Virgin hunts new train drivers - but there's only a week to apply
Northern Echo - VIRGIN Trains has launched what it claims is the largest recruitment of train drivers on the East Coast Mainline since the 1980s.
View ArticleIt's going to be a massive weekend for public transport in Manchester - and...
Manchester Evening News - Extra staff, train seats, and police will be on hand to ease congestion, but services are still expected to be busy
View ArticleEuston train carrying 2,000 passengers 'sped through 5mph zone at...
London Evening Standard - A London bound train with around 2,000 passengers on board sped through a 5mph zone at 75mph, an official report has found.
View ArticleTower Bridge closure: Police issue fines to cyclists who refuse to walk their...
London Evening Standard - Police are dishing out fines to cyclists for flouting a riding a ban on Tower Bridge while the road is shut for repairs.
View ArticleSouthern Rail strikes to go ahead after last-ditch peace talks fail
London Evening Standard - Southern Rail strikes will go ahead next week after last-ditch peace talks collapsed, union bosses said.
View ArticleVictoria Line: Tube delays and overcrowding causes 'nightmare'...
London Evening Standard - Commuters faced chaos along the Victoria Line this morning after a person fell ill at Stockwell station.
View ArticleSadiq Khan urged to reopen ticket offices at Tube stations after staff are...
London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan has been urged to reopen ticket offices at Tube stations after staff reported a spike in abuse following the controversial closures.
View ArticleWork on HS2 'only six months away'
Birmingham Post - Government minister says the tide of support for HS2 will turn when people see tracks being laid and jobs created in the West Midlands
View ArticleRise in speed limits for HGVs on rural roads has led to lorries going slower...
Mail Online - The lorry speed limit on single carriage A- roads was increased from 40mph to 50mph in April last year, but new figures show the speed traveled on these roads by HGVs has dropped.
View ArticleSouthern Rail will sack guards unless they sign up to new conditionsby New...
Mail Online - Govia Thameslink Railway, which runs the Southern franchise, will today send letters to about 400 train guards warning them they will be fired on December 31 if they refuse to sign up to...
View ArticleRail passengers paying more for shocking service Subscription
Times Online - Passengers on a third of Scotlands internal rail routes suffer more trains that are late than services that are on time, according to new figures.
View ArticleScotrail under fire as third of routes see more than half of trains arrive late
The Herald - TRAINS are more likely to be late than on time on a third of Scotland's routes, leading to calls for new action against the Dutch operators of the ScotRail franchise.
View ArticleWant to become a train driver?: Virgin Trains launches biggest recruitment...
The Herald - VIRGIN Trains is hiring 78 new drivers for its east coast route in the single largest driver recruitment programme since the 1980s.
View ArticleFirst Minister urged to do more to improve 'shocking' rail service
The Herald - Kezia Dugdale has urged the Scottish Government to do more to help rail commuters who are paying more for a
View ArticleHeathrow launches PR drive for third runway pegged to Brexit
The Guardian - Airport also presents plans to support UKs steel industry ahead of imminent decision on new runway capacity for LondonHeathrow is hoping an 11th-hour push pegged to Brexit will secure...
View ArticleFrench train firm unveils plans for £20m plant in north-west England
The Guardian - Alstoms new site in Widnes, Cheshire, will create about 600 jobs, and the firm aims to win contract to manufacture trains for HS2
View ArticleAviation global warming pact wins go-ahead
Financial Times - Airlines back UN accord to offset emissions growth by funding green projects
View ArticleBrexit and disruption take toll on easyJet
Financial Times - Full-year profits expected to fall by sharper-than-anticipated 28
View ArticleQatar tipped to strike key Boeing deal
BBC News - US aircraft maker Boeing is expected to announce a major deal to supply Qatar Airways with widebody jetliners on Friday.
View ArticleAviation industry agrees deal to cut CO2 emissions
BBC News - A landmark deal has been struck by the aviation industry to limit greenhouse gases, but environmentalists are unimpressed.
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