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Sunday, 30 January 2011

BBC News

• Plans made to replace Durham's congestion toll bollardA bollard hailed as being part of Britain's first congestion-charging system could be replaced by a camera.
• Plans for rise in child bus fares in South YorkshireBus fares for children in South Yorkshire could be increased for the first time in eight years.
• New speed system on London road is 'UK first'What is claimed to be the first average speed camera system of its kind in the UK will begin operating in London on Monday.
• German train crash near Magdeburg leaves 10 deadAt least 10 people are reported to have died in a train crash in eastern Germany.

The Herald

• First section of upgraded A80 motorway to reopenMotorists who have suffered years of delays between Glasgow and Stirling will finally see the benefits of a £320 million motorway upgrade in two weeks as the first section of the rebuilt A80 is opened.
• Fresh trouble for delayed Borders rail linkPlans for a rail link through the Scottish Borders are facing further delays after the local council said it will miss its five-year deadline for securing the necessary land.

The Scotsman

• Chill wind blows on Highland rail line PASSENGERS on Scotland's best-loved railway who are already enduring long delays at stations and trees obscuring the views have been hit with a new discomfort - freezing carriages.
• Final Forth crossing bids receivedTRANSPORT Scotland has received the final bids to build the new Forth road bridge from the two consortia competing for the project.

The Telegraph

• Cyclists and riders may lose access to woodlandCyclists and horse riders fear they will be shut out of huge swathes of woodland under plans to dispose of public forests.
• Coalition's high-speed rail link sale under scrutinyThe Coalition’s first major asset sale is set to come under scrutiny after one of the rejected bidders asked for details about how the disposal was managed.
• Unite sues Ford over '£350m pension hole'Trade union Unite is suing Ford over claims thousands of former workers have been left facing a £350m black hole in their pension fund.

Mail Online

• How crazy rules killed the Wrexham & Shropshire RailwayLast Friday night the very last train run by the Wrexham & Shropshire Railway from London Marylebone pulled into Wrexham station at 22.36, bringing to an end an era of gracious rail travel extending back 150 years.

Birmingham Mail

• High speed rail project wins crucial backing THE £18 billion London to Birmingham high-speed rail link has won vital new backing following the Government’s pledge of 8,000 jobs for Birmingham.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Campaigners win battle for Haworth Road speed cameras A dad who campaigned for a speed camera on a road where his daughter was killed has finally got his wish.

Derby Telegraph

• How your money paid for a bus stop... where buses no longer stop!CASH-strapped Derby City Council spent around £1,200 creating a bus stop to encourage people to use public transport – 15 weeks before Arriva took it off its route. Raised kerbs were installed to help customers with pushchairs and wheelchairs board the number 36 service. A bus stop box was also marked out in Coleridge Street, Sunnyhill, to prevent people from parking in front of it. Work was finished at the end of September. But Arriva this month altered the route and no buses now use the stop. Resident Keith Kinder said he was

Journal Live

• Durham toll road price increase 'outrageous' CIVIC bosses responsible for Britain’s first toll road in more than 100 years are planning to more than double the charge.

The York Press

• Fresh bid for Park&Ride funding to be submitted TRANSPORT bosses in York have taken their next step towards resurrecting a vital congestion-busting scheme which would see three new Park&Ride sites created.
• National Railway Museum launches £35,000 appeal for Winston Churchill funeral locomotive A £35,000 APPEAL has been launched to give the York-based iconic locomotive Winston Churchill a new look for the 50th anniversary of the wartime leader™s death.

This Is Local London Network

• EPPING FOREST: Transport consultation draws to a closeRESIDENTS have just two weeks left to have their say on the future of transport in the region.

Wales Online

• Bosses attack strike ’memo’ RAIL bosses last night distanced themselves from a “leaked memo” about the handling of Friday’s planned driver’s strike during Wales’ opening Six Nations clash.

Blackpool Gazette

• Road chaos fears over roundaboutFEARS of further road chaos have been sparked by plans to dig up one of Fylde’s biggest roundabouts.

Other Regional Press

• Transport minister vows to meet Holme Valley councillors to probe bus service issues A GOVERNMENT transport minister has vowed to look into valley bus problems. Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Regional and Local Transport, made the promise as he delivered a House of Commons update on plans for a £560m local sustainable transport fund.
• New charges for bus fares to Warwickshire schools and colleges NEW charges for bus fares to and from schools and colleges will see families of Warwickshire students forking out more than £600 a year.