Volkswagen agrees to $4.3bn settlement with US regulators and pleads guilty in diesel emissions scandal case January 11, 2017 German car giant Volkswagen has agreed to a $4.3bn (£3.5bn) settlement with US regulators to resolve civil and criminal investigations into its diesel emissions scandal. US prosecutors also charged six Volkswagen executives and employees for their roles in the almost 10-year conspiracy, according to documents made public today. In 2015 it was discovered that Volkswagen-manufactured [...]
Over 30m journeys have been been made using Sadiq Khan’s one-hour bus Hopper fare in under four months January 11, 2017 Over 30m journeys have now been made using the bus Hopper fare, in under four months since its introduction in September 2016. London mayor Sadiq Khan introduced the new bus Hopper fare enabling passengers to take a £1.50 bus or tram journey and then change onto another bus or tram for free within one hour of [...]
Now Govia’s taking train drivers’ union Aslef to Supreme Court over Southern rail strikes January 11, 2017 Southern rail's parent company has said it will take legal action against train drivers' union Aslef to the Supreme Court over persistent strike action. In a statement Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) said: “GTR is determined to protect its passengers and its business from unlawful industrial action. GTR is therefore prepared to continue its legal claim to [...]
RMT threatens travel disruption could spread across the UK as it sets deadlines for assurances from Arriva Rail North and Merseyrail January 11, 2017 The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has threatened to take travel disruption across the country, after it set a deadline to two train companies for assurances on the role of the guard. It has told both Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North, which trades as Northern, that it wants assurances over the "safety critical role [...]
TfL braced for wintry weather as it pledges to minimise travel disruption after snow warning for the capital January 11, 2017 Transport for London (TfL) has said it's braced for wintry weather with plans to keep rail and road networks open, after a 24-hour strike brought numerous services to a halt on Monday. There hasn't been significant snowfall for three winters, but the Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for London, forecasting a risk of snow [...]
Who owns the UK’s railways? Well, not British firms in many cases January 11, 2017 The sale of the C2C rail franchise – labelled by consumer groups as the best network into London – has once again sparked concerns that Britain's railways are being taken over by foreign, often state-owned, firms. National Express' sale of its final franchise in the UK was part of the FTSE 250 firm's strategy to target [...]
The Garden Bridge’s trustees warn the project could cost more than the £185m planned January 11, 2017 The Garden Bridge's future has come into doubt after its trustees said today that it could cost more than the £185m planned and that it was "difficult" to conclude that it was a going concern. The project has been hampered by delays, pushing up the costs associated with the project. Accounts filed on Companies House [...]
Heathrow and Luton announce record years as passenger numbers at Luton climb by 18.5 per cent January 11, 2017 2016 might not have been everyone's favourite year, but it was certainly a fruitful one for Heathrow. The UK's biggest airport was given the government's blessing for expansion and it's now just announced a record 76m passengers came through its doors for the year, up one per cent on 2015. In the year where the [...]
Airbus hits 2016 target after late winter surge and jets by rival Boeing on orders January 11, 2017 Airbus has announced an eight per cent rise in deliveries for 2016 as it successfully raced to deliver its target. The European plane giant had to amp up deliveries at the tail end of the year after production problems proved a headache in earlier months. So its commercial aircraft deliveries were up for the 14th [...]