Public Transport news

• ‘What sprocket left that bike there?’ My life as a pedestrian in badly behaved Britain

  04-06-2023 16:00
  
  I’m all for cycle hire schemes, but nothing brings out the grumpy old man in me like e-bikes strewn across the pavementThe album is called Lime Slime. Sixty photos on my phone of e-bikes dumped in the middle of the pavement, blocking street crossings and obstructing entrances, in a tangle of wheels and fluoro frames.My walk to the tube in south London takes five minutes. It’s clubland, so you would expect to dodge frazzled partiers and pavement pizzas. But, most mornings, I stop thre
  
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• Wizz Air set for another big loss after tough year

  04-06-2023 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Analysts expect the budget airline to post a loss of around £467 million - though this is lower than its £552 million deficit in 2021.
  
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• Why there is no quick fix for airlines IT problems

  04-06-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - In an industry that never fully shuts, carriers are struggling to update antiquated technology
  
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• Van drivers claim tight parking spaces next to Edinburgh tram lines leave them facing fines

  04-06-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - The three-mile extension, from the city centre to Leith and Newhaven, will start carrying passengers this week.
  
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• Union boss threatens to keep rail strikes going for FIVE YEARS

  04-06-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Train drivers staged their latest walkout yesterday, causing misery for Brits trying to get to events such as the FA Cup Final at Wembley and the Epsom Derby.
  
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• Train strikes 'vindictive' on FA Cup final says Oxfordshire journalist

  04-06-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A football writer and fan given a two-hour lift from a friend to Wembley has said rail workers striking on the day of the FA Cup final is 'vindictive'.
  
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• Survey reveals Britain's most bizarre motorway driver behaviour

  04-06-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Nearly half of drivers have seen another motorist crossing the chevrons to get back on a motorway after taking the wrong exit, according to a survey.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer told to 'get off the fence' over rail strikes that caused more misery for Brits

  04-06-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Sir Keir Starmer was challenged by Tory Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson to 'get off the fence' over Aslef rail strikes that caused fresh misery yesterday.
  
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• Shocking moment Chinese warship comes within 150 yards of U.S. destroyer in Taiwan Strait

  04-06-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Footage shows aPeople's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warship cut across the bow of a U.S. guided-missile destroyer on Saturday while it was transiting the Taiwan Strait.
  
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• Shocking footage reveals devastation from India's worst rail crash in 20 years that left 288 dead

  04-06-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Shocking footage has revealed the extent of the devastation after India's worst rail crash in 20 years which has nearly 300 dead and 900 more injured.
  
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• Revealed: Ministers' five-year-old warning over Ferguson Marine costs

  04-06-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Ministers were warned five years ago by their own advisers that they faced ploughing in millions more to prop up Scotland's crisis-hit nationalised shipyard firm after having twice stepped in to bail them out while under threat of going under.
  
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• Major changes for rail commuters travelling from Bristol to South Wales during improvement works

  04-06-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Trains running through Severn Tunnel affected with maintenance upgrades and will not be stopping at Bristol Parkway
  
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• M4 traffic: The ghost motorway slip road that goes nowhere

  04-06-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - Thousands of motorists drive past the road every day
  
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• London Euston and Paddington deserted as 12,000 strike on FA Cup Final and Epsom Derby day

  04-06-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM -Two of the busiest train stations in London were almost empty on Saturday morning as train strikes continue into their second day. Around 12,000 members of the drivers union Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Train (RMT) union are on strike over pay and working conditions, affecting 15 train companies. Platforms at Euston Station in ... The post London Euston and Paddington deserted as 12,000 strike on FA Cup Final and Epsom Derby day appeared first on CityAM.
  
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• Land Rover dominates the list in full breakdown of the most stolen cars in UK

  04-06-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Freedom of information requests have revealed the cars most likely to be stolen in the UK
  
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• JLR reborn as it unveils new brand - but bosses have been issued warning

  04-06-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The car giant has revealed its new identity in its "next chapter"
  
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• Jet2 flight forced to abort trip and turn around due to 'unforeseen reasons'

  04-06-2023 02:00 via leeds-live.co.uk
  
  Leeds Live - The flight had to return to Manchester because of a 'technical indication'
  
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• India train disaster: signal fault blamed as rescue effort ends with death toll passing 300

  04-06-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Train was diverted on to wrong tracks, says railways minister as efforts to clear wreckage continueIndias railways minister has said the train derailment that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an error in electronic signals that sent a train on to the wrong tracks.Ashwini Vaishnaws explanation on Sunday came as authorities worked to clear the mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed on Friday night in eastern India, in one of the cou
  
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• I love electric vehicles and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped Rowan Atkinson

  04-06-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Sadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV. There are sound environmental reasons not to jump just yetElectric motoring is, in theory, a subject about which I should know something. My first university degree was in electrical and electronic engineering, with a subsequent masters in control systems. Combine this, perhaps surprising, academic pathway with a lifelong passion for the motorcar, and you can see why I was drawn into an early adoption of electric
  
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• Hydrogen buses being trialled in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

  04-06-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Exam students in Swansea have been the first to experience the service
  
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• How HS2 bungles forced a new college for rail engineers to close its doors Subscription

  04-06-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A major new college opened to train the next generation of railway engineers is closing due to delays and cutbacks to HS2. It is a symbol of the countrys failure to properly manage infrastructure projects, says Laith Al-Khalaf
  
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• Highway Code rule means you could be fined £1,000 for letting ambulance pass

  04-06-2023 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  North Wales Live - Every minute is important in an emergency but drivers must remain safe at all times
  
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• Greater Manchester buses: First locally-controlled buses handed over

  04-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Andy Burnham officially receives the first buses for the Bee Network, which launches this autumn.
  
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• Flight from Teesside International Airport to Corfu sets off

  04-06-2023 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Holidaymakers have jetted off to Corfu from Teesside Airport as the final destination in the airport's summer 2023 schedule took off.
  
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• DVLA eyesight changes: See the Snellen test and other requirements

  04-06-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Here's everything you need to know about the Snellen eyesight test and the other minimum eyesight requirements, according to the DVLA's current driving rules.
  
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• Development of public transport links in South Oxhey

  04-06-2023 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Three Rivers Museum Trust chairman Fabian Hiscock, with David Reidy and Neil Hamilton, looks at the development of public transport around South Oxhey.
  
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• Call to scrap 'immoral' CCTV cameras on Southampton bus lane

  04-06-2023 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Kevin May successfully challenged multiple penalties issued by Southampton City Council and is now calling for the bus lane cameras to be scrapped.
  
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• Angry Welsh farmer forced to part with his land so council can build a bike track on it

  04-06-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Farmer Robert Moore's property has been the subject of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) but he is now trying to fight the decision
  
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