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Tuesday, 05 May 2015

BBC News

• Cardiff council addresses concerns over bus stationWith question marks over the positioning of Cardiff's new bus station, the city's council has moved to allay public fears.
• VIDEO: When is a late train really late?Tony Miles from Modern Railway Magazine explains how train companies decide when a train is late and why some trains cannot run on time.

Financial Times

• Luxaviation circles ExecuJet AviationTakeover of Zurich-based company to create world’s second-biggest corporate aircraft operator

The Guardian

• Heathrow and Gatwick expansion: residents campaign, parties stay silentThe big issue: Although the timetable for airport expansion has been artificially lengthened, decisions over transport infrastructure will play a part for voters in west London and Sussex

Birmingham Post

• How Midland Metro progress still falls short of our Edwardian ancestorsA total of 843 trams were operating at any one time between 1904-53, as taken from historian Eric Armstrong’s work Seeing Birmingham By Tram

Edinburgh Evening News

• Luxury plan to make rail travel ‘glamorous’ againPlans to launch a luxury express train between Edinburgh and London have been unveiled in the hope of luring passengers away from first-class air travel with journey times well under four hours. Bosses say the rival service to East Coast Main Line operator Virgin Trains would make rail travel “glamorous” again, and give passengers greater choice.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow expansion: Early morning flights 'could be scrapped to secure third runway' The boss of Heathrow Airport has hinted he would consider scrapping early morning flights to secure a third runway.
• Drivers hit with 'double tax' on cars - giving the Government £38million windfall Drivers are facing a "double tax" on their cars for the month they change hands under new regulations - giving the Government an estimated £38 million windfall, the AA has said.

Sheffield Star

• Punctuality improvement plan for public transportTransport bosses have pledged to improve the punctuality of bus services in Doncaster borough as part of a five -year improvement plan.

Wales Online

• Why free parking might not be the answer to Wales' high street woes Welsh Government-commissioned report says free parking could backfire and lead shoppers to take their custom elsewhere

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Campaigners call for 20mph blanket speedA West Yorkshire based road safety charity is calling on political parties to commit to a 20mph default urban speed limit.

Burnley Express

• Work begins on major facelift of train station ahead of key Manchester route reopening WORK has begun on a major facelift for a suburban railway station in Burnley ahead of the reopening of the key route to Manchester.

Carlisle News & Star

• Cumbrian experts dismiss fears of demise of diesel cars CAR experts in Cumbria insist there’s no way that diesels should be allowed to die.

Doncaster Free Press

• Punctuality improvement plan for public transportTransport bosses have pledged to improve the punctuality of bus services in Doncaster borough as part of a five -year improvement plan.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Parents mounting campaigns against home-school transport cutsParents across Essex are mounting a campaign against cuts to free school transport.
• Cancellations to rail services between Ipswich and Felixstowe after train is vandalisedA number of morning trains between Ipswich and Felixstowe will be cancelled this morning, after a train was vandalised.

Other Regional Press

• Gatwick campaign group hails support from prospective MPs CAMPAIGNERS against a second runway at Gatwick Airport say they have the support of a large number of the area's parliamentary candidates.
• Problem in Standedge Tunnel causes Bank Holiday rail misery for passengersBuses drafted in after trains cancelled
• Campaigners say improvements still needed for Weymouth's transport system CAMPAIGNERS say not enough has been done to improve Weymouth's traffic system.

Aviation Industry

• American, Southwest Airlines lead nation in airline profitabilityU.S. passenger airlines reported a net profit of $7.5 billion in 2014, with two Texas-based carriers leading the way. The airline that now operates as Fort Worth-based American Airlines reported a net profit of $2.79 billion, and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines profit comprises $1.48 billion for US Airways and $1.31 billion for American.