TRU purchases biodiversity units from Leeds City Council for local woodland enhancement

Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has completed the purchase of 26 biodiversity units from Leeds City Council to support enhancements at two woodland sites, Barnbow Woods and Barnbow Hall Woods. The project will deliver 8.32 hectares of long-term woodland habitat enhancement – equivalent to 11 football pitches – supporting the programme’s commitment to delivering 10% Biodiversity […]

Passengers make 2 million journeys on the Northumberland Line within the first two years

Passengers have made more than 2,000,000 journeys on the Northumberland Line less than two years after it opened. To mark the milestone, Northern staff have been handing out millionaire’s shortbread, made by Glenton’s Bakery in Ashington, to passengers on the line. The train operator runs 416 services a week along the route which reopened to […]

Southwest Airlines Eyes Boeing 787s: 4 US Cities Most Likely To Get Long-Haul Flights

Southwest Airlines has been changing dramatically recently, moving it further and further away from its low-cost carrier roots to become a self-styled hybrid operator. It has been doing things that it either could not previously do due to legacy systems or otherwise, or which it decided not to implement.Driven by the investor Elliot Management, some of the changes include flying overnight, premium seating, assigned seating, lounges, and baggage fees. Unsurprisingly, there is a big emphasis on growing passenger traffic and increasing revenue to improve profitability. And then there’s the potential for long-haul flying using widebody aircraft in the carrier’s next stage of life.