News summary

Published: 13 May 2013
By Chris Haycock

Motorways

SALFORD CLEAN AIR UNDER ATTACK FROM CONDEM GOVERNMENT ... that they will no longer be required to do so, and hence nobody will know how badly polluted these areas will become" the Group states "nitrogen dioxide from the incinerator and the motorway could worsen air quality and endanger the lives of local … (Salford Star)

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)

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)

Transport for London orders additional London Overground carriages Transport for London (TfL) has today placed an order for 57 new rail carriages to increase the passenger capacity on the London Overground railway by 25 per cent. (TFL)

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)

New ferry link for Campbeltown Deputy First Minister welcomes boost for tourism and trade. (Transport Scotland)

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)

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)

Station Improvement work at Nottingham Station - Saturday 20 July until Sunday 25 August Station Improvement work at Nottingham StationFrom Saturday 20 July until Sunday 25 AugustWhat is happening?For five weeks from Saturday 20 July until Sunday 25 August major improvement work will be carried out in and around Nottingham station. This includes a... (Northern Rail)

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)

Gatwick is ready for the Easter break Gatwick sees over 1.5 million passengers taking advantage of the Easter Bank Holiday break (30 March - 15 April)   Dublin , Malaga and Milan ranked top destination hot spots for this period From this weekend passengers are already getting ready for the first Bank Holidays of the year, as over 1.5 million business and leisure passengers jet abroad over the Easter break (30 March - 15 April). ... (Gatwick Airport)

Scheduled Airline Failure -Iberworld SA trading as Orbest Orizonia Airlines (18 April 2013) Information about the failure of Iberworld SA trading as Orbest Orizonia Airlines (18 April 2013) (CAA)

New Free Wi-Fi at Stansted is a download hit The new free WiFi service at Stansted has proved to be a download hit with over 68,000 users registered in the first month using over 2.5million free minutes. (London Stansted Airport)

Glasgow Airport adds Turkish North Cyprus to summer schedule Glasgow Airport is to further strengthen its 2013 summer schedule with the addition of Cyprus Premier Holidays to its long list of airlines and tour operators. (Glasgow International Airport)