Train delays are worse since privatisation, says Rifkind subscription
Times Online - The system imposed on Britains railways after privatisation two decades ago is leading to worsening delays, according to a former Tory transport secretary.
View Article£1m donation boosts plan for garden bridge subscription
Times Online - A tycoon from Hong Kong has become the latest contributor to the capitals garden bridge project after he donated £1 million
View ArticleSouthern Rail owners reveal £100m profits after months of cancellations...
Times Online - The company behind Southern Rail was accused of being rewarded for failure yesterday by announcing that profits had soared to almost £100 million the day after receiving £20 million from...
View ArticleRail chief waives bonus over poor Southern service subscription
Times Online - The chief executive of Go-Ahead has turned down a bonus and pay increase this year after disruptions to its Southern railway services.
View ArticleSouthern Rail: MPs and passenger groups react angrily as dispute escalates
The Independent - Union bosses have been locked in disputes with the troubled train operator for months
View ArticleOur railways are a disaster but nationalisation would only make the situation...
The Independent - 'Nationalisation' is a word that falls readily form the lips of Jeremy Corbyn and others with short memories. Under British Rail from 1948 to 1994, the UK's rail network was notorious...
View ArticleM4 widening plan given go-ahead
The Guardian - Decision to allow hard shoulder to become fourth lane on 32-mile stretch of motoway angers environmental and safety groups
View ArticleWe need more aboard to keep our Dales bus going
The Guardian - Wow! What a reaction to All Aboard! The Country Bus on Bank Holiday Monday (Watch this, TV and radio, G2, 29 August). Viewing figures from ratings agency overnights.tv show that at its...
View ArticleIs urban cycling worth the risk?
Financial Times - How do the benefits of exercise compare to the harm from pollution?
View ArticleGo-Ahead reports 27 profit jump
Financial Times - Company behind troubled Southern train services records better than expected rail results
View ArticleSouthern rail co-owner Go-Ahead reports 100m profits
BBC News - Southern rail co-owner Go-Ahead reports profit of nearly 100m and apologises for major disruptions to its railway services.
View ArticleAslef says Southern owners should 'prop up' loss making parts
BBC News - Train drivers union, Aslef, says the Go-Ahead rail group should cross-subsidise to
View ArticleMountain railway marks 120th year to Snowdon summit
BBC News - Snowdon Mountain Railway marks its 120th anniversary with a weekend of celebrations.
View ArticleBritish Transport Police in Scotland to carry Tasers
BBC News - Officers who police Scotland's railways are to be armed with Tasers in a bid to increase security on the network.
View ArticleReduced timetable to stay as commuters react with fury over 100m profits
Other News Sources - COMMUTERS will have to endure Southern's reduced timetable until at least November, train bosses have announced.
View ArticlePassenger planes at Gatwick Airport in near miss 'when air traffic controller...
Other News Sources - An investigation found the planes came within 700ft of each other because an air traffic controller did not scan his radar display
View Article'Well be trying to keep disruption to a minimum' - major roadworks set for...
Other News Sources - MAJOR road works are set to really improve access at a problem East Lancashire junction.
View ArticleTransport firm announces new East Lancashire business hub
Other News Sources - EAST Lancashire road haulage giant Fagan and Whalley is to expand with a multi-million pound development on Burnley Bridge business park creating at least 25 new jobs.
View ArticleNorth-South Cycle Superhighway to Kings Cross given the green light
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Mayor and TfL to press ahead with new cycling route after majority support in public consultation North-South Cycle Superhighway will run 5km between...
View ArticleNavy ship sets sail from Hampshire to take on Islamic State
Other Regional Press - A Royal Navy destroyer is heading to the Persian Gulf to support the military campaign against Islamic State (IS) terrorists, Michael Fallon has announced.
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