Other News Sources - A railway group campaigning for more rail infrastructure in North Devon has got Torridge District Council (TDC) on board. The council's community and resources committee is to join the Northern Devon Railway Development Alliance which is championing a new rail link between Bideford and Barnstaple and supporting improvements and services between Barnstaple and Exeter.
Other News Sources - Unite the union has today (Monday 29 July) said that it's full steam ahead over strike action involving hundreds of Scotrail workers as the nations rail pay dispute threatens to escalate and widen.
Other News Sources - First Bus becomes first UK Bus operator to place order with NewPower, a new enterprise owned by bus manufacturer Wrightbus that coverts diesel buses into zero emission vehicles. An initial order of 32 buses has been placed that will serve four regions. The new company has the goal of converting more than 1,000 diesel buses
Other News Sources - The industry saw at least 64 cyber incidents last year, the Financial Times reported Saturday (July 27), citing research by the Netherlands NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. That study found that there were three such incidents in 2013 and zero in 2003.
Aviation Industry - London Heathrow Airport this week revealed the handling of nearly 40 million passengers in the first six months of this year.
The Business Desk - A major £33m transport scheme in Gloucestershire has reached completion.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is to open a programme of strategic network reviews of bus services that form part of the franchised Bee Network. All areas of the conurbation will be subject to the exercise within three years with a view to identifying and deploying improvements.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Bus Vannin has connected all its on-vehicle CCTV systems to the Journeo Portal. The supplier says that will save time and money for the Isle of Man operator by making insurance claims and customer service queries easier, faster, and more efficient to manage.
Railway Gazette - UK: Train operator Northern has awarded Sella Controls a contract to supply, install and commission 269 customer information displays as well as long line public address systems at 68 stations.
Rail Magazine - The next series of HST vehicle exports is being assembled at Great Yarmouth before being moved by road to the docks for export to Nigeria and Mexico.
Other Regional Press - Work on a potential Dorset Metro that will provide greater rail links across Dorset will begin this summer.
Cambridge News - These are due to come into effect over the August Bank Holiday weekend
Network Rail - The "VIBs" (very important beams) were delivered ahead of work that sees the first ever weekend closure of the M62.
City AM - Last week the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) set out seven measures it wanted the government to implement in order to make automotive sustainability a competitive advantage for the United Kingdom in the global marketplace. One of them was a package of fiscal, tax and regulatory support measures that attract new investment and ensures domestic vehicle producers are globally competitive.
The Guardian - British Ports Association reportedly warns government it faces huge losses after investing in border control postsUK port operators have reportedly said they must be compensated by the government if it negotiates a deal to lower trade barriers with the EU, having been forced to invest millions in building post-Brexit border control facilities under the Conservatives.The British Ports Association (BPA) is said to have written to the Cabinet Office and the Department for Environment... Читать дальше...
BBC News - ScotRail is already running a reduced timetable after a pay dispute with drivers.
BBC News - Rail operating company Southeastern is providing extra capacity on trains to coastal towns in Kent and East Sussex this summer.
BBC News - City leaders plan to reduce the number of buses idling in near a popular plaza.
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