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Monday, 02 March 2015

BBC News

• Would it be realistic to renationalise the railways?This weekend East Coast main line train services passed from public to private hands. But is it realistic to talk about the rail network ever being renationalised?
• Fan pushed Paris man as 'train full'An ex-police officer and Chelsea fan involved in an alleged racist incident on the Paris Metro says he pushed a black man away from a train carriage

Financial Times

• Vince Cable to steer opposition to third runway at HeathrowVince Cable, the UK business secretary, is to become the figurehead of opposition to building a third runway at Heathrow airport, in a boost to the campaign against the project.

The Guardian

• East Coast rail line returns to private handsJoint venture involving Virgin and Stagecoach takes control of train services that have been run by public sector for more than five years

The Herald

• BA stays top of the Top 20 UK superbrands...but farewell M&S, Cadbury, HeinzBritish Airways has retained its title as the UK's leading consumer superbrand as some of the oldest household names beat off competition from younger competitors.

The Scotsman

• British Airways soars in battle of the brandsIN THE fight for consumers’ affections, the world’s biggest brands constantly strive to stike the right balance between new technology and heritage appeal.

The Telegraph

• New drug driving rules: am I fit to drive?If I take medication prescribed by my doctor should I be worried?
• Drivers caught twice on phone should face a ban, police urgeSuzette Davenport, who speaks on roads policing for the Association of Chief Police Officers, says that the Government is failing to crack down on motorists because of the looming election

Birmingham Mail

• Cancelled Skyride cycle event may be replaced by city chiefsCouncil brings in marketing firm to bolster cycling revolution - despite Skyride event being pulled due to clashes with test match cricket at Edgbaston

Birmingham Post

• Public transport app Moovit launches in the Midlands The launch follows a test phase which saw 40,000 people trialling the app throughout the region

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Campaigners push for pedestrian crossing on Queensbury 'danger' road WORRIED residents and councillors have warned pedestrians will continue to be in danger if Bradford Council does not introduce traffic-calming measures on a Queensbury road.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Corwen's new railway station officially openedA special train will run from Llangollen to mark the official opening of Corwen's new railway station and completion of a two-mile extension

London Evening Standard

• East Coast main line 're-privatised' after five years in public hands A major rail link connecting London and Scotland returns to private hands today after half a decade in the public sector.

Manchester Evening News

• Key appointments for MAG Property The dedicated property and development arm of the UK-owned airport operator takes on two new staff
• Cycling in Manchester to get £22m boost in bid to develop and improve cycle routesDeputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed plans to invest in Manchester's City Cycle plan

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle campaigners welcome extra £10m for cycling in the cityDeputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Monday announced the city will receive the money over three years to improve cycle networks

Sheffield Star

• Entire Sheffield street to be demolished under HS2 plansAn entire street is to be demolished to make way for the planned HS2 railway station at Meadowhall.
• HS2 noise to hit South Yorkshire residentsResidents living along the planned HS2 route through South Yorkshire will be affected by noise from the high-speed trains, HS2 officials have admitted.

Yorkshire Post

• East Coast rail change is a hammer blow, says Labour MPSHADOW TRANSPORT Secretary Michael Dugher said the ending of the state-run East Coast company was “a hammer blow for passengers, taxpayers and employees alike”.

Doncaster Free Press

• Doncaster bus users facing disruption due to road closuresBus users in Doncaster are facing disruption today due to busy roads being closed for maintenance work.
• East Coast rail line returns to private sectorThe East Coast rail line, which runs through Doncaster, has today returned to private hands.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Virgin’s Richard Branson takes over East Coast rail services at PeterboroughCommuters in Peterborough will today start the see change on the railways as the East Coast main line services go under new management.

Reading Evening Post

• First Great Western win best Rail Business of the YearFirst Great Western wins industry awards particularly for its customer information when the Dawlish sea wall collapsed

Sunderland Echo

• Junction scheme ‘threat to village’IT will kill our village – that was the message from a community as it fights for a new solution to a deadly road junction.

Other Regional Press

• MP Mark in pledge to improve rail serviceA Fylde MP said he will continue to seek “the best deal” for rail services in the region after the Government launched the tendering process for the northern rail franchise.
• Demolition company for Greyfriars bus station in Northampton say feedback from residents is ‘positive’Residents living in the ‘exclusion zone’ around Greyfriars bus station aired concerns with demolition experts during a drop-in event at the Guildhall for affected people on Wednesday.
• Temporary bus stop a ‘danger’An incident at Bedford Bus Station which left a man needing stitches to his shin was an “accident waiting to happen” according to the victim’s son.

Railnews

• Rail franchising faces 100-day deadline Labour has promised that it would start changing the law to allow a public sector operator to compete for rail franchises within 100 days of being elected. The pledge comes as a consortium of Stagecoach and Virgin takes over Intercity East Coast services after more than five years of public ownership. The party's transport secretary Michael Dugher has told an audience in Leeds that there would be a 'level playing field', followed by a 'speedy review of rail franchising to replace it with a system fit for purpose'.

Railway Gazette

• Battery-diesel hybrid multiple-unit on testJAPAN: East Japan Railway has begun test running with the first of eight Series HB-E210 two-car...