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Friday, 24 July 2015

BBC News

• Motorbike crashes at seven-year highThe number of motorcyclists killed or injured on roads in Wales rises for the fourth year in a row and is at a seven-year high, official figures show.
• Car brakes 'can be hacked via radio'A UK-based security company shows the BBC how a digital-radio broadcast can be used to seize control of a car's computer systems.
• Highland air passenger numbers upThe airport operators for the Highlands and Islands are reporting a 5% increase in passenger numbers.
• VIDEO: Waterway wins first Green Flag AwardA Cheshire waterway becomes the first canal to be given a Green Flag Award.
• Rail electrification 'challenging'The government says the electrification of the Great Western main line faces
• Denmark-Germany tunnel gets go-aheadDenmark gets EU approval for a 19km (12-mile) road-rail tunnel that will cut journey times to Germany.

Financial Times

• Carmakers turn to digital prototypesCostly vehicle mock-ups are set to become rarer
• Birmingham seeks £3.3bn HS2 rail boostEnterprise chief hails once-in-a-generation opportunity to drive economic growth across Midlands

The Independent

• Heathrow Airport braced for its busiest ever day for departures Britain’s brittle transport infrastructure faces its greatest test this weekend. The UK’s biggest airport is braced for its busiest-ever day for departures, while drivers heading for the West Country are being warned of delays exceeding two hours on 25 July.

The Scotsman

• Inverness Airport welcomes 12% passenger boostTHE Highlands’ main airport in Inverness has enjoyed a surge in passenger numbers of 12 per cent between April and June.

The Telegraph

• Airports are 'busiest ever' as holidaymakers head for Europe heatwaveTemperatures are above 30C and the euro exchange rate favours British tourists as the summer getaway begins

Mail Online

• Brits heading for France vent their fury over Eurotunnel chaos The Channel Tunnel operator told passengers to expect delays of around two hours following further intrusions and due to a 'very high level of traffic' leaving the UK.

Birmingham Mail

• 'We're not bicycle-mad Beijing so give us car park spaces' says councillor Gareth Moore says 112 parking spaces are not enough for a new block of 291 flats in Jewellery Quarter development

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Marketing expert now focused on 'brand North Wales'Ashley Rogers - who spent years travelling Europe as a high flying marketing expert - now chairman of the North Wales Business Council
• Passenger numbers for Anglesey to Cardiff air-link 'still disappointing', say AMsA report from the Assembly's Public Accounts Committee says the Welsh Government needs to do more to evaluate the marketing of the route

Derby Telegraph

• Neil Harvey: Rail director mourned by hundreds at 'celebration'Hundreds of mourners attended what the family said they wanted to be a "celebration of life" at St Alkmund's Church, in Kedleston Road, Derby.

London Evening Standard

• Bakerloo line extension: Boris Johnson urged to redirect Tube services to Croydon Boris Johnson is facing calls to redirect the proposed Bakerloo line extension to Croydon.
• Heathrow expansion: MPs probe pollution impact as conflict grows over 'flawe' commission report Noise and air pollution from a potential third runway at Heathrow is to be investigated by MPs, as the Airports Commission's report comes under growing criticism.

The York Press

• York residents compensated over night-time roadworks CITY of York Council has apologised to and compensated people in Poppleton whose lives were turned upside down by roadworks last year.

Wales Online

• 'I like it so much - I promised my children I'd bring them': David Cameron loves the Royal Welsh, who knew?The Prime Minister spoke about rail electrification, badger culling and farming red tape on his third visit to the annual agricultural festival in Llanelwedd - and then took his family to watch sheep shearing

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• HS2 ‘will let Midlands lead business world’The Midlands will become a ‘world-leading business destination’ because of HS2, politicians and business leaders today claimed.

Blackpool Gazette

• Blackpool bus company faces seven year banA Blackpool bus operator is facing a seven year ban after a transport inspector ruled it did not comply with the terms of its licence.

Other Regional Press

• Key talks take place between MPs and rail minister on faster trainsKEY talks have taken place between Worcestershire MPs and the rail minister over speeding up train journeys - after David Cameron lobbied for it.
• Huw Merriman: Road and rail transport issues are high on my list of prioritiesIn order to bring increased prosperity to our community it is vital that we get decent quality road and rail links.
• Electric power for Shropshire rail link back on the agendaThe electrification of the main railway line into Shropshire is back on the agenda after being named as part of a strategy to create thousands of jobs across the region.
• New hybrid power trains may add to journey times on Welsh railways warns AMNEW trains being introduced to Welsh railway lines could deliver slower travel times for passengers, according to one Welsh AM.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• FedEx to purchase 50 Boeing freight aircraftFedEx Express has agreed to the purchase of 50 additional 767-300F freight aircraft from the Boeing Company as part of ongoing efforts to modernise its air fleet and improve its customer offerings.  In addition to the initial 50 aircraft, the contract includes an option for the purchase of a further 50 767F aircraft.  The order will be delivered from the start of the 2018 financial year through to the 2023 fiscal year.  FedEx Express's total capital spending for 2016 remains at $4.6 billion (£2.95 billion), and the new order's impact on 2017's capital spending has been described by the firm as...
• Businesses invited to bid for autonomous vehicle development fundingThe Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced the launch of a £20 million fund for the development of new products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles. Businesses up and down the country are invited to bid for a share of the finance, which is being delivered as part of the government's wider £100 million investment in research and development of intelligent mobility.  This was initially announced in the March 2015 Budget and will administered by Innovate UK.  Greenwich, Bristol, Milton Keynes and Coventry are already playing host to driverless car trials, whic...

Rail Technology Magazine

• High Availability of Modern Train Detection Systems using Intelligent Functions Research and development in the field of signalling is faced with the challenge of providing cost-effective solutions for high availability of safety-relevant systems.
• On-Train Fibre-Optic Connectivity Applications such as on-board internet, communication-based train control and passenger information or entertainment systems require the reliable transmission of ever greater data volumes in trains.
• Sepura Presented with Queen's Award by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Sepura was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise, International Trade in April of this year, and earlier today the global leader in critical communications hosted the official presentation ceremony at its head office in Cambridge.

Aviation Industry

• United plans $3B buyback as airlines' repurchases quickenUnited Continental Holdings Inc. plans a $3 billion buyback, the airline's biggest ever, as the largest U.S. carriers accelerate repurchases amid a slump in share prices. The new program will be completed by the end of 2017, United said Thursday, minutes after Southwest Airlines Co.
• Stansted and Manchester airports can help UK with capacity challengeAirports owner tells government to realise potential of UK airports in the period before a third runway is built

Other News Sources

• Crossrail 2 extension to Guildford and Woking explored by county council"Cross-border infrastructure schemes are vital to ensure not only London’s economy strengthens, but Surrey’s does too"
• Drones users must observe rules of the sky, or face prosecutionDrone awareness day press release
• Air prices to rise ‘significantly’ in six business destinationsGBTA study reveals ‘hotspots’ where prices are predicted to rise sharply in 2016