Bus station's £800,000 makeover aims to improve town's public transport
Other News Sources - A bus station has received an mp;pound;800,000 makeover with modern shelters and wireless charging points for passengers.
Other News Sources - A bus station has received an mp;pound;800,000 makeover with modern shelters and wireless charging points for passengers.
Railnews - Accident investigators have confirmed that the fatal head-on collision on the Cambrian line in mid-Wales on 21 October was caused by wheel slip, and that although the driver of the affected train made an emergency brake application the automatic sanders which should have been triggered by the slipping wheels were blocked.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The London Legacy Development Corporation has unanimously approved an outline masterplan to transform over 30 acres of brownfield land at Bow Goods Yard in East London into a major new rail freight and logistics hub. The industrial-led masterplan, submitted by Network Rail Property, will see up to 3 million square feet of new floorspace created, including heavy and light industrial space as well as a range of complementary leisure uses. The development... Читать дальше...
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Coach and airport transfer company, National Express, has announced they are boosting their network on key intercity and airport routes. The coach operator stated that from 4 December its adding over 16,000 seats per week on popular services following a 25 increase of customers in 2023.mp;amp;nbsp; National Express said services between London and Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Leicester, London Heathrow, Newcastle, Newport, Nottingham and Manchester will benefit. Читать дальше...
Other Regional Press - Answers on when the Botley Road in Oxford will reopen to traffic at the rail bridge could still be months away.
Cambridge News - Councillors hope new technologies can be found to repair mp;#147;significantlymp;#148; damaged peat affected roads in the Fenland area.
Cambridge News - The government announced it would extend the single bus fare cap into the new year, but said the fare cap would increase to mp;pound;3
Daily Post (North Wales) - Eleven other people were injured when two Transport for Wales trains collided head on
Bristol Live - The ASA has revealed how many tickets could actually be bought at the advertised price
Bristol Live - The infamous mp;#39;ghost junctionmp;#39; on a major motorway just outside Bristol is one step closer to being finished. Despite the M49 having Junction 1 built, it was never joined to the local road network and remains destinationless.
Bristol Live - Work is expected to start soon on a key route running through the north of the city
Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Leeds Bradford Airport is marking the 40-year anniversary of its runway expansion.
Bolton News - A one-way road system and 20mph speed limit are set to be introduced in Ramsbottom town centre.
Birmingham Post - Big Bus Tours Group - which also operates in the USA, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Europe - has posted its financial statements for the year ending April 30, 2024
City AM - Eurostar has been scolded by the advertising regulator for the second time this year, over how it presented Instagram and Facebook ads for mp;pound;39 fares.
Times Online - Rail Accident Investigation Branch said it believed the system, which dispatches sand when it senses that the wheels are sliding during braking, was blocked
Times Online - Vocal opposition from heritage groups has led to the plan for a 21-storey tower being shelved, but a smaller project is still in the works
Times Online - More than a fifth of new vehicle registrations in October were for pure electric cars as manufacturers scrambled to meet zero-emission mandate and avoid fines
Times Online - A new business model is emerging as Wizz Air launches a subscription service and easyJet runs its own holiday company
The Guardian - Advertising Standards Authority censures posts on Instagram and Facebook for trips from London to Amsterdam and BrusselsCross-channel train operator Eurostar has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for exaggerating the number of mp;pound;39 seats on sale.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that Eurostar ads across Instagram and Facebook for mp;pound;39 tickets from London to Amsterdam and Brussels were misleading, the second time it has censured its ads this year. Читать дальше...
The Guardian - A decade of planning policy has achieved nothing, leaving millions of people still dependent on cars, study showsA decade of planning rules designed to create housing connected to public transport routes has achieved nothing, a report has found, with millions of people in new homes still dependent on cars to get to local amenities.The study by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) looked at more than 1.6m homes given planning permission in England from 2012 to 2021, finding that... Читать дальше...
The Guardian - Industrial action by Aslef members threatened to halt all London Underground servicesA planned strike by tube drivers that threatened to halt all London Underground services on Thursday has been called off, their union announced.Talks between Aslef officials and Transport for London management on Tuesday led to a mp;#147;significantly improved offermp;#148;, according to the union. Continue reading...
Financial Times - Advertising Standards Authority said no evidence enough seats available for purchase at cheap fare during promotion
Financial Times - Aslef union suspends planned walkout that would have caused major disruption to transport network
BBC News - CalMac said new problems had been uncovered on MV Caledonian Isles while the ship was in dry dock.