News in brief

Published: 12 May 2013
By Chris Haycock

General

A96 Dualling plans start to take shape Transport Minister Keith Brown today set out how the A96 dualling programme will be driven forward.read more (Transport Scotland)

Funding agreement reached for the AWPR/Balmedie-Tipperty, capping council payments. A funding agreement has been reached for the AWPR/Balmedie-Tipperty, capping payments for the Councils.read more (Transport Scotland)

Police appeal for witnesses after phone stolen from rail passengerPerry Barr British Transport Police (BTP) officers are urging members of the public to come forward after a woman had her phone stolen while travelling on a Walsall-Birmingham New Street train. (British Transport Police)

Appointment of Wales board member for Passenger Focus Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced the appointment of Diane McCrea as the Wales board member of Passenger Focus. (Transport Wales)

Mayor heads to Northern Ireland to meet bus workers who benefit from Capital's investment New bus is designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK. (TFL)

Work starts to refurbish historic Frome railway station Work has started on a £500,000 project to refurbish and repair the Grade II listed railway station at Frome in Somerset. (Network Rail)

New footbridge to be built in Fishbourne Work has started on a new footbridge which will replace a high-risk footpath level crossing in Sussex. (Network Rail)

Selby Swing Bridge Improvements Deferred Following Colliery Landslip Network Rail has today announced that engineering renewal works on the Selby swing-bridge will be deferred in order to provide the best possible rail services during the repair work associated with a landslip at Hatfield... (Northern Rail)

Customer Information - Possible RMT Strike Action Northern Rail today updated its customers across the north of England following the RMT announcement that it is to ballot its members for strike action. The RMT is balloting members for strike action over what they have called a ‘Breakdown in... (Northern Rail)

Gloucester MP opens station improvements and gives passengers a lift Gloucester MP, Richard Graham, is to open the new improvements at the city’s station on Friday, 10 May 2013 at 11am. (Network Rail)

Airside smoking takes off Passengers using Aberdeen International Airport can, from today, light up before they take off – thanks to the opening of an airside smoking shelter. (Aberdeen Airport)

Stansteds red Panthers ready to pounce Stansted Airport’s Fire Service has taken delivery of its fifth and final state-of-the-art Rosenbauer Panther fire engine as part of a £4million upgrade to its fire-fighting fleet. (London Stansted Airport)

CAA secures nearly ?100,000 compensation for delayed passengers News release (CAA)

Air Moldova CEO lands first touchdown at Stansted doubling capacity to London Air Moldova touched down at Stansted (yesterday) in spectacular fashion with Chief Executive Officer and qualified captain, Iulian Scorpan, at the controls of the inaugural flight from Chisinau International Airport to mark the start of a new twice weekly service that doubles the airline’s capacity to London. (London Stansted Airport)

Glasgows new Shannon service given Irish send-off Flybe’s inaugural Glasgow Airport to Shannon flight was waved off by two world champion Irish dancers. (Glasgow International Airport)