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Saturday, 27 November 2010

BBC News

• Underground strike will go aheadLondon Underground staff will stage a 24-hour strike starting on Sunday evening after talks with managers break down.
• Underground strike will go aheadLondon Underground staff will stage a 24-hour strike starting on Sunday evening after talks with managers break down.

The Herald

• Scots travellers will not have to change trainsRail passengers travelling from London to Aberdeen and Inverness will not have to change at Edinburgh when new intercity trains are delivered, the UK Government has confirmed.

Reuters News

• Fourth 24-hour strike to hit London's tubeLONDON (Reuters) - A 24-hour strike on London's underground rail network will go ahead on Monday after talks over planned job cuts broke down, heralding the fourth walk-out since September.

Network Rail

• TRAIN PERFORMANCE DIPS IN OCTOBER

Bolton News

• More rail carriages are urgently needed in the region says group PLANS to electrify railway lines through Bolton have been given a œguarded welcome by an independent transport campaign group.

Bristol Live

• Rumblings of protest against bus lane plan for quiet streetRESIDENTS in Lockleaze say their road is unsuitable for a new bus route – because homes vibrate when heavy vehicles travel on it. They say buildings shudder when trucks and lorries use Romney Avenue because it has a concrete surface. People living in the road are opposed to plans to create a new bus link from the estate to Avon Ring Road in Filton. Under plans unveiled by Bristol City Council, a new road would be built to extend Romney Avenue north to join with the new Redrow housing development next to the Ministry of Defence Abbey Wood base. Residents living at Romney Avenue's nort...

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Train derailed at Welshpool station MORE than 80 people were led to safety after a train derailed.

Journal Live

• Train delay puts Newton Aycliffe jobs in jeopardy TRAIN builder Hitachi yesterday hinted it could walk away from plans to create thousands of jobs in the North East amid Government delays to a key contract.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Travellers face disruption after snowfall in NottsPUBLIC transport passengers and motorists faced delays and disruption this morning after overnight snowfall in Notts. Nottingham City Transport said its Maroon Line 13 was not serving University Park, with buses running straight along University Boulevard, because of bad weather. The Go2 Lilac 21 is being diverted in Carlton Valley. Buses are operating normally from the city centre to Fraser Road terminus, then turning left at Marshall Hill Drive, left at Valley Road, right at Prospect Road/Morley Road, left at Porchester Road and back to the city centre. No buses are travelling along Hallam R...

Wales Online

• Cardiff news: Flights diverted and tailbacks for drivers as snow sweeps in THE first snow of the winter swept through South Wales yesterday closing schools, disrupting flights and causing long tailbacks on roads.
• Vale stocks up on more salt AN extra 2,000 tonnes of road salt has been brought in to the Vale of Glamorgan to cope with disruption caused by cold weather.
• Wales hit by snowstorms and icy winds A PILOT walked to safety yesterday after his plane hit a mountain as Wales was held in the grip of Arctic weather.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Action day for better buses in LeedsTransport campaigners are taking to the streets in the latest stage of their bid to win a better deal for bus passengers in Leeds.
• Minister admits most of earmarked Yorkshire train stock is second-handTransport Minister Theresa Villiers has admitted that new rail carriages earmarked for Yorkshire will be cast-offs from the south of England.
• Castleford: Railway cable arrestPolice swooped to arrest a suspected cable thief in Castleford.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Multi-billion pound train plans for city routesMULTI-BILLION pound plans to improve British railways could see direct trains running from Peterborough to the south coast.

Other Regional Press

• Police help motorists get their cars ready for the big freezeDOZENS of drivers are on the road to safer motoring this winter thanks to free vehicle maintenance checks. Humberside Police held a driving checkpoint at the Grimsby Auditorium, in Cromwell Road, yesterday, with officers giving vehicle safety checks to help motorists prepare for the treacherous winter conditions. As well as checking lights, tyre treads and levels of screenwash, officers carried out breathalyser tests to help clampdown on drink drivers. PC John Mallett, casualty reduction officer for North East Lincolnshire, said the event marked the start of the annual festive drink and drug d...
• Nine cars stolen in 48 hours as drivers leave them to defrostNine cars have been stolen in just 48 hours in Leicestershire after their owners left them to defrost with their engines running. Police believe professional thieves are behind the thefts, which mostly took place in relatively-affluent villages early on Thursday and yesterday. The cars were stolen in Measham, Packington, Oadby, Burton on the Wolds, Hathern, Woodhouse Eaves, Burbage, Earl Shilton and Groby. One would-be thief was caught in the act in Rothley and was chased away. The vehicles stolen include two VW Tourans, a Mercedes and a Ford Focus. Sergeant Chris Haines said:
• Severe weather warnings right across Britain . . . and it could get worseA severe weather warning for almost all of the country is in place as Britain remains in the grip of a bitter cold snap. Temperatures across the West plunged well below zero overnight leaving icy stretches on many roads. The region woke up this morning to a covering of snow with heavy overnight falls in Dorset as the showers moved south from Somerset. Motorists were warned to take extra care on the roads as the country continued to suffer disruption caused by the earliest snow for 17 years. Forecasters said the cold snap is set to tighten its grip, blanketing large parts of the country in snow...
• Police urge caution in winter weatherPolice have urged the public not to make life easy for thieves by leaving their cars unattended during this year's frosty season.
• Metro welcomes Early Day Motion on Bus Quality ContractsPlans to improve services in West Yorkshire given boost by Leeds MP.
• Snow & Icy condititons in some areasPossible delays & disruptions to early stories.
• Railways boost for businessBUSINESS chiefs are hailing a railways investment boost.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Criticism of £8bn rail subsidiesAn organisation has hit out at plans by the government to invest £18 billion over the next four years in the UK's railways.According to Transport Watch, "we should not have a subsidy" for the train network, as passengers should be required to meet the costs of improving tracks and stations."If subsidy wasn't there, the rail system would collapse," director of the body Paul Withrington declared, explaining it would prove too expensive.He noted train services currently carry only around two per cent of total UK passengers, predicting ...

