Public Transport news

• We need more aboard to keep our Dales bus going

  03-09-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Wow! What a reaction to All Aboard! The Country Bus on Bank Holiday Monday (Watch this, TV and radio, G2, 29 August). Viewing figures from ratings agency overnights.tv show that at its peak 973,000 people were watching the BBC4 programme, the latest slow travel programme to hit our screens. Nearly a million viewers! Great credit must go to The Garden Productions Ltd for producing what must be one of the best films ever made about the Dales landscape and capturing it so perfectly i
  
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• Train delays are worse since privatisation, says Rifkind subscription

  03-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The system imposed on Britains railways after privatisation two decades ago is leading to worsening delays, according to a former Tory transport secretary.
  
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• Third Heathrow runway would 'boost each British family by £24,500'

  03-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Building a third runway at Heathrow could benefit every family in Britain by as much as £24,500, the west London airport has claimed, as it ramps up its campaign to win Government backing for its controversial expansion plans.
  
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• Take a terrifying trip on a REAL Ghost Train this Halloween - and this is how to get tickets

  03-09-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Severn Valley Railway aims to send shivers down your spine with Ghost Train experience
  
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• Southern Rail owners reveal £100m profits after months of cancellations subscription

  03-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The company behind Southern Rail was accused of being rewarded for failure yesterday by announcing that profits had soared to almost £100 million the day after receiving £20 million from the taxpayer
  
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• Southern Rail: MPs and passenger groups react angrily as dispute escalates

  03-09-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Union bosses have been locked in disputes with the troubled train operator for months
  
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• Southern rail co-owner Go-Ahead reports 100m profits

  03-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern rail co-owner Go-Ahead reports profit of nearly 100m and apologises for major disruptions to its railway services.
  
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• Southern: 'Hit squad' rail boss called in at embattled operator 'paid £1,500 a day'

  03-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The man called in to improve embattled Southern Railways performance record is apparently being paid a hefty £1,500 per day - equivalent of three times the salary of the Transport Secretary.
  
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• Rail chief waives bonus over poor Southern service subscription

  03-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The chief executive of Go-Ahead has turned down a bonus and pay increase this year after disruptions to its Southern railway services.
  
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• Pupils face three-mile walk to school as council reviews transport policy

  03-09-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Children who live three miles away from their school may be forced to walk the distance under cost-cutting measures.
  
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• Our railways are a disaster but nationalisation would only make the situation worse

  03-09-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - 'Nationalisation' is a word that falls readily form the lips of Jeremy Corbyn and others with short memories. Under British Rail from 1948 to 1994, the UK's rail network was notorious for poor service, over mighty unions and government interference
  
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• Next stage of Leith Walk improvement works to begin

  03-09-2016 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - Work is set to begin on the next stage of a major project to improve Leith
  
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• Mountain railway marks 120th year to Snowdon summit

  03-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Snowdon Mountain Railway marks its 120th anniversary with a weekend of celebrations.
  
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• IT'S NOT FARE: Commuters hit out as hundreds of trains cancelled between Dorchester and Weymouth

  03-09-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -COMMUTERS have hit out at 'shoddy' rail services after the number of cancelled Weymouth trains were revealed.
  
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• How Manchester's Metrolink system has become the biggest light rail network in the UK over the past 24 years

  03-09-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Metrolink's director Peter Cushing explains how it has grown to cover 62 miles and 93 stops from humble beginnings
  
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• Hiplok Airlok: Bicycle storage revolution

  03-09-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Simple ideas are always the best. The Hiplok Airlok is a securewall-mounted storage hanger that saves space and puts your bicycle out of the reach of thieves. Hiploks rangeof stylish wearable bicycle locks is being joined by what the British company describes as the worlds first high-security bike storage hanger designed for use inside or out. The Airlok is compatible The post Hiplok Airlok: Bicycle storage revolution appeared first on ETA.
  
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• High-vis cycling gear for people who hate high-vis

  03-09-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - A former professional rider and self-confessed critic of high-vis clothing has developed a range of stylish reflective gear aimed at sporting cyclists. Ros Clitheroe designed the CARNEY arm warmers to make cycling safer and encourage more women to ride a bike. The arm warmers have reflective beads embedded into the material which shine like a beacon in the daytime and The post High-vis cycling gear for people who hate high-vis appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Go-Ahead reports 27 profit jump

  03-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Company behind troubled Southern train services records better than expected rail results
  
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• Fury over Southern rail owners £100m profits... a day after firm was helped with £20m of taxpayer's cash

  03-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Fury erupted today as the main owners of failing Southern rail trumpeted a massive increase in profits.
  
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• Fleet of green cars can be booked via cab app

  03-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An on-demand cab company has invested in a new fleet of electric cars in Londons ongoing battle against air pollution.
  
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• End of an era for London Routemaster buses as 'hop-on-hop-off' service stopped

  03-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard -The desperate dash to jump onto the open back of a Routemaster bus has become a thing of the past, after its famous hop-on, hop-off service came to an end.
  
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• Edinburgh considers passport queue jump fee

  03-09-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airport sees traffic rise 9.6 year-on-year
  
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• British Transport Police in Scotland to carry Tasers

  03-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Officers who police Scotland's railways are to be armed with Tasers in a bid to increase security on the network.
  
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• Aslef says Southern owners should 'prop up' loss making parts

  03-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Train drivers union, Aslef, says the Go-Ahead rail group should cross-subsidise to
  
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• £1m donation boosts plan for garden bridge subscription

  03-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A tycoon from Hong Kong has become the latest contributor to the capitals garden bridge project after he donated £1 million
  
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