Other News Sources - The multi-million pound Connecting Leeds scheme aims to turn Leeds into an environmentally sustainable city where in years to come residents will not require the need for a car. One of the largest alterations has been to the City Square space near Leeds station, which is still set to officially complete this year.
Other News Sources - HS2 today began the search for a specialist contractor to deliver platform edge doors for the new high speed railways Old Oak Common and Interchange stations.
Other News Sources - British Airways (BA) is trialling a new digital wayfinding tool to help passengers navigate through London Heathrow Airports (LHR) Terminal 3 and Terminal 5.
Other News Sources - A FREE bus service in Leicester city centre is proving to be a hit with an average of 1,000 passenger journeys per day made on the route.
Aviation Industry - Farnborough Airport has today announced that it has been awarded Level 4+, the highest level of carbon accreditation, by the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme.
The Business Desk - Political and business leaders will meet today (July 25) in a show of support for improvements to the Nottingham to Lincoln rail corridor Midlands Connect has submitted a Strategic Outline Business Case to The Department for Transport, calling for an £18m investment to improve journey times.
Railnews - The passenger watchdogs Transport Focus and London TravelWatch say more than 100,000 people have responded to the consultation about the proposed closure of more than 800 station ticket offices in England. Time is running out, because the deadline for responses is Wednesday. The Rail Delivery Group and the Department for Transport say only about one in eight passengers still use ticket offices, because the rest buy from machines or book online. The unions have been protesting at the plans... Читать дальше...
Railnews - The train drivers union ASLEF has announced another week-long overtime ban, from 7 to 12 August. It will be the fifth time that ASLEF has staged such a ban since the first between 15 to 20 May. There have also been 11 one day ASLEF strikes this year. The union said its negotiators had attended talks with the Rail Industry Recovery Group over eight days earlier this year, but the result had been an offer of 4 per cent on 26 April with a further rise dependent, in a naked land grab, on... Читать дальше...
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - AA Business Services is sharing key lessons learned for B2B drivers looking to secure smooth future charging experiences after successfully completing the EV Rally 2023. The EV Rally 2023, which took place between 3rd and 7th July, was a demonstration of UK and Irish EV charging infrastructure. The event saw AA Business Services and Drivetech, part of the AA, travel alongside approximately 50 EVs for five days from Cardiff to Dublin via London, Edinburgh... Читать дальше...
Train Operators - As part of Greater Anglias £1.4 billion fleet replacement programme, Colchester depot has now been upgraded with new train servicing facilities, that enable it to be used to help maintain the operators new bi-mode trains.
Other Regional Press - This year, Kirklees was revealed as the second worst place in the country for potholes
Other Regional Press - Oxfordshire and Conservative Party MP David Johnston has criticised the rejection of the HIF1 Didcot relief road by Oxfordshire County Council's planning committee.
Other Regional Press - Getting to the Peak District will be even easier this summer with a newly extended bus route connecting a number of popular attractions with Chesterfield Station.
Other Regional Press - The station is a key London interchange for thousands of people who pass through it every day
Other Regional Press - Stansted Airport has launched a public consultation on its draft noise action plan for 2024-28. The document proposes a number of measures that the Uttlesford hub hopes will mitigate its impact on neighbouring communities.
Other Regional Press - Inverness Airport has been graded as 'very good' for accessibility in a report by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Kent Online - A councillor has branded an unmanned £35 million train station an expensive joke which will risk the safety of vulnerable people.
The York Press - Contrary to what the Liberal Democrats say (Call for new station funds confirmation, The Press, July 17) there is no cross-party agreement on City of York Council that the proposed Haxby Station site should be down Towthorpe Road.
Bolton News - A train station has been given the green light to install a lift - but passengers with disabilities or mobility problems will be waiting for more than a year.
Times Online - Glasgow city centre is facing economic carnage because of an exodus of office workers and a lack of late-night transport, a hospitality executive has claimed.
Times Online - Transport for London and Tram Operations Limited to be sentenced after three-day hearing
The Guardian - Experts suggest measures to make towns more friendly for population whose lives are longer and waistlines largerWhether it is crossing the road before the green man disappears, finding a spot to pause for breath, or identifying a landmark by which to navigate, getting out and about can be a challenge, particularly for older people or those with health problems.Now experts say an array of measures could help make towns and cities more friendly for the modern population, whose lives have become longer and waistlines larger. Читать дальше...
The Guardian - Airlines flying to Heathrow have been told to carry as much fuel as possible in their tanks because of supply problems at Britains largest airport, in a controversial practice that can increase carbon emissions.
BBC News - Two "lifeline" buses that were set to be axed have been saved because of a £250,000 grant.
Government - UK government backing enables completion of a 286km electric railway in southern Turkey, connecting major cities with a high-speed, lower-carbon route.