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Friday, 28 August 2015

BBC News

• Rail link campaigners take offA group seeking to reopen a rail link between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen takes its campaign to the skies.
• The changing face of Britain's canalsThe changing face of Britain's canals
• VIDEO: Crossrail rock buried in salt mineTonnes of rock samples taken from Crossrail sites are buried in salt mines in Cheshire.
• Hole-damaged road may partially reopenPart of a major city road that was closed when a huge hole appeared in it should re-open next Tuesday, council chiefs say.
• Cycle superhighway: The future?The east-west cycle superhighway on Embankment is taking shape
• City's 'north-south transport divide'A free transport scheme causes a north-south divide in London and needs to be updated, a politician says.
• All-night Tube will be delayedThe launch date for the London Underground Night Tube service will be delayed until later in the autumn.

The Guardian

• London night tube plan suspendedLaunch of 24-hour underground service, due on 12 September, deferred as talks between transport chiefs and unions continue The launch of 24-hour services on the London Underground has been suspended while tube bosses and unions attempt to resolve disputes over how to staff it.The “night tubeâ€� was due to launch on 12 September, but staff were angered by new rosters and concerns over shift patterns, work-life balance and the viability of running the service. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Quango seeks £900,000 funding to TRANSPORT bosses will today seek permission to spend nearly £1 million

The Independent

• London has the most expensive public transport in the world, claims research London mayoral hopeful Tessa Jowell has released research that reveals that London has the highest public transport fares in the world, when compared with other global cities.

The Telegraph

• All-night Tube service launch deferred, London Underground sayLondon Underground says it wants to allow more time for talks with unions to reach a deal on pay and conditions
• Train strike and cheap petrol will see an extra 14 million cars on the roads this bank holidayThe First Great Western strike, which starts on Saturday, will lead to an increase in 50 per cent of people driving this weekend
• Northern rail services cost commuters £1 billionPassengers on eight of the 11 lines serving southern parts of Britain put £917 million to the Government purse to subsidise train lines

Mail Online

• Tory MP Sir Alan Duncan sets out plans to clean-up the nation's highways Research by the Department of Transport found that the number of traffic signs has doubled in the last 20 years, to the point that many are now confusing, distracting and dangerous.
• 827k cars break down every year after ignoring warning light Fuel gauges are not precise instruments - even in the most modern cars, the technology is relatively basic: the level in the tank is measured by a float, like the ballcock in a lavatory cistern.

Bolton News

• Top cop Sir Peter Fahy emails Bolton cyclist 'at 10.30pm on a Friday' to explain why police did not investigate road smash GREATER Manchester's chief constable Sir Peter Fahy has personally written to a Bolton cyclist to explain why police did not investigate when he was knocked off his bike.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Eleven buses named after 'Bradford Champions' are unveiled by First ELEVEN buses named after 'Bradford Champions' have been unveiled by First Bus.

London Evening Standard

• Night Tube delayed: Launch of new service to be held up as row between TfL and unions continuesThe launch of the Night Tube will be delayed after months of wrangling between transport chiefs and union bosses, it was announced today. 

Manchester Evening News

• Mancunian Way won't re-open before weekend after giant hole appeared in carriagewayCouncil bosses have been working tirelessly to get the road safely re-opened – and say the westbound carriageway will open next Tuesday

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Chiefs at Nissan in Sunderland should 'get off their backsides' and campaign to stay in EUShadow Culture Secretary Chris Bryant says Brexit would hit the North East hard and calls for car-maker to play leading role in campaign to stay

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Disparity in taxpayer subsidies to train operators highlightedThe continuing disparity in taxpayer subsidies given to train companies is highlighted in new figures.
• Commuters face Virgin rail travel cost hikeMany commuters are facing a sharp hike in their rail travel costs after Virgin West Coast, which runs services through the West Midlands, announced plans to scrap its 'double discount' offer.

Yorkshire Post

• Yorkshire police battle epidemic of uninsured vehicles on roadsCalls have been made for uninsured drivers to receive harsher penalties after figures showed Yorkshire’s largest police force seized more than 13,500 vehicles in the last three years.

Daventry Express

• Large cannabis factory discovered near disused railway line in TowcesterPolice have uncovered a large cannabis factory containing 50 plants near to a disused railway track in Towcester.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Motorists will be prosecuted for driving the wrong way towards Lolham Level CrossingMotorists are being warned that they will be prosecuted for driving the wrong way towards a level crossing on the East Coast Main Line in Lincolnshire.

Other Regional Press

• Newport planners recommend approval for controversial wind turbine A CONTROVERSIAL plan for a wind turbine overlooking the village of Bishton has been recommended for approval by city planners for the second time this year.
• Congestion ahead as millions take a breakChaos is expected on road and rail on Friday as millions pack their bags and head off for the final bank holiday weekend of the summer.
• Join in an electric bike demo day and see Dorset AWARD-winning cycling business, Jurassic Electric, is holding an Electric Bike Demo Day on Bank Holiday Monday at Portland Marina.

