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Sunday, 25 October 2009

BBC News

• Second city bus strike under wayBus drivers in Sheffield are staging a second strike in a dispute with management over disciplinary issues.

Times Online

• The top five electric bicycles Test bench: cyclists riding the electric variety can leave the rest behind at the lights and tackle hills without a sweat
• Virgin won™t take seat copying lying downWhen it comes to competition in the skies, there is no fiercer contest than who has the best seat.

Network Rail

• HARWICH BRANCH LINE: PASSENGER SERVICES SUSPENDED UNTIL MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Stagecoach launch new buses complete with wi-fiTRANSPORT giant Stagecoach has launched new buses on its Buchan route.
• Moray railway revival plans hit the buffersAN AMBITIOUS online petition posted on the 10 Downing Street website calling for the restoration of a stretch of railway line between Moray and the Highlands may end up being shunted into the sidings, having attracted just 87 signatures.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• MPs from both sides demand high speed Yorkshire rail linkTransport ministers have faced pressure in the Commons to include Leeds in the Government's high speed rail revolution.
• High-speed pressure pointsTRANSPORT ministers have faced pressure in the Commons to include Leeds in the Government's high speed rail revolution.
• Light at the end of the Leeds tunnel...A £4.6m project to transform one of the busiest routes into Leeds has met with mixed reviews from commuters.

Carlisle News & Star

• Top Tory tours Carlisle Pirelli factory “ and wants the calendar!Shadow Chancellor George Osborne cheekily asked for a copy of the Pirelli calendar when he visited the firm™s Carlisle tyre factory.

Washington Post

• The Navigator: Airline passengers' rights overshadowed by tarmac fight The approach of cold-weather season reminds me of tarmac delays.

Other News Sources

• Scrappage scheme helps car industry
• 2 passenger trains collide in Egypt, killing 25A passenger train collided with the back of a second one just outside of Cairo on Saturday, destroying several passenger cars and killing at least 25 people, a police official said.
• Travel Counsellors wins UK's Best Travel Agent award Travel Counsellors has been named the UK's Best Travel Agent at the 23rd annual Guardian, Observer and Guardian Unlimited travel awards, as voted...
• Piracy at historic levelsA total of 306 piracy incidents were reported...