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Saturday, 18 April 2015

BBC News

• Transport complaints up by 40%Complaints about transport in Greater Manchester have risen by 40%, new figures reveal.
• VIDEO: London bus crash footage emergesDramatic footage of the moment a London bus collided with two other buses and three cars in west London has emerged.
• Transport police hold violence summitA summit is being held by British Transport Police to tackle violence and anti-social behaviour by football fans on the transport network.
• Record £6bn order for Rolls-RoyceRolls-Royce receives its largest order to date, worth £6.1bn ($9.2bn), to supply engines for Emirates airline A380 planes.

The Guardian

• Uber claims new taxi-sharing service saves 120 tonnes of CO2 a monthStatistics from San Francisco suggest carpooling is a new frontier for public transport. But is everyone ready to jump in a car with a total stranger?“Millionsâ€� of trips have been made using a new carpooling service from taxi app Uber, according to statistics released by the firm, which claims that in just one month enough people shared rides in San Francisco alone to save 120 tonnes of carbon dioxide when compared to taking Uber cabs alone..Initially introduced in San Francisco in 2014, before spreading to other US cites and Paris, UberPool attempts to match riders travelling in the same dire...

The Telegraph

• Dashcam footage shows runaway London bus smashing into carDashboard camera footage reveals bus driver's nightmare 40mph ride through Chelsea after he lost control of vehicle

The Mirror

• Watch airport security worker 'too busy playing on his phone' to check passengers' baggage An investigation is underway after passengers filmed the video at Barcelona El-Prat airport

Birmingham Mail

• 7 of the best transport museums near BirminghamHave a go in a Land Speed Record Simulator, spot the Thunderbirds Fab1 car or children's favourite Brum at one of these places

Birmingham Post

• Flights from Birmingham to Caribbean as Thomson and First Choice expands Flights to Punta Cana are among five routes being added by the airline in summer 2016, along with Agadir, in Morocco, Sardinia, Izmir in Turkey and Split in Croatia
• Transport Minister: We'd look at opening up the M6 TollGovernment Transport Minister John Hayes said he'd listen to pleas to use the M6 Toll road to ease jams

Bolton News

• Labour will push for 'passenger power' in Edgworth, Chapeltown and Belmont LABOUR’S shadow transport secretary visited Edgworth to campaign for “passenger powerâ€� and offer local communities in Edgworth, Chapeltown and Belmont the ability to save crucial bus routes.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Driver's miracle escape after car plunges on to rail track POLICE and rail accident investigators are probing how a minicab ended up on its roof on the rail track in Shipley.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Rolls-Royce savours the joy of six after landing the biggest...THE fortunes of Rolls-Royce are continuing to soar after the Derby aero engine-maker landed its largest order in its history – worth more than £6 billion. It's been placed by Dubai-based carrier Emirates Airlines and is for Trent 900 engines which are developed and designed at Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division in Sinfin. The engines will power a fleet of 50 Airbus A380 aircraft. Chief executive John Rishton said:

Liverpool Echo

• Wirral tunnel tolls could be axed and four other things we learned today on the campaign trail5 things we learned as the Conservatives gaves local candidates a boost

London Evening Standard

• Hundreds of commuters locked out of Oxford Circus station 'to keep people safe' Tube bosses today admitted that the locking of huge numbers of passengers outside Oxford Circus station was part of a plan to keep the overcrowded system safe.
• 'Nightmare' Finsbury Park entrance closure POSTPONED until further notice, Transport for London confirms The long-term closure of a Finsbury Park station entrance - which commuters feared would spell years of chaos - has been postponed until further notice.
• Andrew Neather: Crossrail 2 is the most crucial plan yet for the capital Do the parties really care about London? This weeks manifestos have made little specific mention of the capital. Put that down to the provinces mistrust of our city: David Cameron and Ed Miliband know that waving big-ticket London commitments in the face of West Midlanders wont win their votes. Yet the next government will have to nail its colours to the mast on investing in London very soon.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Sunderland workers to play key role in £6.1bn Roll-Royce airline engines contract Rolls' Sunderland Pallion site will benefit from work on engines for Emirates Airbus A380 superjumbos

Sheffield Star

• On track for £21m Doncaster rail upgradeThe timeline of Doncaster’s proud rail history is on track for another landmark moment as it steams towards a £21 million cash injection.

