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Monday, 03 August 2015

BBC News

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• Delays after fire at railway stationTrains are disrupted after a fire broke out at a Kent railway station.
• Aircraft carrier section floatedAn 11,200 tonne aircraft carrier section has taken to the water for the first time on the Clyde.
• Two weeks to repair train lineRail travel between Glasgow and Dumfries could be disrupted for two weeks after a crash between two trains during engineering work at the weekend.

Financial Times

• Calais migrant crisis hits UK businessGroups forces to find alternative, costlier cross-Channel transport

The Guardian

• 25,000 cyclists flock to second day of Ride LondonRiders tackle 100-mile course through London and Surrey before a professional race featuring Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark CavendishAfter last year’s downpours from the tail end of hurricane Bertha, the third incarnation of what is already one of the world’s biggest mass cycling events was bathed in sunshine on Sunday, as 25,000 riders tackled a 100-mile course through London and Surrey before a professional race featuring Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish. Related: RideLondon 2015: Surrey Classic – live! Continue reading...
• Flight MH370: Malaysia appeals for help to widen searchMalaysian authorities appeal for help to find further wreckage after debris discovered last week confirmed as part of Boeing 777 Malyasian authorities have appealed to territories near Réunion, where debris believed to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found, to assist in the search for more pieces of wreckage. Continue reading...
• Never mind driverless cars – we need intelligent transport systems | Paul MasonRather than apply advanced technology to redesign the car, wouldn’t it be more revolutionary to fully realise the potential of automated road transport?I can picture now every strange quirk of the cars I rode in as a kid. The Ford Popular had indicators that were levers, jerking out to signal at the pull of a wire. The Morris Minor had a hole in the floor, beneath the carpet, so a child could pee without stopping on the overnight drive to Cornwall. The Ford Anglia was like a science-fiction vehicle made of chrome, rust and cream paint.But in all of them there was one constant: the driver, wres...

The Herald

• MSPs urge Scotrail to help improve passenger experiencesSCOTRAIL have been called on to work more with local authorities and transport providers to improve passengers' experience on the railways.
• Rail line closed as freight trains collide in AyrshireA rail line has been temporarily closed after a freight train collision damaged the track.

The Independent

• HS2: Significantly more ancient woodland at risk of being destroyed by rail line than previously thought, says new research Significantly more ancient woodland is at risk of being destroyed or damaged by the proposed High Speed Two rail line than previously realised, according to new research.
• UK border force fears as 'high-risk' flights to London Heathrow airport go unchecked Customs officers are not checking passengers arriving in Britain on “high-riskâ€� flights from overseas, a watchdog has warned.

The Scotsman

• Reunion island debris ‘same model as MH370’AIRPLANE debris that washed up on a beach on the French island of Reunion is from the same aircraft model as the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
• Ayrshire rail collision to cause travel disruptionRail passengers in Ayrshire are facing disruption for two weeks from a train collision at the weekend.

The Telegraph

• A third runway at Heathrow would be a huge mistakeThe Davies plan would increase noise pollution at enormous cost without expanding our capacity. We must turn to the Thames estuary

Times Online

• Whitehall sat on report criticising Network Rail (subscription)WHITEHALL has refused to release a critical report understood to have spelt out serious problems with Network Rail well before May’s election — which could have undermined key government pledges.

City AM

• Stock market comeback mooted for London bus operator ArrivaARRIVA, the company which runs London’s distinctive Routemaster buses, could make a return to the London stock market five years after being privatised.

The Mirror

• Customs desks at Heathrow's Terminal 5 left unstaffed and passengers go unchecked Border force officers blamed the shortage of checks on government insistence that lengthy queues do not build up at passport control

Birmingham Mail

• Drunk New Street passenger caused chaos after walking through station's rail tunnelsAdrian Hardy, 41, brought the rail system to a halt when he walked into the tunnels at New Street Station

Birmingham Post

• Centro hosts transport conference Centro held its second annual West Midlands Intelligent Mobility Conference at Etc Venues on Corporation Street.

London Evening Standard

• Unclaimed money on dormant Oyster cards soars to £170million Almost £170 million of passengers’ money is lying unclaimed on dormant Oyster cards, new figures show today.

Wales Online

• The South Wales Metro needs to be based around trams if it is to achieve its full potentialThe electrification of the Valleys Lines gives us an opportunity to be create a light rail system in south east Wales that be best suited to future growth
• Commuters face first day without Cardiff Bus StationThe old bus shelters which have served the capital city for decades were emptied and boarded up on Sunday

Carlisle News & Star

• Passengers facing disruption on Glasgow South Western Line Rail passengers heading to and from north of the border on the Glasgow South Western Line are facing three days of disruption.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail reliability slips in region againThe number of trains run by Abellio Greater Anglia that arrive on time has fallen again

North Wales Live

• Mersey Maritime promising 'major announcement' at London event in September Organisation will join DWF, Peel Group, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool FC for ‘Mersey on the Thames' during London International Shipping Week

Other Regional Press

• New ticket barriers to foil fare dodgers at Redhill railway station TICKET barriers will be installed at an entrance to Redhill railway station after complaints from commuters about fare dodging.
• Radlett rail freight latestNo feasibility studies have been undertaken into the work needed on the Elstree Tunnels to facilitate large trains entering a rail freight depot in Park Street.
• Bedford’s inclusion in rail link welcomed, but Luton's exclusion not so well received IT'S full steam ahead for plans to link Bedford and Cambridge after the final two proposed routes for the new service were announced this week.
• Poll says 'yes' to more airport capacity - but not at HeathrowChair of anti-noise campaign group HACAN, John Stewart said: "Politicians who back Heathrow expansion are simply out of tune with public opinion"
• Manston airport set for key role in Operation StackThe owners of Manston Airport are set to sign a deal to use the site as an emergency Operation Stack lorry park, KentOnline has been told.
• New aerial image of Whitley junction released as work draws to a closeBut more Coventry closures are planned as the final stages of the roadworks are completed by contractors

Aviation Industry

• Walsh: ‘We will not pay for third runway’IAG boss calls runway plan at Heathrow “way over the topâ€�

Other News Sources

• Letters August 3: We need 'fleshing out' of the road and rail infrastructure Liam Fox MP is in a pivotal position as chairman of 51 Conservative MPs speaking for the South West. It would be good to access the South West Conservative group's agenda. Notwithstanding the MP for North Somerset, an assiduous constituency member, I was disappointed to see no "fleshing out" of the road and rail infrastructure proposals, a wonderful opportunity to "knock heads" together and lead some "joined up" governance across Bristol and the South West joining in with the Mayor of Bristol. Now is the moment.