Public Transport news

• Southern Railway apologises as it axes 341 trains a day

  05-07-2016 15:38
  
  Emergency timetable to run for one month but operator says it is pressing ahead with staff changes that triggered strikesSouthern Railway has said the worst will be over for its long-suffering passengers by Monday, when the company will cut 341 trains a day in an emergency timetable aimed at ending random cancellations.Bosses from Southern’s train operating company, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), and RMT union leaders were criticised by MPs on Tuesday for their part in months of travel di
  
  Read more

• Southern apologises as it axes 341 trains a day in new timetable

  05-07-2016 13:42
  
  Revised schedule will run for one month but operator says it is pressing ahead with conductor changes that triggered strikesSouthern Railway is to cut 341 trains a day in a revised timetable for a month and has apologised to passengers for weeks of disruption caused by staff shortages and industrial action. The company said it was pressing ahead with changing the role of conductors from August, the issue which triggered a series of strikes by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) uni
  
  Read more

• Sadiq Khan unveils plans for extra charge on London's most polluting cars

  05-07-2016 11:31
  
  Mayor to target older, dirtier vehicles with £10 charge from 2017 as part of proposals to tackle the capital’s ‘toxic’ air Older, dirtier cars will have to pay a £10 pollution charge to drive in central London, according to plans set out by Sadiq Khan on Tuesday.
  The charge, on top of the existing £11.50 congestion charge, would apply from 2017 to cars first sold before 2005. The mayor of London’s proposals to tackle the capital’s “toxic&rdqu
  
  Read more

• Work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb and Tory backbencher Liam Fox have both lent their support to expansion for Heathrow

  05-07-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb has promised an immediate green light for Heathrow expansion if he is selected as the new Conservative leader.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Watch Muslim taxi driver refuse to take blind man with guide dog 'as it's against his religion'

  05-07-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Student Charles Bloch, 22 - who was travelling with his working dog Carlo - was stunned by the response after having booked the cab from a local firm
  
  Read more

• Stephen Crabb: I'd give go-ahead for third runway at Heathrow Airport

  05-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An early go-ahead for a third runway at Heathrow was pledged today by Tory leadership contender Stephen Crabb.
  
  Read more

• Southern to axe trains in bid to boost reliability

  05-07-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Southern is set to cut the number of services it operates in a bid to improve reliability. The RMT says it has learned that the changes will remove 350 trains a day from the timetable. The operator, which is part of Govia Thameslink Railway, is embroiled in long-running industrial disputes over plans to convert most services to driver-only operation, although a second member of staff would usually be carried as well in a supervisory role.However, their duties would not include op
  
  Read more

• Southern rail timetable 'loses 350 trains a day'

  05-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern Rail is to axe 350 services a day under an amended timetable drawn up in response to ongoing disruption, a union claims.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Southern Rail managers to face MPs and cut services

  05-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern Rail managers to face MPs on the transport select committee as the company issues a reduced timetable to cope with staff shortages.
  
  Read more

• South Western invitations to tender issued

  05-07-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: The Department for Transport issued invitations to tender for the new South Western franchise,...
  
  Read more

• South Leeds train station set for 700,000 revamp

  05-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A £700,000 plan to revamp Morley train station is set to be discussed by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
  
  Read more

• Roads and railways seen as vital to growth

  05-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Post-Brexit spending plans will determine success of the region
  
  Read more

• Rail commuter fury as firm in safety row axes 350 trains a day

  05-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Southern Railways services at risk include Clapham Junction to Milton Keynes, Tonbridge to Redhill, Littlehampton to Portsmouth and Southsea, plus Brighton to Southampton and Seaford.
  
  Read more

• RAIB recommendations to reduce trap and drag incidents

  05-07-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Trains could be fitted with sensitive door-edge technology following conclusion of review into accident where passenger was dragged along a platform.
  
  Read more

• Professionals: Law firm takes off with Gatwick extension project; Accountants advise on two acquisitions; and more

  05-07-2016 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - LEEDS law firm Stone King has advised on a major project to double passenger lounge waiting capacity at Gatwick Airport.
  
  Read more

• PM candidate Crabb says would approve new Heathrow runway if elected

  05-07-2016 02:00 via uk.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - Stephen Crabb, one of the candidates to replace British prime minister David Cameron, said on Monday he would approve a new runway at Heathrow Airport immediately if he is elected.
  
  Read more

• PD Ports reaches award final for its sustainable business excellence

  05-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - PD Ports is being recognised for its dedication to improving learning and employment for young people on Teesside after being shortlisted for a Corporate Social Responsibility award by SHD Logistics magazine. Since co-founding the High Tide Foundation four years ago, the charity has worked with more than 4,000 young people who have been introduced to 65 local private sector companies.The North-East has some of the highest rates of youth unemployme
  
  Read more

• Minister pledges not to milk the Severn Crossing as a cash cow

  05-07-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Transport minister Andrew Jones said the bridges will not be used as a 'profit-making' exercise
  
  Read more

• Metrocity trio for Central Buses

  05-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Central Buses have acquired three new Optare Metrocity buses. The award winning operator runs services across the Midlands area.The three 150kW Cummins Euro 5, 10.8m with Allison 2100 transmission seat up to 40 and will operate on Route 125 between Stourbridge, Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. The vehicles are fitted with Centrad CCTV and 4G Wifi.Geoff Cross, Owner, Central Buses, said, We were already very impressed with the Optare Versas in our fle
  
  Read more

• Manager working on £25m rail project abused his position to carry out cable theft conspiracy

  05-07-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Construction manager Paul Jones was able to identify where the most valuable cable could be stolen
  
