Other News Sources - The Star reported the latest update on hopes of extending tram trains from Sheffield into Stocksbridge and even out into Chesterfield, via disused railway lines, after concerns had been raised over the future of the project.
Other News Sources - Itmp;#146;s now fifteen years since I first set out my ideas for a Cardiff Capital Region Metro (or South Wales Metro) and just over 13 since my report, mp;#147;A Metro for Wales Capital City Regionmp;#148; was published with the Cardiff Business Partnership and Institute of Welsh Affairs. It was in Autumn 2015 that FM Carwyn Jones formally launched the project at Pontypridd station.
Aviation Industry - Many cities around the world are served by multiple different commercial airports, allowing high modern-day passenger volumes to be handled efficiently while also giving travelers a greater deal of choice. A common setup will see a city served by a larger international airport situated out of town and a smaller regional facility located closer to the center for maximum convenience.
Aviation Industry - Boeing is preparing to issue several thousand layoff notices beginning next month as it moves forward with its cost-cutting initiative to reduce its workforce. The troubled company will cut over 15,000 jobs a move announced last week by its CEO, Kelly Ortberg.
Business Live - Jan De Raeymaeker will take up the role from 20 January. The executive currently heads up the Finance, Legal and Purchasing teams at Lineas, the largest private rail freight operator in Europe.
Other Regional Press - Scarborough mp; Whitby's MP has been discussing local transport in Westminster. Alison Hume has said she's looking forward to devolution putting transport back under public control.
Other Regional Press - MP RACHEL Gilmour has marked her hundredth day in office by placing local transport infrastructure in Tiverton and Minehead at the top of the priority list.
Other Regional Press - MINEHEAD MP Rachel Gilmour has marked her 100th day in office by placing local transport infrastructure across her constituency at the top of the priority list.
London Evening Standard - Hayes and Harlington MP John McDonnell has raised in the Commons this anti-social behaviour causing mp;#39;sufferingmp;#39; to local residents
Birmingham Post - The Welsh Government argues the proposed subsidy would not hurt its near rival and would help turn the fortunes of the Rhoose-based airport around.
Birmingham Post - Manchester Airports Group CEO says mp;#39;aviation is an essential enabler of the success of the UKmp;#39;s key high-value industriesmp;#39;
Local Government - People in Newcastle are being invited to help shape the city?s transport development as a seven-week consultation gets under way.
Local Government - The ?9m plus revamp of Woodside ferry terminal is underway as part of a major regeneration project to turn the area into a ?vibrant and unique waterfront destination?.
City AM - The government has unveiled plans for a major mp;pound;1.1bn investment into London Stansted Airport, which it says will create over 5,000 jobs.
City AM - Pmp;amp;O Ferries owner DP World has unveiled its ?1bn investment into London Gateway port at the governmentmp;#39;s investment summit.
Times Online - Ministers want to stop the sale of diesel trucks by 2040, but issues with batteries and chargers mean the electric HGV transition has a long way to go
The Guardian - A new London Euston terminus could be worth the ?4.8bn, write David Thrower and Prof Ian Wray. Mike Ferenczi has a plan for private funding, and Francis Bown says let?s rebuild the arch
The Guardian - Thanks to a ministerial sleight of hand, the cost to Wales, already plagued by poor rail services, has been huge. Everyone can agree that the delivery of HS2 has been shambolic. The high-speed line from central London (ish) to the north of England, has for a decade been rightly derided as an outrageously expensive endeavour that has already failed in its most basic aim of levelling up England. But while the betrayal of the north of England over HS2 has been well documented, chances are you donmp;#146;t know this... Читать дальше...
The Guardian - Unions describe Porterbrookmp;#39;s figures, despite downturn in wider rail industrymp;#39;s revenues, as mp;#39;shocking but unsurprisingmp;#39;
Department for Transport - Funding will expand Stansted Airport terminal by one-third, helping to support UK businesses and the aviation sector.
ITV News - New pictures have revealed what a ?1.1bn expansion of one of Britain's busiest airports could look like.
BBC News - Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop says last yearmp;#39;s fare freeze cannot be continued.
BBC News - More than mp;pound;2bn is to be pumped into expanding two separate transport gateways in Essex. DP World, the owner of Pmp;amp;O Ferries, announced its much-anticipated mp;pound;1bn plan to make London Gateway mp;quot;Britainmp;#39;s largest container portmp;quot; on Monday.
Government - Thousands of new homes to be built as part of the government?s plans to get the country building again.
