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Monday, 05 September 2016

BBC News

• Funding boost for Alexander Dennis bus jobsMore than 100 jobs are to be created at Falkirk-based bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL).
• Air show in Portrush wows spectatorsThe international air show in Portrush is expected to attract up to 200.000 people over two days, with a double dose of the Red Arrows on the programme.
• 'No tariffs' a priority in EU talks, says Toyota UK bossSeveral car makers have chosen Britain as a manufacturing base, but their key concern is whether the UK will still have free trade with the EU after Brexit.

Financial Times

• Fund move fuels Japan shipping M&A talkActivist investor Effissimo’s growing stake in Kawasaki Kisen baffles market

The Guardian

• London Bridge station review – not quite the ticketLondon Bridge station’s new concourse is broad and mighty, but for £1bn a little more elegance wouldn’t go amiss“You say to a brick,” said the great American architect Louis Kahn, “‘What do you want, brick?’ And the brick says to you, ‘I like an arch.’” Well, yes, so it did, but that was in the last century. What a brick now likes, to judge by the southern side of the £1bn makeover of London Bridge station, of which the second of three phases opened last week, is to be a thin, stick-on film, a sort of beige decal, on the flank of a vast concrete-and-steel construction. It likes to be decorated...

The Telegraph

• Gatwick Airport runway reopens after closure 'caused by hole'

City AM

• Southern Rail strikes are going ahead despite both sides wanting to talkA 48-hour strike by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on the Southern Rail network will go ahead on 7 September despite both sides saying that they are available to hold talks to avert industrial action.

Daily Record

• Chaos for passengers as wire fiasco leaves rail revamp running seven months late and £32m over budgetWORKERS have to rip up sections of the 42-mile train link between Glasgow and Edinburgh and start again after installing overhead wires too low. BUNGLING workers have sparked fresh rail misery for passengers after installing overhead wires at the wrong height, it was claimed today.

The Mirror

• Gatwick airport flight chaos after 'HOLE' found on runway during inspection The closure was a "precautionary measure" after something was discovered on the runway during an inspection, an airport spokeswoman said

Sky News

• Passenger Group To Legal Fund Review Into Southern Rail DisruptionThe commuter group needs to raise £25,000 in 30 days and wants to hear from people who have lost jobs because of the rail chaos.

Birmingham Mail

• 29 amazing things to see and do around Birmingham's canal network See how a Water Bus ride offers a different perspective of city's wonderful waterscape

Derby Telegraph

• Derby's Rolls-Royce is sorting Dreamliner turbines issueThe Derby-built Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on the entire fleet of Dreamliner aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways are to have their turbines replaced because of issues with corrosion. The Derby Telegraph's Business Editor Robin Johnson assesses the impact this will have on Rolls-Royce going forward.

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: The Northern line has the 'worst behaved passengers in London'Passengers on the Northern line are the most badly behaved of those on the entire Tube network, it has been revealed.
• Passengers tell of travel 'hell' at Gatwick after hole opens up in the runwayPassengers today told of "journeys from hell" after a hole was discovered in the main runway at Gatwick airport.
• 33 per cent boost to trains on Circle line as 90-year-old signal box is disconnectedA 90-year-old signalling box at Edgware Road station is finally being disconnected and replaced with new technology that could see trains running a third more frequently on the Circle Line.

Carlisle News & Star

• Rail passengers plan to fund review into Government handling of Southern RailwayA rail passengers group is planning to fund a legal review of the Government's handling of the Southern Railway franchise amid continuing disruption to services.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Hedingham, Chambers, AnglianBus and Konectbus owner Go-Ahead hits annual profit targetTransport operator Go-Ahead has hailed the achievement of a profit target set for its bus business four year ago – but apologised to passengers for the performance of its troubled Southern rail franchise.

Kent Online

• Railway line between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central stations now open after nine months of repairsRelieved commuters this morning are able to use trains between Dover and Folkestone for the first time in nine months.

North Wales Live

• Merseytravel swings behind anti-S*n newspaper campaignersTransport authority calls on all news vendors on its network to stop selling paper

Other Regional Press

• CallConnect bus service hailed a big success SINCE North Lincolnshire Council introduced CallConnect – a new flexible bus service – operating in and around North Lincolnshire, more than 1,700 people have registered free to use the service. Until Saturday, those aged 19 and under can travel anywhere for £1. Read more: http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/callconnect-bus-service-hailed-a-big-success/story-29672597-detail/story.html#ixzz4JNByZh4B Follow us: @ScunTelegraph on Twitter | thisisscunny on Facebook Read more at http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/callconnect-bus-service-hailed-a-big-success/story-29672597-detail/story.html#yV2KIC0Gj0RCqckH.99
• Operation Stack fears as French lorry drivers blockade Calais portA blockade by French lorry drivers is expected to go ahead today at the Port of Calais.

The Economist

• Ropy roads, rail and runwaysBritain needs to hurry up with transport projects—both large and small

Bus and Coach.com

• Latest Live Edition 2 September 2016
• New app launched for Yellow Buses
• Arriva names one of its new Hoddesdon fleet in honour of Laura Trott
• Campaign group pressure on council-run bus companies
• Mticketing app launch co-incides with fares review at Reading
• New badge to be trialled in London for passengers less able to stand
• Frank Thorpe appointed as BYD UK country manager

The Business Desk

• Transport firm eyes growth after £4m finance dealTHE commercial finance arm of Solihull-based Secure Trust Bank has provided a £4m asset based lending facility to a firm operating in the transport sector.

Aviation Industry

• China, Europe & US in historic accord on aviation emissionsChina, Europe and the US have pledged to join the initial voluntary phases of the carbon-offsetting scheme designed to help international aviation achieve its goal of carbon-neutral growth after 2020 read more

Other News Sources

• New Keolis general manager left embattled UK rail lineThe MBTA’s commuter rail operator, Keolis, has named David Scorey, a former railroad executive from the United Kingdom, as its new general manager, according to Keolis officials.