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Scottish Transport Review Issue 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ LATE NEWS LATE NEWS LATE NEWS LATE NEWS LATE NEWS The Halifax (Nova Scotia) Port Authority is examining plans for super-ships carrying 6600 ISSUE 8 containers and linking Halifax with the deep water at Scapa Flow, Orkney. Containers would transhipped Winter 1999/2000 to and from smaller vessels connecting with European ISSN 1462-8708 destinations. The plans are at a very early stage and are being assessed in a 6-month study by Dr Alf Baird of Napier University with funding from HIE. The scheme could help replace declining traffic through the Orkney oil port at Flotta but will face stiff competition from other routes - including existing transatlantic routes and the planned high-speed container route from Philadelphia to Cherbourg (STR Issue 7, p20; H3Feb) Special Theme Federal Express has threatened to end its five-times- a-week air freight service to Prestwick from 3 April TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT, unless government grants fifth freedom rights at Stansted as well as Prestwick. Stagecoach, owner 2000 - 2020 of Prestwick Airport, has announced that it will still invest in the expansion of air freight and will encourage other existing freight users to make up for any loss of traffic if FedEx proceeds to implement withdrawal (H31Jan&2Feb) To the dismay of local objectors, the City of Edinburgh The Herald 3 Feb. ‘00 Council and green transport group TRANSform Scotland, Sarah Boyack has decided not to call in Midlothian Council’s planning application for a 3 mile upgrade to dual carriageway of the A701 route approach to the Edinburgh Bypass. The new route will be on a separate alignment, leaving the existing road for local traffic. The route is intended to support economic development (H3Feb) P&O has announced plans for an car delivery service from the continent, undercutting existing car prices and facilitating savings of from £1000 to £20,000 per vehicle for British customers (H31Jan) A consortium of developers, headed by chartered surveyor John McGregor has launched E-Rail, a £25m plan to reopen Edinburgh’s South Suburban Railway with 13 new station and funding being assisted by developments around stations. Prof. George Hazel, former Head of City Development for Edinburgh Council, is also involved in the group (S 28 Jan) How to get your copy of Scottish Transport Review Single copies of the Scottish Transport Review can be obtained for £8 including postage. One year’s subscription to the quarterly Review costs £25 including postage if UK or EU residents (£30 if resident elsewhere). Cheques should be payable to the Scottish Transport Studies Group and orders should be sent to Brian Weddell, STSG Organiser, Redwood House, 66 Spylaw Road, Edinburgh EH10 5BR. Discounts are also available for bulk orders - fax Brian Weddell at 0131-455 5141. Individuals and corporate bodies obtain the best value by receiving the Scottish Transport Review as STSG members. Individual Membership of STSG costs £25 a year (£30 if resident beyond the EU) and includes a free copy of each issue of STR, the STSG Annual Report and Research Review, other STSG publications and conference discounts. Student membership (without voting powers) is available at £10 per year. Corporate Membership is available at varied rates (indicated below) and includes multiple copies of the Scottish Transport Review and substantial discounts on corporate rates for conferences. STSG holds a minimum of two conferences per year and recent topics have included Transport and Health, Corridor Evaluations: the M8 Case Study, Prospects for Scottish Airports, Sea Transport and Scotland, Sustainable Transport: Urban and Rural Options. Corporate Rates are:- £50 Voluntary Organisations/Libraries (receiving 2 copies of STR) £150 Corporate Bodies/Companies/Organisations with under 1000 employees (receiving 4 copies) £400 Corporate Bodies/Companies/Organisations with 1000+ employees (receiving 10 copies). I wish to apply for Individual/Corporate Membership of STSG and enclose cheque for £ or request invoice for £ (PLEASE PRINT) NAME: . ORGANISATION (if appropriate) and ADDRESS: . (please PRINT) . (If applying for a Corporate Membership, please attach the names and addresses of personnel to receive direct copies) I wish to subscribe STR for one year and enclose a cheque for £25/£30 OR request invoice for £25/£30 NAME: . ADDRESS: . FREE TO STSG MEMBERS This form should be returned to Mr. Brian Weddell, STSG Organiser, Redwood House, 66 Spylaw Road, Colinton, EDINBURGH, EH10 5BR Fax (0131) 455 5141 Details of Subscriptions and Membership appear on Rear Cover Business and Personnel continued from p21 Stagecoach Holdings group headquarters has moved to 10 Dunkeld National Express has acquired Chicago based ATC public transit Rd, PERTH PH1 5TW 01738 442 111 www.stagecoachplc.com provider, increasing its involvement in the USA.