We’ve got the power: Decarbonising our transport on the road to a greener nation February 21, 2020 The government will soon publish its strategy on cutting emissions from cars, trains, boats and planes — and already the transport secretary has suggested that sales of combustion and hybrid vehicles could be banned from 2035. Change comes with questions. For example: how clean is our electricity? And can Britain’s energy infrastructure meet the demand [...]
London drivers pay £70m in Ulez charges February 20, 2020 London’s drivers have been hit by £70.4m in charges and fines in the eight months since the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (Ulez) charge was introduced in the capital. The data, which was obtained through a FOI request from car insurance provider By Miles, has revealed that drivers have paid out £48.9m in charges and £21.5m in [...]
London St Pancras tops list of Europe’s best train stations February 20, 2020 Europe’s best train station for passengers has been revealed, with London St Pancras taking the top spot. A new survey from the Consumer Choice Centre has ranked Europe’s fifty largest train stations by a series of metrics including accessibility, cleanliness, number of platforms, hospitality and number of strike days, to give a composite score out [...]
Northern Line: Battersea Power Station Tube signs unveiled February 20, 2020 Completion of the Northern Line extension took another step forward today, with the unveiling of roundels for the new Battersea Power Station. Transport for London (TfL) today released the first images of the new Tube station signs, which will adorn the new Tube station when it opens in autumn 2021. The new Tube station will [...]
London Bridge: Commuters face seven-month closure February 20, 2020 London Bridge will be closed to all road traffic except buses, taxis and cyclists for seven months during repair works. The City of London Corporation announced today that the bridge will be closed from 16 March to October for the “vital works”. Pedestrians will still be allowed to cross the bridge, however the local authority [...]
TfL ‘service performance’ complaints skyrocket in new figures February 20, 2020 Commuter complaints to Transport for London (TfL) skyrocketed in 2019, with complaints about service performance increasing by 62 per cent in just two years. TfL logged 110, 072 complaints from travellers in 2018-19, which was 19 per cent higher than two years earlier. More than 25,000 of these were around issues of “service performance” – [...]
Global aviation to lose $30bn as a result of coronavirus outbreak February 20, 2020 Global aviation body the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has today said that the coronavirus outbreak will cost the world’s airlines a combined $29.3bn in revenue, a reduction of five per cent on December’s estimates. The vast majority of the cost – $27.8bn – will be borne by carriers based in the Asia-Pacific, with Chinese [...]
Airbus announces 2,300 job cuts in space and defence division February 19, 2020 Airbus today said it would cut 2,300 jobs in its defence business, including 357 roles in the UK. The UK cuts amount to a near 10 per cent reduction in its 4,000-strong workforce. The aircraft maker blamed a flat space market and postponed defence contracts for the cuts. Ongoing technical problems with its transport and [...]
HS2 reveals Old Oak Common station design February 19, 2020 HS2 has unveiled its new designs for its planned passenger super-hub at Old Oak Common in west London, which will serve 250,000 passengers per day. The plans for the new hub, which were submitted for planning approval today, are part of a wider regeneration project for Old Oak and Park Royal, which will see the [...]
Ryanair doubles passenger carbon offset scheme in green push February 19, 2020 Ryanair today announced that passengers would be able to double their voluntary carbon offset contribution from €1 to €2 from April onwards. The increase, which the airline admitted was “modest”, is part of the low-budget carrier’s ongoing sustainability campaign. Three per cent of Ryanair’s passengers currently participate in the voluntary scheme, the funds from which [...]