Australian election in July could hit demand for air travel.
  
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• Unnecessary road signs to be removed in Wakefield

  30-04-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Dozens of unnecessary signs could be removed from the roads of Wakefield under new government rules designed to de-clutter the nations streets.
  
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• UK Super Puma flights grounded following Norway helicopter tragedy

  30-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - All UK commercial passenger flights using the Airbus EC225LP helicopter have been grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) following a fatal crash in Norway.
  
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• UK manufacturers produced one car every 16 seconds in March

  30-04-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -The figures, based on the first quarter of 2016, reveal some record results for UK car manufacturers.
  
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• UK halts Super Puma flights after crash

  30-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - All UK commercial passenger flights of the Airbus EC225LP helicopter - or Super Puma - are suspended by the Civil Aviation Authority following a fatal crash in Norway.
  
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• Uber trials penalty fees for late passengers

  30-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Be ready before ordering a car, advises Uber, as company introduces late fee trials in four US cities including New York and DallasUber is tired of your lateness. In an effort to deter riders from ordering cars while still drying their hair, finishing an email or munching a slice of toast, the company is allowing drivers to start charging passengers after waiting for two minutes, or to leave altogether if the rider is not prompt, with the rider incurring a fee.Uber is also reducin
  
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• Thousands sign petition calling for patient transport service to be returned to the NHS

  30-04-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -MORE than 6,000 people have signed a petition demanding the NHS cancel a multi-million pound contract with a private company.
  
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• The top 10 economical seven-seaters

  30-04-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -We all know that manufacturers make claims about their cars that dont stack up. We also know that government tests arent all they should be quite often either. So we bring you data from the real world.
  
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• Super Puma flights grounded in UK after fatal crash in Norway

  30-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - ALL UK commercial passenger flights using the Airbus EC225LP helicopter have been grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) following a fatal crash in Norway.
  
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• Stagecoach says Virgin East Coast is 'growing' in response to union claims

  30-04-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -RMT released a statement saying it is 'deeply concerned' about rumours of rail operator's financial position
  
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• SpaceX launches Red Dragon

  30-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - SpaceX, a private spaceflight company, has announced that it is planning to send a large and unmanned probe to Mars. This mission will be the first of its kind and will operate under the name Red Dragon, reports The Manufacturer. Plans are for the probe to reach Mars' orbit by 2018 and from there it will land on the planet's surface to carry out research on its surface. The first privately-funded missions to Mars, Red Dragon is also going to be th
  
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• Southern and RMT strike talks fall apart

  30-04-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Talks between RMT and Southern to try to halt strikes in May over the expansion of driver-operated only (DOO) trains fell apart today, with both sides claiming the other walked out. RMT and Southern agreed to talk after a conductorsmp;rsquo; strike on Tuesday led to 700 trains being...
  
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• Southampton Airport announces exotic new destination

  30-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -SUN and fun seekers will be able to fly direct from Hampshire to the party isle of Ibiza from 2017.
  
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• South London rail delays cost economy 70m a year, Zac Goldsmith warns

  30-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Zac Goldsmith today warned that rail delays in south London were costing the economy 70 million every year - as he pledged to take control of the least popular routes.
  
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• Sheffield road completely reopens after work to fill in massive sinkhole is completed

  30-04-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - A Sheffield road has completely reopened, after highways engineers and contractors worked for almost a week to fill in a huge sinkhole that suddenly appeared.
  
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• Sad dog dumped by its owner on an east London bus

  30-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - An unwanted Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross was abandoned and left to ride on a London night bus for up to 10 hours on Thursday night until an animal charity could come and rescue it.
  
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• Rail users face bank holiday disruption

  30-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail passengers using the Brighton Main Line face disruption over the bank holiday weekend due to engineering work.
  
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• Rail minister dodges Hull to Selby electrification progress question

  30-04-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The fate of the Hull to Selby electrification project is still unknown after Claire Perry, under-secretary to the Department for Transport, refused to answer local MPsmp;rsquo; questions about it. During Perrymp;rsquo;s appearance before the House of Commons, Diana Johnson, the Labour MP for...
  
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• Queensferry Crossing construction site to be closed for three days after worker is killed by crane

  30-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - The 60-year-old man was reportedly struck by the boom of a crane he was directing on the north tower deck at about midday on Thursday.
  
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• Quarter of a billion pounds revives Welsh car manufacturing once again

  30-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Welsh automotive industry kicked off 2016 in rude health as almost quarter of a billion pounds of fresh investment was announced for the sector in the first three months of the year, according to research revealed today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).The announcements mark a milestone for Welsh manufacturing, with the welcome return of car production after an absence of 43 years as both Aston Martin and TVR will inves
  
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• Properties at greater flood risk due to railway track raising at Hinksey will not get further protection

  30-04-2016 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -PLANS to protect 19 homes at an increased flood risk due to proposed railway works at Hinksey have been scrapped by Oxford City Council.
  
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• Pedal power comes to the county with the arrival of the Tour de Yorkshire

  30-04-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -THIS weekend people will be encouraged more than ever to get on their bikes.
  
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• 'Passionate' protesters set to take on council over new road plans

  30-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -SCORES of fearful residents will take to a Hampshire woodland to oppose council plans to build a road through the area.
  
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• Parking permits in Mid Devon second most expensive in the country

  30-04-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MID Devon residents are paying some of the highest parking permits in England to keep their cars outside their own homes, it has been revealed.
  
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• Next area to get 20 mph limit announced

  30-04-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -KEARSLEY will be the next area of Bolton to have 20 mile per hour limits in place on its residential roads.
  