(S&H5Jan) Arriva Plans to buy 35% of the Italian bus company Sogin have been dropped has pulled out of discussions on acquiring Norgebuss (H8Jan) but pre-tax profits of the Hong Kong subsidiary have risen sharply. Metroline, the London-based owner of Scottish Citylink, has doubled The share price is moving upwards though Chief Executive Mike Kinski turnover. 2.2 million passengers were carried in Scotland with fare CONTENTS EDITORIAL has stated that Prestwick Airport may still be sold if the price was yields up 2% and operating profit up 4% (S8Dec) right. Stagecoach has been tipped as a possible bidder for MTL, the cash-strapped Merseyside bus and rail group and is working on Pre-tax return on capital in haulage has fallen from 10.84% in mid Page 3 Transport Policies proposals to retain its existing rail passenger franchises and secure 1998 to 9.8% (Freight, Jan) Grampian Holdings is to set up an The Scottish Transport Bill others with longer terms. Jim Leng, chief Executive of Laporte £11m South Midlands freight at Crick near Rugby to extend the reach appeared too late for comment in Page 5 Transport Services chemicals, has joined the main board of Stagecoach of the Malcolm Group transport and distribution subsidiary. This this issue but will feature in the (S9Dec&4&12Jan; H9&18Dec) investment has been helped by a long-term contract with United Glass. next edition. Immediate press Eventually, the new depot will have a direct rail link to Malcolm’s Page 6 Infrastructure comment focused on the planned Non-executive director, Grangemouth depot (H21Jan) national scheme for concession Martin Gilbert of Aberdeen Asset Keith Howell has resigned as Managing Director of Morrison Page 7 Property and Land Uses fares for pensioners and disabled Management, is the new Construction following the resumption of a chief executive role by people yet the Bill marks much FirstGroup chairman. Sir Fraser Morrison. Morrison may still acquire Scottish-based rail Page 8 - 11 Transport and the wider policy changes, looking towards 10 to 20 year strategies. Finance dirctor, Tony maintenance company, First Engineering, and has gained contracts Environment 2000-2020 We are grateful to the six special contributors to this issue (p 8- Osbaldiston, becomes for the Cairngorm funicular (SH21Nov;H11Jan) 11) who have ventured a 2020 view on prospects for transport Deputy Chief Executive Trafficmaster shares have soared on basis of European plans to and the environment at the start of the new millennium. The under Moir Lockhead. Page 12 FirstGroup Advances Robbie Duncan takes improve traffic information (S17Nov) Glasgow-based Babtie has viewpoints are by no means identical yet they recognise the over responsibility for real become one of the top five engineering consultancy firms in the UK Page 13 ScotRail Drives Ahead importance of anticipating relationships between culture, estate and environmental Doug Ford and Moir Lockhead announce following the acquisition of Manchester-based Allott & Lomax (also technology, the economy and the environment rather than a matters in addition to UK BP Amoco Deal with offices in India and Hong Kong) (H19Jan) Reg Vardy aims to The Herald 10 Dec. ‘99 Page 14 Food Distribution and Energy simple projection of past trends. This is likely to happen in a bus responsibilities. Mike buck the trend of falling car sales through contract hire service for the changing democratic and socially inclusive environment which Mitchell replaces private motorist (H13Jan) More Group(Scotland) is in dispute with Efficiency, Prof. Alan McKinnon Richard George as FirstGroup’s rail director. Share value has dropped Glasgow City Council over the award of a 15-year £50m bus shelter is itself open to the influence and possibilities of the new Heriot-Watt University marginally. A £400m three-year deal for low sulphur diesel fuel has deal to French company J C Decaux (H13Dec) Falkirk bus builder communications and telematics networks. been concluded with BP Amoco (S10&23Dec) Alexander will gain from a BC Transit(Canada) order for new vehicles Page 15 The British and Scottish worth £7.25 m (H28Dec) At a more mundane level, the latest contribution from the Scottish Transport Bills Household Survey (p 16) sheds light on patterns of travel to World’s End! P&O report a 21% rise in cruise bookings for 2000(H11Dec) package work and the reasons for modal choice. The Statistics Section holiday operator First Choice has announced year end results at the top end of expectations despite trading difficulties(H15Dec) Page 16 Travel to Work and Modal (p 17-19) shows up a puzzling feature which needs further The world did not end at the start of 2000 but, a little Choice : Scottish Executive investigation i.e. though movement growth in, and to and from, earlier, a local bus did The Quality of Life Stakes Scotland remains strong, growth in road miles over the past three make its presence felt in Page 17 - 19 Current Statistics years seems to have fallen below 1% a year despite economic the World’s End pub at According to a survey by human resource consultants, William M Mercer, Glasgow growth at, or over, 2% a year.
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