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Saturday, 13 November 2010

BBC News

• Train drivers to strike over payDrivers working for Arriva Trains Wales have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay.
• Train simulator game enters top 10A railway simulator produced by a Chatham company has made it into the top 10 most downloaded games in the world.
• Rural road breakdown scam warningPolice warn drivers on remote roads of a
• High winds and flooding hit roadsHeavy rain and strong winds have been causing travel problems, with roads flooded and ferries cancelled.
• Rolls Royce: Business is 'resilient'Rolls Royce has seen around $1.5bn wiped off its stock market value since the failure of one of its engines aboard a Qantas A380.
• Mayor unveils new London routemasterA model of the new, fuel-efficient, routemaster bus has been unveiled in London.
• Judge gives Renault's 'Zoe' green lightA judge says French carmaker Renault can name a new model Zoe - throwing out a case brought by parents of two girls who said they could face a lifetime of teasing.
• Airbus prepares safety warningsPlanemaker Airbus is drafting a worldwide safety warning about electrical problems on some of its aircraft.

The Herald

• Rolls-Royce shares recover after jet engine fault is foundRolls-Royce Group saw its share price recover yesterday, making it one of the London market™s top blue-chip gainers, after saying the cost of fixing the Trent 900 engine problem on the Airbus superjumbo will mean profit this year will be slightly below the 4% to 5% forecast previously.
• European hammer blow to Scotland™s fishing fleetEurope™s new fishing chief has dealt a body blow to Scotland™s trawler fleet by calling for a cut of up to 50% in next year™s haul of cod in some key areas.

Reuters News

• Arriva Train Wales drivers to strike over payLONDON (Reuters) - Drivers at Arriva Trains Wales (ATW), owned by Germany's Deutsche Bahn, will hold a series of strikes starting next week in a dispute over pay, the Aslef union said Friday.

Belfast Telegraph

• Ballot to resolve BA row suspended A planned ballot of British Airways cabin crew to resolve their dispute with the airline has been suspended, dashing hopes of an end to the bitter row. Related StoriesBank of Ireland profits faces 40% profit plungeRise in cross-border shoppingEU pledges support as pressure builds on RepublicStarbucks to more than double store opening rateRise in cross-border alcohol shopping

Birmingham Mail

• Trams will follow Birmingham Sprint, pledges transport chief TRANSPORT bosses said they were confident a new travel system called Birmingham Sprint would prove so popular that it would eventually be replaced with permanent Metro lines.

Derby Telegraph

• Ex-warriors rally to replace tools for memorial groundFORMER servicemen and women have clubbed together to raise cash to help maintain a memorial ground targeted by thieves. Supporters acted after more than £6,000-worth of gardening equipment was stolen from the Sherwood Foresters Memorial in Crich. Thieves took three mowers, two hedge-trimmers, a leaf-blower and other tools from a locked shed at the site, which commemorates those who died fighting for Derbyshire's infantry regiment. At an annual reunion of ex-servicemen and women, at The Spot, in Derby, a collection was taken to help buy replacement tools. It was the idea of Corporal Dennis Bro...

Journal Live

• Vince Cable on the axing of One North East BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable has admitted the axing of regional development agencies has been “Maoist” and “chaotic”.

Carlisle News & Star

• Trains cancelled as high winds batter Cumbria Gusting winds of up to 70mph led to train cancellations on the west coast rail line.

Other Regional Press

• Northampton engineers helping to power record-breaking attempt to reach 1,000mphENGINEERS from Northampton are working on an engine which will help power a record-breaking attempt to drive a car at more than 1,000 mph.
• Have your say on bus plansTake part in the informal consultation on Metro's Quality Contract Scheme proposals at Dewsbury Bus Station today.
• Scheme could offer Kempston buses resolutionA ROW over bus services in Kempston could soon be resolved, after talks between Labour councillors and bus operator Stagecoach.

Washington Post

• Rolls-Royce back from brink but future uncertain LONDON -- Rolls Royce Group PLC edged back from the brink Friday as investors accepted its assurances that a problem with its engines for the world's largest airliner was isolated and being repaired.
• Airport 'pat-downs' cause growing passenger backlash The use of body

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Drivers urged to take care in high windsRoad users in England have been issued advice by the Highways Agency to take extra care when travelling during this week and the weekend.This is because high winds have been seen and are forecast to continue, creating more treacherous conditions for drivers.Motorists in the north-west, south-west and south-east of the country in particular have been urged to check weather predictions and road conditions before setting off on journeys.Warnings issued by the Met Office have forecast gusts of up to 80 mph and high-sided vehicles, motorbikes and caravans could be in danger as a result as they coul...

Transport for London

• Route 18 is fifth in London to banish bendy busesOn Saturday 13 November, the route 18 will become the fifth in the Capital to see bendy buses withdrawn, with future services operated by double-decker buses.
• UK first as innovative trial to reduce London's air pollution gets under wayThe Mayor's plans to improve London's air took a significant step forward today with the launch of an innovative trial to clean up the air in the Capital's most polluted areas.

Other News Sources

• News from Caroline Pidgeon: Caroline Pidgeon welcomes South West Trains back down on Oyster 12 November 2010   360-house-thumb.jpg Yes
• Regeneration in the newspapers: Crossrail to eat up 9% of transport budgetReports that London's new east-west rail line Crossrail will consume nearly a tenth of the entire Department for Transport budget in each of the three years from 2012/13 to 2014/15 and news on London's new Routemaster bus features in today's newspaper round-up.
• RMT to ballot drivers on Arriva Trains Wales for action over pay and conditionsRAIL UNION RMT confirmed today that it is to ballot drivers on Arriva Trains Wales for strike action and action short of a strike in a dispute over pay and conditions.
• Green fleet scheme expands to DevonA 'green scheme' recognising truck operators that use lower-polluting vehicles and promote their environmental credentials is now being rolled out in Devon.
• Road-spraying trial aims to improve London air qualityTransport for London (TfL) has today announced the trial of a new method in trapping dangerous particulate emissions to improve air quality in the city.
• Initiative trial buses to run on recycled vegetable oilMerseytravel and Stagecoach Merseyside are launching a new initiative that will see buses run on recycled vegetable oil.
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• Rolls engine worries 'flagged two years ago'Aviation safety regulators raised concerns over Rolls-Royce's A380 superjumbo engine two years ago, it has emerged
• Transport emissions up 34% since 1990Annual data compiled by the EEA and submitted to the UNFCCC on the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions usually leave out emissions from international shipping and aviation (so-called “bunkers”). To complement the 2008 data, T&E wrote an analysis which includes shipping and aviation figures and aims at clarifying the actual contribution of the transport sector to the EU’s CO2 emissions.