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Sunday, 01 February 2015

BBC News

• South East MPs oppose Gatwick second runwayExpanding Gatwick Airport would be "a catastrophe for surrounding communities", a report by six MPs opposing a second runway says.
• Plans for Thanet Parkway railway station on showDesigns for a new £14m railway station in Thanet with links to London's Stratford International have been unveiled.
• Ashford Bowdler level crossing closure option scrappedA level crossing rail bosses were considering closing is to be upgraded, after villagers opposed the option to shut it.
• Model railway recreates town's pastRamsbottom's railway revisited
• Wolverhampton tram line work over old mine resumesWork laying new tram tracks over "unstable and potentially dangerous" former mine workings in Wolverhampton have resumed.

The Guardian

• Gatwick chairman warns government off Heathrow expansion U-turnSir Roy McNulty said there would be massive public backlash if Heathrow was allowed a third runway

The Scotsman

• East coast main line disrupted by 7ft sink holeTRAINS on the east coast main line in eastern Edinburgh were severely disrupted today after a 7ft deep sink hole appeared beside tracks at Craigentinny.

The Telegraph

• Coca-Cola and Santander in the running to become new Boris Bike sponsorsSponsors get ready to pedal new wave of Boris Johnson's flagship bicycle scheme
• Heathrow offers a legacy worthy of the VictoriansThe UK's biggest airport is a national asset we need to protect to make us fit for the 21st century and beyond
• The 7 kinks that need to be worked out before driverless cars go globalWith self-driving cars set to become a reality in the not-too-distant future, Josie Ensor looks at some of the problems that will need ironing out first

Mail Online

• Rail tickets to be redesigned for the first time in more than 30 years in bid to make travel 'simpler, easier and clearer' The facelift will see tickets include key data such as station names, ticket descriptions, permitted routes, time restrictions and validity information - presented in clearer, larger print without jargon.
• Secret Grand Central railway siding under the Waldorf Astoria used by FDR It may seem a rusted and decaying curiosity - but Track 61 was once used by Franklin D Roosevelt as a private access route to the Astoria's presidential suite, concealing his disability.

The Mirror

• Air update: big changes at Gatwick next year as BA and easyJet move terminals in £2.2bn upgradeNorth gets world’s largest self-service bag drop and new security area, while South will have automated security and queue-busting immigration lanes

Network Rail

• Brighter start to the day for pedestrians using Highfield Lane footpath in MaidenheadPedestrians using the footpath over the railway line at Highfield Lane in Maidenhead will notice that it is significantly brighter from today following the installation of a mural designed by pupils from Cox Green School.
• Media statement - Harbury tunnel landslipAt around 3pm today, there was a landslip in the Harbury area between Leamington Spa and Banbury affecting both train lines and the tunnel.

Belfast Telegraph

• Flybe adds to its Belfast service as passengers riseGeorge Best Belfast City Airport is increasing its services to London City to meet growing demand among business travellers as it predicts overall passenger numbers will soar by 12% this year.

Birmingham Post

• When British Leyland drove the car industry drove into Europe The sign which marked British Leyland's massive foothold on European soil should be preserved according to one enthusiast. Enda Mullen takes a look back at a foreign foray which once provided jobs for tens of thousands of our continental neighbours

Sheffield Telegraph

• Railway track will allow more trainsNew sections of railway track are set to be built near a Sheffield station and in the Peak District in a bid to increase capacity.

Other Regional Press

• Cambridge welcomes transport minister Robert Goodwill to launch works on new CyclePoint Cambridge welcomed transport minister Robert Goodwill yesterday to officially launch the works on the city station’s new £2.5 million CyclePoint.
• Reader letter: Tram plans would need huge car parkI am in favour of the tram, but one thing that does concern me about the mention of the tram coming to Giltbrook is, where are they going to put the car park?
• Boris Bikes could be coming to Cambridge, a leaked document has revealedBoris Bikes could be rolled out in Cambridge along with more than a dozen 'docking sites', a leaked document obtained by the News has revealed.
• North Oxford residents fear axed trees will give them bad vibrations from railwayHOUSEHOLDS fear removing trees from railway sidings has exposed them to more noise and vibrations as a survey revealed homes had historical structural damage.
• ‘Access for all’ rail station pleaA disabled woman has started a petition to make Todmorden Railway Station accessible to all.

Airportwatch

• Rail firm U-turn on its carriages after complaints A COMMUTER forced to stand every day on a packed train home has thanked the Express after Southeastern doubled the number of carriages on the service.