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Saturday, 24 January 2015

BBC News

• Rail crash memorial call 60 years onOn the 60th anniversary of the Sutton Coldfield train crash that killed 17 people, campaigners call for a permanent memorial to the dead.
• Road works spell motoring miseryDrivers face 2mph crawl through road works at one of the busiest junctions in and out of Wales.
• MPs criticise 'cast-off' trainsRail passengers outside the south-east of England are expected to put up with
• Tottenham Court Road revamp agreedPlans for a £41m revamp of Tottenham Court Road including a car ban at certain times are backed, angering taxi drivers.
• Night Tube 'to break even in 2033'The Night Tube will lose £19.6m in its first year and not break even until 2033, according to the TSSA transport union.
• UK car production at seven-year highCar plants in the UK produced more than 1.5 million vehicles last year, the most since 2007, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

The Herald

• Revealed: Criminal pasts of businessmen linked to collapsed bus firm's buyoutTHE former director of a family-run coach firm which went bust months after being taken over by businessmen linked to a mystery Barbados outfit has called for tougher regulation over who can buy into Scotland's bus industry.

The Scotsman

• Case study: I went straight over my handlebarsJonathan Eisenberg, 35, a safety architect, was cycling home from work in September, when he hit a tram track.

The Telegraph

• Hoegh Osaka: stricken ship is opened up after dockingPictures from inside the car transporter stranded in The Solent for almost for three weeks show a 56,000kg industrial crusher clearly damaged inside

Daily Express

• Cyclists suing over Edinburgh tram track injuriesCOUNCIL chiefs in Edinburgh face a £500,000 compensation bill from dozens of cyclists who claim they have fallen off their bikes due to the capital’s tram tracks.

Mail Online

• The contactless trick to save money on the tube in London and avoid paying more than a weekly travelcard I have found out that there is not just a daily cap on contactless fares but also a weekly cap, so I shouldn't pay more than a weekly travelcard. Is this true?

The Mirror

• Petrol sales plummet by 51 MILLION litres despite a huge fall in prices Fuel fell 14p from July, but drivers cut back in December, and this has cost the taxman £43million according to the AA

Network Rail

• Passengers reminded to check before they travel as vital work to improve the main line into St Pancras International continuesEast Midlands Trains passengers are being reminded of changes to their journeys next weekend (January 31 and February 1) when essential improvement work takes place on the main line into St Pancras International.
• Amended train services between Manchester stations and Liverpool as Network Rail increases its efforts to deliver an electrified railwayTrain services on certain routes between Manchester stations and Liverpool and Liverpool and Wigan are to be amended on Friday nights and Sundays over the next six weeks.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• A483: MP fears for Wrexham businesses after more traffic chaos Police warn drivers to avoid the Posthouse roundabout area as roadworks continue to bring misery for hundreds of motorists

London Evening Standard

• Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman welcomes plan for ring-fenced cycling fund Cycling campaigners have hailed a “fantastic moveâ€� to improve the network of safer routes and improved infrastructure.

Manchester Evening News

• Metrolink grinds to a halt after tram and car collidePolice have now cleared up the crash but tram passengers could still face delays tonight.

The York Press

• Rail engineers create Lego model to show how Scarborough Bridge will look after renovation Network Rail has built a new rail and foot bridge over the River Ouse in York out of Lego.

Wales Online

• More than 300 drivers caught speeding by M4 cameras at Port Talbot... in just THREE DAYSNew average speed check cameras installed this week on the M4 at Port Talbot have caught hundreds of motorists speeding
• Cyclist left gutted after thieves make off with £600 bikeBarbara Ann Wren from Cardiff used all her savings to buy the bike she had only ridden twice

Carlisle News & Star

• Talks to secure investment to upgrade Carlisle Railway Station Talks have taken place to try to secure investment to upgrade Carlisle Railway Station.

Reading Evening Post

• Reading train services return to standard running after day of disruption Signalling problems caused train delays between Reading, Paddington and Heathrow

Other Regional Press

• Twelve weeks of roadworks start on A45 in CanleyChanges will be made to roundabout near Canley Fire Station to improve access to Warwick University
• Rail users warned to prepare for summer disruption ahead of electrification work Rail users are being warned to prepare for major disruptions to all services operating through Trowbridge and Westbury this summer, due to the electrification of the Great Western Mainline.
• Next phase of resurfacing of A421 Bedford southern bypass starts on MondayResurfacing work on the A421 Bedford southern bypass will continue on the westbound carriageway next week.
• Hundreds of motorists in Northamptonshire forced to use ‘dangerous’ junction due to council HQ building workPeople living in an estate in Towcester have expressed their concerns about using a “dangerous” junction on the A43 to get in and out of the town as the result of a road closure next month.
• Network Rail changes its plan for new bridge after protests NETWORK Rail has changed plans for a proposed railway bridge after concerns were raised by residents and councillors.
• Chatham bus station fines bonanza as council nets over £1.2mMedway Council has earned more than £1.2 million from drivers caught by cameras at Chatham Bus Station.

Railway Gazette

• Rail freight capacity boost for North Sea ferry servicesNETHERLANDS: Work is to begin shortly on a rail freight capacity enhancement project at Europoort...

Aviation Industry

• Dubai signs landmark cooperation agreement with EurocontrolDubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) has become the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) air navigation services provider (ANSP) to sign a cooperation agreement with the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). read more
• Small airports urged to bid for £56m route funding‘Start up aid’ helped launch London-Newquay service
• Easyjet to move all Gatwick services to North TerminalAirline to consolidate to single terminal in 2016

Other News Sources

• Richard Burden MP: People power forces Ministers to back walking and cyclingLabour’s Shadow Roads Minister, Richard Burden MP, calls for a long term strategy, with funding, to increase walking and cycling rates.
• Raising parking costs is ‘illegal’ claim Conservatives Opposition councillors are querying whether or not a proposed parking price hike is legal.
• Further tests for cycle crash lane FURTHER tests will be carried out on a new cycle lane which was blamed for a series of crashes.