Railway Gazette - Following FirstGroupmp;#39;s announcement that it is to order more trains to support its growth drive in the open access market, First Rail Managing Director Steve Montgomery explains the next steps to Rail Business UK.
Railnews - Train managers on Avanti West Coast who belong to the RMT are set to strike on three days over the Christmas period, in a dispute over rest day working. The union said the companymp;#146;s proposals had been mp;#145;inadequatemp;#146;, and that staff had rejected them in a vote by 92.8 per cent, on a turnout of 81 per cent.
Rail Magazine - Huddersfield station faces two 30-day blockades, one in September 2025 and a second in January 2027, as Network Rail remodels tracks to create more capacity as part of its Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
New Civil Engineer - Construction of Phase 1 of High Speed 2 (HS2) spiralled out of control due to a lack of ministerial attention, according to new rail minister Lord Hendy.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - British transport company First Group has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire urban and intercity transportation system operator RATP Dev Transit London in a mp;amp;pound;90 million deal. RATP London is one of the primary bus operators in the capital, operating 10 depots across Central and West London with a total fleet of 1,000 buses, a third of which are fully electric. The acquisition, announced on 10 December and published on the London Stock Exchange... Читать дальше...
Other Regional Press - The 26 trees on Clifford Bridge Road will be axed to make way for a two-way track, with work set to start next year
Other Regional Press - Campaigners say they are mp;#145;very disappointedmp;#146; after Dorset received the lowest amount of government in the south west funding to improve public transport
Other Regional Press - Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, has called for the government to reopen Wellington and Cullompton train stations.
Other Regional Press - David Reed, MP for Exmouth and Exeter East, has voiced his worries about the significant impact of the ongoing HS2 construction and the development of Old Oak Common station.
Other Regional Press - Green Dennistoun councillor, Anthony Carroll, said he was "disappointed" by the "surprise" plans as they don't include a way to make Alexandra Parade a more accessible station for the city's east end.
The York Press - THE results of major ongoing work tomp;nbsp;help transform rail travel between York,mp;nbsp;Leedsmp;nbsp;and Manchester have been published.
Nation. Cymru - The Welsh Secretary has been accused of flip flopping on the issue of HS2 funding for Wales after being challenged on comments she made claiming the project was no longer in existence
Daily Post (North Wales) - Strikes are scheduled to take place before and after Christmas Day in a dispute over rest day working
Bristol Live - Travel expert Simon Calder says mp;#39;you have to complymp;#39; as almost a third of holidaymakers have been caught out
Birmingham Post - The Hounslow hub said it served 6.5m passengers in November, up 6.1 per cent year-on-year, and on Wednesday forecast December would also be a record breaker. Christmas day is expected to see close to a quarter jump in passenger numbers, it added.
Birmingham Post - Operator said services will increase to two trains every hour between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria
Birmingham Mail - The motoring organisation also highlighted several motorway locations were it expected to see hold-ups
i News - The MPs warn that the current planning system 'slows building but doesn?t maximise the protection of nature either'
Daily Express - The plan aims to deliver better services for customers with more capacity alongside a huge project.
City AM - Lord Peter Hendy, the rail minister, appeared in front of the Commonsmp;#39; transport committee on Wednesday alongside senior officials from the DfT.
The Telegraph - Long queues are expected on major road during the festive period with 23.7 million people planning a trip on Dec 20
The Guardian - After a barrage of criticism, Network Rail is reversing its decision to replace Eustonmp;#146;s train information boards with adverts mp;#150; with more changes to comeName: Euston station.Age: 187 years. Continue reading...
BBC News - Lord Hendy says the transport department is going to mp;quot;keep a close watch on staffingmp;quot; over the festive period.
BBC News - There are hotspots for roads which have seen the most 20mph offences in Wales - where are they?
BBC News - Richard Parker says the initiative supports the regionmp;#39;s night-time economy and its high streets.