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Monday, 26 July 2010

BBC News

• Thousands register for London's bike hire scheme About 3,000 people have registered for London's new cycle hire scheme, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
• Speed camera cuts 'mean disaster' Campaigners have said it would be a "disaster" if council cuts in England and Wales mean speed cameras are scrapped.
• Jersey minister wants 15% congestion cut in St Helier Politicians in Jersey are being asked to approve ministerial plans to reduce rush hour traffic in part of the island by 15% by 2015.

Financial Times

• Call for public funds to target productivity Business is backing the government’s deficit-cutting measures, but it wants scarce public funds to be focused on transport, regional development and other areas that will boost productivity, according to research to be published on Monday.

The Guardian

• Speed camera switch off plans spark safety warnings Fixed cameras in Oxfordshire are likely to disappear as county looks to save money following funding cuts
• End of fuel subsidy 'will wipe out bus company profits' Four of Britain's biggest bus companies could lose more than £200m in profits under plans to axe public spending on transport. The government is considering scrapping a scheme that allows bus operators to reclaim around 80% of what they pay in fuel duties.

The Independent

• Winter transport plans to be unveiledWays of keeping transport moving during severe weather next winter will be outlined in a Government-commissioned report today.
• The cuts victim that won't provoke any tears: speed camerasTo their opponents, they represent the evil eye of the nanny state, or at least devices to squeeze money out of motorists. To their supporters, they represent a key tool for ensuring safer roads. Whatever the truth, speed cameras are on the way out.

The Scotsman

• New airport chief urged to ditch drop-fee plan THE new head of Scotland's busiest airport arrives at the Edinburgh terminal today amid mounting pressure for its plans for a controversial £1 "kiss and fly" charge to be abandoned.
• ScotRail 'going in right direction' but is still hit with £800,000 fines SCOTLAND'S main train operator was yesterday urged to improve quality standards after it was hit with penalties of nearly £800,000 for failing to meet targets.
• Off track [letter]ScotRail's station timetables, with their complex mass of finely printed data, need to be made more user-friendly by highlighting details of the departure/arrival times relevant for each local station (your report, 24 July).

The Telegraph

• Treasury set to cash in on speeding fines Speed cameras are set to make the Government a profit for the first time this year after the Coalition cut cash spent on road safety while continuing to pocket the fines from motorists.

Daily Express

• Speed cameras in Derby are taken out of use THOUSANDS of speed cameras around the country are to be pulled down within weeks following a decision by the Government to halt the war on motorists.

Mail Online

• Speed cameras could face the axe as government cuts fundingIn an open attempt to have the controversial cameras axed, ministers have pushed through 40 per cent cuts to the cash handed to councils for road safety.
• Drivers beware: How news presenter Jon Snow flouts the rules of cycle safetyDespite being a vocal campaigner for cycle safety, the 62-year-old flouts the rules with astonishing regularity. Snow committed at least 12 offences on a 3-mile trip.

Belfast Telegraph

• Cowen announces investment boost More than 39 billion euro is to be spent by the Government on capital works over the next six years, the Taoiseach announced. Public transport, roads, schools, health facilities, the environment and job supports will be some of the key areas of investment under the plans.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Campaign aims to link Interchange and Forster Square A campaign to revive an ambitious proposal to built a cross-city rail link in Bradford has been officially launched. A document called “A Case for Cross Rail” has been posted to Bradford councillors, rail associations, rail companies and rail groups seeking support for the scheme between Forster Square station and Bradford Interchange.
• Roof is on at Bradford's newest bus stop Visitors to Bradford city centre have given mixed reactions to the new bus canopy in Hall Ings, which opened today.

London Evening Standard

• Transport spending 'a priority'Business support the Government's efforts to cut the UK's deficit, but now wants spending to be targeted on transport, according to research.

This Is Local London Network

• Transport chief: Speed cameras could go SPEED cameras across Buckinghamshire could go after a transport boss said the council is “very likely” to follow Oxfordshire’s move to cut road safety funding.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds bus route protest angerTransport bosses have snubbed pleas for the restoration of a lifeline bus route in Leeds.

Bucks Free Press

• Transport chief: Speed cameras could goSPEED cameras across Buckinghamshire could go after a transport boss said the council is œvery likely to follow Oxfordshire™s move to cut road safety funding.
• Meeting tonight over 'unsafe' roadWORRIED parents will get their say on how best to tackle what they call an 'unsafe' road tonight.

Other Regional Press

• Transporter Bridge to re-open NEWPORT™S historic Transporter Bridge reopens this week after the completion of a £1.2 million restoration project.

Other News Sources

• The father of the UK’s transport business sees recovery on the way Stagecoach boss Brian Souter says the government must cut carefully to avoid hurting the economy
• Train passengers face another ticket price hike KENT NEWS: Train passengers hoping for a break from high ticket fares could miss out as the Government reviews its pricing system as part of its efforts to tackle the budget deficit.
• Train passengers face another ticket price hike KENT NEWS: Train passengers hoping for a break from high ticket fares could miss out as the Government reviews its pricing system as part of its efforts to tackle the budget deficit.
• Plaid - Plaid Minister Announces £21m Investment in Welsh Stations Plaid leader and Minister for transport, Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, has announced £21m to be invested in improving railway stations across west Wales and the Valleys. Dozens of stations could benefit from improvements such as new waiting facilities, park and ride schemes, better access, security and customer information on platforms.
• Tram bogie turntable UK: Mechan has supplied two bogie turntables for installation by specialist contractor Trackwork at the Starr Gate tram depot which Volker Fitzpatrick is building at Blackpool in northwest England.
• Priestmanngoode unveils new high speed train concept for BritainIn an effort to persuade the UK Government to move forward with the project as soon as possible, design studio, Pristmanngoode, has unveiled its high speed train concept, the Mercury.
• Hypocrite Trump Blocks Expansion at Airport near home in Floridat has been revealed that Donald Trump, centre of controversy and headache for environmentalists since 2006, is embroiled in a protest of his own. Trump, who’s planned housing and golf course would “lead directly to airport expansion” (1) has launched a lawsuit in a bid to stop planned expansion at an airport near his home in Florida.

News from Europe

• Newag DMU ready to roll POLAND: Newag has unveiled its first Type 220M diesel multiple-unit at its Nowy Sacz plant. Following acceptance trials in August the DMU is expected to enter passenger service by September.