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Monday, 19 February 2018

BBC News

• Call for women-only Uber Pools for LondonUber and other ride-sharing apps have been urged to offer women-only cars in London by the transport authority.
• Belfast Harbour trade record shows NI business 'resilience'Belfast Harbour has set a new trade record, with almost 24m tonnes of freight handled in 2017
• Derailed train in Lanarkshire causes travel disruptionThe train came off tracks near Carstairs causing problems with trains on the West Coast mainline.
• Carillion investors were 'fleeing for the hills'Carillion's investors fled the failing company as it headed for disaster, according to MPs.

Financial Times

• Maersk/shipping: Staying afloat In an industry dogged by overcapacity, consolidation heralds a brighter future

The Guardian

• Carillion shareholders considered suing after profit warningMajor investor Kiltearn has sent evidence to committees holding inquiry into contractor's collapse. A major investment firm that owned 10% of Carillion has told MPs it considered suing the the collapsed government contractor over suspicions that directors knew it was in difficulty earlier than they admitted in public.

The Herald

• Misery for passengers sees ScotRail fined a record amountRAIL passengers misery has been laid bare after ScotRail has received record fines for failing to meet required standards for the running of the nation’s trains and stations.
• ScotRail still far off from the destination of a better serviceREMEMBER the promises? It would be a new chapter in the history of Scotland’s railways. The trains would be faster and cleaner. There would be more carriages and better facilities. But three years into Abellio’s decade of running ScotRail, how are the promises standing up?

Times Online

• Thameslink passengers left in pain by trains’ ‘concrete’ seats [Subscription]New hi-tech carriages costing billions are causing upset with ‘cheap’ seating that has minimal padding
• Race is on to meet new pollution regime for ships, Wartsila boss warns [Subscription]Shipowners are scrambling to comply with tough new pollution rules that are due to come into effect at the end of next year, according to one of the world’s biggest engine manufacturers.
• Questions are piling up for Carillion [Subscription]Everyone knows the Qataris don’t pay their bills. Everyone knows these tricksy sons of the desert, once an outpost of the British empire, will wriggle out of a contract as soon as sell you a horse with dodgy tendons.
• Carillion boss ‘had only vague grasp of finances’ [Subscription]Damning evidence to MPs as banks set to reveal Carillion write-downs

City AM

• Invest in rail and road links before we jump the EU shipBritain is an island nation, and for centuries it has looked to the sea for prosperity and partnership.
• Boss of British Airways owner IAG Willie Walsh among airline bosses to be grilled by MPs on Heathrow expansion plansThe boss of British Airways owner IAG is among airline representatives to voice their thoughts – and concerns – over Heathrow expansion to MPs this week.
• City investors chronicle efforts to reform Carillion as it headed to liquidationCarillion executives are under fire again today with the publication of correspondence detailing how City investors tried to change the direction of the failing firm.

Daily Record

• Ryanair passengers delayed for two hours after 'POTHOLE' at Prestwick Airport grounds flight Passengers on a flight bound for Fuerteventura had to change planes after what the pilot said 'could be a pothole'.
• Chaos as train derails between Glasgow and Lanark Services were subject to delays and cancellations for hours but the disruption has now ended.

Mail Online

• Environment department has just TWO electric cars The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, run by Michael Gove, has pledged ensure its car fleet it entirely petrol hybrid or pure electric by 2025.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• This historic railway locomotive is turning 100 - and it's got a special activity planned to celebrate Douglas has been based on the line since 1952 and has starred as a popular children’s character

London Evening Standard

• TfL calls for women-only Ubers in London under new safety improvement proposals Uber is being urged to offer women-only cars in the capital as part of a new policy plan from Transport for London.

Manchester Evening News

• The number 88 bus to the city centre is a lifeline for scores of people - they're devastated it's being axed The M.E.N. has been inundated with calls since we reported on plans to stop the number 88 bus

The York Press

• Biofuel breakthrough by scientists at University of York SCIENTISTS from the University of York are part of a team of researchers which has discovered enzymes in fungi capable of breaking down one of the main components of wood.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Transport top of the agenda for Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Leeds visit Transport was top of the agenda when Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Leeds to hear about the planned £500m redevelopment of the city’s main railway station.

Cambridge News

• Are these awesome 'adaptable carriages' heading for our railways?Novel adaptable train carriages that can be configured for passengers or freight are on track for trials on the UK's railways.

Other Regional Press

• Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham welcomes £3million clean bus fundingA £3million investment to help reduce harmful emissions from Greater Manchester's bus fleet has been welcomed by Mayor Andy Burnham.
• Bus journeys in Wales fall by 20 per cent in a decadeTHE number of miles travelled by bus services in Wales has fallen by nearly 20 per cent in 10 years, new statistics show.
• AMs renew calls for 'crucial' rail link between Newport and Ebbw ValeCALLS for a crucial rail link between Newport and Ebbw Vale have been reignited by the city's two AMs.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New timetable launched to improve services on the tram network Customers will experience a more regular service with reduced waiting times from Sunday 25 February, as Transport for London (TfL) introduces a revised timetable designed to improve services across the whole London Trams network. South London is changing, with more people living, working and socialising in the area and demand for tram services continues to rise. The roads they share with cars, pedestrians and cyclists are also getting busier. These timetable changes are essential to ensure the tram network continues to provide a fast and reliable service to the communities it serves. The n...

Railway Gazette

• Network Rail commissions cloud-based digital archiveUK: Network Rail has appointed Preservica to create a cloud-based digital archive to preserve and...

Other News Sources

• Does The Yorkshire Coast Have The UK's Most Scenic Bus Routes?Does the Yorkshire Coast have the nation's most scenic bus routes?
• Plans for new bridge at Farnborough North station spark anger at 'supremely arrogant' Network RailResidents are concerned that the proposed bridge will "utterly blight" the historic High Street in Farnborough
• 'Who needs to go to the moon to see craters': Pothole causes more than £500 of car damage, says ownerLinsey Williams believes the council has the law on its side when it comes to handling pothole compensation claims