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Monday, 30 November 2015

BBC News

• Transport industry on board with MetroTransport industry experts are ready to get on board with a �600m road and rail Metro project for south Wales, the first minister says.
• Lufthansa agrees pay deal with staffGerman airline Lufthansa strikes pay deal with 30,000 ground staff as it looks to avoid further strikes.
• HS2 section to open six years earlyThe proposed high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe will be opened six years earlier than planned, in 2027, Chancellor George Osborne says.

Department for Transport

• Property consultation launched as HS2 route from West Midlands to Crewe confirmedComprehensive package of compensation and assistance for homeowners along HS2 Phase 2a route proposed.
• HS2 and the Northern PowerhouseAnnounces how the government is continuing to deliver the Northern Powerhouse through HS2 and the Northern transport strategy.

Financial Times

• Northolt could help ease Heathrow problemUsing RAF airport would boost regional connectivity, says Flybe
• Amazon shows new Prime Air droneVideo hosted by Jeremy Clarkson highlights in-flight footage of part helicopter, part plane
• New stations to boost HS2 connectivityHubs in Leeds and Crewe will enhance access for high-speed passengers

The Guardian

• HS2 to be completed as far as Crewe by 2027 under revised plansGovernment confirms plan to extend first phase of �55.7bn high-speed rail project to increase the benefit to the northHS2 will be built as far as Crewe by 2027, the government has confirmed, to increase the benefit to the north six years before the full £55.7bn high-speed rail network is completed.A government paper published on Monday endorsed revised plans drawn up by David Higgins, the chairman of HS2, to continue building to take in a major new rail hub at Crewe in the first phase of construction, which will cut 45 minutes off the journey to London. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Train journey times between Glasgow and London to be reducedJourney times between Glasgow and London will be reduced by almost an hour by 2027 after Chancellor George Osborne announced the new High Speed 2 (HS2) is six years ahead of schedule.

The Independent

• Third Heathrow runway: Cabinet committee expected to back proposal this weekA third runway at Heathrow Airport is expected to be given the go-ahead by a Cabinet sub-committee this week, according to a report

The Telegraph

• David Cameron to make decision on Heathrow expansion within daysCabinet subcommittee expected to back plans for a third runway at the airport this week. David Cameron will in the coming days announce a controversial decision on whether to drastically expand Heathrow airport, in a move that will intensify divisions in the Tory party.
• Corbyn's former lover backs traffic scheme which could see her house value soar above �1millionNeighbours' fury as Diane Abbott ignores vociferous opposition campaign
• Flying Scotsman steams to head of world's most famous trains listLocomotive that was first to break 100mph barrier tops National Railway Museum survey ahead of return to tracks after decade-long renovation

City AM

• London airport expansion: Government gearing up to make a decision on Heathrow as soon as this weekA government ruling on airport expansion could come as soon as this week, with ministers gearing up to decide whether or not to reject the Airports Commission’s recommendation for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

Mail Online

• Flying Scotsman is most famous train ahead of Rajadhani and Orient Express The National Railway Museum asked people across four continents to name five trains or engines they had heard of and the Scotsman topped the poll.

Birmingham Mail

• HS2 Birmingham to Crewe super fast rail link to open six years early in 2027 The high speed rail link to the north will open in 2027, a year after super fast trains start running between London and Birmingham Curzon Street

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Campaigners celebrate victory after Bradford bus service is reinstated CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating a victory for people-power after successfully getting their bus service reinstated.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales taxi drivers' assault, abuse and kidnap ordeals More than 140 crimes committed against private hire and Hackney drivers over the last two years, Daily Post learns

London Evening Standard

• Pupils in Windsor could be taken to school by Uber to cut council costsPupils in Windsor could be ferried to school in Uber cars in a bid to save the�council money.

Northern Echo

• Flying Scotsman tops global poll of most famous trains - as York's National Railway Museum prepares for its return FLYING Scotsman has topped a poll of the world’s best known trains and locomotives – as York’s National Railway Museum prepares to return the train to the tracks early next year.

The York Press

• Train windscreen smashed by tree as high winds batter York - UPDATED DOZENS of passengers spent an hour trapped on their train�after a tree blown onto the railway lines near York smashed the windscreen.
• ALL ABOARD: Is there hope for the York to Beverley rail line 50 years after it closed? The last ever train ran on the York to Beverley railway line 50 years ago today. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at the prospects of reopening the line half a century on

Wales Online

• Three-quarters of ageing Wales and borders trains will need to be modified by 2020 The fleet will temporarily be taken out of service so work, such as making sure toilets are accessible to wheelchairs users, can be done

Yorkshire Post

• Day the Scotsman really was flying is recalledOver 80 years ago a piece of railway history was made as the Flying Scotsman entered the record books and captured a place in the nation’s hearts.
• REVEALED: Leeds city centre set for colossal revamp to accommodate HS2AMBITIOUS PLANS to create the biggest railway station in the North of England dubbed the Yorkshire Hub are set to be unveiled today.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Abellio Greater Anglia trains from Ipswich through Bury St Edmunds to Cambridge disrupted by engineering workRail passengers are facing a day of disruption due to overrunning engineering work in Cambridgeshire.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Deepings group gets charitable status in fight to save signal boxThe conservation group dedicated to saving the old railway signal box at Deeping St James has been granted charitable status.

Other Regional Press

• Campaigners against Heathrow's third runway should 'get ready for battle'Members of a campaign group said "it's all to play for" ahead of a decision on the airport's expansion

Other News Sources

• Campaigners against Heathrow's third runway should 'get ready for battle' Members of a campaign group say "it's all the play for" ahead of a decision on the airport's expansion