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Monday, 12 July 2010

BBC News

• New voices needed for Nottingham City Transport buses Bus operator Nottingham City Transport is on the hunt for two new voices to feature on two of its bus routes.

The Guardian

• Jarvis staff set to lose £28m in back pay Former employees of failed engineering firm unlikely to get any of the money they are owed, administrator warns
• The rail to nowhere The last train of the day for Berney Arms leaves Norwich just after 10.30. That's not the 22.30 of timetablese: it's half past 10 in the morning. And if that makes this station seem rather unusual, it's nothing to what you find when you get there.
• 'Nothing is safe' in transport budget¢ £15.9bn Transport budget will have to be cut by at least 25%¢ Environmental groups call for cuts in £6bn road building projectRail passengers, bus users and motorists have been warned that Britain's transport system will suffer

The Scotsman

• Should rail extension hit the buffers? [Letter]I AM delighted to that John Lamont MSP, is speaking out against the economic folly of the construction of a rail line to Galashiels.
• Buses 'face Beeching-style cuts'Some bus fares could rise by 10%, many routes could be cut and many jobs lost if a government grant system falls victim to cuts, it has been warned.

The Telegraph

• Buses face 'Beeching axe' threat Bus services face the threat of a “Beeching axe” because of sweeping Government spending cuts, it is claimed.

Press Association

• Ruling due on legal challenge to Mayor's cycle 'station' The High Court is due to rule on a bid to bring a legal challenge over London Mayor Boris Johnson's flagship cycle hire scheme.
• Investors make £1.7bn train bid A team of City investors is close to snapping up a third of the UK's trains in a deal worth £1.7 billion, it has been reported.
• Buses 'face Beeching-style cuts' Some bus fares could rise by 10%, many routes could be cut and many jobs lost if a government grant system falls victim to cuts, it has been warned.

Daily Record

• Controversial rail chief splashes out on £1m laird's mansion A FAT-CAT rail boss has become a Highland laird after splashing out £1million on a remote Scottish estate. Network Rail chief executive Iain Coucher snapped up the 173-acre Keillmore estate , which lies near Lochgilphead, Argyll, and has dubbed it "Iainland".

Bolton News

• MP predicts a rise in bus fares BUS fares will have to rise because of new rules forcing bus companies to pay out compensation to passengers, a Bolton MEP has predicted.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Your chance to become voice of city buses NOTTINGHAM City Transport wants a new voice for two of its bus routes.

Wales Online

• Is it time for Wales’ teens to be more independent? TEENAGERS in Wales may be turning into “car potatoes” because they are the second generation to rely on the taxi of mum and dad, transport experts have warned. Young people may not be aware of their local cycle tracks or know how to obtain bus times, according to an investigation of the transport issues that deter teenagers from taking up employment, training or education.

Daventry Express

• Consortium Targets TrainsA CLUTCH of investors are closing in on a deal to buy a third of the UK’s trains in a deal worth £1.7billion.

Washington Post

• Airline passengers get a chance to be heard on proposed regulations If you've ever complained about air travel -- and who hasn't? -- then here's your best chance in a generation to do something about it.

Railnews

• Beeching style threat to Britain’s local bus networksBritain’s local bus networks are at risk from Beeching-style cuts if the Government withdraws the only direct national funding as part of its spending review, a coalition of pro-public transport groups warned today.

Other News Sources

• Tooting gets revolutionary new cycle mirrors cycle mirrors London is to be the first city in the UK to trial on-street cycle safety mirrors and the first of these has been installed on a traffic signal at a junction in Tooting.
• Website to help Tube passengers collect refundsA new website could help Tube commuters who are delayed claim millions of pounds a year in refunds from Transport for London.
• What can the Lib Dems deliver on transport? What’s the point of a Liberal Democrat in a transport department dominated by Tories? Not the first half of a bad joke but a legitimate question, some might say, given Norman Baker’s admission that two of the party’s most eye-catching transport pledges - giving councils powers to regulate bus services and a £3bn expansion of local rail lines - may not now be delivered by the coalition government.
• 'Bendy bike' could make cycle theft history Cycle theft could soon become a thing of the past - courtesy an imaginative invention from Kevin Scott.
• Transport Minister Coming To Buckinghamshire Over High Speed Train Plans Aylesbury's MP says a public consultation on a new high speed train through the Chilterns will probably be delayed.
• Next stage of road and transport improvement scheme to begin Work on the next stage of a £5 million road and transport improvement scheme will begin next week.
• Anger over proposal for speed limit increase Residents have launched a campaign to stop a council changing the speed limit on a road.

News from Europe

• Hundreds rescued from overheated trains in Germany BERLIN — A grueling heat wave shut down the air conditioning in three high-tech trains in Germany, leaving dozens of passengers near collapse trapped in temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), authorities said Sunday.