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Sunday, 17 October 2010

BBC News

• Reading railway station overhaul plans approved Plans for workers to start the £400m transformation of Reading's railway station have been approved.
• 'Triumphant' season for Manx mountain railway The number of people travelling to the peak of the Isle of Man's highest mountain has increased by 15%, the government has said.
• Tube map retraces London film location history Passengers can brush up on their knowledge of cinema by looking at a Tube map where stations have been changed to films shot at the locations.
• 'One way plan' for city bridgesThe two road bridges crossing Swansea's River Tawe may be effectively turned into separate one way systems in a bid to cut congestion.

The Scotsman

• Rail fares 'could leap 40% by 2015'Rail fares could rise by as much as 30% to 40% over the next four years as a result of changes to subsidies to be announced next week, it has been claimed.

The Telegraph

• Rail fares 'to rise by up to 40 per cent' Rail fares could rise by as much as 40 per cent over the next four years as a result of changes to subsidies to be announced next week, it is claimed.

Press Association

• Rail fares 'could leap 40% by 2015' Rail fares could rise by as much as 30% to 40% over the next four years as a result of changes to subsidies to be announced next week, it has been claimed.

Daily Express

• PHILIP HAMMOND BACKS TRAINS OVER PLANES HIGH-speed trains would replace domestic flights from Heathrow to Manchester and short-haul flights to the Continent under the new vision from Transport Secretary Philip Hammond
• PHILIP HAMMOND VOWS TO MAKE RAIL FARES SIMPLE TRANSPORT Secretary Philip Hammond has vowed to make rail fares easy to understand after he was caught out by the system.

Mail Online

• Rail fares 'could rise by 40 per cent' over next four yearsTransport Secretary Philip Hammond is not ruling out fare rises to help pay for continued investment during a time of retrenchment in public spending.

Airwise News

• Paris airport fuel running short amid pension strikes France's main airport, Charles de Gaulle, has enough fuel to last only a few days, the transport ministry has warned amid strikes against government plans to raise the retirement age.

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham seeking to take control of railway stations out of private hands Birmingham could become the first city to take back control of its railway stations from private firms. Regional transport body Centro has made a case for wresting back the right to operate and manage some of the 67 stations across the West Midlands.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Railway to get passenger rise Rail passenger numbers in Edinburgh are expected to soar in the next two decades, according to a Network Rail report.

Journal Live

• Minister warns transport projects set to hit red lights A LIST of vital transport projects lined up for the North East will have to be cut back, a minister has warned.

London Evening Standard

• Volcanic ash cost airport £600,000The eruption of an Icelandic volcano that caused disruption to flights across Europe cost an airport £600,000.
• Fuel supplies running low in FranceDiesel and jet fuel supplies are running low in parts of France as the country braces itself for another nationwide protest against government plans to raise the retirement age.
• Rail fares 'could leap 40% by 2015'Rail fares could rise by as much as 30% to 40% over the next four years as a result of changes to subsidies to be announced next week, it has been claimed.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Turkey firm picks Leeds Bradford AirportTURKISH travel specialist, Holidays 4U, is to fly from Leeds Bradford to the resorts of Dalaman and Bodrum next year.

Other News Sources

• Rail fares 'could leap 40% by 2015' Rail fares could rise by as much as 30% to 40% over the next four years as a result of changes to subsidies to be announced next week, it has been claimed.

News from Europe

• Wiener Linien opens U2 extension AUSTRIA: Wiener Linien inaugurated the eastern extension of metro line U2 from Stadion to Aspernstrasse on October 2, after four years of construction work. The event was attended by the Mayor of Wien, Michael Häupl, and Deputy Mayor Renate Brauner. The new section has six stations and crosses over the Danube between Donau Marina and Donaustadtbrücke stations.