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Wednesday, 10 December 2014

BBC News

• Bus station site set for approvalWork on an £11m bus station in Cardiff is expected to start next year as part of a development plan to revamp the city centre.
• 10 council 'combined authority' planTen councils want to create a
• Cycling events boosts Border economyTwo major cycling events in the Borders were a major boost to the local economy, according to a report.
• Regular rail delays 'not acceptable'Persistent rail delays on the commuter line between Reading and London Paddington are
• HS2 campaigners lose court challengeCampaigners lose their latest legal challenge to the first phase of the proposed HS2 high-speed rail line, between Birmingham and London.
• Rail work to cause Christmas delaysTrain travellers will once again face delays and cancellations because of engineering work on some of the country's biggest lines over Christmas.

Department for Transport

• New East Coast Mainline franchise confirmedThe Department for Transport today confirmed (10 December 2014) it has officially signed the East Coast rail franchise contract with Inter City Railways, a venture between Stagecoach and Virgin.

Financial Times

• Simon Mottram: cyclist in top gearPremium kit maker Rapha was born out of an obsession with the aesthetics and comfort of cycling

The Guardian

• The Strati: a 3D-printed electric car that could be built in 24 hoursEventually 3D-printed cars could be designed with their local environment in mind, such as extreme cold weather or the desertâ–  See more from the 20 innovations for 2015 seriesWhen Jay Rogers drove away from the International Manufacturing Technology Show in September and toured around Chicago in a two-seater, you could be forgiven for not paying much attention. Unless, of course, you’d watched it rise up out of a 3D printer the size of a shipping container over the past 44 hours. Meet the world’s first 3D-printed electric car.This model, called the Strati, is the result of a four-and-a-half mo...

The Herald

• Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage for investigationCRASH investigators will try to reconstruct the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July from wreckage that has been brought by truck to a Dutch air force hangar.

The Telegraph

• In pictures: the most beautiful railway stations in EnglandIn pics: English Heritage unveil the top 10 beautiful railway stations in England

Mail Online

• Rare prototype of first Range Rover which name meant 'covered' for sale A top secret development version of the original Range Rover is going under the hammer early next year for an estimated £30,000, more than 40 years after the car was first produced.
• HS2 moves a step closer after judges throw out legal bid to hold up project Ministers were accused of failing to carry out a basic environmental checks before pushing ahead with the £40 billion project. But three appeal judges today unanimously rejected the challenge today.

This is Money

• Top cars 2014 vs 2004: We still love a Fiesta - but we don't buy French and it's goodbye Mondeo Man: New car sales are set to hit their highest level for almost ten years in 2014, but how have our tastes changed over that time and what has stayed popular.

Network Rail

• Route cancellations as rail network prepares for stormDue to severe weather conditions forecast for tomorrow a limited number of train services will be withdrawn on Wednesday (December 10) as a safety precaution.
• EMBARGO: Record-breaking Christmas investment programme to deliver bigger, better railway in London and South EastMillions of passengers are set to benefit from the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programme ever carried out on Britain's rail network including many locations around London.
• Army of 11,000 railway engineers to work on record-breaking Christmas investment programme to deliver a bigger, better railwayHundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users are set to benefit from the biggest Christmas and New Year investment programme ever carried out on Britain’s rail network.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Derby to buy 10 hire cars for public use to cut jams and...PUBLIC money is to be used to buy 10 cars which are to be rented out to drivers in Derby in a bid to cut congestion.City "car club" vehicles will be parked in dedicated publicly-accessible parking spaces – close to residential areas, workplaces, and transport hubs. They can be hired on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis by club members at short notice.Bookings are managed through an online and telephone booking system, with access into the vehicle via a smartcard issued to...

London Evening Standard

• London should keep £1bn raised in tax from its airports, say campaigners London should be able to keep to the £1 billion “flying taxâ€� revenues raised at the capital’s airports, a campaign group said today.
• Half of Heathrow's busiest airlines miss landing noise reduction targets Half of the busiest 50 airlines at Heathrow are missing landing noise targets, the airport revealed today.
• Stunning images show new tunnels being dug beneath central London for Crossrail Stunning images of the new tunnels being dug under London to make way for Crossrail have been released as the stretch is almost complete.
• Dazzling gold 'bling bike' unveiled... with mammoth £250,000 price tag A bicycle fit for the least subtle of cyclists has been revealed - and it boasts a suitably dazzling price tag.

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport aiming to DOUBLE passenger numbers by 2036 Andrew Cowan, chief operating officer for Manchester Airports Group, is also hoping to add new routes to both America and China

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Scared of flying? EasyJet set to launch Fearless Flyer course in NewcastleNewcastle's biggest airline will begin running its

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published New faces at trucking teamAN independently-owned truck dealership is motoring into a new era for sales with the appointment of new staff.RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV), has taken on four new recruits and now boasts a team of seven in its sales department – the highest number since it became independent in 2012.The team covers the East Midlands from the firm's Nottingham headquarters in Lenton Lane.The Renault Trucks dealership now employs 75 people over three sites.Its two new sales executives will tackle Derbyshire...

East Anglian Daily Times

• New 68-acre logistics centre project launched by Port of Felixstowe to combat rivalsBosses at Britain’s biggest container port have announced the development of a huge new 68-acre project to provide much-needed warehousing space to compete with its rivals.
• Calls for safety improvements stepped up after A120 crash at Little TeyA serious crash on the A120 has led to renewed calls for safety improvements to the road.

Other Regional Press

• Drivers as young as 11 can take to the ‘road’ in a MINIGetting behind the wheel of a MINI would be a dream for any young schoolboy or girl - but that dream can come true thanks to a cutting edge driving scheme.
• New North-South Wales air service branded 'pointless and costly' THE first flight of a new service linking North and South Wales will leave from Cardiff today.
• Northampton rail passengers to benefit from faster London Midland faster to London EustonRail passengers in Northampton will benefit from a number of express trains to and from London Euston when a new timetable is introduced this weekend.
• MP to demand answers for Northampton’s train station delay at crunch Guildhall meetingCrunch talks are set to take place between Network Rail and Northampton North MP Brian Binley on Thursday - after the politician demanded answers as to why the town’s £20m new station is yet to open.

Railway Gazette

• From China to Spain by railINTERNATIONAL: The first direct rail freight service to operate between China and Spain arrived at...

Aviation Industry

• Event review: flights paths: where next?Last week we held our annual seminar which focused this year on the recent flight path trials as part of the national Future Airspace Strategy. Following a presentation by the CAA, discussion focused on how the process could be better managed.

Other News Sources

• More than 500 train journeys are cancelled in one week A combination of staff sickness and driver training has led to more than 500 train services being cancelled over the past week.
• Boeing, South African Airways Look to First Harvest of Energy-Rich Tobacco to Make Sustainable Aviation BiofuelBoeing [NYSE:BA] and South African Airways (SAA) announced today that South African farmers will soon harvest their first crop of energy-rich tobacco plants, an important step towards using the...