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Monday, 08 September 2014

BBC News

• Coventry ring road: Freemans Way footbridge demolishedWork to demolish a footbridge over Coventry's ring road has started in the latest phase of a £59m redevelopment.
• Haywards Heath drivers 'ignoring one-way system'Motorists are ignoring the one-way system in Haywards Heath where a water main is being installed, it is claimed.
• Commuter rail fares frozen - OsborneCommuter rail fares in England will be frozen in real terms for another year, Chancellor George Osborne announces.

Financial Times

• Rail fares frozen – but not for allSome ‘unregulated’ ticket prices – including those in the chancellor’s Tatton constituency – are set to rise by more than 50 per cent

The Guardian

• Northern commuters face big rise in fares for evening travelExtension of peak rail fares hits travellers in Leeds, Manchester, Bradford, Sheffield and NewcastleRail passengers in the north of England are facing large increases in the cost of travel after the introduction of peak evening fares on train services from Monday.The new rules mean passengers in Greater Manchester and parts of urban Yorkshire will no longer be able to buy off-peak return tickets for travel between 4pm and 6.30pm. Peak or "Anytime" tickets cost typically 40-50% more than off-peak fares. Continue reading...
• Northern Rail is a disgraceIts an insult that Northern Rail is putting up ticket prices when the service they offer is so reliably terrible, says the Guardians northern editor, Helen PiddI never travel with Northern Rail if I can help it, and not just because I have a car and some of their services are so slow that its quicker to drive or cycle, or walk, on a really bad day. Nor is it because so many of their bone-shaking Pacer trains are so knackered that British Rail donated a load to Iran back in the day, where these buses on rails are now considered too antiquated to continue in active service. No, I avoid Northern...

The Herald

• Tourist boss condemns 'third world' rail link to Aberdeen The head of Aberdeen's tourist agency has described the condition of Scotland's north-eastern rail links as an

The Independent

• Gatwick Airport runway closed after Air China flight CA852 performs emergency landing An Air China flight from London to Beijing had to perform an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport on Sunday afternoon, forcing the runway to close.

The Telegraph

• The 117 per cent rail fare rise now arrivingPassengers using the Northern Rail train company will experience price rises described by unions as a 'kick in the teeth'
• Rail fare rises will be capped, says George OsborneGeorge Osborne announces that rail fares will rise only by the rate of inflation in 2015, as train firms lose flexibility to raise individual regulated fares

Mail Online

• Fury as rail fares in the north rise by up to 162% from today Changes imposed mean Northern Rail customers will see astronomical fare rises come today. Labour say commuters are paying the price for the 'Government’s West Coast franchise fiasco'.
• End 'perks' for 'the rich and retired' to fund teen bus fares, says Nick Clegg  The Lib Dem leader will insist that benefits for the 'rich and retired' are unjustifiable as he launched his pre-manifesto for next year's general election.

This is Money

• Bonuses at Network Rail to be capped by Government The transport firm has been told by the Treasury it must rein in salaries exceeding the £142,000 received by Prime Minister David Cameron.

Birmingham Post

• Giant HS2 yard is 'battering' east of the cityLoss of Washwood Heath jobs is threat to green belt, warns city MP Liam Byrne         

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Developers agree to revisit Cycle Superhighway plan after residents and company safety concerns DEVELOPERS of a new £29 million Cycle Superhighway between Bradford and Leeds have agreed to re-visit their plans after continued complaints by some people living and working on its route.

Liverpool Echo

• MPE Interiors completes fit-out of Stena lorry drivers' lounge in BirkenheadFacility at the 12 Quays terminal is for truckers using the ferry firm's Liverpool to Belfast service

London Evening Standard

• Rail fare increase set to be capped next year Some of the pain of the rise in rail fares this January is to be eased with a cap, finance minister George Osborne said.

Manchester Evening News

• North west firms secure Hitachi train contractsHitachi is working with 30 UK based suppliers including Manchester-based BMAC, which is supplying lighting, Exova in Warrington which is supplying fire testing systems and wheelsets will be supplied by Lucchini UK, also located in Manchester.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Plans to be discussed on £20,000 Long Eaton railway station refurbishments MORE than £20,000 could be spent on sprucing up the area around one of the oldest railway stations in the region.

The York Press

• MOR Music rocks the NRM THE National Railway Museum played host to a York music festival this weekend.

East Anglian Daily Times

• UK: Chancellor George Osborne announces rail fare freezeChancellor George Osborne has announced the freeze on regulated rail fare rises will be extended for a further year into 2015.

Other Regional Press

• Bus passes to be given to young people in Devon and Cornwall Youngsters in the region will be handed a Young Person’s Bus Pass giving them a 66% discount on bus travel in England under plans revealed by the Liberal Democrats ahead of next year’s election.
• Transport chiefs back Highbury and Islington station restoration plan - if someone else paysTransport chiefs have agreed to consider redeveloping the facade of Highbury and Islington station – but only if someone else pays for it.
• 'We'll be the centre of the rail universe' Over the past few years it seems to have been full steam ahead for Oxfordshire’s growing rail network, and the growth doesn’t seem to be showing any sign of stopping. Damian Fantato reports.
• Northern Rail criticised for bringing in peak train fares at teatimes from todayChanges affect all routes in and out of Huddersfield
• Claims that £1m spent on no-go transport scheme PLANS to overhaul traffic in Dorchester have come under fire after it emerged that almost £1million has been spent with ‘nothing at all to show for it’.

Other News Sources

• Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman joins campaign to save free town busMP urges big business to contribute to costs of 'vital' town centre service
• New South West Trains carriages set to be in service by 2018The £210 million order will allow deliver an extra 18,000 passengers with the trains being used on the company's main suburban network