Christopher Jasper

5 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Christopher Jasper |Matthew Field

Those include Transport for Wales (TfW), which runs trains for the Welsh government and plans to commence testing later this year after consulting with Clarus and ScotRail. A TfW spokesman said the trials were likely to be held on services from Cardiff to Holyhead and Manchester. Mr Duncan said Clarus had also held discussions with FirstGroup about satellite connectivity and said the Department for Transport (DfT) had expressed an interest in the Starlink technology.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Jasper

Steam trains will be able to run on the mainline during one of the busiest weeks of the year after heavy rain eased concerns about the threat of track-side fires. Network Rail lifted a steam ban on popular routes in North West England including the Settle & Carlisle and Cumbrian Coast lines, while the operator of the Jacobite train in Scotland said it would switch back to steam from diesel.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Christopher Jasper

The trend continued into May, with warnings of imminent hosepipe bans and a summer drought, and wildfires breaking out in areas including Cumbria, Derbyshire and Dorset. Network Rail responded with a series of curbs on steam trains culminating in a 10-day blanket ban in the North West. However, with the heatwave ending as low pressure systems bring rainy conditions, Network Rail eased the restrictions in time for the spring bank holiday and school break.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Christopher Jasper

Ryanair made a foray into package holidays in 2016 but terminated it after just a few months. Last week, Michael O'Leary, the firm's chief executive, said in an earnings update that a relaunch now would distract from its own fleet expansion plans. Mr Jarvis said that closing the gap in average seat numbers with Ryanair would hand the initiative to easyJet following decades of its competitor claiming an edge in the vital measure of costs per passenger.

2 weeks ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Christopher Jasper

The Berge Olympus ore carrier is the world’s most powerful sailing cargo vessel, using four WindWings sails to traverse the seas - Bar Almost 200 years after it was eclipsed by steam, wind power is poised to stage a comeback in the global shipping industry in the form of an oil tanker fitted with 120ft sails. The first ever modern cargo ship purpose-built to combine both diesel and wind propulsion will be launched from a shipyard in Shanghai at the end of the month.