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• New questions over Sturgeon's 10bn China deal after firm linked to illegal forced evictions in Africa

  30-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - NICOLA Sturgeon is facing new calls to cancel her multi-billion pound partnership with a Chinese company after it emerged that it is linked to illegal forced evictions in Africa.
  
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• Network Rail launches new standards of work

  30-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Network Rail has rolled out a new set of minimum standards for all organisations that work with the company to follow. These standards are being referred to as a code of conduct and it has been launched to ensure that the 250,000 people who are helping to deliver the Railway Upgrade Plan meet standards of safety. Similarly, the rules will make sure that the people who work on the lines will treat customers and communities with politeness and respe
  
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• MPs to probe passenger experiences

  30-04-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The House of Commons Transport Select Committee is to conduct a series of inquiries into the future of Britains railways
  
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• Motorway safety work nearly complete

  30-04-2016 02:00 via burnleyexpress.net
  
  Burnley Express - Speed restrictions and roadworks on the M65 are due to be removed by Lancashire County Council in the coming week.
  
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• Long-awaited traffic calming measures to be installed on busy Burnley road

  30-04-2016 02:00 via burnleyexpress.net
  
  Burnley Express - Long-awaited safety measures are to be installed on a busy Burnley road, a year after it was the scene of a terrible accident involving a young boy.
  
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• London Bridge commuters warned of fresh chaos as Tooley Street shuts

  30-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters and drivers are being warned to prepare for more congestion around London Bridge as much of Tooley Street is closed off until 2018.
  
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• Logistics and transport professionals support staying in Europe

  30-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The majority of logistics and transport professionals in Britain believe that the industry will have a positive future if the UK remains part of the European Union. A survey that was done by Cilt said that a massive 65 per cent of people in this sector are behind the stay together campaign for Brexit. Of these people, 58 per cent of them said that their business would be in a stronger position if it stayed in the EU. Kevin Richardson, Cilt chief e
  
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• Kensington & Chelsea tops 'parking space squeeze' table as 4x4s take over roads

  30-04-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Parking space is failing to keep pace with the growing number of cars as frustrated motorists chase too few available spacesand pay a king's ransom to 'profiteering' operators when they find one.
  
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• Jams predicted for the bank holiday getaway

  30-04-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Traffic experts say a Hampshire road is likely to be among the countrys busiest as drivers head off on the May bank holiday getaway this afternoonm.
  
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• Harrogate-York train crash: Network Rail rapped, tractor driver cleared

  30-04-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -RAIL bosses need to make small level crossings safer after a crash near Knaresborough that could have been much worse, a report has said.
  
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• Great Western Railway expertise lives on in Swindon transport network

  30-04-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THE Great Western Railway works in Swindon may have closed 30 years ago but the skills expertise that saw the success of the railway have certainly not gone to waste.
  
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• Gatwick Express shut over May bank holiday

  30-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Air travellers are set for disruption over the May Day bank holiday weekend as the Gatwick Express rail link shuts down for engineering works.
  
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• Further rail disruption along the Greater Anglia route over May Day Bank Holiday weekend

  30-04-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The main rail line between London and East Anglia will be closed again on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday as Network Rail engineers carry out more work in the Shenfield area.
  
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• Farnham to Alton railway line set to re-open early following landslip

  30-04-2016 02:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - Network Rail expects to re-open the railway line between Farnham and Alton on Wednesday 4 May, five days earlier than originally planned after a small army of engineers worked around the clock to stabilise the track at Wrecclesham.
  
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• Electric cars to become 'hallmark' of VW's portfolio

  30-04-2016 02:00 via edie.net
  
  Other News Sources -Automotive giant Volkswagen (VW) has unveiled new transformative outlines for its future projections, which will see the company make electric vehicles (EVs) its new "hallmark", in an attempt to rectify the recent emissions-rigging scandal.
  
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• Driver saves boy, 3, who ran along tracks of busy railway line Subscription

  30-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A three-year-old boy ran along one of Scotlands busiest railway lines for about half a mile after getting off a train without his parents.
  
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• David Williams: Electric cars power ahead when it comes to driver satisfaction

  30-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - They took a little while to catch on, but electric car sales are on the crest of a wave, and nowhere are they more popular than in London.Figures from Go Ultra Low, a joint Government and car industry campaign to encourage more drivers to switch to electric cars, show that electric vehicle sales leapt by 57 per cent from 2,932 in the first quarter of 2015 to 4,609 in the same period this year.
  
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• Copmanthorpe level crossing move scrapped

  30-04-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -PLANS to move a railway crossing on the outskirts of York have been shelved after Network Rail and people in the area could not agree on a replacement.
  
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• China refuses US carrier permission for port call in Hong Kong harbour

  30-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - USS Stennis and accompanying vessels turned away as China says port calls by US ships are decided on case by case basisChina has denied the US aircraft carrier USS Stennis and accompanying naval vessels permission to make a port call in Hong Kong.It was not immediately known what prompted the Chinese action, but it comes amid growing tension between the two countries over Beijings moves to assert its claims to much of the South China Sea. Continue reading...
  
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• Cardiff Road re-opens after bridge works, as Bridge Street gets set to close

  30-04-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -TRAFFIC on Cardiff Road is now flowing in both directions after Network Rail finished their upgrade on the bridge.
  
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• Cardiff Road bridge opens two-way traffic formation

  30-04-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Cardiff Road bridge in Newport has reopened to two-way road traffic after having received essential upgrade work from Network Rail. Changes were made due to the arrival of the new fleet of electric trains that will be running alongside the road network. During the updates, only a single lane of traffic was available to cars while the bridge was replaced with a new structure. This forms part of Network Rail's 40 billion Railway Upgrade Plan to
  
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