Transport Briefing

�260m double Tyne crossing opens to motorists

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

After a decade of planning and nearly four years of work on site, two tunnels under the River Tyne are now available to motorists. The original tunnel, built in 1967, reopened to traffic on Monday 21...

Newcastle Central lands �8.6m station grant

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Railway station upgrade projects at Newcastle Central and Wakefield Westgate have secured major contributions in the latest round of Station Commercial Project Facility grants. Tranche two handouts...

Nexus takes forward plans for bus franchising

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Members of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority have approved further work on plans for Quality Contracts for the region's bus network. The move follows publication of new evidence by...

Holt to oversee National Express rail fightback

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

East Coast rail boss Elaine Holt is to return to the private sector in a new job that will see her tasked with increasing the presence of National Express in the rail market. As chairman of state...

York rail operating centre proposal tabled

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Plans for a flagship rail operating and training facility in York have been unveiled by Network Rail. The Rail Operating Centre would be one of 14 proposed centres across Britain that will eventually...

Tyne and Wear Metrocar shows new colours

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The first refurbished Tyne and Wear Metrocar has been unveiled sporting the light rail system's new metallic grey, black and yellow livery. Metrocar 4041 is the first of 90 to be stripped down and...

Turnover triples at East Coast train operator

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The financial performance of state-owned intercity train operator East Coast remains strong according to the second annual report of its parent, Directly Operated Railways. Turnover for the year to...

Ninth route added to Arup tram-train Metro brief

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Initial recommendations for a major expansion of the Tyne and Wear Metro system will be reported to the region's transport authority next month. Arup is currently undertaking a study of the types of...

DB fined for Tyne and Wear Metro failings

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Nexus, the Tyne and Wear passenger transport executive, has announced that it is to withhold a �600,000 payment to DB Regio UK Tyne and Wear, operator of the Tyne and Wear Metro light rail...

East Coast action plan targets rail disruption

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Network Rail has promised to implement a multi-million pound action plan to tackle poor performance on the East Coast Main Line. Following repeated disruption to train services it has set out a...