Heathrow third runway 'can be built without a drop in air quality'
London Evening Standard - A minister has insisted that Heathrow's third runway can be built without air quality getting worse in the capital.
View ArticleSouthern Rail strike: Travel misery for train passengers as weekend strike...
London Evening Standard - Southern Rail commuters face fresh travel chaos today as workers go on strike in the latest walk-out to hit the troublesome rail company.
View ArticleHS2 to be run by same company as West Coast franchise
Birmingham Post - Government decides to combine key InterCity West Coast service and new high-speed rail line under just a single operator
View ArticleHS2 and West Coast Main Line 'must compete despite shared operator'
Belfast Telegraph - Transport campaigners have called on the Government to ensure there is competition between HS2 and the West Coast Main Line despite the routes being run by the same operator.
View ArticleMichael Fallon: warships will secure Clyde jobs for 20 years
The Scotsman - Sir Michael Fallon claimed shipbuilding jobs on the Clyde have been safeguarded for two decades when he announced work on the Royal Navys new frigate fleet will begin in the summer.
View ArticleThe powers that be in Edinburgh need to clean up their act subscription
Times Online - Edinburgh is a great city bedevilled with some problems. Confident leadership empowered to take innovative and effective action is the key to resolving these intractable challenges.
View ArticleMillions of traffic offenders sent on unreliable courses
Times Online - Motorists are paying up to £100 million a year to take remedial driving courses as an alternative to prosecution, despite a lack of evidence that they alter long-term attitudes to the...
View ArticleVirgin Trains told to get West Coast services back on the right track
The Herald - VIRGIN Trains has been told to improve West Coast services between London and Glasgow by boosting reliability and punctuality, as well as improving connections to towns and cities along...
View ArticleVirgin to get an extra year running west coast mainline
The Guardian - Delay in franchise schedule lets Sir Richard Bransons firm run the line for another year as government says the bid winner will also run HS2
View ArticleRail shares fall on West Coast franchise delay
Financial Times - Operator of long-distance route will start in 2019 instead of 2018
View ArticleEurostar on track for Amsterdam despite slower Q3
Financial Times - Channel tunnel rail service aims to compete with airlines for Netherlands passengers
View ArticleNew West Coast rail franchise to run HS2 services
BBC News - A new rail franchise combining the current West Coast Main Line with HS2 high-speed services is announced by the government.
View ArticleUnited Airlines to stop Belfast to New York flights
BBC News - US airline United is to stop flights between Belfast and New York, months after a 9m rescue deal.
View ArticleTramway suggested as solution to Stromeferry Bypass
BBC News - Highland Council is re-examining the potential for road and rail traffic to share the same space at Stromeferry in Wester Ross in the form of a tramway.
View ArticleEdinburgh Airport earmarked for US Preclearance expansion
EIN News Subscription - Travellers departing Scotland could soon get to avoid the long queues at the US customs thanks to fast track checks at Edinburgh Airport.
View ArticleTigerair to come under Scoot brand
EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; manages the SIA Groups budget airlines Scoot and Tigerair, today announced mp;#8230; plan to launch its first European service, to Athens, next year mp;#8230;
View ArticleChina's 'New Silk Road' brings great promise to eastern Europe
EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; of government, academia and business. Delegations of CESEE mp;#8230; as elsewhere in the EU, political issues have mp;#8230; Europe, the BRI pushes for coordinated...
View ArticleEurostar wants direct service between London and Amsterdam
EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; Going Dutch Eurostar is pressing ahead with plans for direct rail services mp;#8230; on existing routes. The cross-Channel rail operator said services between the...
View ArticleEurostar to cut train services due to 'challenging environment'
EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; a result of Brexit is Eurostar. The train operator is to cut mp;#8230; likely to lose their jobs. Eurostar is expected to reveal which mp;#8230; for Eurostar said:...
View ArticleFirst hydrogen power train is German
EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; train, called the Coradia iLint, was unveiled by Alstom at a railway mp;#8230; . The train uses the same equipment as a diesel train but runs mp;#8230; the train...
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