Barrister disbarred for dodging train fares
The Guardian - For two years Peter Barnett avoided paying thousands of pounds in railway fares on journeys between Oxfordshire and LondonAn Oxfordshire-based barrister has been disbarred after dodging...
View ArticleChina to build world's deepest high-speed rail station under Great Wall
The Guardian - The station at Badaling 80km from Beijing will link the capital to the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics
View ArticleStagecoach slides on worries about rail and bus slowdown
The Guardian - A disappointing trading update from transport group Stagecoach has seen its shares go into reverse.
View ArticleArriva promises faster rail journeys as it retains Cross Country contract
The Guardian - Department for Transport says there will be 39,000 more seats and greater reliability, with £20m to be spent on upgrading trains
View ArticleAir Berlin to slash capacity in overhaul
Financial Times - German group to cut fleet and operate aircraft for rival Lufthansa
View ArticleBA deepens ties with Qatar Airways
Financial Times - Two airlines seek a competitive edge against rivals with a partnership on revenues and flights
View ArticleMay has backing in parliament to push through Heathrow expansion
Financial Times - Theresa May has sufficient support in parliament to drive through the contentious expansion of Heathrow airport if she decides to put it to a vote next month, according to close allies.
View ArticleExperimental Midlands train is 35-year-old District line relic
Financial Times - When the first passengers board an experimental train later this year in the West Midlands, the layout will be familiar to some. While much will look brand new, the arrangement of the...
View ArticleCommunity rail plan for line between Swindon and Westbury to go ahead
Department for Transport - Community groups to get more input under new rail plan for TransWilts line.
View ArticleRail industry regulator gets 3 new board members
Department for Transport - New non-executive directors join the board of the Office of Rail and Road.
View ArticleBetter journeys for passengers on the Cross Country network
Department for Transport - Arriva Cross Country to continue to run trains services stretching across Britain under new contract announced today.
View ArticleOil rallies after Opec ministers announce output cut
BBC News - The oil producers cartel Opec has agreed a preliminary deal to cut production for the first time in eight years, sending crude prices surging.
View ArticleAirlines see sharp rise in unruly passengers, says industry group
BBC News - Reports of passengers being verbally abusive or refusing to follow cabin crew orders rose by 17 in 2015, according to an industry group.
View ArticleUK car firms 'want to be in EU single market'
BBC News - The success of the UK motor industry could be
View ArticleFare-dodging barrister Peter Barnett struck off
BBC News - A lawyer who commuted by train for two years without paying has been disbarred.
View ArticleLabour MPs plan their own Heathrow vote
BBC News - Labour backbenchers plan to seek control of the party's aviation policy with their own vote on a third runway at Heathrow.
View ArticleEU's £1bn bribe to make teens back Brussels: Free inter-railing! Every...
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View ArticleEU Refers Germany to Top Court on Road-Toll Plan
EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; :52 p.m. ET The European Union announced it was taking Germany mp;#8230; Itkonen, a spokeswoman for the European Commission, the EUs executive arm. The mp;#8230;...
View ArticleThales bags Saudi railway maintenance contract
EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; years Thales to open Egyptian transport academy Thales opens new Oman mp;#8230; predictive maintenance, which will enable rail operators to fix assets before mp;#8230;...
View ArticleProtestors in robber outfits appeal for train transparency at Victoria station
Other News Sources - PROTESTORS dressed in judges' wigs and robber costumes are complaining about poor Southern rail service at Victoria station.
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