  Read more

• London commuter belt crisis: Southern Rail's 350 cancelled trains per day could affect house prices

  05-07-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph -
  
  Read more

• Liverpool airport flight delays and cancellations expected as French air traffic controllers strike

  05-07-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Strike is the 13th in the last 14 weeks
  
  Read more

• Life before the Clean Air Act - your memories and pictures

  05-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - To mark the 60th anniversary of the Clean Air Act, weve been asking Guardian readers to share their memories and stories of what the UK was like before the act came into force. You can see all the contributionsor submit your ownvia GuardianWitnessThe great smog of 1952 swathed London in a toxic smog of pollution, resulting in thousands of deaths over a four-day period. The Clean Air Act was a groundbreaking piece of legislation that led to the phase-out of coal in Britains towns a
  
  Read more

• 'It's just bewildering': Subway passengers slam replacement bus service after closure

  05-07-2016 02:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SUBWAY passengers have slammed a replacement bus service they say is ineffective.
  
  Read more

• Is this how we will be travelling around Greater Manchester in 2040?

  05-07-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Have your say on the future of transport - with wristwatch tram payment and a 'third city crossing' being offered
  
  Read more

• How to get unlimited days bus travel in South Yorkshire for £2

  05-07-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Passengers can enjoy a days unlimited bus travel around Sheffield for just £2 in July and August.
  
  Read more

• How open rail data is changing the way passengers travel

  05-07-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources -For many years, there were only a limited number of ways to find out if a train was delayed, or where it was and wasnt calling. Now, open data is rewriting the rule book.
  
  Read more

• How Birmingham plans to stop parking on grass verges

  05-07-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -An 'explosion' of complaints from city residents prompts councillors to launch inquiry into the scourge of grass verge abuse
  
  Read more

• Hovercraft boss: Brexit vote has 'brought new enquiries'

  05-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Emma Pullen, boss of the British Hovercraft Company, says the Brexit vote has brought new enquiries to her business and is now planning a big export drive.
  
  Read more

• Heading in the right direction! Bus firm spends £10m on new vehicles for Leeds

  05-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Dozens of new buses are hitting the streets of Leeds in a £10m-plus investment by the First West Yorkshire transport firm.
  
  Read more

• Government wants more services and longer trains on new South West franchise

  05-07-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - More trains and more space for passengers form key elements of the new South West franchise.
  
  Read more

• Flybe boss calls on ministers to cut flight taxes in half to deal after Brexit 'damage'

  05-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Flybe chief executive Saad Hammad said Air Passenger Duty should be slashed by 50 per cent and funded by a tax hike at the UK's major international airports.
  
  Read more

• DHL now delivers parcels at a scheduled time in the evening all over Germany

  05-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - DHL Parcel is significantly expanding its time-window delivery service once again and is now offering it outside major urban centers. From now on, all recipients in Germany have the option of choosing an evening time slot for their deliveries, allowing them to decide exactly when they would like to receive their parcel. Regardless of whether they are in Emsland, Brandenburg or Spessart, online shoppers across Germany can now select a two-hour time
  
  Read more

• Deputy Mayor of London welcomes the Thames Vision

  05-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Londons Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross CBE has welcomed the launch today (Monday, 4 July 2016) of the Thames Vision, a framework for developing greater use of the Thames over the next twenty years.The Thames is already the UKs busiest waterway for passengers and freight, home to the UKs second biggest port and a hub for tourism, recreation and sport. Developed by the Port of London Authority (PLA) and river stakeholders over the last 18
  
  Read more

• Commuters urged to go green and beat the traffic by bus

  05-07-2016 02:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Commuters are being urged to go green and bat the traffic from today during Catch the Bus week
  
  Read more

• Clarkson: choppy seas

  05-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ship broker should weather a period of difficult trading
  
  Read more

• Catch the Bus Week

  05-07-2016 02:00 via catchthebusweek.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Catch the Bus Week is a nationwide campaign aimed at driving awareness of the benefits of taking the bus.
  
  Read more

• Bus drivers who won 20million Euromillions jackpot on Friday don't show up for work on Monday

  05-07-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Their boss said he wasn't angry with the workers, and added: "Best of luck to them"
  
  Read more

• Budget airline bosses outline effects of Brexit

  05-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The era of cheap flights could soon come to an end after the UK voted to leave the EU. Chief executive of easyJet Dame Carolyn McCall DBE has stressed that two-thirds of the airlines flights cross central European airspace and that any disruption to this would have a knock-on effect. Disruption adds cost, which ultimately means higher fares for passengers, she said at the launch of Airlines for Europe, a new association comprising the five largest
  
  Read more

• Balfour Beatty wins £170m Heathrow Airport contract to upgrade baggage screening systems

  05-07-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty has won a £170m contract to upgrade baggage screening and handling systems for Heathrow Airport.
  
  Read more

• Balfour Beatty bags £170m Heathrow Airport project

  05-07-2016 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - Balfour Beatty has picked up a £170m contract to upgrade baggage screening and handling systems for Heathrow Airport.
  
  Read more

• Art on the Underground commission in London pays tribute to 1960s spy movies

  05-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Artist Liam Gillick has used posters and films to brighten up the morning commute
  
  Read more

• 80 casualties a week after surge in injuries on Birmingham roads

  05-07-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -The city saw a 16 per cent rise in road accident injuries last year - the fourth year in a row it increased
  
  Read more

• 22m tram revolution... or a waste of cash?

  05-07-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - These images show how a £22m investment in Blackpools famous tramway could transform part of the town centre.
  
  Read more

Follow @PublicTrnsprtUK on Twitter!