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Wednesday, 15 April 2015

BBC News

• Snowdon railway's £150,000 carriageA new £150,000 steam carriage will be delivered to Snowdon Mountain Railway on Wednesday.
• China South Rail buys UK maritime firmA subsidiary of China South Rail (CSR) buys a UK-based manufacturer of ocean engineering products for £130m.

ITV News

• Day of Action held over Heathrow third runway plansA day of action has been held near Heathrow to highlight "the devastation" campaigners claim will be caused by a third runway.

Financial Times

• Anti-graft drive grounds China jet salesCapacity constraints have shattered hopes that country’s fleet would triple in next five years
• Start-up aims to make pipe dream a realityUnderground parcel network is part of scheme to inject technology into the transport sector

The Guardian

• Gatwick says passenger surge underlines need for new runwayAirport calls for swift post-election action on siting of new runway for south-east after total passengers through airport grows 8% to 38.7m in past year
• Is the Green party's climate change plan realistic?The Greens’ manifesto argues the UK should go further and faster on carbon cuts, but experts warn that a war footing would be needed to change the energy system with such speed and scaleThe Green party manifesto, launched on Tuesday, outlined ambitious climate change targets that would see the UK running a zero carbon economy by 2050. But energy analysts have told the Guardian that while laudable, elements of the Greens’ climate agenda may be impossible to implement even if the funding floodgates are opened.The Green party’s platform improves on the UK’s current carbon reductions plan, which w...
• King's Cross airport? The outlandish plans for London that almost got builtFrom a rival to the Eiffel Tower that would have dwarfed the Shard, to a circular airport perched over King’s Cross station, Douglas Murphy remembers some ill-fated projects that could have transformed the capitalLondon has a great number of magnificent buildings and structures that came and went, that were demolished or destroyed. Buildings such as the original Palace of Westminster, Old St Paul’s Cathedral, the Euston Arch or the Crystal Palace are only available to us as paintings or photographs, tantalising in their absence.But there are other ways in which the development of the capital c...

The Herald

• UK Government faces Supreme Court hearing over Glasgow's illegal air pollution ILLEGAL air pollution levels in Glasgow are to be challenged at the UK Supreme Court on Thursday.

The Telegraph

• Transport for London launches hard-hitting sexual harrassment campaign

City AM

• Airport row flies over Tory childcare announcementTHE CONSERVATIVES manifesto, published yesterday, fails to rule out expanding Heathrow a decision that could put pressure on Zac Goldsmith, the partys candidate in Richmond Park. Goldsmith said in 2012 that he would not stand as a Tory candidate if there was wriggle room� in his partys manifesto on Heathrow expansion, which he strongly opposes.

Mail Online

• Asiana Airlines plane makes crash landing and spins 180 degrees on runway There were believed to be 74 passengers and seven crew members on board the Asiana Airlines flight OZ162 when it was reported to have made a tailstrike and skidded off the runway.

Network Rail

• Our Network magazine becomes available to the publicOur company magazine, Network, is now available to the public

Birmingham Mail

• M6 Toll road: Transport chief calls for owner to open up road to ease traffic miseryCouncillor Tahir Ali said he would lobby Midland Expressway Limited to allow freight vehicles to use their toll road for free

Birmingham Post

• Call for M6 Toll owner to drop charges for the summer Birmingham's transport chief wants the paid-for road to become free for frieght until August to help ease the jams around the city
• Larger Evoque tipped to be next addition to Range Rover family The model tipped to be the next arrival in the Range Rover family is a longer and larger version of the Range Rover Evoque, bridging the gap between the standard version and the Range Rover Sport

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: 'Shocking' rise in race hate crimes on railways and the Tube Four suspected race hate crimes are reported on railways and the Tube every day, according to figures branded "shocking" by union chiefs.

Yorkshire Post

• Number of race hate crimes on railways rises againThe number of suspected race hate crimes taking place on the railways is rising, with four reported every day last year.

Bucks Free Press

• Free rail travel on offer for London Marathon runners London marathon runners from south Bucks will get a free ride into London next weekend after a rail firm pledged to reward them for their efforts.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Deben Transport expected to go into administrationHundreds of jobs at one of the best-known haulage companies in the region are understood to be under threat as it is expected to go into administration.

Sleaford Standard

• ‘Extremely dangerous’ laser attack on aircraft flying over LincolnshireAn ‘extremely dangerous’ laser attack was carried out on a low-flying aircraft in Sleaford at midnight yesterday (Sunday).

Other Regional Press

• Newport gets new cycle track as workers rid Barrack Hill site of knotweed A NEW cycling facility is now open in Newport after council workers have transformed a neglected plot of land.
• Transport giant invests £1.3m in the North WestA transport giant which has a major base in Preston is investing £1.3million in its facilities in the North West to improve logistics and distribution.

Aviation Industry

• Labour pledges ‘swift decision’ on airport expansionCommitments outlined in manifesto but no mention of APD

Other News Sources

• NORTH EAST LEP OFFERS UP HEATHROW ADVERTISINGThe North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is offering companies in the region the chance to be part of a six-week advertising campaign at Heathrow Airport.
• 'It's got to be Gatwick' - Airport boss says there is only one choice for runway expansionThe CEO of Gatwick Airport has claimed up to 700,000 people could be affected by increased noise if the government approves plans for a third runway at Heathrow.