Transport Briefing

Gatwick Airport station transfers to Southern

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Network Rail has handed responsibility for the day-to-day management of Gatwick Airport railway station to train operator Southern. The handover took place on Sunday (29 January) and comes as a �53m...

Reading road reopens after first bridge replaced

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Cow Lane in Reading reopened to traffic on Monday (30 January) following completion of Network Rail's project to replace the first of two railway bridges over the road. The thoroughfare has been...

Porterbrook and SWT cleared to join up Junipers

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

South West Trains, rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook and the Department for Transport have struck a deal to lengthen trains by adding 60 former Gatwick Express carriages to SWT's fleet. The...

Oxford Bus unveils Airline coach investment

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Go Ahead subsidiary Oxford Bus Company has launched a new �4.5m fleet of coaches for its Airline service, which links Oxford with Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Described as the single biggest...

Transcom calls for Thameslink procurement review

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The procurement process by the Department for Transport which led to Siemens rather than Bombardier being named preferred bidder to supply new Thameslink rolling stock should be reviewed by the...

Spotlight on Amersham as HS2 verdict postponed

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Transport secretary Justine Greening has confirmed that High Speed 2 decisions will not be announced until January 2012. The Department for Transport Business Plan says that, following the...

Network Rail buys electrification factory train

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Network Rail has ordered a �35m High Output Plant System train that will be used to electrify the Great Western Main Line. The 23-vehicle train will provide a complete electrification service as it...

Reading station highways contract awarded

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Reading Borough Council has appointed a main contractor to deliver a �13m package of road and public realm improvements to complement the major redevelopment of the town's railway station. The local...

Villiers confirms no Thameslink order until 2012

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The contract for the �1.4bn fleet of new Thameslink trains will not be awarded until 2012, according to transport minister Theresa Villiers. Confirmation that a deal will not be sealed this year was...

DfT authorises �30m to lengthen Western trains

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

First Great Western is to receive 48 additional train carriages which will provide an extra 4,500 seats to and from London Paddington station. The extra carriages, which are due to come into service...