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Monday, 20 April 2015

BBC News

• Better rural transport 'vitally important' for Weston's villagesInvesting in transport infrastructure in Weston-super-Mare's surrounding villages is a key issue for the area, candidates have said.
• Second transport strike to go aheadPublic transport workers are to take part in a second strike that will affect all bus and rail services in Northern Ireland, the union Unite says.

Financial Times

• Dubai airport chief backs Heathrow planPaul Griffiths says UK politicians should not stand in the way of big decisions on infrastructure

The Guardian

• Pilot arrested at Heathrow for possession of knivesCathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong with 262 passengers rescheduled after pilot arrested and then bailedA pilot of a plane due to travel from London to Hong Kong has been arrested at Heathrow Airport after being found “in possession of some knivesâ€�. A Cathay Pacific flight that was due to travel from London to Hong Kong with 262 passengers on board at 10.20pm on Saturday was delayed following a “crew-related incidentâ€� a spokesperson for the airline said. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Serco vows to "reverse trend" as figures reveal Sleeper passengers down nearly 24 per centPASSENGER numbers on the Caledonian Sleeper have plunged by nearly a quarter in the last three years amid competition from rival Scotland to London rail operators and cut price air fares.

The Telegraph

• UK drivers caught by French speed cameras to face finesBritish drivers caught on camera speeding in France will be tracked down and fined from 2017

Mail Online

• Parents of teenage friends killed at level crossing slam bonuses of Network Rail bosses worth hundreds of thousands as 'excessive' The families of two teenage girls killed by a train at a level crossing have been shut out of a meeting where they planned to challenge Network Rail bosses over their bonuses and passenger safety.
• Now that's a tight squeeze! Mercedes squashed front AND back by buses in four-vehicle pile-up  The driver and passenger of the Mercedes were treated at the scene of the crash in Goodge Street, central London this morning, police said. The car had been sandwiched between two 'Boris Buses'.

Belfast Telegraph

• Translink strike: Bus and rail workers to hold one day stoppage on May 6Bus and rail staff will hold a one day strike on Wednesday, May 6, union Unite has confirmed.

Birmingham Mail

• SNP says it could order Labour to delay high speed rail line to BirminghamSNP says it could order Labour to begin high speed rail construction in Scotland, setting the whole project back years

London Evening Standard

• Ongar 'could be reconnected to Tube network' following railway extension Ongar could be reconnected with the Underground, it has been suggested - 21 years after the northernmost station on the Central line was shut.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Transport Secretary says North East got its 'fair share of the cake' with A1 breakthroughPatrick McLoughlin said a Tory Government would look to dual the A1 to Scotland, but only after £290m works are complete

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Alan Savage: Orion at the heart of Britain’s rail networkIt’s all change on Scotland’s rail network this month, as two new companies take over the running of the ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services.

The York Press

• New ring road cycle path provides students with a safer route to school A FLAGSHIP new cycle path which lay half finished and was blamed for putting York youngsters in danger has been completed and officially opened, 18 months after work started.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• All aboard for Roundhay Park dragon boat raceROUNDHAY Park is set to host an eighth annual Dragon Boat Challenge to raise cash for Martin House Children’s Hospice.

North Wales Live

• Birkenhead politician Frank Field launches campaign to save last cross-river night bus service 500 and 501 buses between Liverpool and Wirral are being withdrawn from April 18

Other Regional Press

• Delays around Abingdon as the town's cycle festival is under way TRAFFIC is building up on the A415 Ock Street, as Abingdon Cycle Festival is under way.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• DHL Show Fresh Approach to Finish on TopThe Red and Yellow Machine lived up to their name and came out on top in the first stage of the supply chain simulation competition The Fresh Connection. The DHL team finished ahead of AB World Foods and Unilever in a training event held to prepare teams to compete in the global competition against more than 100 teams from 30 countries. And the winners certainly showed some fresh thinking by seriously discussing strategy within 10 minutes of the event starting - no team has ever got to grips with the simulation so quickly! Also taking part were companies such Collect+, Kimberly-Clark, Mondel...
• Land speed record attempt for Biomethane bus Launched at Brooklands Museum, home of British land speed records, on Friday 17 April, a bold and inventive attempt at a new speed record for a service bus is the newest imaginative idea of Reading Buses to help champion its low emission Scania buses that run on Biomethane Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The company has announced that the unique bid to have the fastest bus in the world will take place on a banked circular track at Millbrook, just outside Bedford, on May 19. At the same time as the compressed natural gas bus attempts the speed record, it is planned to issue the fastest ever on ...

Rail Technology Magazine

• The worlds most daring and audacious railway lines From railways that traverse deep gorges and near vertical descents, to a line that comes within metres of an active volcano, Railway-technology profiles some of the world’s boldest and most daring railway lines.

Other News Sources

• VisitScotland set for train reaction on rail’s return to BordersScotland’s newest scenic railway, opening on September 6 to the public, marks the beginning of a new route into one of Europe’s most unspoilt regions.