Bus and Coach.com

• Bolton’s new transport interchange starts to take shape
• StreetDeck launch for First in Bristol
• Stephensons of Esses replaces Leigh service after Arriva withdraws
• Slight fall in UK bus passengers recorded at Stagecoach

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• LU decides to defer launch of Night Tube to allow successful conclusion of union talksLondon Underground (LU) today set out its decision to defer the launch of the Night Tube, which will see regular weekend night time services operate on the Tube for the first time in its 150-year history. The Night Tube will transform night time journeys across London for millions of people. Journey times will be cut by an average of 20 minutes, with some cut by more than an hour, and London's night-time economy will be opened up to a host of new opportunities, with the Night Tube supporting around 2,000 permanent jobs and boosting the economy by £360m. Practical arrangements for the i...
• New Ro-Ro service sees largest vessel of its kind destined for TeesportPD Ports is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Ro-Ro service direct from Japan to Teesport by global shipping line, K-Line.    Commencing in September, the new route will use K-Line’s newly announced 7500-unit Ro-Ro vessels to transport cargoes from the Port of Tokuyama-Kudamatsu, Japan to Teesport, on the North East coast of England.  The vessels will be the largest vessels of their kind to arrive at Teesport, at a length of just under 200m and 75,216 GWT and will allow exporters of project cargoes to connect directly from Teesport with K-Line’s global networ...
• £14m upgrade on Blackburn to Bolton railway completedTrain services between Bolton and Blackburn have returned to regular service, as a £14 million package of improvement work has been completed on the Clitheroe to Manchester route. The work was carried out over a period of five weeks, with additional track built either side of Darwen Station.  Additional capacity and a new half-hourly daytime service between Manchester and Blackburn is made possible by the work.  The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council provided the funding.  Managing director for Northern Rail Alex Hynes said improveme...
• Network Rail sets out proposals to reduce lorry movementsNetwork Rail has set out new proposals that would significantly reduce lorry movements in Shenfield and Brentwood town centres as part of the group's Crossrail plan.  A temporary rail access point at Officers' Meadow has been proposed, which would be situated to the east of Shenfield station.  Once operational, the scheme would make it possible to reduce Crossrail lorry movements in the two town centres by up to 90 per cent.  The temporary access track would be around 650m long, and start at the A1203 on Chelmsford Road. It would also require the construction of a temporary work...
• Northamptonshire rail upgrades seen by Network Rail chiefNetwork Rail chief executive Mark Carne visited Northamptonshire to see rail upgrades being made as part of a wider investment to deliver improved and more reliable services.  One of the group's High Output Ballast Cleaners, which renews the crushed rock on which the tracks and sleepers are laid, has been working on rail lines between Euston, the West Midlands and the north.  Potential track problems are expected to be reduced as a result of this work - and Mr Carne praised the machine as being among the most modern on the railway. 

Rail Magazine

• Crossrail supports sustainabilityMore than 4,000 people from London are now working on Crossrail, and the project has exceeded its target of creating 400 apprenticeships.

Rail Technology Magazine

• 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.
• Sentinel FM for the Rail Industry The rail industry is always looking for ways to increase efficiencies and improve safety. BSM Wireless's Sentinel FM tracking and telematics technology compliments these initiatives.
• Cables for Rail Technology We at SAB Bröckskes see ourselves as manufacturer and service provider - in the sense of real partnership and customer-oriented work. The quality of our products is known in more than 40 countries of the world.
• Migrating from Analogue to Digital DMR is an open, multi-vendor ETSI PMR radio standard, completed in 2005, covering conventional and trunked modes or operation.
• State of the Art in Axle Counting Axle counting systems are used in many countries around the world as a replacement for track vacancy detection systems. They are also used in signalling equipment systems to build a more complete picture of what is happening on a particular stretch o…

Railway Gazette

• Freight line passenger revivalGERMANY: Local freight railway Bentheimer Eisenbahn has called tenders for a contract to provide...
• Work starts on Zeebrugge yardBELGIUM: A groundbreaking ceremony on August 25 marked the start of construction of a new...
• Sprinter Lighttrain upgrade contract awardedNETHERLANDS: The consortium of Bombardier and Siemens which supplied NS Reizigers’ fleet of 131...
• Germany studies feasibility of a national clockface timetable GERMANY: A detailed study of the feasibility of introducing of a national clock-face timetable...
• Moscow Metro receives diagnostic trainRUSSIA: Moscow Metro has taken delivery of a diagnostic train from Tvema. The Sinergiya-2 train is...

Aviation Industry

• Financial Roundup: World airlines’ 2Q & 1H resultsATW's roundup of airline financials for the second quarter and first half of 2015, covering 53 airlines; organized by region. read more
• British Airways to fly to Silicon ValleyCarrier will launch flights to San Jose from May 2016
• Norwegian secures more Dreamliners for growthCarrier will add another two Boeing 787-9s as part of plans to double long-haul fleet

Other News Sources

• Repairs have started on rail station’s roofWork has begun to repair the broken roof panels at Batley Railway Station.
• Shoreham Airshow disaster: A27 to reopen on Monday and will be reduced to one lane each way The A27 will not now reopen until Bank Holiday Monday, Sussex Police's top officer has revealed.