Yorkshire Post

• Overturned car on rail line at Shipley halts trainsA CAR accident left a vehicle overturned on a busy rail line into Leeds and its driver being taken to hospital, with train services held up for more than two hours this morning.
• Thieves cost rail industry £400k by stealing cable from tracksideA cable theft from the side of a railway track which led to six train services being cancelled cost the rail industry more than £400,000.

Blackpool Gazette

• Resort stations to host protest by rail unionsRail union protestors will be outside railway stations in Blackpool next week as part of a campaign against changes to rail franchises ahead of the general election.

Bucks Free Press

• Train passengers told to help stamp out thuggish football fan behaviour on Bucks trains Thuggish behaviour from travelling football fans should not be tolerated, a by British Transport Police heard today ahead of a busy Wembley weekend.

Carlisle News & Star

• Airport road delays could last up to 18 months Long delays hitting motorists between Brampton and Carlisle could last for up to 18 months.

Doncaster Free Press

• On track for £21m Doncaster rail upgradeThe timeline of Doncaster’s proud rail history is on track for another landmark moment as it steams towards a £21 million cash injection.

Reading Evening Post

• Rural transport in West Berkshire gets a cash boostGovernment grant funds a feasibility study to improve community transport in isolated areas

Sunderland Echo

• Sunderland Rolls Royce plant to play ‘key role’ in company’s £6billion Airbus orderSUNDERLAND’S Rolls-Royce plant will play “a key role” in the company’s biggest ever order.

Other Regional Press

• Boro kick off two-year Leeds Bradford Airport deal with exclusive offers for fansBoro midfielder Adam Clayton launched the partnership with the airport's commercial director and lifelong Boro fan David Gornall

Bus and Coach.com

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• New Manchester Travelsafe Unit launched
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• Edwards Coaches recognised in Sunday Times list
• Horn to drive Irizar bus sales
• Super-sized Cheetah unveiled

Rail Magazine

• VIDEO: Class 37 cab rideA brief clip of a Class 37 cab ride through Stowmarket, Suffolk.
• Driver advisory technology introduced to South West Trains networkTechnology will help trains arrive on time on one of Europe’s busiest networks.

Railnews

• RMT members to vote after Network Rail pay talks fail Pay talks between Network Rail and the RMT have broken down, and the union said it will now ballot 16,000 staff over industrial action. The failure of the negotiations will cause widespread concern across the railway industry, and the dispute also threatens to become an election issue. Network Rail said it was experiencing 'financial pressures' and that its offer is fair, but the RMT has condemned the proposed deal as 'wholly inadequate'.

Railway Gazette

• Manuela Hutter ChalmersManuela Hutter Chalmers has been named Head of Finance & HR at Swiss railway Südostbahn.
• Doha tram feels the heatQATAR: Testing is underway at the Rail Tec Arsenal climate chamber in Wien to verify that the 19...

Aviation Industry

• Emirates places $9.2 billion engine order with Rolls-RoyceEmirates Airline announced a $9.2 billion order for Rolls-Royce Friday, choosing the UK powerplant manufacturer to equip the 50 Airbus A380s it ordered at the 2013 Dubai Airshow. read more
• Southampton passenger boost after strong business routes growthTraffic increases 14 per cent for March

Green Miscellany

• Remote control bicycle lightsThe Bontrager Transmitr is a wireless system that allows you to control up to seven bicycle lights via a handlebar-mounted remote. The small device displays battery life, controls all lights from one button and allows you to use a pair of rear lights as indicators. Remote control bicycle lights The Transmitr is compatible with the USB-rechargeable Ion 700 lumen headlight and 65… The post Remote control bicycle lights appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Jaguar Land Rover wants to give one female student £1000 a yearYoung women planning a career in engineering should seriously consider applying for the 2015 Range Rover Evoque WISE Scholarship.
• Calls for improved road signage ahead of new temporary junction on busy Hereford road CALLS for additional warning signs to be installed ahead of a new temporary junction on a busy Hereford road have been answered.
• Decision to stop university transport courses – will be huge cost to industryFTA has said that the decision by Ulster University to discontinue transport courses will be a huge loss to the local transport and logistics ...
• Passengers at UK airports increase for the fourth year in a rowNew data published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows passenger demand at the country's airports is now just shy of the pre-recession boom years. The latest figures show 238 million passengers passed through UK airports during 2014; an increase of 4.4 per cent (10m) on 2013.