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Monday, 15 October 2018

BBC News

• Mobike: Hundreds of Manchester police incidents revealedThe figures are revealed after Mobike left Manchester because of repeated vandalism and theft.
• Blasting leaves from the rail linesHigh pressure water and sand are applied to the tracks to remove
• West Coast rail: Virgin Trains and Stagecoach net £51.2m in dividendsDespite walking away from another franchise, Virgin Trains and Stagecoach shared £51.2m in dividends.
• A '15 year journey' to transform Welsh railwayThe new operators of Wales and Borders rail services have taken over the running of the franchise.

ITV News

• Manchester Airport bypass opens this morningThe long-awaited Manchester Airport bypass will open on Monday - but not in time for the morning and evening rush hours.
• Transport for Wales has taken over the Wales and Border franchise

The Guardian

• Fall in local UK bus journeys to 12-year low prompts talk of crisisCampaigners say eight years of funding cuts have left many areas without public transport

The Herald

• New ScotRail trains returning to service after fault fixedThree trains were taken out of service on October 4.

The Independent

• Richard Branson under fire over £52m Virgin Rail and Stagecoach payoutThe payout came months before the companies pulled out of the East Coast line, forcing a £2bn government bail out

Times Online

• The start-up that’s put the car into caring and sharing [Subscription]For the founder of a business that relies on a ready supply of car owners, Graeme Risby has what might appear to be a self-defeating ambition.
• We need to tackle air pollution on the high seas - Nus Ghani MP [Subscription]Air pollution is now the fourth greatest threat to public health after cancer, heart disease and obesity. It’s an issue we cannot and will not ignore.
• Anger as Mull winter ferry sailings cut to four a day [Subscription]A winter of discontent is looming on Mull amid fears that the new ferry timetable is so restrictive it will force families and businesses to move away.
• Car insurance bills on the rise again after year in reverse [subscription]Car insurance bills on the rise again after year in reverse

The Scotsman

• Flybe chief slams Edinburgh Airport’s ‘appalling’ serviceScotland’s busiest airport has been accused of “appalling” service by the airline providing its second-highest number of flights.
• Reduced Mull ferry timetable ‘will force business away’A winter of discontent is looming on Mull amid fears that the new ferry timetable is so restrictive it will force families and businesses to move away.
• Louise Gallagher: Is twenty plenty out of built-up areas?In the papers accompanying his Bill, Ruskell insists he wants to give local councils the power to raise the speed limit back to 30mph where appropriate. Yet imposing an initial nationwide blanket control measure would mark a major turning point in motoring legislation.

This is Money

• Billionaires Sir Richard Branson and Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter share £52m rail payoutSir Richard Branson and Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter have shared a £52million payout from the West Coast Main Line railway.

Birmingham Mail

• Why new £110m Sprint bus route will be 'total waste of money' for Commonwealth GamesAngry residents living on a busy main road want part of the multi-million pound Sprint bus route scrapped - claiming it's dangerous and unnecessary.

Bristol Evening Post

• Long forgotten: Bristol's lost railways stationsThere were 13 more railway stations in and around Bristol before the 1980s, including one under Clifton Suspension Bridge

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Tim Farron: Chris Grayling has run out of excuses for failure on the railways NO ONE took charge during the timetable chaos that caused severe disruption on Britain’s railways this year. That was 
the judgement by the regulator last month, the Office of Rail and Road 
(ORR).
• YEP says: We must heed HS2 warnings of impact on Leeds city centre NO huge engineering project can be completed without disruption and some collateral damage
• Rail network 'crippling the North': Leeds commuter's angry open letter about life as a Northern passengerThe rail network is “single-handedly crippling the North of England”, one angry rail commuter has said.

Plymouth Herald

• The real reason the Dawlish mainline is closed and all trains are cancelled AGAINA six foot hole opened up under the tracks despite warnings to Network Rail four years ago

Other Regional Press

• MP Ivan Lewis seeks solution for Radcliffe pupils on crowded busAN MP has taken up the baton to find “an acceptable solution” for Radcliffe children who are being left stranded outside school due to overcrowding on buses.
• Focus on options to replace 'vital' bus service
• Your chance to look around Gloucester’s new bus station before vehicles begin rolling in and outThe open day will begin with a cavalcade of 15 vintage buses being driven across the city
• First Bus agrees to look into university service changes in BathFirst Bus has agreed to look into changing the way it operates its U1 service for students in Bath after a meeting between representatives earlier this week .
• Ten new trainees all 'fired up' to learn heritage railway skills on FFWHRTEN new trainees are all 'fired up' to learn new skills on one of Wales most iconic heritage railways.
• Rail shakeup on Larbert to Dunblane line The railway line between Larbert and Dunblane will close for several days from today while work to electrify the Stirling, Dunblane and Alloa lines is carried out.

Airportwatch

• Bus firm says crisis averted but still looks to recruit Dundee driversThe city’s bus crisis is over – thanks to the help of drivers from the Midlands.

The Business Desk

• Fury over Virgin Rail Group West Coast franchise dividendLabour has hit out at reports that Virgin Trains and Stagecoach shared £51.2m worth of dividends from the West Coast main line railway.

Other News Sources

• New branding comes to Wrexham – as Arriva Trains Wales leaves the station foreverSunday marked both the end and dawn of a new era for rail passengers as Arriva Trains Wales ended its services for Wales and Borders passengers, with the new branding locally being the first signs of the new way forward.
• £90 million cash boost for Surrey and Hampshire stationsSouth Western Railway have announced a multi-million pound investment into stations across the network.
• World Shipping Council names Tim Wickmann to head up AsiaShipping Council to head up its new Singapore office as the managing director for Asia. He will bring his extensive experience in the region to the role and lead the organisation into the future