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BBC News
2 days ago
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South Western Railway reduces some off-peak services in August
A train operator which runs services between London and the home counties has announced a temporary summer Western Railway is reducing some of its services from London Waterloo to destinations in Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire between 28 July and 29 will affect off-peak services, which the company said have fewer customers during the summer advised customers to check its journey planner before setting off. Surrey stations affected are Shepperton, Guildford, Woking, Weybridge, Chertsey, Chessington South, Cobham and Stoke D' Berkshire Reading and Windsor and Eton Riverside will see reduced services, as will Alton in London stations affected are Hampton Court and Richmond.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Caledonian Isles: Arran ferry return delayed by up to four months
An ageing ferry which has not sailed since January last year could be out of service for another four months, operator CalMac has 32-year-old MV Caledonian Isles was forced out of action 18 months ago, leaving a hole in the timetable for the west coast has now said the vessel will return to dry dock for further repairs - which will likely take between eight weeks and four months - prompting a re-think of the winter repair bill for the ferry, which has been side-lined from the Arran route since January 2024, has already risen to nearly £11m. Calmac said MV Caledonian Isles will enter drydock in Leith in the coming days for works to repair an issue with "instability in pitch response".The ferry will have its shaft lines removed for further investigation. This will take a minimum of eight weeks including sea this doesn't solve the problem - the retrofitting of a new system to improve the accuracy of the pitch input will be attempted. This would take four Mackison, CalMac CEO, said: "Based on the current prognosis, we could be in a situation where MV Caledonian Isles returns in September in a best-case scenario or November in a worst-case scenario."However, we intend to publish winter timetables soon and aim to give communities and customers certainty about service levels and vessel deployment during that period."This is a complex process as we need to develop this plan whilst factoring in an annual overhaul schedule that will see a fleet, which is another year older, spend a record of number of days in planned maintenance."The ferry operator's winter timetable runs from 20 October to 26 March 2026, and its entire fleet undergoes annual maintenance between September and May each year.
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Docklands Light Railway timetable reduced due to new train delays
A reduced Docklands Light Railway (DLR) timetable has been introduced following a delay to trains that were due to be introduced in April will be no Beckton to Canning Town/Stratford International services and trains between Stratford and Lewisham will not run between 06:30 BST and 10:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00.A fifth of the DLR's 90 trains, some of which have been operating since the early 1990s, are being retired this summer. By the end of next year, there should be 54 new, air-conditioned, Harvey, Transport for London's chief capital officer, said: "We need to begin retiring some of the oldest trains, meaning some short-term timetable changes are required." He added: "We apologise for this inconvenience to customers but they are necessary to ensure we can maintain the safest most reliable service."Services between Canary Wharf and Stratford will run every five minutes at peak times and every six and a half minutes off-peak, TfL said. Bank to Lewisham services will run as normal but customers will need to change at Canary Wharf to continue their hopes to introduce the 54 new trains, which will increase capacity by 50% and replace the oldest 33 in its fleet by the end of Transport for London commissioner's report for June also stated it was "rectifying the signalling issues" discovered during testing last year.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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Earlier and later times added to York Park and Ride bus network
Earlier and later buses have been added to York's Park and Ride timetable. Changes that took effect on Sunday (June 20) mean that services will now arrive in York city centre by 5.45am (7.45am on Sundays), and will depart from the city centre at 10.30pm (every day). This applies to services 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and 59. Councillor Kate Ravilious, executive member for transport at City of York Council, said: "Whether you're catching an early morning train, finishing an overnight shift, or enjoying a night out in York, this expansion is part of our commitment to giving people more travel options and making York a cleaner, more affordable, and more sustainable city." First Bus has also increased frequency across the Park and Ride network. Until September 7, additional buses will operate on weekdays on all services, and also on Saturdays on routes 7 and 8. Normal timetables will run on Sundays. For more information, visit and
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
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More trains from Bradford Interchange to London are planned
MORE trains to and from London are expected to arrive at Bradford Interchange from December, along with extra services between the capital and Bradford Forster Square. The Bradford Interchange to Kings Cross route could get an extra two services per day when the next rail timetable change is introduced later this year, up from the current four-a-day frequency. The service, run by Grand Central, stops at Halifax, Mirfield, Wakefield, Pontefract, and Doncaster. News that there would be extra services on this route was revealed in a report going to West Yorkshire Combined Authority's Transport Committee on Wednesday. The report says: 'Grand Central are hoping to introduce up to two additional trains each way per day on their Bradford Interchange – Halifax – Mirfield – Wakefield – Pontefract –Doncaster – London King's Cross route, as against the current four per day – with the potential to introduce one of the two extra train-pairs sooner than December. 'However, it is not yet known whether their application for the relevant network access has been approved.' If network access is approved, the services will follow an increase in London services to Bradford Forster Square, introduced in May. Platform 0 opened at Bradford Forster Square Station on May 19, and has seen LNER increase the number of direct trains from Bradford to Kings Cross from two a day to seven a day. It followed a £35m investment from Government, and was expected to add £4m a year to Bradford's economy. The report to WYCA's Transport Committee says even more Forster Square/London services are likely in the December timetable change. The report says: 'LNER's Sunday services on the Bradford Forster Square – London King's Cross route are expected to increase, bringing them in line with the significantly improved weekday service.' The December changes will also see train times on the Skipton and Ilkley lines 'adjusted slightly' to accommodate the extra London to Bradford Foster Square LNER trains. Other changes to West Yorkshire rail services in the December timetable include: The introduction of the long-awaited hourly fast train Leeds – Wakefield Westgate – Sheffield, roughly 30 minutes apart from the existing Cross-Country fast service, throughout the day and every day. An additional 9.34pm Sheffield – Huddersfield service on the Penistone line on weekdays. The restoration of the two daily York – Pontefract – Sheffield trains on Sundays. The committee will also hear that there has been a shift back towards office working in recent years. Northern Rail says this shift has led to a nine per cent year-on-year increase in commuter travel.
