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Sunday, 17 September 2017

BBC News

• Museum in bid to preserve '1960s UK hovertrain'A museum is hoping to raise money to preserve a hovertrain that threatened to revolutionise travel in the 1960s.
• Ryanair to cancel 40-50 flights per day for six weeksThe airline announces the plan in a bid to hit punctuality targets and allow crew to take leave.

The Guardian

• Meet the textiles team designing for Crossrail and the tubef you happen to be travelling in London soon, take the Bakerloo, Northern or Jubilee tube lines and try to spot the four landmarks embedded in the fabric pattern on the seats. Peer hard enough and you’ll see subtle renditions of the London Eye, Big Ben and Tower Bridge.
• Two wheels good: a beginner's guide to commuting by bikeKeen to avoid overcrowded buses and tubes and arrive to work brimming with endorphins? Here are some tips to cycling to work, safely and stylishly

The Independent

• Why flight attendants prefer working in economy to first classSurely the flight attendants working in the first class sections are experiencing a bit of luxurious bliss while we sit cramped in the back of the plane, right?
• Is it possible to protect a public transport system from terror?There have been almost 2,500 attacks on trains, buses and passenger ferries globally since 1970

The Scotsman

• Edinburgh tram inquiry: Council not told about £40m cancel feeThe Edinburgh tram project could have been cancelled with a £40 million “amicable divorce” payment in 2010 but the information was not shared with the city’s councillors.

Times Online

• EasyJet to filter toxic air in cabins [Subscription]The budget carrier is the first to take action over links to an illness long denied by airlines
• Stansted chief Ken O’Toole says airport queues ‘unacceptable [Subscription]Air passengers arriving in Britain face “unacceptable” queues at passport control, according to the boss of Stansted airport in Essex.
• 350,000 may face cancelled Ryanair flights [Subscription]Ryanair was branded despicable yesterday after it began cancelling up to 50 flights a day to help improve its punctuality after “messing up” its pilot holiday rota.
• BA tries pillow talk to soothe disgruntled passengers [subscription]Luxury pillows are the latest ploy by trouble-hit British Airways to quieten a mutiny by first-class passengers over the claimed loss of their perks such as free slippers and flowers in the lavatories.
• Addison Lee: lack of rapid charging points may stall electric cab plans [Subscription]Britain’s electric vehicle revolution could lose power because of a dearth of rapid charging points, it was claimed this weekend.

The Mirror

• Fraudsters target train delay-tracking websites to scam millions from rail compensation schemesCrooks submit thousands of claims for journeys they never took – at your expense
• Fraudsters target train delay-tracking websites to scam millions from rail compensation schemesHi-tech swindlers are using train delay-tracking websites to help them defraud millions from rail compensation schemes .

London Evening Standard

• Fascinating 19th century London tram map shows Victorian routes around capitalA fascinating new map shows the routes trams took across the capital in Victorian London.

Yorkshire Post

• Inside Doncaster’s new National College of High Speed RailIt is the epitome of 21st-century rail providing a stark contrast to Doncaster’s long and proud history with the industry.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Stansted Airport’s new CEO renews calls for a national aviation strategyStansted Airport’s new CEO, Ken O’Toole, has called on the Government to put in place a national aviation strategy that not only supports airports to grow but ensures the spare capacity available today is used to generate the biggest positive impact for consumers and the economy.

Other Regional Press

• Bus driver and motorists go head to head as Huddersfield Town fans cause traffic chaosA bus driver was verbally abused by Huddersfield Town fans and taxi drivers after he became stuck in parking madness in Rawthorpe.
• Borders Railway failing to yield housing boost predicted for region The coming of the Borders Railway has so far failed to yield a predicted boom in private housebuilding here – in stark contrast to the position in next-door Midlothian.
• 'Affordability' of HS2 Phase 2 questioned by Government bodyAnti-HS2 campaigners have labelled recently released papers which question the affordability of the scheme as 'absolutely damning' after fighting years for their release.
• HS2: Owen Paterson MP meets transport minster over impacts on ShropshireAvoiding sending HS2 construction traffic through a village on the Shropshire border could prove expensive, an MP has warned.

Construction News

• Adonis blasts airport policy as 'national disgrace'The UK’s airport policy is a “national disgrace” and a final government decision on Heathrow expansion next year is “no more than 50/50”, National Infrastructure Commission chairman Lord Adonis has argued.

Other News Sources

• Airports would benefit from standardized rail systems, report saysUK-based consultancy Transporting Cities has released two case studies examining the passenger journey on the Heathrow Express rail service for London Heathrow Airport and Airport Link rail service for Sydney Airport in Australia.
• Gatwick boss says runway push isn’t to undermine HeathrowGatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate has denied attempting to undermine Heathrow as he detailed plans to push for a second runway at Gatwick.
• Another delay for ScotRail’s £370m Edinburgh to Glasgow electric train service plansPLANS to run a full electric train service on the flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow line have been delayed again, ScotRail bosses have admitted.
• Train Sim World’s new DLC takes you down the Great Western Express lineIt’s sometimes enlightening to read through the Steam Top Sellers list. While you’ll see your mega-budget AAA hits in the top slots more often than not, it’s far from unusual to see something like Train Sim World’s newly released DLC - The Great Western Express - sitting in the top 10, proving that PC gaming is broader than you might expect, and that your own definition of ‘mainstream’ might need expanding too.
• Another delay for ScotRail’s £370m Edinburgh to Glasgow electric train service plansPLANS to run a full electric train service on the flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow line have been delayed again, ScotRail bosses have admitted.