Labour stalwart and public transport champion John Prescott dies
Former deputy prime minister and transport minister John Prescott has died at the age of 86. His main influence on transport policy came after he had been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions by the new Prime Minister Tony Blair in May 1997.
Careless lorry drivers hold up trains for three monthsNew figures released by Network Rail show that high lorries colliding with bridges caused over 100 days of delays for trains in the twelve months to March this year. Network Rail is warning that it will report offenders and attempt to recover all the costs.
Open access operator bids for licence extensionArriva’s British open access operator Grand Central is applying for a licence extension beyond 2027, saying that it will order new bi-mode trains if the extension is granted.
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