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Thursday, 02 September 2010

BBC News

• Anti-HS2 campaigner to walk routeA woman begins a quest to walk the entire route of the proposed HS2 rail link, as part of a protest against it.
• Review after BA jet runway errorAccident investigators tell British Airways to review its airfield inspections process after a plane took off from St Kitts on the wrong runway.
• Scot biker dies during Manx raceA 28-year-old Scottish motorcyclist was one of two riders who died in a crash during a race on the Isle of Man.
• Chunnel to see German train trialGermany's Deutsche Bahn will test a high-speed train in the Channel Tunnel in a bid to rival Eurostar.
• Ferrari recalls cars after firesLuxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire.

Mail Online

• Manchester joins the elite jetset as the giant of the skies touches down for the first timeThe airport today rolled out the red carpet for its first Airbus A380 super-jumbo at the start of a daily service with Dubai.

Network Rail

• KEY CROSSRAIL MILESTONE PASSED AS NETWORK RAIL SUBMITS COST OF SURFACE WORKS

Belfast Telegraph

• Windfall for Harland and Wolff shipyard as £20m contract is secured The shipyard that helped put Belfast on the map — Harland and Wolff — is on the crest of another wave after securing a contract worth £20m and creating up to 40 jobs. Related StoriesLighting design outlet to close after 37 years'Supernanny' TV firm in profit jumpSpending cuts put 30,000 construction jobs at riskManufacturer seals £0.5m export dealNumbers seeking benefits help soars

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Sky Ride cycling event route map revealed Thousands of cyclists are expected to descend on the streets of Birmingham next month to enjoy a car-free day out.

Liverpool Post

• Liverpool container ship terminal plans may be stopped by new environmental guidelines PLANS to build a giant container ship terminal in Liverpool may have to be scrapped because of new environmental guidelines designed to protect Merseyside’s coast line.

Manchester Evening News

• Rail chaos due to delays on rush-hour routes Commuters faced delays on two of the city™s busiest rail routes last night. Passengers were forced to wait more than an hour for a train between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport because of a problem on the line.
• Transport chiefs told to travel on cheap ... but they CAN go first class Councillors across Greater Manchester are facing cuts in their travel perks. But members of Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority have refused to introduce a ban on first class rail travel.

The York Press

• York bus services set for review A REVIEW of York™s local bus services could be launched to ensure passengers do not lose out when operators sign new contracts next year.

Other Regional Press

• Bike theft at railway station THIEVES stole a bike worth hundreds of pounds from a Hampshire train station.
• Back to school.Travel information for the new term.
• Clydeside chaos for driversDrivers in Glasgow face weeks of severe disruption starting later this month as major work is carried out on the Clydeside Expressway.
• Nuneaton rail users let down by transport minister RAIL users in Nuneaton say they have been left with a “third class service”.

Washington Post

• Automakers report weak sales; recession-wary customers steering clear of showrooms GM and Ford sales dropped in August over last year - caused partly by the weak economy, partly because last years's numbers were spiked by the government incentive program known as Cash for Clunkers.

Campaign for Better Transport

• Our report shows M6 Toll fails to deliver31 August: Councils across the UK are discussing toll roads as a way of delivering unaffordable bypasses, but our report on the M6 Toll shows that toll roads are all cost and no benefit. read more

Other News Sources

• New report sets out lessons for UK from Dutch public transport 'laboratory'31 August 2010
• Eurostar targets the business travellerEurostar is launching a television camapaign to accompany the launch of its Standard Premier class.
• Aggressive action needed to cut transport emissionsAEA, a climate change consultancy, has told the European Commission that it will take ambitious and aggressive measures to achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transport
• TransAction founder says fuel duty is still a problemTen years after protests over rising fuel duty led to blockades at fuel refineries and pumps running dry, one of the founders of protest group TransAction claims that there has been
• Bombardier's profits dip despite robust metro demandBombardier, a world leader in metro rail cars and aerospace business, said Wednesday that orders for its business jets still remain slack despite signs of global recovery. But demand for its metro cars remains strong, the company said, reporting a 27 percent drop in its quarterly profits.
• German train to trial the ChunnelA German train trial is about to take place through the Chunnel, connecting France with Britain.
• Deutsche Bahn to tap bond market Due to favourable interest conditions, Deutsche Bahn (DB) of Germany intends to raise at least EUR 1bn (USD 1.28bn) by issuing a bond in 2010, Logistics Finland reports. DB's debt total approx. EUR 15bn. To cut interest burdens, DB is also planning to replace debt of acquired British Arriva with DB bonds.
• A380 touches down at Manchester AirportOver 10,000 spectators turned out at Manchester airport yesterday to watch the first A380 superjumbo to touch down at a regional airport. The Emirates A380 arrived at 12.25pm on the first of its two daily flights between Dubai and Manchester. Emirates executive vice chairman Maurice Flanagan, who was born in north west England, said: œThis [...]
• Warning to drivers after satnav theftsPOLICE are urging people to remove goods from their cars after a string of thefts.
• New role for tall ships supremo THE woman behind the Tall Ships Races in Hartlepool has landed a new role within the local authority after the success of the major maritime event.
• On course for cycle challengeSEVEN young people are getting in the saddle to tackle a gruelling three-day cycle challenge as part of an accredited course.
• Japan Airlines files reorganisation plan On August 31st, Japan Airlines filed its proposed reorganisation plan with the Tokyo District Court, and the Court rendered an order to put the reorganisation plan to the creditors' vote. read more
• Report on Environmental Noise Directive PublishedReports benchmarking progress on noise management have been published.
• Network Rail submits Crossrail plans ahead of scheduleNetwork Rail has submitted the detailed cost and design plans for the above ground sections of London™s £15.9 billion Crossrail project ahead of schedule.
• CAA appoints new Enforcement headThe UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has appointed Matt Lee as its new head of Aviation Regulation Enforcement. He replaces Ian Weston who retired at the end of August. Matt Lee, who was until recently working with Airspace Utilisation at the CAA, begins the role today. The Aviation Regulation and Enforcement Department investigates breaches of the Air Navigation Order (ANO) such as low flying, licensing issues and the illegal carriage of dangerous goods. The department has the legal powers

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