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Sunday, 07 November 2010

BBC News

• Rail services hit by concrete mixer bridge plungeRail services disrupted when a concrete mixer hit a bridge wall and plunged on to a passing train carriage are not expected to resume until Monday.
• Eco-friendly cars head to LondonMore than 60 eco-friendly cars take part in a 60-mile Brighton to London rally in a contest to use the least fuel.

The Guardian

• Rail firms push for budget airline-style fares to beat off-peak overcrowdingCost of most popular off-peak fare will rise under proposals for further deregulation, which could introduce easyJet-style pricing on long-distance services

The Herald

• Tram firm in threat to sue over commentsThe contractor embroiled in the Edinburgh trams crisis has threatened legal action over accusations it has behaved like a œdelinquent.

The Telegraph

• National Trust anger over High Speed 2 railway The National Trust has hit out against plans to build the world's fastest railway line through some of Britain's finest countryside.
• Rolls-Royce faces fresh legal row over Airbus A380 engineRolls-Royce's involvement in Airbus's A380 programme could be in jeopardy as the result of a legal counter-blow from rival engine maker Pratt & Whitney.
• Quantas chief hopes to have grounded A380 fleet flying 'within days'The chief executive of Australia's Qantas Airways hopes to have his grounded fleet of six Airbus A380s flying again "within days".

Daily Express

• Rail projects in battle to stay on trackFOUR key rail schemes worth billions of pounds, including an upgrade of Thameslink commuter line and new Intercity trains, are fighting to win funding ahead of this week's announcement on their future.
• Rail projects in battle to stay on trackFOUR key rail schemes worth billions of pounds, including an upgrade of Thameslink commuter line and new Intercity trains, are fighting to win funding ahead of this week's announcement on their future.

Mail Online

• MPs receive free first-class passes from rail company...then praise firm in Commons without declaring an interestAt least 20 MPs with Northern ­constituencies, including Foreign ­Secretary William Hague, have accepted free passes for Grand ­Central’s Yorkshire to London service.

Derby Telegraph

• No sign of information on Peak District buses ELECTRONIC bus information signs installed on a Derbyshire route three years ago are still not working. Eight signs to tell passengers when the next bus would arrive were put up along part of the A6 through Matlock Bath by the county council. But they have never worked and a further 35 due to be installed under the £324,000 project have not left storage. The council said a fault with the signs meant information could not be displayed. A council spokeswoman said:

Edinburgh Evening News

• Tram contractor takes legal action over Mackay claimsTHE contractor at the centre of Edinburgh's tram debacle is set to take legal action against the outgoing tram boss who branded it "delinquent".

Wales Online

• Plaid wants Wales to control Severn bridges THE Severn crossings should come under Assembly Government control within the next decade, Plaid Cymru said yesterday.

Other Regional Press

• Wycombe MP gets High Speed 2 scrutiny roleWYCOMBE MP Steve Baker will hold the Government to account on its transport strategy – including High Speed 2 – after being elected to the Transport Select Committee.
• New information makes case for other HS2 routesALTERNATIVE routes would slow high-speed train journeys by just minutes and be less harmful to Warwickshire’s countryside, campaigners have claimed.

Other News Sources

• Siemens Close to Signing Electric-Vehicle Infrastruture Contract in ChinaSiemens AG, Europe’s largest engineering company, said it is close to signing a contract to supply a Chinese city with electric-vehicle charging infrastructure.
• London Heathrow Owner BAA Backs U.K.'s High-Speed Rail PlanBAA Ltd., the owner of London’s Heathrow airport, is backing the construction of a second high- speed rail line in the U.K., saying it will improve Heathrow’s ability to compete against rival hubs in continental Europe.
• More green buses for London Transport for London (TfL) has secured funding from the EU to add to its range of hydrogen buses.