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Friday, 15 August 2014

BBC News

• First rise in amount of traffic on Welsh roads since 2007The volume of traffic on roads in Wales has risen for the first time in five years.
• £17m EU funds for cross-border railThe EU is to invest £17m on refurbishment for Belfast-Dublin railway services.
• Heathrow squatters 'resist' evictionA community of squatters who created a garden on derelict land near Heathrow's potential third runway, prepare to face the bailiffs.
• Guernsey bus passenger figures riseA downward trend in Guernsey bus passenger figures has reversed for the first time in five years.

Department for Transport

• £1.7 million to repair small ports across EnglandTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced £1.7 million funding to help repair small ports and harbours across England damaged by winter storms.

Financial Times

• Berlin bans Uber taxi service appCity government threatens app-enabled taxi service with €25,000 fines for each violation of ban, in an edict that is to be challenged by the company
• Rail groups urged to win over passengersCall for companies to better inform commuters as research finds customers rate train companies poorly on everything from punctuality to communication

The Guardian

• Five of the best transport tweeters to follow on TwitterFind out who’s working and campaigning to address the biggest issues in transport across Britain

The Herald

• Motorists steering clear of trouble following new finesA QUARTER of motorists claim to have modified their habits in the 12 months since new careless driving fines were introduced.

The Scotsman

• Scottish transport leaves tourists bewilderedOVERSEAS visitors to Skye are hampered by poor transport information but those heading for Edinburgh enjoy seamless travel, a VisitBritain report claims today.

Mail Online

• 4 UK pilots with false arms fly airliners and even more have at least one false leg The information was released yesterday after it emerged that a captain lost control of a Flybe plane carrying 47 passengers.
• Majority of passengers think rail companies do not tell the truth when things go wrong Just one in five travellers have a high level of trust in First Capital Connect - the worst rated company - with only a quarter have faith in South-eastern and Southern.

The Mirror

• A Northern Powerhouse is not just about HS2 and HS3 - it's the detail too http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/northern-powerhouse-not-just-hs2-4049092#ixzz3ARl71gtF Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on FacebookTransport infrastructure within cities is also needed, says Mirror Online's Conservative politics panelist Alec Shelbrooke

Belfast Telegraph

• EU backing for railway improvementsThe European Union is to invest £17 million in two cross-border railway projects in Ireland.

Birmingham Mail

• M6 Toll road: 10 years of debt for "basket-case" motorway Midland Expressway reveals pre-tax losses of £32.5m, despite roadworks causing delays on the M6

Birmingham Post

• 100 jobs as Jaguar Land Rover reveals new technical centre location The centre, in Ryton near Coventry, will create high-end bespoke and extreme performance vehicles with operations are due to begin towards the end of the year

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Northern Rail one of the least trusted train companies in the country NORTHERN Rail is one of the least trusted train companies in the country, according to watchdog research.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published New Airbus completes world tour powered by Rolls-Royce enginesAN aircraft powered exclusively by Derby-built Rolls-Royce engines has completed a "world tour" as part of its final phase of testing before it can operate commercial flights.The Airbus A350-900 XWB (extra wide body) powered by Trent XWB engines – designed, developed and manufactured at Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division at Sinfin – has completed the three-week "route proving" tour, which took in 14 major world cities.The test was designed to demonstrate the...

London Evening Standard

• Card clash hits 2,000 Tube commuters a day Thousands of passengers a day are experiencing “card clashâ€� on the  London Underground in which money is taken from the wrong payment card, according the results of a trial.

Northern Echo

• Grand Central 'most trustworthy' says survey GRAND Central Rail is one of the UK’s most trustworthy rail companies, according to a national survey of passengers.

The York Press

• Number of serious incidents involving cyclists on York’s roads on the rise SERIOUS incidents involving cyclists on York’s roads have increased for five years running.

Wales Online

• Passenger Focus survey finds commuters don't feel train companies are on their sideA survey by Passenger Focus found many passengers don't trust their train company to provide a good day-today service.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Survey shows lack of trust in rail companiesRail passengers do not feel that train companies are “on their side”, according to a new survey of thousands of travellers.

Yorkshire Post

• Poor rail links lead to tourism concernsEXPENSIVE train tickets and poor transport connections to the countryside could be hitting Yorkshire’s £7bn tourism industry, a new report has warned.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Anglia: Stansted Tourism Forum aims to boost inbound leisure and business travelVisit East Anglia has teamed up with Stansted Airport to launch a joint initiative which aims to boost inward leisure and business travel.

Railnews

• Ealing Broadway Crossrail plans approved Proposals for a major upgrade of Ealing Broadway station as part of Crossrail have been approved by planners. The new station will have a long, curved canopy running the length of the forecourt that Crossrail said 'will reflect the prominence and importance of the station building'. The dated façade will be replaced with a new glass structure.
• Northern off-peak tickets decision arouses anger A ban on off-peak tickets during evening peaks to be imposed by Northern Rail has been caused by the Department for Transport's insistence that the franchise earns more revenue, it has emerged. The decision, which takes effect next month, has been bitterly criticised by transport campaigners and also the RMT union, which has described the move as a 'taste of what's to come'.

Aviation Industry

• Domestic demand drives business travel increaseSales figures from TMCs show rising ground transport bookings

Other News Sources

• Transition Heathrow eviction day starts with a song round the pianoLocal people and supporters of the Grow Heathrow campaigners have blocked the entrance to the squatted old nurseries and are awaiting the arrival of baliffs.A piano sits the other side of the colourfully decorated fence and those inside the community are singing:
• Commuter safety concerns at Winchester railway station A WINCHESTER commuter has joined the chorus of disapproval over the safety of women at Winchester’s revamped station car park.
• Steam train to connect historic railways for the first time TWO of the South's most popular heritage railways are to be connected by steam train for the first time.
• Gordon Marsden MP: Ministers miss the bus on the true value of local transportShadow Transport Minister Gordon Marsden calls for communities to be given legal powers to protect and sustain their local bus networks
• Berlin bans use of Uber taxi appGerman capital issues prohibition notice on “safety groundsâ€