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Sunday, 25 June 2017

BBC News

• East Somerset Railway brings 1952 locomotive back into serviceA steam engine, brought back to life by volunteers at the East Somerset Railway, has returned to service after a 52-year absence from the railways.
• Transgender train workers: 'Don't pity us'A video featuring transgender employees recently hired by a train company has been watched more than a million times.

Department for Transport

• Lorry emissions checks to start at the roadsideFrom August 2017, roadside checks of lorries carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will include an emissions check.
• Lorry emissions checks to start at the roadsideFrom August 2017, roadside checks of lorries carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will include an emissions check.

The Guardian

• London Underground steps up cleaning regime to tackle superbugsTube network to fight grime with industrial vacuum cleaners and magnetic wands after discovery of threatening bacteria

The Observer

• Heathrow Airport launches noise and pollution league table as part of bid to make residents' lives easierHEATHROW Airport is ranking airlines by their emissions and nighttime noise performance for the first time as it seeks to make life easier for nearby residents.

The Telegraph

• Luton Airport is finally saying goodbye to its shuttle bus with a new rail linkLuton Airport is preparing to enter the 21st century with a new train station that could help the Bedfordshire terminal challenge the likes of Gatwick and Heathrow.

Times Online

• Ryans order 50 Airbus jets for South American adventure [Subscription]“Latin America is the last great frontier for low-cost airlines,” said John Goode, senior partner at Irelandia Aviation, the Ryan family investment company.

Daily Express

• Crossrail trains FIRST launch…boasting free 4G wifi and 1,500 passenger capacityTHE FIRST passengers have boarded the new Crossrail train, which includes free 4G wifi, air conditioning and room for 1,500 passengers.

Mail Online

• Rail fares set to soar as inflation gathers pace... commuters hit as tickets go up at fastest rate in 6 years Rail fares are set to soar at their fastest rate for six years in the latest blow to consumers who are being squeezed by Brexit inflation.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• North must wait for upgrades on notorious road, says Transport MinisterScotland’s Transport Minister last night promised to tackle the problems on one of the most notorious roads in the Highlands – but warned that progress would not “happen overnight”.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Plans for new railway stations serving Leeds-Bradford Airport set to progressPLANS for new railway stations serving Leeds-Bradford Airport and Elland are set to take a significant set step forward next week.

Yorkshire Post

• Village focus: Still hanging on the line - the beauty spot that once had two train stations IT IS so far off the beaten track that its residents must still use dial-up modems to get on the internet, yet the beautiful East Riding estate village of Londesborough was once the beating heart of a technical revolution.

Other Regional Press

• Bus firm in u-turn over 110 service Pressure from passengers outraged by changes to a regular bus route has forced the operators into reinstating the service.
• Arriva Trains Wales to 'repair any problems' as air con goes off the rails Arriva Trains Wales has said it will repair any problems with air conditioning after a number of complaints from passengers during the heatwave.
• Network Rail engineers are joining the call to get more girls to pursue STEM careersFEMALE engineers the top of the rail industry are encouraging more firls to follow in their footsteps.
• Union announces three more strikes on Merseyrail in JulyTrain services between Chester and Liverpool will be affected
• Longer railway would be just the job, new Borders MP tells WestminsterNew Borders MP John Lamont used his maiden speech at Westminster to call for the Borders Railway to join him south of the border.
• No change to Aberystwyth to Birmingham trains when new franchisee takes overTHE Welsh Government has given reassurances that direct trains from Aberystwyth to Birmingham will continue when the new Wales and Borders Franchise is awarded, and that frequency will not be reduced.
• Gainsborough railway line benefits from share of £1.1 million investment The community organisation running Sudbury’s branch line to Marks Tey is to get more funding from Greater Anglia.

Other News Sources

• Network to get 90 new commuter trainsA FLEET of 90 new commuter trains for the South West franchise will be built in Britain, it has been confirmed.

News from Europe

• The Guardian: Latest diesel car models remain highly polluting, tests show