Public Transport news

• 'Unviable' bus service scrapped by Arriva now booming in hands of local operator

  07-05-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Arriva received subsidy from Conwy council, but axed the route because it was 'not commercially viable' ... but Llew Jones Coaches says it's more popular than ever with passengers
  
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• Train journey from Goole to Gilberdyke costs Danny Lund £404

  07-05-2017 02:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A man has been ordered to pay more than £400 after failing to buy a ticket for a train journey which would have cost £4.50.
  
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• Tory James Palmer is the first mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

  07-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Conservative James Palmer has been elected as the first mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough with 56.9 of the vote.
  
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• The man elected mayor of West Midlands

  07-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Winning Conservative candidate Andy Street is the former boss of retailer John Lewis.
  
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• Swansea Wales on Wheels: Wooden car prototype on show

  07-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A prototype for a wooden car will go on show at Swansea's National Waterfront Museum at the weekend.
  
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• Stansted Express boosts services to meet growing demand

  07-05-2017 02:00 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Other News Sources - Over 29,000 extra seats per week will be available on Stansted Express trains from May 22nd.
  
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• Seven European pension schemes ditch Ryanair stock

  07-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Concerns mount over high-profile labour disputes involving the budget airline
  
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• Postal weekend gets stamp of approval

  07-05-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Children had a first class weekend as they learnt about how the postal system worked on the railways.
  
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• Panasonic pulls in Japanese experts for help on rail links

  07-05-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Panasonic is trying to muscle in on the rail industrys nascent technology revolution with several new products, including one that immediately alerts passengers to delays and cancellations.
  
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• Outdoors: The joys of exploring Scotlands disused railways

  07-05-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Browsing most most Ordnance Survey maps of East Scotland will show the legend Course of Old Railway. In many areas, there are more of these than there are those in use.
  
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• New Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham appoints deputies

  07-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Labour's newly elected Greater Manchester metro mayor, Andy Burnham, has appointed two deputies.
  
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• More trains and over 100,000 extra seats in Greater Anglias summer timetable

  07-05-2017 02:00 via greateranglia.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Rail passengers in East Anglia are set to benefit from more trains and over 100,000 extra seats per week when Greater Anglias summer timetable begins on 22 May.
  
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• Mine the gap: Transport for London hopes to profit from licensing its brand overseas

  07-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Transport authority aims to reinvest money from sales of goods, including tea towels, fashion and designer chairs, into train, tube and bus servicesNothing says London like the Routemaster bus, tube roundel logo or Harry Becks schematic underground network map. Now the capitals transport authority is seeking to generate cash to reinvest in its tube, train and bus services, using these design classics to sell branded products overseas.Transport for London (TfL) has struck its first
  
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• HS2 submits proposal to develop Birminghams Curzon Street station

  07-05-2017 02:00 via globalrailnews.com
  
  Global Rail News - The historic Old Curzon Street station in Birmingham could be brought back to life.
  
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• Government set to be taken back to court over air pollution plans

  07-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Ministers latest proposals, published on Friday after high court intervention, criticised by climate groups calling for stronger action on illegal pollution levelsEnvironment lawyers are expected to take the government back to court over its controversial plans to tackle the UKs air pollution crisis. They say the proposals are so weak they flout ministers obligation to protect public health.The government published its plans to cut levels of diesel fumes, nitrogen oxides and parti
  
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• Four Trains celebrate East Coast lines unique heritage

  07-05-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Four Trains event wows crowds lineside
  
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• David Behrens: Strike blow for passengers caught between union and railway

  07-05-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Last Friday, I arrived at work on time and left by train, eight hours later and one hour ahead of schedule. This despite the fact that the train guards on Northern were on strike and, if you believed their union leader, Mick Cash, were supporting it as solidly as a rock.
  
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• Chinese bullet trains that reach 343MPH to be ready in THREE years

  07-05-2017 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - A CHINESE bullet train that can hit up to 343mph is set on track to be completed by 2020
  
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• Campaign group appeals for support as consultation deadline approaches

  07-05-2017 02:00 via chiswickw4.com
  Other News Sources - The deadline for the Department for Transport consultation on the Third Runway at Heathrow is rapidly approaching (Thursday 25 May) but despite the significant impact of the runway on Chiswick, so far there has been little evidence of a high level of complaints or objections being submitted by local residents.
  
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• Anglesey's 'ghost railway' could re-open for first time in more than 50 years

  07-05-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Hope for Llangefni railway line, scrapped in the Beeching review in the mid-1960s, could re-open under new proposals
  
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• The Observer view on curbing air pollution | Observer editorial

  07-05-2017 01:14
  
  The government has been dilatory in the extreme in dealing with one of the most pernicious health hazards afflicting this countryPollution has long blighted the air that we breathe. Complaints about fumes generated by coal-burning in London were recorded as early at the 13th century. The heavy smogs that descended on the capital in the 1950s killed thousands. Governments have long attempted to regulate the pollution of our cities: in 1273, authorities introduced a prohibition on burning coal in
  
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