Stafford railway station parking fees set for 50 per cent rise
Wolverhampton Express and Star - Parking charges at Stafford railway station are set to be rise by almost 50 per cent, raising concerns that cars will be left on surrounding roads.
View ArticleNight Tube: Black cab drivers call for more taxi ranks outside stations...
London Evening Standard - London's black cab drivers today called for more taxi ranks to be installed outside Underground stations ahead of the launch of the Night Tube.
View ArticleMake Mayor's walking and cycling czar full-time job, Sadiq Khan urged
London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan faced calls today to maintain the focus on cycling by making his walking and cycling commissioner a full-time job.
View ArticleNight Tube launch: 200,000 passengers will use 24-hour service every weekend,...
London Evening Standard - About 200,000 passengers are expected to use the Night Tube every weekend, the new boss of London Underground has revealed.
View ArticleFormer bosses of collapsed GHA Coaches in bid to run their old bus routes
Daily Post (North Wales) - The Wrexham firm went into administration last month with a tax bill of £700,000 and the loss of 320 jobs
View ArticleEconomists blast anachronistic system system of setting rail fares as ticket...
City AM - More misery was piled on to beleaguered commuters yesterday as a hike in rail fares was unveiled.
View ArticleBalfour Beatty wins £524m contract to electrify California rail corridor
Belfast Telegraph - British building giant Balfour Beatty is celebrating its biggest US contract to date after securing a £524 million deal to electrify 52 miles of California's railway.
View ArticleCommuters deserve a better rail service
The Telegraph - Summer is not a favourite time of the year for the train operating companies. Julys inflation figures are used to set next years fare rises, which invites a fresh wave of indignation at...
View ArticleMinisters consider exempting long-suffering commuters from rail fare hikes...
The Telegraph - inisters are considering plans to exempt commuters routinely facing by poor levels of service and industrial action from rail fare hikes after a backlash from Conservative MPs, The...
View ArticleRail deal signals US strength of Beatty subscription
Times Online - The UKs largest contractor is betting that a £524 million contract to upgrade the high-speed rail line that connects San Francisco to some of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley can...
View ArticleRail boss claims £200m payout to shareholders is small profits that gives...
The Independent - Paul Plummers comments coincide with a new report that suggests rail prices have increased at twice the speed of wages
View ArticleVirgin Trains East Coast strike suspended pending further discussions
The Herald - A planned strike by workers on Virgin Trains East Coast has been suspended, the company said.
View ArticleProtests held as regulated rail fares set to increase by 1.9 per cent next year
The Herald - A series of protests were held at railway stations across the country by trade unions on Tuesday morning.
View ArticleSouthern and Thameslink station staff vote in favour of strikes
The Guardian - RMT union confirmed a 70 vote in favour of a strike in response to proposed ticket office closures by Govia Thameslink RailwayFurther strikes loom on Southern after station staff across...
View ArticleIs the lateness of Southern Rail's Brighton train a mathematical certainty?
The Guardian - The other day, the Guardian live blogs coverage of the Southern Rail strike included the news that a certain bookmaker was offering odds of 7/2 that the 07:29 Southern Rail Brighton to...
View ArticleCorbyn joins seatless commuters on floor for three-hour train journey
The Guardian - Labour leader is filmed during trip from London to Newcastle, on his way to meet Owen Smith for leadership hustings
View ArticleElectric Cars Could Replace 90 Of The Vehicles On The Road, MIT Study Finds
Huffington Post - Electric cars could replace 90 of existing vehicles and lead to a 30 reduction in transport emissions, an MIT study has found. Researchers spent four years analysing millions of trips...
View ArticleRegulated UK rail fares to rise 1.9
Financial Times - Labour and unions step up campaign to take network back into public ownership
View ArticleFord plans self-driving car by 2021
Financial Times - Carmaker sets up deals to develop model with no pedals or steering wheel
View ArticleVirgin Trains East Coast August strikes suspended
BBC News - Virgin East Coast train workers suspend plans for strikes due to start this week.
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