Transport for London

• Transport bosses vow to help Londoners beat strike again- Up to 50 per cent of Tube services ran during the last strike
• Transport bosses vow to help Londoners beat strike againUp to 50 per cent of Tube services ran during the last strike. Almost 95 per cent used public transport to get around during previous strikes. More river and bus services will get Londoners to work.
• LU sets out Tube services it intends to run despite strikeSome planned station closures, but services expected to run on all but one of London's Tube lines. Passengers should check before travelling at tfl.gov.uk. Fourth pointless strike 'will achieve nothing whatsoever'.
• TfL condemns unions' refusal to continue constructive talks TSSA and RMT leaderships walk away from offer of six-week safety review. Unions intent on disrupting Londoners despite more than half of post reductions already achieved.

Other News Sources

• New call for carbon charges on aviation and shippingA United Nations body set up after last year’s Copenhagen climate change summit has recommended increased taxes on carbon emissions and air and sea transport with the aim of raising $100 billion a year to help poorer nations fight global warming.
• Philip Hammond Announces £8 Billion In Rail Carriage Invesment But Rail Companies Say It May Not Be Enough To Meet DemandPassengers facing the biggest fare rises in a generation got some good news as the Transport Secretary Philip Hammond announced investments in rail carriages to reduce overcrowding in trains.
• One in ten Londoners excluded form public transportThe London Assembly has revealed that more than one in ten Londoners are excluded from large sections of the public transport network because buses, trains and stations are not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
• Group tables rail criticismHS2 Action Alliance has added its voice to mounting opposition to the proposed high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
• Tanker driver jailed over Suffolk rail crashA Cambridgeshire-based sewage tanker driver has been jailed for his involvement in a collision with a passenger train.
• 'Cattle-truck' rail fares to soar 30% in four yearsMillions of train passengers facing rail fare increases up to 30% over four years will not see any improvement in 'cattle-truck' conditions until the end of the decade
• 'Cattle-truck' rail fares to soar 30% in four yearsMillions of train passengers facing rail fare increases up to 30% over four years will not see any improvement in 'cattle-truck' conditions until the end of the decade
• £8 billion investment in UK railway infrastructurePlans are afoot for £8 billion of investment in Britain’s railways.
• Siemens upgrades mass transit system in Kuala Lumpur Siemens Mobility is to supply traction equipment and vehicle control systems for a total of 38 six-car multiple units for the Malaysian mass transit operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) in Kuala Lumpur. The equipment ordered includes transformers, power converters, traction motors and vehicle control systems. The order is worth about 65 million euros. The traction equipment has been designed to deliver 3,500 kilowatt of power per unit and will be delivered next year.Over four million people now live and work in Klang Valley, the Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area, where 100,000 commuters ...
• Interpol, Europol to join forces against piracy in international waters Interpol and Europol are to join forces and fight the scourge of piracy in international waters, along the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden in particular, Interpol said in a statement on its website on November 24.A new UN Security Council resolution has called for the assistance of all 192 member countries to work with Interpol and Europol, hailing it as
• bmi asks UK airport regulator to review BAA™s plans for higher chargesLeading British airline, British Midland International (bmi), has complained to the airport regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), about BAA’s plans to introduce higher charges for domestic passengers flying out of London Heathrow Airport. BAA recently announced that, from April 2011, it intends to raise charges by over 50% for each departing domestic passenger. The [...]
• Ryanair is Number 1 for Customer ServiceRyanair published its monthly customer service statistics for October. These statistics confirm that Ryanair delivers Europe™s No1 airline customer service to its passengers. During the month of October 2010: 85% of over 43,000 Ryanair flights arrived on time.* Less than 1 complaint per 2,000 passengers was received. Less than 1 mislaid bag claim per 3,000 passengers [...]
• Competition winner wants to convert others to the Travel CodeEarlier this year the Deputy First Minister launched the Welsh Assembly Government™s Travel Behaviour Code, which sets out the standards expected of children when travelling to and from school.

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